Finals Day at Palais des Sports de Gerland
The FIP Platinum Lyon reaches its conclusion on Sunday with two title matches that will each redistribute 300 FIP Race points in a season that is rapidly approaching its final stretch. The Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon hosts the women's final from 14:30, followed by the men's showpiece no earlier than 16:30. Both matches are streamed live via the official FIP YouTube channel.
The week produced one of the most disrupted Platinum draws in recent memory. On the women's side, three of the top four seeds were eliminated before the semifinals, leaving the bottom half of the draw to shape the entire final. The men's bracket was less chaotic but still delivered its own standout upset in the quarterfinals.
Women's Final: Caldera/Goenaga vs Fassio/Pérez
Third seeds Bea Caldera and Carmen Goenaga are the highest-ranked pair still standing in the women's draw after a week that eliminated the top two seedings. They defeated Marchetti and Arruabarrena 6-2, 7-5 in the quarterfinals and held their nerve through the semifinals to earn a place in Sunday's final. They face Martina Fassio and Águeda Pérez, who also navigated a clean path through the lower bracket.
The defining moment of the women's tournament arrived in Thursday's quarterfinals. Seventh seeds Élisa Collombon and Irina Sharifova — ranked 36th and 34th in the world respectively — eliminated number-one seeds Alejandra Salazar and Tamara Osoro in a three-set drama: 3-6, 7-5, 7-6, reportedly saving a match point before winning the decisive tiebreak. It was one of the biggest upsets of Salazar and Osoro's season. Collombon could not sustain the momentum into the semifinals, where Caldera and Goenaga stopped the run, but the local crowd in Lyon had already witnessed something remarkable.
Men's Final: Stupaczuk/Sanz vs Guerrero/Leal
Top seeds Franco Stupaczuk and Jon Sanz reached the final by defeating the tournament's other revelation, seventh seeds Juanlu Esbrí and Íñigo Jofre, in the semifinals. Esbrí and Jofre had dismantled third seeds Martín Di Nenno and Juan Tello 6-4, 6-2 in the quarterfinals — a scoreline that announced their arrival at this level — before running into the world's top pair.
Second seeds Fran Guerrero and Javi Leal met Momo González and Lucas Campagnolo in the other semifinal and came through to set up a top-two showdown. The final therefore pits the two best-ranked pairs in the draw against each other — a straight contest between the season's most consistent sides.
Race Implications and What Follows
A Platinum title delivers 300 FIP Race points to the winning pair, making Sunday's result significant beyond its immediate trophy. Stupaczuk and Sanz entered Lyon leading the men's Race standings; victory here would extend their advantage heading into the Rotterdam P2 and the remaining events before the season-ending Finals. Guerrero and Leal, positioned not far behind, have equal incentive to close the gap.
On the women's side, the departure of Salazar and Osoro before the semifinals compresses the Race picture considerably. Whoever wins on Sunday — Caldera/Goenaga or Fassio/Pérez — will enter October with fresh momentum and a meaningful points haul.
The next stop on the Premier Padel circuit is the CUPRA Rotterdam P2 at Ahoy Rotterdam, where qualifying rounds begin today, September 27, with the main draw running from Tuesday, September 29, through the final on October 4.
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