Coello and Tapia Make It Eleven in Düsseldorf
Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia beat Franco Stupaczuk and Jon Sanz 6-2 7-6(5) in Düsseldorf for their 11th title of 2026 and their first ever in Germany. Martina Calvo and Claudia Fernández beat Ari Sánchez and Andrea Ustero 6-3 6-0 in the women's final, avenging their Roland Garros defeat.
Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia won the CUPRA Germany Premier Padel P2 on Sunday, beating Franco Stupaczuk and Jon Sanz 6-2 7-6(5) in 1 hour 23 minutes. It is their 11th title of 2026, their third in a row after the Paris Major and Rotterdam P2, and their first ever in Germany.
The second set was the closest it got. Stupaczuk and Sanz broke back and served for it at 6-5, but the world #1s broke again and took the tie-break 7-5. "It's our first title in Germany. Everything about this week was special," Coello said.
This is no longer a title race; it is a procession. Galán and Chingotto lost to Stupaczuk/Sanz in the semifinals, and nobody else has found an answer for three weeks running.
The women's final deserves equal billing. Martina Calvo and Claudia Fernández, the No. 4 seeds, beat Ari Sánchez and Andrea Ustero 6-3 6-0 in 68 minutes. It is their second title of 2026, after London P1.
It was also payback. Sánchez and Ustero beat them in the Roland Garros final, and Calvo admitted as much afterwards: "In Paris, Ari and Andrea played a perfect match. This time it was our turn." Sánchez/Ustero had beaten the world #1s Gemma Triay and Delfina Brea twice in three weeks, so a 6-0 second set says plenty.
Next up is Milano P1, which starts today. Calvo and Fernández arrive as the pair nobody wants to draw, and Coello and Tapia arrive chasing a fourth straight title.
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