Four stops in one weekend: the world’s NextGen takes to the court

ROME – Another outstanding weekend awaits the NextGen, as the champions of tomorrow take to the court at four events on the FIP Promises Tour. The tournaments will be held in Mafra (Portugal), Aprilia (Italy), Doha (Qatar) and Almaty (Kazakhstan).

 

The FIP Promises Mafra II promises plenty of action, with four boys’ draws (Under 12, Under 14, Under 16 and Under 18) and three girls’ draws (Under 12, Under 14 and Under 16). Three Portuguese pairs will compete in the oldest boys’ age category: Martinho Marinho-Miguel Gaspar, Joao Bodas Iria Miranda Pacheco-Diogo Magalhaes and Tiago Pereira-Martim Dias. In the Under 16 and Under 14 categories, one of the most promising players on the European scene, Francisca Cravo, will also take to the court.

 

From Portugal to Italy. The FIP Promises 747 Aprilia will also feature plenty of on-court action, with four boys’ categories (Under 12, Under 14, Under 16 and Under 18) and three girls’ categories (Under 12, Under 14 and Under 16). The boys’ draw is led by Spaniards Tomas Castro and Leon Ortega Ibanez, followed by the pairs Martin Araguete Sales-Alessandro Pirrotta and Daniel Beneyto Sanchez-Pietro Giovannini.

 

There is also great anticipation for the event in Doha, where the FIP World Cup 2026 will take place from 2 to 7 November, bringing together the best of world padel. The FIP Promises Aspire Academy will feature eight draws in total: Under 12, Under 14, Under 16 and Under 18, in both the boys’ and girls’ competitions. The No. 1 seeds in the Under 18 draw are Fahad Alhooli-Aly Elnahas, followed by Fahad Alhooli-Aly Elnahas and Sayed Hashem Almazeedi-Rashid Walid.

 

Completing this week’s FIP Promises Tour schedule is FIP Promises Almaty II in Kazakhstan, featuring three boys’ draws (Under 14, Under 16 and Under 18). Among the home pairs entered in the oldest age category are Arnur Tursynkhan-Islam Duissengazin and Sanzhar Juassov-Timur Akhmetov. Everything is set for a great weekend of padel.