Young Moldovan tennis player Andreea Nour received an invitation to Carlos The Moyà 12 & Under Festival is the final competition of the European Junior Tour for players under 12. The tournament will take place from November 10th to 15th at Rafael Stadium. Nadal Academy on the Spanish island of Mallorca. Moldova will be represented at this festival for the first time.
Manacor , the birthplace of Rafael Nadal, will host the young tennis players who have achieved the best results in Tennis Europe Junior Tour tournaments throughout the season. For Andreea Nour, the invitation follows a year in which she won several international competitions and became Moldovan champion, competing in a higher age group.
In the official list of participants published by Tennis Europe on November 3, Andreia is listed among the invited tennis players.
The Road to Mallorca: Victories in Romania and Moldova, the Final in Italy
During 2026, Andreia competed in Tennis Europe competitions in several European countries.
In April, she won the second category tournament Foundation Cristiana Malama Trophy in Slobozia, Romania . According to the Chisinau Specialized Tennis Sports School, where Andreea is a student, she completed the tournament undefeated, winning seven matches.
In May, she won her home Biotehnos Cup in Vadul – lui -Voda, also part of the Tennis Europe calendar. Andreia won the singles and reached the doubles final.
In June, the Moldovan tennis player competed in the Category I international tournament in Porto San Giorgio, Italy. She reached the final, where she lost to South Korean Hye Son 6-7(4), 3-6.
The Porto San Giorgio tournament has been held for over forty years. Over the years, it has featured future professional tennis players, including Anna Kournikova.
In the summer, Andreia also won the doubles title at the Category I tournament at the Emilio Sanchez Academy in Barcelona.
At the national level, she successfully competed against older competitors. In June, Nour became the Moldovan champion among girls under 14, and in September, she won the Chisinau Open Championship in the same age group.
These results preceded an invitation to a festival where the strongest representatives of European tennis of her age will gather.
Why can’t I just sign up for this tournament?
Carlos The Moyà 12 & Under Festival differs from the usual competitions on the junior calendar.
Participants do not undergo open registration. Invitations are awarded based on their performance at Category I Tennis Europe Junior Tour tournaments during the established qualifying period.
The winners of such competitions receive the primary right to participate. Finalists may be placed on a reserve list, and the organizers allocate some spots by special invitation.
In 2026, 48 tennis players were initially invited—24 boys and girls from 23 countries. At the time of the announcement, these athletes had won a combined 49 Category I singles titles and reached 46 finals.
After the distribution of additional invitations, draws will be made up of up to 32 participants in each singles event.
The Czech Republic and Romania each received four representatives, while Bulgaria, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and Slovakia each received three. Moldova is among the countries sending one participant.
For Andreya, this is an opportunity to meet opponents who have won major European tournaments in their age categories throughout the year.
Among the invited girls is the Frenchwoman Lilla Prolak and Sweden’s Josephine Silfverschild , who won three Category I titles each in 2026, are Bulgarian Niya Sinchanova and Romanian Katia Repetto each have two such titles.
Tournament named after Carlos Moya
The festival has been held since 2021. Initially, the competition was called the Tennis Europe 12 & Under Festival, and since 2024 it has been named after Carlos Moya.
The former world number one, 1998 Roland Garros champion and long-time coach of Rafael Nadal is involved in the development of young tennis players at the academy in Mallorca.
Moya takes part in festival events, meets with young athletes and attends awards ceremonies.
The upcoming draw will be the sixth in the history of the competition.
Over the past few years, the festival has provided tennis players with the opportunity to establish themselves, and they have subsequently achieved results in the older age categories.
A week at the Rafael Nadal Academy
The festival is held on the territory of Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar in Manacor .
For the young participants, the organizers have prepared a program that includes singles and doubles competitions, as well as off-court activities.
The program includes a visit to Rafa The Nadal Museum and the Tennis Europe Junior School educational session. During these sessions, athletes are introduced to issues that become part of the life of a professional tennis player: sporting rules, responsible behavior, and career management.
Participants also get the opportunity to meet peers from other countries and spend a week at one of Europe’s most renowned tennis academies.
The tournament will conclude on November 15, when the winners of the singles competition will be determined.
For Andreia Nour this will be her first performance at Carlos Moyà 12 & Under Festival. She heads to Manacor as the Moldovan U14 champion and a finalist in the Tennis Europe Category I tournament in Italy.
