Kuwait Major

Kuwait Major Final Results: Coello/Tapia and Triay/Brea Win in Kuwait City

The Kuwait Major final day on October 31 delivered a record and a coronation: Gemma Triay and Delfi Brea came back to beat Ari Sánchez and Andrea Ustero 3-6, 6-1, 6-1, and Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia beat Juan Tello and Maxi Arce 6-1, 6-1 to seal year-end world No. 1.

Luca Moretti

02 Nov 2026 — 5 min read

The Kuwait Major final results from Saturday, October 31, 2026, gave the Premier Padel season two defining moments in one day at The Arena Kuwait. Gemma Triay and Delfi Brea came back to beat Ari Sánchez and Andrea Ustero 3-6, 6-1, 6-1, and Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia beat Juan Tello and Maxi Arce 6-1, 6-1 to lock up the year-end world No. 1 ranking.

Kuwait was the third Major of the 2026 season, and the first Major ever played indoors. It was also an upgraded event: originally a P1, it took Major status after the Qatar Major was postponed, which is why the champions collected 2,000 ranking points each.

Men's final: Coello and Tapia seal a fourth straight year at No. 1

Top seeds Coello and Tapia needed 57 minutes, per Padel FIP, to win the men's final.

Score: 6-1, 6-1 over Juan Tello and Maxi Arce
What it sealed: the world No. 1 ranking for a fourth consecutive season, in both the FIP Ranking and the FIP Race
The run: a 13th title of 2026, a fifth in a row after Paris, Rotterdam, Düsseldorf and Milan, and a 23rd consecutive match win

Coello dominated at the net as the top seeds gave the surprise finalists no way into the match. Tello and Arce, playing their first final as a pair, had reached the final by beating Edu Alonso and Aimar Goñi 6-4, 6-3 in the semi-finals. Coello and Tapia reached it by beating Valentino Libaak and Gonzalo Alfonso 6-2, 6-2, ending the Argentine pair's run after they had knocked out the third and fifth seeds earlier in the week.

The title was the pair's 44th in 83 tournaments together, according to Padel FIP — better than one title in every two events they enter. For Tapia individually, it was a 66th career title, drawing him level with Pablo Lima in third place on the all-time list, behind Juan Martín Díaz (116) and Fernando Belasteguín (162). The pair are now one title away from equalling their own record of 14 titles in a calendar year, set in 2024.

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Women's final: Triay and Brea come back, and Triay makes history

Top seeds Triay and Brea won the women's final in 1 hour 56 minutes after losing the first set.

Score: 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 over third seeds Sánchez and Ustero
The turnaround: after dropping the opening set, Triay and Brea won 12 of the next 14 games
The milestone: Triay's 59th career title, an outright record

Sánchez and Ustero, the Milan P1 champions, made the faster start and took a 3-0 lead at The Arena, held at the Rafa Nadal Academy in Kuwait. Triay and Brea levelled at 3-3 before dropping the set, then raised the pace and intensity to run away with the second and third sets by identical 6-1 scorelines.

The win was Triay and Brea's seventh title of the 2026 season, their second Major after Rome, and their first title in 55 days — their previous triumph had come at the Madrid P1, and they had not reached a final since. Triay's 59 titles, split between 36 on the World Padel Tour and 23 on Premier Padel, move her clear of Alejandra Salazar and Ari Sánchez, who remain on 58 each.

Both semi-finals on Friday had gone the distance. Sánchez and Ustero beat second seeds Paula Josemaría and Bea González 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-4) in 3 hours 44 minutes, while Triay and Brea beat fourth seeds Claudia Fernández and Martina Calvo 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (7-3) in 3 hours 7 minutes.

Kuwait Major prize money and points

The Kuwait Major carried a total prize pool of €1,044,849 (about $1,170,231 at €1 = $1.12), confirmed by Premier Padel and Padel FIP's tournament record.

Winners: 2,000 ranking points each, and €48,000 per player (about $53,760) as tracked by Padel Earnings
Tournament tier: Major, the top tier of Premier Padel, above P1 (1,000 points) and P2 (500 points)
Venue: The Arena Kuwait and the Rafa Nadal Academy, Kuwait City, October 23–31, 2026

With the No. 2 men's seeds, Alejandro Galán and Federico Chingotto, absent from the draw, the men's event opened up for a surprise finalist — but the ending was familiar. The women's race for year-end No. 1 stays alive: Triay and Brea strengthened their hold on top spot, while Sánchez and Ustero missed a chance to claim the No. 2 ranking.

What comes next

The players now split for national-team duty at the FIP World Cup in Doha (November 2–7), where Triay and Brea will be on opposite sides for Spain and Argentina respectively. The tour then resumes with the Dubai P1 (November 8–15), followed by the Acapulco Major and the Barcelona Finals (December 10–13), where Coello and Tapia will chase a record-equalling 14th title of the year.

FAQ

Who won the Kuwait Major 2026?

Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia won the men's title, beating Juan Tello and Maxi Arce 6-1, 6-1. Gemma Triay and Delfi Brea won the women's title, beating Ari Sánchez and Andrea Ustero 3-6, 6-1, 6-1. Both finals were played on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at The Arena Kuwait.

How did Coello and Tapia clinch year-end No. 1 in Kuwait?

Their Kuwait title gave them 2,000 ranking points and mathematically guaranteed that no other pair could catch them at the top of the 2026 FIP Ranking and Race. It was their fourth consecutive season finishing as world No. 1, their 13th title of 2026, and their fifth tournament win in a row.

Why is Gemma Triay's Kuwait title a record?

Triay's win was her 59th career professional title, moving her past Alejandra Salazar and Ari Sánchez, who each hold 58. Her total spans 36 World Padel Tour titles and 23 Premier Padel titles, making her the most decorated player in the history of the major women's professional circuits.

What is a Premier Padel Major?

A Major is the top tier of the Premier Padel tour, above P1 and P2 events. Majors award 2,000 ranking points to the champions, compared with 1,000 for a P1 and 500 for a P2, and carry the largest prize pools — €1,044,849 in Kuwait. Only four Majors are staged each season.

Takeaway

Kuwait delivered the two stories the end of the season needed: a coronation and a record. Coello and Tapia are year-end No. 1 for a fourth straight year with one record left to chase, and Triay stands alone at the top of the women's all-time title list. The tour's final stretch — Dubai, Acapulco and Barcelona — will decide who joins them at the Finals.