CUPRA FIP Finals, the first time in China. Alonso-Bautista and Osoro-Jensen lead the draws, Jairo defends the title

For the fifth edition of the CUPRA FIP Finals, the international circuit of the International Padel Federation lands in China. From tomorrow until Saturday, four days to crown the pairs that will write their names in the roll of honour after Marina Guinart and Victoria Iglesias and Fran Guerrero and Jairo Bautista, last year’s winners in Bourg-en-Bresse (France). And it is Bautista himself who will try to repeat his success at the Jiangwan Sports Center in Shanghai, this time alongside Edu Alonso, in an event organized by the FIP with the support of the local promoter and the Chinese Tennis Association. There are 16 pairs competing in both the men’s and women’s draws in China, with Alonso and Bautista leading the entry list, followed by Juanlu Esbri and Alex Ruiz, winners of the FIP Platinum in Lyon last October. José Diestro and Javi Garcia will be the number 3 seeds, while Javi Garrido – paired with Álvaro Cepero – is aiming to cap off a high-level end of the season.

WOMEN In the women’s draw, Aranzazu Osoro and Claudia Jensen – ranked 19 and 12 in the FIP ranking – are the pair to beat. Martina Fassio and Patty Llaguno are on the opposite side of the main draw as the number 2 seeds. Jessica Castelló and Lorena Rufo, meanwhile, arrive from the quarter-finals of the Major in Acapulco and, after defeating Paula Josemaría and Ari Sanchez in Mexico, aim to finish 2025 in the best possible way. The tournament starts on Wednesday with the round of 16, the first step on the path that will lead to the finals on Saturday 6th, where 225 FIP ranking points will be up for grabs.