Overview
- Tennis Brothers Marbella announced Frank Francés’s death on social media on May 30, 2026 and directed mourners to the Tanatorio de San Pedro de Alcántara for the wake and chapel service.
- Multiple Spanish outlets report the cause of death as skin cancer after a prolonged illness, citing sources close to his circle rather than a published death certificate.
- The club posted that the velatorio runs through the afternoon and that a capilla ardiente will be held in Sala 2 at 17:30, providing the immediate logistics for family and friends to pay respects.
- Bárbara Rey published an emotional Instagram letter recalling their early-2000s relationship and told a journalist she will not attend the wake out of respect for Francés’s family and wife.
- Francés was known first for his junior tennis career, including time on the ITF circuit and as Spain’s cadet runner-up, and later for founding Tennis Brothers Marbella and for tabloid-era controversies linked to past relationships.