Milan sets up padel’s next act: Coello–Tapia roll on, Sánchez–Ustero respond

Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia left Milan with another title; Ari Sánchez and Andrea Ustero left with renewed momentum in a less predictable women's race. Together, Sunday's finals offered a useful snapshot of international padel before the tour moves to Kuwait and national teams turn toward Doha.

Milan: a comeback and a milestone

Coello and Tapia defeated Juan Lebrón and Leo Augsburger 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 in the men's final on October 18. According to FIP's finals report, it was their 12th title of 2026 and their fourth consecutive tournament victory.

In the women's final, Sánchez and Ustero beat Paula Josemaría and Bea González 7–6, 6–3 after recovering from 5–2 down in the opening set. Their fifth title together this season also brought Sánchez to 58 career titles in FIP's count, matching Gemma Triay and Alejandra Salazar. That is a career total, not 58 Premier Padel titles.

The challengers had earned their place

Lebrón and Augsburger's route helps put the final in perspective. In the semifinals, they recovered from a 6–0 opening set against Federico Chingotto and Alejandro Galán to win the next two sets 6–2, 6–2. Coello and Tapia advanced past Franco Stupaczuk and Jon Sanz, 6–4, 6–3.

Sánchez and Ustero, meanwhile, defeated Triay and Delfi Brea 6–1, 6–4 to reach the women's final. That created a title match with former partners Sánchez and Josemaría on opposite sides of the net. The interest was competitive as well as personal: the eventual champions had already removed another leading pair before Sunday.

A women's race with interruptions

Milan was not the fourth straight title for Sánchez and Ustero. Their sequence included victories in Paris and Rotterdam, a final defeat in Düsseldorf, then the Milan win.

FIP's Rotterdam report recorded the same men's and women's champions as Paris. A week later, Claudia Fernández and Martina Calvo won in Düsseldorf, beating Sánchez and Ustero 6–3, 6–0. It was their second title of the year after London.

The contrast is revealing. Coello and Tapia have sustained their winning run across these stops. The women's results show successful pairs interrupting one another. That is an observation about recent outcomes, rather than a prediction that either pattern will continue through the end of the season.