A Perfect Week at the Chatrier
Agustín Tapia and Arturo Coello did not drop a single set across six matches at Roland-Garros. On Sunday afternoon they capped that flawless run with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Alejandro Galán and Federico Chingotto, claiming their third consecutive Paris Major title and their ninth trophy of the 2026 Premier Padel season.
The first set was a statement of intent. Tapia and Coello raced to 5-0 in under thirty minutes, committing fewer than five unforced errors while consistently finding the glass on both flanks. Galán and Chingotto salvaged a single game before the 6-1 was confirmed to an electric Chatrier crowd.
The second set carried more tension. Both pairs exchanged breaks early, but Tapia and Coello secured the decisive advantage at 4-3 and closed out 6-4. A third successive Paris crown — a feat only a handful of pairings have matched at any single Premier Padel venue — was theirs.
A Season of Relentless Dominance
The Paris title is the ninth for Tapia and Coello in 2026, with five victories arriving in their last six tournaments. Their lead in the Race standings, already 470 points over Galán-Chingotto before the week began, extends sharply: a P1 Major distributes 2,000 ranking points to the winners and 1,200 to the runners-up.
Both semi-finals had underlined the depth at the top of the men's draw. Tapia and Coello needed close to two hours to eliminate Juan Lebrón and Leo Augsburger 7-5, 6-3, while Galán and Chingotto settled their half 7-5, 6-2 against Paquito Navarro and Martín Di Nenno in a match decided on serve efficiency.
Coello at the Height of His Powers
Arturo Coello, 23, produced what many courtside observers called his finest tournament as a professional. His forehand volley — often hit from an acute angle near the net post — repeatedly wrong-footed both Galán and Chingotto throughout the final. Tapia, operating with quiet authority from the back, kept his unforced error count minimal across the entire week, an area that had occasionally cost the partnership at earlier stops this season.
Federico Chingotto acknowledged post-match, according to reports from the venue, that the world number ones had been "a step above" throughout the week. Alejandro Galán expressed confidence the gap would narrow before the circuit's final stretch, noting that the Galán-Chingotto partnership had won five of their last nine meetings with Tapia-Coello coming into Paris.
The Road Ahead
With the Paris Major complete, the Premier Padel 2026 calendar turns toward its closing phase. For Galán and Chingotto, the next P1 event will be a critical opportunity to claw back in the Race before the year-end championship decides the season crown. Tapia and Coello, however, leave Roland-Garros with a third consecutive Paris title and the clearest statement yet that their grip on the top of the game is not loosening.
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