ORLANDO, Fla. – Former UC Santa Barbara Men's Tennis standout, Nicolas Moreno de Alboran has clinched a main draw singles wild card into the upcoming French Open by finishing first in the men's Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge.

The former All-American earned 63 Challenge points from a run-through qualifying to the quarterfinals at the ATP 250 in Marrakech earlier this month and reached the quarterfinals of a Challenger 75 in Rome, Italy, last week to outlast a late challenge from Mitchell Krueger.

Moreno de Alboran qualified for the 2023 US Open to make his first Grand Slam singles main draw appearance. This would mark his Roland Garros main draw debut.

The Challenge utilizes clay-court professional tournaments to award an American man and woman a main draw wild card into the French Open, as the USTA and FFT have a reciprocal agreement in which main draw wild cards for the 2024 French Open and US Open will be exchanged.

The French Open will take place from May 20 through June 9.