Lamperti & Gutiérrez Deliver for Argentina; Spain Women Make it Four Straight
In a packed Buenos Aires, the 2026 FIP Senior World Cup produced one of the sport's great comebacks. Argentina fell behind 1-2 and turned to Miguel Lamperti and Cristian Gutiérrez. The pair responded by beating Aday Santana and Javier Limones 6-4 6-3 in the deciding fifth rubber to clinch a 3-2 win for Argentina. Spain's women won a fourth consecutive Senior World Cup title, sweeping the United States 3-0.
Argentina were 1-2 down with the Senior World Cup slipping away in front of a home crowd.
Two men had been here before. Miguel Lamperti and Cristian Gutiérrez had spent decades defining Argentine padel. On Sunday evening in Buenos Aires, Argentina needed them to save it.
They did.
Lamperti and Gutiérrez stepped out for the deciding fifth rubber in the +45 category. They beat Aday Santana and Javier Limones 6-4 6-3 to complete the turnaround. Spain had led 2-1. Then Poggi and Nanni levelled against Arias and Losada to force the decider.
So the title came down to Lamperti and Gutiérrez.
Lamperti and Gutiérrez gave the Buenos Aires crowd what they came for. Controlled and clinical when it mattered.
France finished third in the men's draw.
In the women's final, Spain did what Spain do at the Senior World Cup: win. Lucía Sainz and Marta Alonso opened the tie against the United States and won their rubber. Castrillo and Vaquero took rubber two, and Gayoso and Wakonigg sealed a 3-0 sweep.
A fourth consecutive title. Every edition. Nobody has come close.
Argentina won the men's title for the first time in La Nucía in 2024. In Buenos Aires, they defended it.
Sources: Padel FIP, Padel Magazine
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