Belgrade Finals Day: Nieto-Yanguas vs Stupaczuk-Sanz Tops the Card

The final day of the FIP Gold Belgrade 2026 brings two title deciders whose results will carry consequences well beyond a single trophy. On Sunday, Coki Nieto and Mike Yanguas face Franco Stupaczuk and Jon Sanz in the men's showpiece, while Alejandra Salazar and Aranzazu Osoro take on Victoria Iglesias and Lorena Rufo in the women's final, scheduled for 16:30 local time. Both matches are streamed live on the FIP YouTube channel.

The Men's Final That Could Reshape the Madrid P1 Draw

The headline match is also a ranking calculation in plain sight. Points from the cancelled 2025 Qatar Major have been rolling off the CUPRA FIP Tour standings over recent weeks, and the adjustment has gradually tilted the leaderboard in favour of the new partnership of Stupaczuk and Sanz. At stake on Sunday is the fourth seeding at the Comunidad de Madrid P1, the season's flagship Premier Padel event, whose main draw opens at the Movistar Arena on 1 September.

For Nieto and Yanguas — reuniting after their 2025 season together — Belgrade was intended as a tune-up before returning home to Spain. It has become something considerably more pointed. The pair opened their campaign with a commanding 6–1, 6–1 win over Ramírez and Skonieczny on day two and have not conceded a set since, reaching the final with the kind of authority that makes seeding arguments straightforward.

Stupaczuk and Sanz arrive at the decider from a very different starting point. The Argentine-Basque duo had never shared a professional court before this tournament; Belgrade marks their first competitive week as a registered pair. They dismissed any concerns about chemistry by beating Gustavo Nunes and Pedro Perry 6–3, 6–2 in their opening match, then navigated the draw without surrendering a set. Reaching a FIP Gold final on debut as a partnership is a statement that seeding committees are unlikely to overlook.

Women's Final: Salazar and Osoro Seek Gold in a Farewell Season

The women's final carries its own historical weight. Alejandra Salazar, who announced before this season that 2026 would be her last as a professional, is chasing another title alongside Aranzazu Osoro. The 39-year-old from Madrid holds a record that sets her apart from any rival: 62 official titles, seven world championships and four separate periods as world number one, accumulated across more than two decades at the top of the game.

Salazar and Osoro were precise throughout the draw. Their quarter-final win — 6–2, 6–3 over Bárbara Las Heras and Daria Kucheriavaia — demonstrated the kind of efficient ball-striking that has defined Salazar's game throughout her career. Their final opponents, Iglesias and Rufo, built their own credentials with a composed 7–5, 6–4 victory over Alix Collombon and Ksenia Sharifova in the last eight, a result that confirmed them as genuine contenders rather than fortunate qualifiers.

Salazar returns to Madrid next week for the Comunidad de Madrid P1. The tournament has confirmed that a formal farewell ceremony will take place on 6 September at the Movistar Arena, placed between the women's and men's finals on the last day of competition. Whether she arrives with a Belgrade gold in hand or not, a full home crowd awaits.

What Comes Next

Once the Belgrade results are confirmed, the CUPRA FIP Tour will have all the data needed to finalise the seedings for the Madrid P1 main draw. The Premier Padel event opens at the Movistar Arena on 1 September, with qualifying continuing through Monday 31 August at Club Pro Padel Coslada. For all four Belgrade finalists, today's outcome is simultaneously a conclusion and a launchpad: a title here arrives alongside direct momentum — and improved seeding — into the most significant Premier Padel event remaining on the 2026 calendar.