Meléndez-Luna seek their third success of the season together: setting their sights on the trophy in Doha

DOHA – Last week, Doha hosted the most eagerly awaited team competition of the year, the FIP World Cup 2026, where Spain claimed both the men’s and women’s titles. However, the action in Doha is not over, with the FIP Bronze II taking place this week. The pair of Dani Luna and Pedro Meléndez lead the men’s draw. Their aim is to claim their third title together on the CUPRA FIP Tour this year, following their victories at the FIP Bronze Racourt and Taunton in October. Luna has won six tournaments on the circuit this season, two more than Meléndez. Their main challengers for the title are Julian Lacamoire and Adrian Ronco. They have also claimed two titles together in 2026, at the FIP Bronze Dubai and Karachi. Also among the pairs to watch are Gustavo Nunes-Tonet Sans and Hassan Adel Waly-Youssef Hossam.

The women’s draw is also set to attract considerable attention. The top seeds are Spain’s Lucia Perez and Portugal’s Clarinha Santos, who have each won four titles on the circuit in 2026. Two of those victories came together, at the FIP Bronze Dronten in the Netherlands and the FIP Bronze Interpadel Open Oslo in Norway. Their individual achievements complete the tally: Perez won the FIP Bronze Singapore and the FIP Silver Dubai, while Santos claimed the FIP Bronze Dakar and the FIP Bronze Almeirim. Their main rivals are Elsa Terranova and Angelina Neizvestnaya, winners of the FIP Bronze Samui in Thailand in October. Also in contention are Mafalda Marques-Patricia Ribeiro and Eugenia Guimet-Veronika Kuzmuk. The tournament’s main draw will begin on Friday 13 November and conclude on Sunday 15 November, when the semi-finals and finals will be played.