The Most Famous Padel Coaches in 2026: Who Trains the World's Top 10

Quick Answer

The coaches behind the world's best players are Gustavo Pratto, Jorge Martínez, Agustín Gómez Silingo, Carlos Pozzoni and Rodri Ovide. Pratto runs the pair of Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia. Jorge Martínez leads Madrid's M3 Academy and its Galán and Chingotto project. This guide breaks down who trains the rest of the FIP top 10.

Last updated: August 2026 · ranks and pairings verified at time of writing.

Why a Coach's Project Matters

A top-level coach runs something close to a small company. The best projects carry a bench of second players, a physical coach, a sports psychologist and a physiotherapist. That structure is the difference between a good season and a dominant one.

Top pairs also train in separate bases. Coello and Tapia do not share a city year-round, so the staff pieces the plan together. They meet before tournaments, run sessions and trust the system built between events. The coach keeps it together even when the pair is apart.

FIP Men's Top 10 (as of 24 August 2026)

Rank	Player	Coach / Project
1	Arturo Coello (tied)	Gustavo Pratto
1	Agustín Tapia (tied)	Gustavo Pratto
3	Alejandro Galán (tied)	Jorge Martínez (M3 Academy)
3	Federico Chingotto (tied)	Jorge Martínez (M3 Academy)
5	Juan Lebrón	Agustín Gómez Silingo (Diagonal Academy)
6	Leandro Augsburger	Agustín Gómez Silingo (Diagonal Academy)
7	Franco Stupaczuk	Carlos Pozzoni
8	Miguel Yanguas	—
9	Paquito Navarro	Rodri Ovide
10	Jorge Coki Nieto	—

Gustavo Pratto — the architect of the world's best

Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia share the FIP number one, and Gustavo Pratto coaches them both. That makes him the most consequential name in the sport. His staff also includes Martín Canali, who works directly with Tapia as his personal coach.

Pratto's work goes beyond tactics. Coello and Tapia play a relentless offensive game, and Pratto's job is to let them attack with confidence. He has been the steady hand behind their rise through recent seasons. When people list the world's best, Pratto is the coach behind that result.

Jorge Martínez — M3 Academy

Jorge Martínez fronts Madrid's M3 Academy, a club that just turned 20 years old. He coaches Alejandro Galán and Federico Chingotto, who share the number three spot on the FIP list. The academy has become one of Spain's biggest talent factories.

Martínez's bond with Galán runs deep. He gave a teenage Alejandro a scholarship, and Galán has said the bet changed his life. "He bet on me, he changed me," Galán told the press. That trust turned into a pair that reached the top of the rankings.

M3 also trains women's stars, including Bea González and Delfi Brea. The academy's CEO is David Morales, the founder of Playtomic. So the project mixes titles with a real business behind it.

Agustín Gómez Silingo — Diagonal Academy

Agustín Gómez Silingo works with Juan Lebrón and Leandro Augsburger from Barcelona's Diagonal Academy. He shares the project with Juan Manuel Rodríguez. Together they hold together a pair that sits fifth and sixth on the FIP list.

Silingo knows the tour from the inside. He retired from the professional circuit around two years ago after a long career. That experience earns him respect in the locker room.

The Diagonal Academy runs as a full base in Barcelona. Away from the tour, Silingo shapes young talent there. It is a project built to last, not a short-term booking.

Carlos Pozzoni — the long haul

Carlos Pozzoni has coached Franco Stupaczuk for ten years. That longevity is rare in a sport full of sudden partner switches. He is known for a blunt personality and direct opinions, which helps explain why the pair has stayed together.

Stupaczuk sits at number seven on the FIP list. The team Pozzoni built around him keeps him sharp and disciplined. Ten years in, few coaches can say they have guided the same player for that long.

Rodri Ovide — the academy man

Rodrigo "Rodri" Ovide coaches Paquito Navarro, the FIP number nine whose full name is Francisco Navarro. In 2026 Ovide also took over the technical direction of the Rafa Nadal Academy padel program. That puts him at the head of a major project in Mallorca.

Ovide has a long history at the top. He has previously coached Gemma Triay, Martín Di Nenno, Álex Ruiz and Alejandra Salazar. That list shows he can adapt to very different styles of play.

Now he combines his academy role with Navarro's season. Between the two, he has become one of the most requested coaches in the sport.

The August 2026 Reshuffle

Padel's partner market moves fast. In August 2026 Franco Stupaczuk and Miguel Yanguas decided to split. Yanguas sits at number eight on the FIP list, so the breakup shook things up. Stupaczuk then paired up with Jon Sanz.

Yanguas reunited with an old teammate. He joined up again with Jorge "Coki" Nieto, ranked number ten. For both of them, the Madrid P1 tournament (August 29 to September 6) is the first real test of the new pairings.

The shuffle reshapes the ranking ahead of the season's big months. Pratto's number ones sit on stable ground. Everyone behind them now has a fresh reason to fight.

FAQ

Who coaches the world's number one padel pair, Coello and Tapia? Gustavo Pratto is the head coach of Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia, with Martín Canali working as Tapia's personal coach.

Who coaches Alejandro Galán and Federico Chingotto? Jorge Martínez fronts Madrid's M3 Academy and coaches the Galán-Chingotto pair.

Who coaches Juan Lebrón and Leandro Augsburger? Former pro Agustín Gómez Silingo coaches the Lebrón-Augsburger pair from Barcelona's Diagonal Academy.

Where do the most famous padel coaches work? M3 in Madrid, the Diagonal Academy in Barcelona and the Rafa Nadal Academy in Mallorca all sit behind the world's best players in 2026.

Sources

• MARCA
• Padel Addict
• Red Bull (ES)
• Relevo
• Mundo Deportivo
• Forbes ES
• FIP (International Padel Federation)