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Spain Complete Historic FIP World Cup Double in Doha

Spain beat Argentina in both finals in Doha on November 7, 2026 — the men 2-1 in a deciding third match, the women 2-0 — to complete a historic World Cup double.

Luca Moretti

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Spain Complete Historic FIP World Cup Double in Doha

Spain are double world champions. On Saturday, November 7, 2026, at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha, Spain beat Argentina in both FIP World Cup 2026 finals — the men 2-1 in a deciding third match that stretched past midnight, the women 2-0 earlier in the day. No nation had ever swept both titles on the same day quite like this: it is Spain's fifth men's world title and tenth women's title, the women's seventh in a row.

The two finals followed the same script and the opposite one. Both came down to Spain's depth and nerve. Both were decided by the pairs the captains trusted most. And both ended with Argentina — the fiercest rival in the sport's history — beaten on the biggest team stage in padel.

The men's final: Lebrón and Goñi set it up, Coello and Nieto finish it

Spain's men won the tie 2-1, and the opening match decided everything. Captain Juanjo Gutiérrez made the boldest call of the tournament: he opened with World Cup debutant Aimar Goñi alongside Juan Lebrón, against Martín Di Nenno and Leo Augsburger — and he did it without Ale Galán in the squad.

Goñi and Lebrón lost the first set 7-5, then fought back to win 7-5, 6-2 in a match lasting about two hours. Goñi later dedicated the victory to the victims of the October 26 railway accident in Los Yébenes and Urda, and thanked Gutiérrez for believing in him. Lebrón, who wept after the win, embraced Augsburger — his friend and rival — rather than celebrate in front of him.

Argentina hit back hard in the second match. Agustín Tapia and Fede Chingotto, the strongest pair in the draw on paper, beat Paquito Navarro and Jon Sanz 6-1, 6-2 in just 55 minutes to level the tie at 1-1. It was Navarro's last World Cup — his first came in Calgary in 2008.

That left everything on the deciding match, and Spain had saved their trump card for it. World No. 1 Arturo Coello, partnered by Coki Nieto, beat Tino Libaak and Gonza Alfonso 6-3, 6-2 in one hour and twenty minutes to seal the title. Argentina had won the previous two men's titles and five of the last six editions; this time, Spain took revenge for the 2024 final defeat at the same venue.

Men's final — Spain 2-1 Argentina

Match Spain Argentina Score
1 Juan Lebrón / Aimar Goñi Martín Di Nenno / Leo Augsburger 5-7, 7-5, 6-2
2 Paquito Navarro / Jon Sanz Agustín Tapia / Fede Chingotto 1-6, 2-6
3 Arturo Coello / Coki Nieto Tino Libaak / Gonza Alfonso 6-3, 6-2

The women's final: a seventh straight title

Spain's women needed only two matches. Ari Sánchez and Andrea Ustero opened with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Aranzazu Osoro and Martina Fassio, and Gemma Triay and Paula Josemaría closed it out with a 6-2, 6-7, 6-3 victory over Delfi Brea and Claudia Jensen. With the tie decided, the third match was not played.

The 2-0 win extends one of the great streaks in team sport: Spain's women have now won seven World Cups in a row, every edition since 2014, and ten titles overall. Argentina, with eight women's titles of their own, remain the only other nation to have ever lifted the trophy.

Women's final — Spain 2-0 Argentina

Match Spain Argentina Score
1 Ari Sánchez / Andrea Ustero Aranzazu Osoro / Martina Fassio 6-3, 6-3
2 Gemma Triay / Paula Josemaría Delfi Brea / Claudia Jensen 6-2, 6-7, 6-3
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How Spain reached the finals

Both Spanish teams were untouchable in the group stage, winning all three of their ties 3-0 without dropping a match. The women's team conceded just nine games across their three group ties.

In Thursday's quarter-finals, Spain's men beat Brazil 2-0 and the women beat Sweden 3-0, while Argentina's men beat Germany 3-0 and their women beat Portugal 3-0. Friday's semi-finals set up the dream double-header: Spain's women beat France and Argentina's women beat Italy; Argentina's men beat Italy and Spain's men beat Portugal.

In the bronze-medal matches, Portugal took third place in the men's draw with a 2-1 win over Italy, and Italy took third in the women's draw with a 2-0 win over France.

A record €1.2 million prize pool

The 2026 World Cup carried a record prize purse for an official padel competition: €1.2 million (about $1.34 million), split exactly equally — €600,000 (about $672,000) for the men's draw and €600,000 for the women's. That is 2.4 times the €500,000 (about $560,000) on offer at the 2024 edition in Doha, and the FIP has already announced the 2028 prize pool will rise to €1.35 million (about $1.51 million).

One important detail: the money is paid to the national federations, not directly to the players, and the FIP has not published a per-place breakdown — so exactly how much each champion federation receives is not public.

What the double means

  • Spain's men now have five world titles to Argentina's twelve. No other country has ever won the men's event; Brazil are the only other nation to have reached a final, in 2006 and 2012.
  • Spain's women lead the all-time table with ten titles to Argentina's eight, and their seven-in-a-row streak stretches back to 2014.
  • The rivalry stays total. Since the first World Championship in 1992, every single world title — men's and women's — has gone to Spain or Argentina.
  • Doha is now the home of the World Cup. The Qatari capital hosted in 2021, 2024 and 2026, and will host again in 2028.
  • The tour resumes immediately. With the World Cup done, the Premier Padel season continues with the Dubai P1 (November 9-15), then the Mexico Major and the season-ending Finals in Barcelona in December.

FAQ

Who won the FIP World Cup 2026?

Spain won both titles in Doha on November 7, 2026, beating Argentina in both finals — the men 2-1 and the women 2-0. It is Spain's fifth men's world title and tenth women's title, the women's seventh in a row.

What was the score in the men's final?

Spain beat Argentina 2-1. Lebrón and Goñi beat Di Nenno and Augsburger 5-7, 7-5, 6-2; Tapia and Chingotto beat Navarro and Sanz 6-1, 6-2; then Coello and Nieto beat Libaak and Alfonso 6-3, 6-2 in the decider.

How much prize money was on offer at the 2026 World Cup?

A record €1.2 million (about $1.34 million), split equally — €600,000 per draw. The money is paid to the national federations rather than directly to players, and the FIP has not published how much each finishing place receives.

The takeaway

Spain's double in Doha was won the hard way: a debutant trusted in the biggest match of the men's final, a world No. 1 saved for the decider, and a women's team that keeps extending a streak no one in the sport can touch. Argentina pushed them to the very last match in the men's final — and that is exactly why this one will be remembered.

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