María Parkhomenko: Spain’s rising U11 tennis star

At just ten years old, the RozaRossa Tennis Club player has already claimed six regional championships, the national number 1 ranking in two age categories, and the backing of HEAD and agency Sparta. This is the full story of her rise.

Who is María Parkhomenko?

María Parkhomenko is one of the most promising young tennis players in Spain. At just 10 years old, she has already reached the number 1 ranking in Spain in two age categories, won six Andalusia titles, and established herself as one of the standout players of her generation. Between 2024 and 2025, she progressed rapidly from regional competition to national-level tournaments, consistently producing strong results against older opponents.

Her game stands out for its technical consistency, competitive maturity, and mental strength — qualities rarely seen at such an early age. María is already being closely followed by the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation (RFET) and the Andalusian Tennis Federation, while international brands have also recognised her potential through agreements with HEAD and Sparta Agency.

A career on the rise: key milestones

In just two seasons, María Parkhomenko has gone from winning regional titles to becoming one of the leading players in Spanish junior tennis. These are the key milestones that have shaped her rapid rise.

Double Andalusia U9 champion (2024)

In November 2024, Córdoba hosted the Andalusia U9 Championship, one of the most important regional tournaments in Spanish junior tennis.

María delivered a dominant performance and was crowned champion in both singles and doubles, establishing herself as the standout figure of her category in the region and setting the starting point for an extraordinary run of results.

Contracts with HEAD and Sparta: international recognition

Her 2024 results attracted the attention of some of the most important brands in the tennis world.

• María signed a contract with HEAD, the global leader in tennis equipment, officially becoming a brand ambassador.
• At the same time, the professional sports management agency Sparta took on the representation of her career, assuming responsibility for her long-term strategic development.

Two agreements of this calibre at her age are, in themselves, an exceptional indicator of where her ambitions can take her.

Spain number 1 U10: defeating the national leader

The start of the 2025 season was immediate and decisive. At the Warriors Gold Madrid tournament, one of the most competitive junior events in Spain in the Benjamín (U10) category, María not only claimed the title but defeated the then-number 1 player in Spain, Chinese player Wang, in the decisive stages.

In June 2025, the RFET officially confirmed María as number 1 in Spain in the U10 category.

Historic leader of the Warriors Spain circuit: 8 elite tournaments

Throughout 2025, María competed in eight Warriors Spain tournaments, consistently reaching the final stages, a performance that places her among the best players in the history of the circuit.

Singles titles:

• Madrid Gold
• Segovia Premium
• Lleida
• Gran Canaria (U10)

Doubles titles:

• Alicante Gold
• Zaragoza Gold

Additional singles finals:

• Seville Premium
• Alicante Gold
• Zaragoza Gold
• Madrid (second event)
• Gran Canaria (U12)

These results placed María at number 1 in the Warriors rankings, an achievement reached by very few players in the circuit’s ten-year history. She also finished runner-up at the Young Tour U12 event in Huelva.

Six Andalusia titles: regional dominance across three categories

Across the 2024 and 2025 seasons, María accumulated six titles at the Andalusia Championships: an unprecedented record of regional dominance in her age group.

• In 2024 she won the U9 singles, U9 doubles, and U10 team title representing Rincón de la Victoria (Málaga).
•  In 2025 she added the U10 team title, and then the U11 singles and U11 doubles, competing one full year above her natural age group and overcoming physically more developed opponents.

These results also placed her among the top 20 players in Spain in the U11 category, a rare feat for a player still competing primarily at U10 level.

Tennis Europe debut and international outlook

At the end of 2025, María Parkhomenko took her first steps on the Tennis Europe Junior Circuit:  the level that connects national junior tennis with elite international competition.

In her debut event she reached the round of 16 in singles, demonstrating a clear ability to adapt to a higher competitive standard and opening the door to the major European junior events ahead.

Spain number 1 U11 in 2026: the latest confirmed milestone

In 2026, the RFET published the updated national ranking confirming María Parkhomenko as number 1 in Spain in the U11 category. 

This official recognition closes a cycle of progression that began in 2024 and has, year after year, placed the RozaRossa Tennis Club player at the top of every category she has competed in: first U9, then U10, and now U11.

María Parkhomenko’s training environment

Behind every one of these achievements is the RozaRossa Tennis Club, a high-performance tennis academy based in Marbella, Spain, built around a philosophy of long-term athlete development. Led by Nikolay Parkhomenko, the academy has proven to be one of the most effective environments for developing young tennis talent in Spain, combining professional methodology, consistent exposure to elite competition, and a rigorous approach to each athlete’s sporting progression.

It is worth noting that Nikolay Parkhomenko is not only the head of RozaRossa Tennis Club and part of the coaching team, but has also personally been coaching Maria Parkhomenko since early childhood. He has been responsible for shaping her long-term athletic development, combining an individualized approach with the work of the academy’s broader coaching system. This continuous support is a key factor behind her steady progress and current sporting achievements.

María Parkhomenko is today the clearest example of what RozaRossa Tennis Club can build: a national number 1 player already competing at the highest level of Spanish junior tennis, with growing European ambitions and support from HEAD and Sparta.