Ari Sánchez and Andrea Ustero win the 2026 Paris Major  After a truly dominant performance in the final, the Spanish women triumphed on Philippe-Chatrier court.  Claudia Fernández and Martina Calvo 6/2 6/0 , at the end of what Ari Sánchez considers their  "Best match of the year" In a press conference, the new champions reflected on this almost perfect final, their complementarity and their ambitions for the future.

Sánchez / Ustero win the Paris Major 2026 with a 6/2 6/0

The ladies' final  Paris Major 2026  It was a one-sided affair. Claudia Fernández and Martina Calvo arrived with maximum confidence after a remarkable week in Paris, but they never really managed to establish their game against  Ari Sánchez and Andrea Ustero .

The result is clear:  6 / 2 6 / 0 .

A performance that even surprised by its scale, given the level shown up to that point by Fernández and Calvo.

For Sánchez, the explanation is simple: the two partners managed to play their best padel at the same time.

"I think that was our best match of the year. Today, we almost reached perfection."

"When we both play at our best, we are very dangerous."

In their press conference, the champions refused to attribute the score difference solely to the playing conditions.  The roof of the Philippe-Chatrier stadium had been closed.  due to the rain, with a ball that Sánchez even found relatively heavy.

The main difference lay in the level of play offered by the pair.

“We played a very complete match. We came in very focused from the start. When we both show our best level, we are very dangerous,” explains Andrea Ustero.

Sánchez fully agrees with this analysis.

Facing a pair  Calvo / Fernández particularly confident The plan was not just to defend and wait for a mistake.

"We knew we had to be tougher than them, smarter, but also add a bit more aggression."

Mission accomplished.

Ari Sánchez: “Andrea was extremely hungry”

One of the keys to this final also lies in the match played by  Andrea Ustero .

Sánchez explained that his partner had sometimes tried too hard to finish points in their previous encounter. In the final, Ustero displayed a much more complete game.

"Today, she came in very focused, very concentrated on running, making the effort, playing the violas, the bandejas, the rulos. She showed a lot of attitude and hunger."

Most importantly, Ustero managed to maintain his aggressiveness while limiting mistakes.

"She made very few mistakes. I saw her very focused and extremely eager to win right from the start."

Andrea Ustero on Sánchez: "She has the mentality of a number one."

When the two players were asked to name a quality of their partner that isn't necessarily reflected in the statistics,  Andrea Ustero delivered one of the most impactful statements of the press conference. .

About Ari Sánchez:

"She has a number one mentality. I've always said that."

For Ustero, Sánchez's strength lies not only in her technical quality. It also lies in her ability to read the game and take charge when her partner is going through a difficult period.

"No matter where you play the ball to her, she does what she wants with it. I think that's why we complement each other so well."

And what about when Ustero isn't having his best day?

"She puts on the captain's jersey and she's the one who gets us out of a lot of matches. She does what she wants with the ball and leaves it to me so I can finish the point."

The Paris Major title erases a painful memory for Ustero

This victory has a special significance for  Andrea Ustero .

A year earlier at Roland-Garros, the Spaniard had suffered a particularly difficult defeat in the semi-finals after seeing a match that seemed within her grasp slip away.

"Last year, it was quite a tough defeat. We really had the game in hand."

Rather than dwelling on this failure, Ustero explains that she used it to continue to progress.

The symbolism is all the more powerful as she had been competing in the Paris tournament for several seasons without yet managing to win a title of this importance.

"I've been playing here at Roland-Garros for four years and I'd never won a Major before."

One year after the disappointment, here she is.  champion on the Philippe-Chatrier .

From Madrid to Paris, Sánchez goes from a major disappointment to the title

For  Ari Sánchez This victory also comes just a few days after a difficult week in Madrid.

The Spanish player is not looking for excuses regarding her previous defeat.

"Last week in Madrid, we suffered a rather tough defeat and, personally, I didn't play very well."

She therefore wanted to take advantage of the Paris Major to immediately move forward.

"I was really looking forward to this week, to a new tournament, to being able to show everything we've been working on."

The reaction was spectacular.

A few days after Madrid, Sánchez finished the Paris Major on his knees on the Philippe-Chatrier court, hands on his head, after a dominant final.  6 / 2 6 / 0 .

"Winning like that, with such great feelings, is wonderful."

Sánchez/Ustero: now, find consistency

This victory, however, does not mask the main challenge identified by the two players:  regularity .

Sánchez believes that she still has significant room for improvement in her aggressiveness, particularly on aerial strikes.

"In training, I play much more freely and aggressively than in competition. The goal is to be able to play in competition the way I do in training."

Regarding Ustero, she highlights a player who continues to progress and become more complete.

But the real objective is collective:  to be able to reproduce more often the level shown in Paris. 

"As a pair, we need to have more days like today, where we both show our best, where we go all out until the end, without letting up and without losing our focus."

 Ari Sánchez and Andrea Ustero are champions of the Paris Major 2026 But beyond the trophy, it's the manner that stands out.

beat  Claudia Fernández and Martina Calvo 6/2 6/0 in the final of a Major  represents a strong signal.

Sánchez and Ustero had been trying for several months to achieve a match in which their two best versions would appear simultaneously.

They found him at the perfect time.

 On Philippe-Chatrier. In the Paris Major final. And with a title at the end. 

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovered padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since then, padel has been part of his life. You often see him touring France to cover major French padel events.

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