The Mallorca Women's Championships Returns This October, With a New Home in Magaluf

World-class women's tennis is coming back to Calvià this autumn, and this year it's arriving with a genuine change of address. The Vanda Pharmaceuticals Mallorca Women's Championships, a WTA 125 tournament, runs from 10 to 18 October, and for anyone who followed last year's debut edition at the Mallorca Country Club, the courts have moved.

Where the Matches Are Actually Played This Year

This is worth being precise about, since the tournament's own promotional material doesn't always make it obvious. According to the tournament's official announcement, every match this year will be played in Magaluf, with organisers explicitly citing the move as a way to strengthen the spectator experience and the event's connection to that part of Calvià. The Mallorca Country Club in Santa Ponça hasn't dropped out of the picture entirely, but its role has changed: this year it hosts the VIP hospitality programme and a range of off-court activities, including player meet-and-greets, rather than the matches themselves.

What the Tournament Actually Is

Now in its second edition, the Mallorca Women's Championships is a WTA 125 event, one rung below the tour's main-draw tournaments and specifically designed as a platform for rising talent. This year's field features 32 singles players and 8 doubles teams competing on outdoor clay, with Argentine tennis legend Gabriela Sabatini serving as tournament ambassador, a role that underlines how much prestige the organisers are attaching to this still-young event.

Last Year's Story, and Why It Matters

The 2025 debut ended in dramatic fashion, with heavy morning rain and strong winds delaying the final before the weather cleared for an afternoon showdown. Argentina's Solana Sierra, the top seed, beat Serbia's Lola Radivojević 6-3, 6-1 to claim the inaugural title. That kind of finish, on top of a genuinely strong international field for a first edition, is part of why the tournament has been able to grow into a bigger footprint in year two.

Part of a Bigger Tennis Push in Calvià

This tournament doesn't exist in isolation. The same organisation, e|motion Sports España, also runs the ATP 250 Vanda Pharmaceuticals Mallorca Championships each June on grass at the Mallorca Country Club, an event that's grown its own following since Alejandro Davidovich Fokina became the first Spaniard in 25 years to win an ATP title on home soil there this year. Between the two events, Calvià has quietly built itself into a genuine fixture on the professional tennis calendar, with backing from the Govern de les Illes Balears, the Fundació Mallorca Turisme and the Ajuntament de Calvià.

What It Means If You're Nearby

For residents of Santa Ponsa and the wider southwest, the venue shift is genuinely useful to know before making plans. If you're hoping to watch actual matches, that means heading into Magaluf rather than the Country Club. If your interest is more in the tournament's social side, the players, the hospitality, the off-court programme, the Country Club in Santa Ponça remains very much part of the week. Either way, an event of this calibre landing on the doorstep for over a week is a reminder of how much Calvià's profile has grown as a genuine sporting destination, not just a beach one.

The Practical Takeaway

If tennis of this level interests you, this is a rare chance to see it up close without leaving the island. Just be clear on the split: matches in Magaluf, hospitality and off-court activity in Santa Ponsa, and check the tournament's official site for the day-by-day schedule before you plan your visit.