Premier Padel Finals 2026: Who Qualifies and How the Race Works
The short answer: The Premier Padel Finals close the season: eight pairs per draw at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, 10–13 December 2026. The top 16 men and the top 16 women in the FIP Race qualify, as individual players and not as pairs. As of 12 October 2026, 13 of the 32 places are confirmed: six men and seven women.
Standings as of 12 October 2026, after the Germany P2 in Düsseldorf. Updated every week until the field is final.
What are the Premier Padel Finals?
The Finals are the last tournament of the Premier Padel year and the successor to the Master Final, which closed every professional season until 2023. Only the year's best players take part, there is no qualifying, and every match is played on one centre court. Venue, dates and, in time, the draw are on our Premier Padel Finals 2026 page.
Under the FIP rulebook each draw has eight pairs in a straight knockout: quarter-finals, semi-finals, a third-place match and the final. The winners earn 1,500 ranking points, against 2,000 at a Major and 1,000 at a P1.
How the FIP Race works
Professional padel has two rankings, and they are easy to mix up:
- The FIP ranking adds up each player's best 22 results from the last 52 weeks. It decides seedings and entry to tournaments.
- The FIP Race adds up each player's best 22 results of the calendar year, from the Premier Padel and CUPRA FIP Tour events played in 2026. Everyone starts from zero in January.
So yes, there is an official Race ranking: the FIP publishes it for men and women on its FIP Race page. It hands out the places in Barcelona and, according to Premier Padel, also decides the year-end number one.
| Tournament | Winners | Finalists | Semi-finalists | Quarter-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major | 2,000 | 1,200 | 720 | 360 |
| P1 | 1,000 | 600 | 360 | 180 |
| P2 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 |
| FIP Platinum | 300 | 180 | 90 | 50 |
| FIP Gold | 150 | 90 | 50 | 25 |
Points are per player, from the FIP rulebook. Three rules matter most:
- Players qualify, not pairs. The top 16 in each Race take the 16 places. A pair gets in together only if both players are inside the cut. If one misses out, the other plays with another qualified player.
- There is a minimum. A player needs at least 15 Premier Padel tournaments in the year to be eligible.
- The count stops before Barcelona. The Race is taken as it stands after the last week of Premier Padel tournaments, this year the Mexico Major. The next players on the list are the alternates.
Who has qualified and who can still get in
Positions are from the FIP Race. The Elo is ours: StudyPadel Elo rates each player's current level from match results alone. The tables show each pair's average and, in brackets, each player's rating.
Men's draw
| Pair | FIP Race position | Status | StudyPadel Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coello / Tapia | 1st, both | Qualified | 2118 (Tapia 2118 · Coello 2118) |
| Chingotto / Galán | 3rd, both | Qualified | 1999 (Galán 2008 · Chingotto 1989) |
| Augsburger / Lebrón | 5th, both | Qualified | 1882 (Augsburger 1861 · Lebrón 1903) |
| Sanz / Stupaczuk | 7th (Stupaczuk) · 12th (Sanz) | Inside the cut | 1933 (Stupaczuk 1958 · Sanz 1907) |
| Yanguas / Nieto | 8th (Yanguas) · 13th (Nieto) | Inside the cut | 1817 (Yanguas 1804 · Nieto 1829) |
| Navarro / Di Nenno | 9th (Navarro) · 10th (Di Nenno) | Inside the cut | 1850 (Navarro 1874 · Di Nenno 1825) |
| Guerrero / Leal | 11th (Guerrero) · 16th (Leal) | Inside the cut | 1828 (Guerrero 1944 · Leal 1711) |
| Campagnolo / González | 14th (González) · 15th (Campagnolo) | Inside the cut | 1766 (González 1690 · Campagnolo 1842) |
| Tello / Arce | 17th (Tello) · 19th (Arce) | Outside the cut | 1792 (Tello 1780 · Arce 1804) |
| Alonso / Goñi | 18th (Alonso) · 24th (Goñi) | Outside the cut | 1725 (Alonso 1773 · Goñi 1676) |
Women's draw
| Pair | FIP Race position | Status | StudyPadel Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triay / Brea | 1st, both | Qualified | 2009 (Triay 2063 · Brea 1954) |
| Sánchez / Ustero | 3rd, both | Qualified | 2034 (Sánchez 2095 · Ustero 1972) |
| Josemaría / González | 5th, both | Qualified | 1977 (González 2009 · Josemaría 1945) |
| Fernández / Calvo | 7th (Fernández) · 8th (Calvo) | Fernández qualified · Calvo inside the cut | 2048 (Fernández 2103 · Calvo 1992) |
| Araújo / Ortega | 9th (Araújo) · 10th (Ortega) | Inside the cut | 1830 (Araújo 1832 · Ortega 1827) |
| Jensen / Icardo | 11th (Jensen) · 12th (Icardo) | Inside the cut | 1912 (Jensen 1935 · Icardo 1889) |
| Alonso / Guinart | 13th (Guinart) · 14th (Alonso) | Inside the cut | 1759 (Guinart 1834 · Alonso 1683) |
| Osoro / Salazar | 15th (Salazar) · 17th (Osoro) | Salazar inside · Osoro outside | 1801 (Salazar 1757 · Osoro 1844) |
| Fassio / Virseda | 16th (Virseda) · 23rd (Fassio) | Virseda inside · Fassio outside | 1762 (Virseda 1767 · Fassio 1757) |
| Rodríguez / Dal Pozzo | 18th (Dal Pozzo) · 19th (Rodríguez) | Outside the cut | 1764 (Dal Pozzo 1721 · Rodríguez 1806) |
“Qualified” means the place has been confirmed by Premier Padel and the FIP, whose last list came in September, after the Paris Major. “Inside the cut” means in the top 16 today. Yanguas and Nieto are a regular pair, but Nieto has missed Düsseldorf and Milan with a physical problem and Yanguas is playing the Milano P1 with Pablo Lijó.
