Gerard Planelles Ripoll

Duke's Gerard Planelles Ripoll, wearing a blue shirt and black shorts, lines up a backhand shot during Duke's quarterfinal ACC Championship match against Wake Forest at the Cary Tennis Park on April 17, 2026.

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Duke's Gerard Planelles Ripoll, wearing a blue shirt, blue hat and black shorts, watches a ball bounce off his racket during Duke's quarterfinal ACC Championship match against Wake Forest at the Cary Tennis Park on April 17, 2026.

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Duke's Gerard Planelles Ripoll, wearing a blue shirt, blue hat and black shorts, watches the ball and prepares to hit a shot during Duke's second round ACC Championship match against Miami at the Cary Tennis Park on April 16, 2026.

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Duke men's tennis' Gerard Planelles Ripoll, wearing a blue shirt and black shorts, warms up and watches a ball off his racket during practice.

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Duke men's tennis' Gerard Planelles Ripoll, wearing a black shirt and black shorts, takes a backhand swing during a match.

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Duke men's tennis' Gerard Planelles Ripoll, wearing a black shirt and black shorts, take a backhand swing during a match.

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Height:
6-4
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Alicante, Spain
High School:
Arkansas

Honors:
CSC Academic All District (2025)
ITA Scholar-Athlete (2025)

2026-26: Finished second season at Duke and played his best tennis at the end of his career … earned a high ranking of No. 78 in singles and was ranked for six weeks ... concluded the year with a 15-8 singles record, including a 13-7 mark in dual matches and a 6-3 ledger in ACC competition … in doubles, posted an 8-14 mark in dual matches and a 1-9 ACC ledger ... had just three fall singles matches and went 2-1 ... in dual singles action, was the steady hand on court three, going 11-4 ... also posted a 2-3 mark on court four ... after a 2-4 start to dual action during the indoor season, played to a 11-3 mark once competition shifted outside ... did not lose a match in the final five weeks of competition, going 6-0 in April and May ... earned the highest-ranked win of career at Kentucky, downing No. 26 Jack Loutit 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (3) ... picked up another ranked victory and first ACC win of the season by topping No. 125 Tiago Silva 6-4, 6-4 ... helped Duke to an epic 4-3 comeback win at Florida State with a 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (5) victory against No. 93 Erik Schiessl ... on Senior Day, gave the Blue Devils a 3-1 lead against North Carolina with a 6-3, 6-4 triumph over No. 125 Ian Mayew ... earned a pair of victories in the second round of the ACC Championship, helping Duke to a 4-0 sweep of Miami with a 6-1 doubles victory with Alexander Visser and a 7-5, 6-4 win against Jakub Kroslak ... in doubles, paired most often with Dylan Long, going 4-8 and 0-4 in ACC competition ... teamed with Visser for the end of the season and posted a 3-1 mark with a 1-0 ACC ledger ... went 4-1 in final five doubles decisions ... during the ACC Championship, earned the Miami victory and picked up a 6-4 triumph against Boston College with Visser.

2024-25: Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team … posted an 8-9 overall singles record, including a 2-5 dual match mark … compiled a 17-7 overall doubles record, highlighted by a 9-1 dual match mark and a 7-0 conference record with partner Remy Dugardin … the duo closed the dual match season on a 17-match unbeaten streak, including wins over No. 53 Alex Razeghi and Samir Banerjee of Stanford (6-3) in the ACC Championship semifinals and over Middle Tennessee’s No. 46 pair of Kacper Szymkowlak and Shu Matsuoka (6-4) in the NCAA first round … posted a conference singles win over Jake Vassel of Boston College in straight-sets (7-5, 6-2).

2023-24 (Arkansas):
Singles Record: 14-11 dual // 6-6 SEC
Doubles Record: 3-3 dual // 0-1 SEC
Earned All-SEC Second Team honors ... ranked No. 96 in the final ITA singles rankings ... opened sophomore campaign with a run to the qualifying draw at the ITA All-American Championships in the fall ... won first four matches in the prequalifying draw to advance and finished 5-1 overall for the event while collecting his first ranked victory of the season over No. 119 Cox (Vanderbilt) in the consolation draw ... led the Razorbacks in singles wins for the second consecutive season, registering a 21-14 overall record ... started the dual season with a 4-2 singles record after clinching Arkansas’ road victory against Nebraska ... recorded six wins in SEC matches, including a four-match winning streak in April with victories over Stoupe (LSU), No. 30 Roddick (Texas A&M), Grear (Rice) and No. 125 Kim (Florida) ... was named SEC Player of the Week on April 10 and secured the final point for the Hogs in back-to-back matches against No. 51 Rice and No. 25 Florida ... picked up his final ranked win of the year after a straight-set victory over No. 68 Colby (Georgia) in the second round of the SEC Tournament ... in doubles, closed the season with a 4-4 overall record ... paired with Jakob Mosvold to earn the doubles point for the Razorbacks in a win over Lamar ... helped the Hogs take the doubles point in matches against Hawai’i and Seattle with partners Alan Sau Franco and Connor Smillie.

2022-23 (Arkansas):
Singles Record: 15-9 dual // 3-7 SEC
Doubles Record: 6-3 dual // 0-0 SEC
Led the team in singles wins with 15 through the dual season ... heading into conference play, won seven straight singles matches to start the season 12-1 ... in a win over Washington, clinched the fifth straight victory for the Razorbacks.

High School: Owned a career-high singles ranking of No. 1217 and was ranked No. 176 in the ITF Junior Rankings ... in 2022, competed in 11 professional tournaments across Spain ... competed at the ITF 15K Melilla, Spain, and fell in the Round of 32.