French Championships 2026 – The serious business begins for the women

Of the top eight seeds at the start, Seven will be present at the quarter-finals of the 2026 French Championships Between members of the French national team, young prospects and players who know each other perfectly from training together regularly, the four matches promise some great battles. See you at 9am Padel Plus Agen.

Bahurel/Pottier versus Invernon/Merah, the clash of the French national teams

In the first rotation on the central track, Louise Bahurel / Lucile Pottier (TS2) will try to continue their journey in the face of Élodie Invernon / Steffi Merah (TS7) .

Bahurel and Pottier appear to be one of the pairs most likely to pose problems for Léa Godallier / Carla Touly in a potential final. For now, both Frenchwomen are delivering.

After a perfectly controlled opening against Michel / Prado They had to fight harder in the round of 16 against Charlène Tonda / Alexise Duchêne After a close first set, they gradually gained the upper hand to win. 7 / 5 6 / 1 .

French Championships 2026: Favorites gain momentum, top seeds fall by the wayside — Louise Bahurel and Lucile Pothier, French Championships 2026

Both players are arriving in good shape. Lucile Pottier remains particularly strong after a successful run in the FIP Platinum Lyon qualifiers, while Louise Bahurel had delivered a very solid match against Alix Collombon in the round of 16 of the same tournament.

But on the other side, Invernon and Merah are also having a phenomenal start to the French Championships. Two matches, two swift victories: first against Huchet / Bernard , then against Maï Vo / Mélanie Ros , beaten 6 / 3 6 / 1 .

A distinctive feature of this poster: Three of the four players will rejoin the French team in early November for the World Championships. In other words, everyone knows each other perfectly.

Probably one of the most interesting quarter-finals to follow.

Barla/Lambert Agosti versus Marcarie/Senjean: the youngsters must show their teeth

At the same time on track 5, it's time for youth with Kimy Barla / Lou Lambert Agosti (TS3) .

The Nice and Toulouse players will play for their place in the final four against Manon Marcarie / Cassandra Senjean (TS5).

Kimy and Lou got their tournament off to a perfect start with two wins. After their victory against Delannoy / Chabrier they ruled out Stéphanie Weil / Manon Richer , 6 / 3 6 / 4 .

But now is when the two young hopefuls of French women's padel will have to bring out their best level and show all the experience accumulated in recent months in training and on the international circuit.

Opposite, Manon Marcarie, 9th ranked French player, and Cassandra Senjean, 15th They too are having a very good season and haven't faltered since the start of the competition. Their latest victory came against Messina / Berecoechea dominated 6 / 1 6 / 3 .

And the four players know each other particularly well: they they trained together this week at the Big Padel Bordeaux Academy, under the leadership of JT Peyrou They have probably already had the opportunity to size each other up in training. This time, the stakes will be very different.

A place in the semi-finals of the French Championships is at stake. They will have to show their teeth.

Dardaine / Mansart, getting the machine running again after the marathon

In the other part of the table, Marie-Amélie Dardaine / Clara Mansart (TS4) are the survivors of these round of 16 matches.

Both players came very close to being eliminated against Charlotte Soubrié / Fiona Ligi Trailing after the first round, they had to dig deep to secure their qualification and save five match points before establishing itself 3/6 7/6 7/6 .

A real marathon.

But Dardaine and Mansart are still there. They certainly constitute one of the most prominent French pairs, if not the most prominent French pair this season on the international circuit and will now have to prove themselves against Lisa Bognard / Alice Hofer (TS8) .

They negotiated their round of 16 match perfectly by dominating Bergaud / Casali de Lima , 6 / 3 6 / 4 .

The big question will inevitably be physical: Will Dardaine and Mansart have sufficiently recovered from their enormous fight the day before?

Godallier / Touly face the pleasant surprise of the draw

Finally Léa Godallier / Carla Touly (TS1) will try to continue their near-perfect run. Since the start of the competition, the top favorites have not conceded any losses. only one game .

They will face the pleasant surprise of the women's draw in the quarter-finals: Julie Pécastaing / Joanna Bougon , 11th pair on the list.

They caused a surprise in the round of 16 by knocking out Jennifer Denecheau / Nada Majdoubi with a victory in two sets, 7 / 6 6 / 4 .

This time, the challenge will be significantly greater. Facing Godallier and Touly, Julie and Joanna will likely need to play a perfect match to have any hope of troubling the number 1 seeds.

On paper, Léa and Carla remain the clear favorites. But after the battles seen since the start of these French Championships, it's best not to take anything for granted.

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Potentially explosive halves

Four tantalizing quarter-finals before potentially even more enticing semi-finals.

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