The Padel Brief
From Edition #24 — October 5, 2026

Coello and Tapia Reach Ten Titles in Rotterdam as Sánchez and Ustero Repeat

Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia beat Franco Stupaczuk and Jon Sanz 6-3 6-2 for their tenth title of 2026, while Ari Sánchez and Andrea Ustero win a second straight crown.

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Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia won the CUPRA Rotterdam Premier Padel P2 on Sunday, beating Franco Stupaczuk and Jon Sanz 6-3, 6-2. It is their tenth title of 2026 and their 41st together in the Premier Padel era.

Stupaczuk and Sanz arrived in good form after a runner-up run in Lyon. They earned their place in the final by beating Ale Galán and Fernando Chingotto in the semifinals. Coello and Tapia had already seen off Coki Nieto and Mike Yanguas at that stage. In the final, the world No. 1s won in straight sets and Stupaczuk and Sanz could not turn the match around.

The women's final went the way of Ari Sánchez and Andrea Ustero, who beat Paula Josemaría and Bea González 6-4, 6-4. It is their fourth title of the season and their second in a row after the Paris Major.

The route mattered as much as the score. Sánchez and Ustero beat the No. 1 seeds, Gemma Triay and Delfina Brea, in the semifinals, then the No. 2 seeds in the final. Beating the top two seeds in the same week is the kind of run that rewrites a seeding chart.

It was also a milestone for Sánchez, who played the 100th final of her career.

Josemaría and González, the No. 2 seeds, stay in the picture, but the race for the No. 2 spot among women's pairs now looks like a real three-way contest.

Away from the Rotterdam spotlight, the CUPRA FIP Tour also crowned champions in Perugia. At the FIP Gold Mediolanum Padel Cup, Juanlu Esbrí and Íñigo Jofre claimed their first title together, beating Javi Barahona and Maxi Sánchez Blasco in a final that ran past two and a half hours and was settled by three tie-breaks (7-6, 6-7, 7-6); they had knocked out Sanyo Gutiérrez and Álex Chozas in the semifinals. In the women's draw, top seeds Verónica Virseda and Martina Fassio delivered on the prediction with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Raquel Eugenio and Jimena Velasco. Esbrí and Jofre are already in Düsseldorf, entering at the round of 32.

Düsseldorf starts this week, and Coello and Tapia head there as the pair everyone must solve. Sánchez and Ustero will have a target on their backs for the first time.

Source: Padel FIP · FIP Gold Perugia

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