David Ferrer is officially set to join Casper Ruud’s coaching team at the start of next season.

Ferrer, a former world number three and French Open finalist, will begin coaching Ruud after he officially steps down as the Davis Cup captain for Spain. The Norwegian’s father and current coach, Christian Ruud, will remain in the team.

As part of an official statement on Ruud’s website, Christian said: “We feel very fortunate to have David joining our team. We have already had the opportunity to get to know him well, and we have tremendous respect for everything he has achieved, both as a player and as a coach.

“We are confident that he will bring a new dimension to Casper and the entire team. We are really looking forward to working together and are excited about the 2027 season.” The statement also read: “David Ferrer and Pedro Clar will serve as travelling coaches, accompanying Casper at tournaments and during training periods throughout the season.

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“The addition of Ferrer is intended to bring further expertise and capacity to the coaching staff while ensuring continuity in the team’s long-term approach to Casper’s development. Apart from this strengthening of the coaching staff, there will be few changes to Team Ruud. The existing structure and working relationships will largely remain as they are today.

“Team Ruud looks forward to working with David Ferrer and continuing to build on the strong foundation established over many years.”

Ruud has recorded an indifferent season on the ATP Tour, with fairly underwhelming results at big tournaments. He bowed out in the fourth round of both the Australian Open and Roland Garros and suffered a first-round exit at Wimbledon before withdrawing from the US Open due to injury.

Ruud has not won a title this year, but came close at the Italian Open, where he made the final and lost to Jannik Sinner.