The 2025 Málaga P1 (officially 2025 Premier Padel Málaga P1) was the thirteenth tournament of the fourth season organized by Premier Padel, the premier padel circuit, promoted by the International Padel Federation, and with the financial backing of Nasser Al-Khelaïfi's Qatar Sports Investments.
In the women's category, for the second consecutive tournament, neither of the top two pairs in the FIP rankings reached the final. In the title match, the world number 3 pair, Bea González and Claudia Fernández, defeated Marta Ortega and Tamara Icardo, claiming their second title of the season.[1]
In the men's category, the two top-ranked pairs faced each other in the final for the second consecutive tournament. In the decisive match, Agustín Tapia and Arturo Coello defeated Alejandro Galán and Federico Chingotto in straight sets, claiming their seventh title of the season.[2]
Relevant Data
Salazar debuts with new partner
For this tournament, former world number one Alejandra Salazar, who had been coming off a poor run of results, teamed up with Martina Calvo. Martina had previously distinguished herself playing alongside Aranza Osoro, and together they competed in five tournaments, reaching two semifinals (Buenos Aires and Valladolid), two quarterfinals (Asunción and Bordeaux), and the Round of 16 at the Rome Major.[3]
Lebrón misses another tournament
After not competing in the Bordeaux, due to lower back discomfort and medical advice, Juan Lebrón also missed the Málaga P1. With his partner absent, Franco Stupaczuk played the Málaga tournament alongside Maxi Arce.
The third-ranked pair had already missed the Qatar Major, one of the four events with more ranking points on the circuit, due to an injury sustained by Stupaczuk, which also led Lebrón to compete in the Brussels P2 alongside Álex Ruiz.[4]
Unprecedented climbing in the rankings
By reaching the quarterfinals on his Premier Padel debut, alongside Franco Stupaczuk, Maxi Arce achieved the biggest rise in the history of padel, climbing from 1,182nd to 200th place in the world rankings. Arce arrived in Málaga with just 6 points and added another 180, jumping from 1,182nd to 200th, an unprecedented rise of 982 places in a single week.[5]
Tapia's perfect record in Málaga
With his tournament win, alongside Arturo Coello, Agustín Tapia won his fifth consecutive title in tournaments held in Málaga, doing it with absolute dominance by not dropping a single set across those five finals.[6]
Tapia's last 5 finals in Málaga:
Head-to-head record between teams ranked in the top 4 during the season
Women's
| Record |
Ariana–Paula |
D. Brea–Triay |
Gonzalez–Fernandez |
Araújo–Ustero |
Former Pairs |
Araújo–Ortega |
| Ariana–Paula |
— |
1–4 |
7–1 |
1–0 |
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1–1 |
| D. Brea–Triay |
4–1 |
— |
1–4 |
1–0 |
3–0 |
| Gonzalez–Fernandez |
1–7 |
4–1 |
— |
— |
— |
| Araújo–Ustero |
0–1 |
0–1 |
— |
— |
— |
| Former Pairs |
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| Araújo–Ortega |
1–1 |
0–3 |
— |
— |
— |
Because the Santiago final ended in a draw, it is not counted.
References
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| 2006 |
- Córdoba
- Majadahonda
- Valencia
- FEP Madrid
- Alicante
- Valladolid
- Marbella
- Torre Bellver
- Ciudad de Fuengirola
- El Puerto de Santa María
- Palma de Mallorca
- Mérida
- Madrid
- Zaragoza
- Las Palmas
- Master PPT
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| 2007 |
- Córdoba
- Catalunya
- Madrid
- Valladolid
- Valencia
- Marbella
- Caja Madrid
- Torre Bellver
- Salamanca
- Fuengirola
- El Puerto de Santa María
- Palma de Mallorca
- Mérida
- San Sebastián
- Zaragoza
- Bilbao
- Sevilla
- La Rioja
- Canary Islands
- Alicante
- Master PPT
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| 2008 |
- Ciudad Real
- Granada
- Santander
- Catalunya
- Majadahonda
- Valencia
- Córdoba
- La Rioja
- Valladolid
- Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Madrid
- Ciudad de El Ejido
- Marbella
- Fuengirola
- Castellon
- Balearic Islands
- Mérida
- Higuerón
- Zaragoza
- Euskadi
- Alicante
- Salamanca
- Master PPT
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| 2023 | |
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| 2024 | |
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| 2025 | |
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| 2026 |
- Riyadh P1
- Gijón P2
- Cancún P2
- Miami P1
Qatar Major
- NewGiza P2
- Brussels P2
- Asunción P2
- Buenos Aires P1
- Italy Major
- Valencia P1
- Valladolid P2
- Bordeaux P2
- Málaga P1
- Pretoria P1
- London P1
- Madrid P1
- Paris Major
- Rotterdam P2
- Germany P2
- Milan P1
- Kuwait Major
- Dubai P1
- Mexico Major
- Tour Finals
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