Le Premier Padel Qatar Major, the first “Major” tournament of the 2025 season, will see a strong French representation, both among men and women.
In the men's category: Leygue / Geens and Guichard / Cuello in qualifying
Thomas Leygue (104st) and the Belgian Clement Geens (93th) will team up for the first time in Doha. Leygue is coming off a strong performance at the Santiago P1, where he managed to qualify for the main draw before delivering a big fight in the first round against Muñoz / Vilarino.
For its part, Dylan Guichard (134th) will return to competition after a psoas injury that forced him to withdraw from Santiago. He will be partnered with Dylan Demian Cuello (183rd) for this recovery.
Note that several French people are also on the waiting list :
- Julien Seurin et Manuel Vives,
- Arthur Hugounenq (engaged with Sergi Guimet),
- Maxime Joris (with Guillem Figuerola Santiago).
In the women's category: Collombon, Godallier and Ginier entered
In the final table, Alix Collombon (29th) will team up with the Spanish Araceli Martinez (26th)They will try to move forward after an encouraging start together.
The good news also comes from Léa Godallier (58th), associated with Sandra Bellver (53rd)Thanks to the expanded format of the main draw with 36 directly qualified teams (compared to 24 in P1 and P2), they are automatically qualified and will be among the pairs to follow in Doha.
In qualifying, we will witness the big comeback of Jessica Ginier (117th) on the international circuit. The Frenchwoman will be accompanied by the Belgian Helena Wyckaert (109nd) for this recovery.
Camille Sireix, figure for its part on the waiting list, in duet with Rosalie Van Der Hoek.

I discovered padel directly during a tournament, and frankly, I didn't really like it at first. But the second time, it was love at first sight, and since then, I haven't missed a single match. I'm even ready to stay up until 3am to watch a final of Premier Padel !