It's official: Arturo Coello is the new number one of the World Padel Tour in place of Juan Lebron and Alejandro Galan. The Spaniard also succeeds his own partner, Agustin Tapia.

Thanks to his victory at the Vienna Padel Open last week, Arturo Coello now has 16.875 points, almost 1.000 more than Lebron and Galan (15.935) and just over 600 ahead of the Mozart of Catamarca (16.250). The latter had also reached the top on his own recently, this week the roles are reversed and it is his partner who sits alone on the throne.

Meteoric rise

Arturo is the player of the future in the present. Left-handed, 1m90, dominating the game in all his extension and capable of surprising with a wide range of shots, he is already one of the greatest in this sport.

His trajectory on the professional circuit of World Padel Tour is dizzying. He made his debut in 2019, at the age of 17 by appearing in his first final tables. In 2020, he begins to play in the round of 2020, notably at the Valencia Open, the Menorca Open and the Barcelona Master. He is voted “revelation of the year” at the end of XNUMX.

In 2021, he joined the World Top 15 and even qualified for the Master Final at the end of the year. Associated with Fernando Belasteguin in 2022, Coello won his first three titles on the circuit in Amsterdam, Madrid and Miami where he became the youngest player to lift a trophy on the circuit. World Padel Tour.

King Arthur!

In 2023, eleven tournaments have taken place so far. Arturo Coello and his partner Agustin Tapia did not participate in three of them (Reus, Alicante and Danish Padel open). For the rest, the copy is perfect on the WPT: eight titles in eight tournaments including a Master (Abu Dhabi) for a total of 37 consecutive victories. An already historic first half of the season for the Spaniard who has always been able to convey his emotion of living this waking dream:

“Today is a historic day for me and for all the people who have accompanied me throughout my journey, especially my family who have always supported me. Being number one is a dream come true, even if it's the result of a lot of hard work, effort and sacrifice."

In the same press release, the native of Valladolid adds: “Reaching the top is something I aspired to when I was a kid, when I started playing, and it has come true, the truth is I couldn't be happier. Today is a big day. Thank you very much to all those who trusted me."

Arturo Coello officially becomes the eleventh world number one World Padel Tour and also breaks the precocity record held by his former partner Fernando Belasteguin by becoming the youngest player in history to reach this position at 21 years, 2 months and 21 days.

The season is still long and we will see for how long the Coello / Tapia pair will remain invincible. However, there is no doubt that we are only witnessing the very beginning of King Arturo's reign!

Martin Schmuda

A competitive tennis player, Martin discovered the padel in 2015 in Alsace and appeared in a few tournaments in Paris. Today a journalist, he deals with current affairs padel while continuing its rise in the world of the little yellow ball!

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