The cut line. The last men's place belongs to Javi Leal with 2,785 points, 478 more than Juan Tello in 17th. The women's cut is much tighter: Verónica Virseda is 16th with 2,495, only 130 ahead of Aranzazu Osoro. Osoro's partner, Alejandra Salazar, is 15th, so today Salazar would be in Barcelona without her. Last year the cut fell at 3,440 points for the men and 3,810 for the women, according to Premier Padel.
The favourites by Elo
The Race rewards a whole season; Elo measures who is winning now, and against whom. Where the two disagree is the interesting part.
- Men. Coello and Tapia lead both lists: 2118 against 1999 for Chingotto and Galán. Third place changes hands: Augsburger and Lebrón have more Race points, but Sanz and Stupaczuk have the higher Elo (1933 against 1882) after reaching the finals in Rotterdam and Düsseldorf.
- Women. Triay and Brea lead the Race by 2,620 points, yet they are third by Elo (2009). Fernández and Calvo, fourth in the Race, are first (2048) and Sánchez and Ustero second (2034). Those two pairs shared the finals of the Paris Major and the Germany P2, one each.
This is a reading of the data, not a forecast: Elo says who is playing best in October, not who will win in December. Scores: Premier Padel results.
Events still to play
Four Premier Padel tournaments (in bold) remain before the cut, worth up to 6,000 points to a player who won them all. CUPRA FIP Tour events count too, for far fewer points.
| Dates | Tournament | Points for the winners |
|---|---|---|
| 12–18 Oct | Milano P1 (under way) | 1,000 |
| 14–18 Oct | FIP Gold Seville | 150 |
| 19–24 Oct | FIP Gold Melilla | 150 |
| 26–31 Oct | Kuwait Major | 2,000 |
| 27 Oct–1 Nov | FIP Gold Turin | 150 |
| 8–15 Nov | Dubai P1 | 1,000 |
| 15–21 Nov | FIP Platinum Aguascalientes | 300 |
| 23–29 Nov | Mexico Major (Acapulco) | 2,000 |
When two tournaments share a week, only the better of a player's two results counts. All dates are on our Premier Padel calendar.
Recent champions
| Year | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tapia / Coello | González / Fernández |
| 2024 | Nieto / Sanz | Josemaría / Sánchez |
| 2023 | Chingotto / Navarro | González / Brea |
| 2022 | Galán / Lebrón | Triay / Salazar |
The 2022 and 2023 editions were the last two World Padel Tour Master Finals, and all four were played in Barcelona. In 2023 Bea González and Delfi Brea beat Aranzazu Osoro and Jessica Castelló 6-4 6-1 to become the last women's champions in World Padel Tour history.
In our records, which start in 2006, Fernando Belasteguín has the most titles (eight) and, among the women, Alejandra Salazar (six). Salazar, who retires after this season according to Premier Padel, is 15th in the Race, 430 points clear of 17th place. The 2025 women's champions no longer play together: Bea González is now with Paula Josemaría, and Claudia Fernández with Martina Calvo.
Each year in the table links to that edition's page with its results, and the 2026 draw will be on the Premier Padel Finals 2026 page. For the rest of the tour, see our pro padel guide.
Quick answers
When are the Premier Padel Finals 2026?
From Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 December 2026, at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona. The draw and the results will be on the tournament page.
How many pairs qualify for the Premier Padel Finals?
Eight pairs per draw: 16 men and 16 women. The places go to the top 16 players in each FIP Race, and the pairs are formed from them. It is a straight knockout, with no group stage.
Is there an official Premier Padel Race ranking?
Yes. The FIP publishes the FIP Race for men and for women on padelfip.com. It counts each player's best 22 results of the calendar year across Premier Padel and the CUPRA FIP Tour, and it is separate from the 52-week FIP ranking.
Who won the Premier Padel Finals in 2025?
Agustín Tapia and Arturo Coello beat Federico Chingotto and Alejandro Galán 6-7(4) 6-3 7-6(4). In the women's draw, Bea González and Claudia Fernández beat Gemma Triay and Delfi Brea 6-4 0-6 6-3. Every match is on the 2025 edition page.
What is the biggest padel tournament of the year?
It depends on the measure. The Majors carry the most ranking points: 2,000 for the winners, against 1,500 at the Finals. The Finals have the most selective field: the top 16 players of the year in each draw.
Sources
- FIP: FIP Race Rankings (read on 12 October 2026), ranking system, 2026 calendar and Milano P1 draws.
- FIP: Premier Padel Official Rulebook, version 2026/2, sections 5 and 7.
- Premier Padel: Tour Finals Barcelona 2026 and the September updates on the men's and women's Race.
- Padel Addict: Coki Nieto out of Milan (in Spanish).
- MARCA: 2023 Master Final, women's final (in Spanish).
- StudyPadel match database: Elo on 12 October 2026 and season finals since 2006.
