Spain swept both titles at the FIP World Cup 2026 in Doha on Saturday, beating Argentina 2-1 in the men's final and 2-0 in the women's final to complete a national-team double at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex. It reversed the result of the 2024 final between the same two nations and capped a week in which Spain reached both deciders as favourites and delivered.
Both finals followed the same best-of-three format, with the first team to win two rubbers taking the tie. The men went all the way to a decider; the women did not need one.
Men's final: Spain edge a 2-1 thriller
The men's tie went the distance. Spain struck first when Juan Lebrón and Alejandro Goñi recovered from a set down to beat Martín Di Nenno and Leandro Augsburger 5-7, 7-5, 6-2. Argentina levelled through Agustín Tapia and Federico Chingotto, the world's top pair, who overpowered Francisco Navarro and Jon Sanz 6-1, 6-2 to force a decider.
That left the title to the final rubber, where world No. 1 Arturo Coello, paired with Jon Nieto, saw off Gonzalo Alfonso and Valentino Libaak 6-3, 6-2 to seal a 2-1 win and the men's crown for Spain. Both sides had reached the final by the same 2-0 margin in the semi-finals, Spain beating Portugal and Argentina seeing off Italy.
Women's final: Spain cruise to a 10th title
The women's final was more one-sided. Ari Sánchez and Andrea Ustero opened with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Aranzazu Osoro and María Fassio, before Paula Josemaría and Gemma Triay clinched the tie, edging Delfina Brea and Claudia Jensen 6-2, 6-7, 6-3. The 2-0 scoreline gave Spain's women a 10th title in the competition's history, with the third rubber left unplayed.
What it means
The double caps a dominant week for Spain, who topped the podium in both draws. Portugal took men's bronze, beating Italy, while Sweden finished fifth ahead of Brazil and the Netherlands. For Argentina, the men's near-miss and the women's defeat leave them as double runners-up on a day when the margins, at least in the men's final, were razor-thin.
Attention now turns back to the professional tour, where many of these players are rivals rather than team-mates. See the latest padel world rankings and the 2026 calendar for what comes next, with the Dubai P1 already under way.
Sources
This article was written by TiebreakNews from the reporting below, checked against official results and rankings.
- International Padel Federation — FIP World Cup 2026 — Results
- World Padel Network — FIP Padel World Cup 2026: Latest Results & Fixtures
- LTA Padel — FIP World Cup 2026: Results & updates