Victoria Isaac and Lison Chrétien Meal are French U18 champions after a controlled final

Victoria Isaac and Lison Chrétien Meal are the 2026 French U18 champions. (At WinWin) Padel Cabriès, the top seed, concluded his tournament in style by dominating second seeds Alice Aznar and Louisa André in the final, 6-2, 6-1 in just 47 minutes. This final demonstration capped off a run without dropping a single set.

This title is not a first for Victoria Isaac and Lison Chrétien Meal. The two players had already been crowned French U16 champions together in 2024, after a 7-6, 6-4 victory against the Bekhedda sisters. A year later, in their move up to the U18 category, they reached the national final, losing to Célia Talano and Loann Jovasevic. In 2026, they took the final step: after the U16 title, Isaac and Chrétien Meal now add the French U18 Championship title to their record.

A final between the top two seeds

The rankings held true until the final. On one side, Victoria Isaac, ranked 53rd among French women, and Lison Chrétien Meal, ranked 56th , top seeds 1. On the other hand, Alice Aznar, 82nd, and Louisa André, 139th , 2th seeded.

But the anticipated final between the top two seeds ultimately did not produce the hoped-for battle.

Isaac and Christian Meal quickly took control and never relinquished it. They won the first set 6-2 before accelerating even further in the second to secure the victory. 6/2 6/1 in 47 minutes .

Lison Chrétien Meal, French U18 champions after a controlled final

Victoria Isaac, French U18 champions after a controlled final

50 points to 25: the statistics speak for themselves.

The figures from the final allow us to measure the gap between the two teams.

Isaac/Christian Meal won 50 points against only 25 for Aznar/André. The French champions made the difference mainly on the return games: 7 break points earned and 6 converted , against only one break point obtained and won by their opponents.

In the game, the TS1 also finishes with a largely positive result: 14 winning points for 10 unforced errors Opposite, Aznar/André scored 9 winning points but committed 21 unforced errors .

Isaac/Christian Meal were also cleaner in return, with only 2 return faults against 5 for seed 2.

A statistical dominance which is therefore logically reflected on the scoreboard.

Victoria Isaac and Lison Chrétien Meal are French U18 champions after a controlled final

Isaac / Christian Meal: not a single set lost until the title

This final mainly concludes a tournament that was particularly well controlled by the number 1 seed.

During the first group stage, Victoria Isaac and Lison Chrétien Meal had started by beating Clémentine Guérin Dubourg / Eva Leroch 6/1 6/4 , before leaving no room for Elise and Morgane Piquet to play: 6 / 0 6 / 0 .

They then confirmed this in front of Eugénie Lefort / Lou Loiseau , with a victory 6 / 4 6 / 4 .

In the semi-finals, Isaac/Chrétien Meal faced Guérin Dubourg/Leroch. The result was once again decisive: 6 / 1 6 / 4 to reach the final.

Then came that 6/2 6/1 victory against Aznar / André to go and get the title.

The outcome is clear: Five matches, five wins, ten sets won and none conceded. .

Aznar and André had, however, achieved a solid result.

Although the final was one-sided, Alice Aznar and Louisa André had previously had a very solid tournament.

The number 2 seed had notably beaten Alicia Michelis / Lysandre Laplace 6/4 6/3 then Chloé Lempereur / Alycia Greboval 6/3 6/1 .

Their match against Lefort/Loiseau was much closer. Trailing after losing the first set, Aznar and André managed to turn things around and win. 4/6 7/5 6/2 .

In the semi-final, they then faced Michelis/Laplace and secured their place in the title match with a victory. 6 / 4 6 / 3 .

In the final, the task proved too great for Aznar and André. 21 unforced errors and the six breaks conceded weighed heavily against a team that gave very little.

Victoria Isaac and Lison Chrétien Meal will thus have assumed their status as number 1 seeds from the beginning to the end of the competition .

Undefeated and without having dropped a single set, they finished their run with their clearest victory of the weekend against their main rivals on paper.

6/2 6/1 in 47 minutes: Victoria Isaac and Lison Chrétien Meal are French U18 2026 champions.

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.