The 2018 World Padel Tour was the sixth edition of the World Padel Tour, the most prestigious professional padel circuit in the world. In the male division, Maxi Sánchez and Sanyo Gutiérrez dethroned Fernando Belasteguín and Pablo Lima, to become the first non-Belasteguín pair in seventeen years to reach the number 1 rank. In the female division Mapi Sánchez Alayeto and Majo Sánchez Alayeto achieved their fourth number one rank in five years.

Tournaments and results

Tournament Date Men's Women's Winners Score Runners-up Winners Score Runners-up Catalunya Master 19 – 25 March Maxi Sánchez Sanyo Gutiérrez 6–4 / 6–2 Juan Cruz Belluati Juan Lebrón Gemma Triay Lucía Sainz 6–2 / 5–7 / 6–4 Alejandra Salazar Marta Marrero Alicante Open 2 – 8 April Fernando Belasteguín Pablo Lima 7–6 / 3–0 / WO Cristián Gutiérrez Franco Stupaczuk Alejandra Salazar Marta Marrero 6–3 / 7–6 Mapi Sánchez Alayeto Majo Sánchez Alayeto Zaragoza Open 30 April – 6 May Maxi Sánchez Sanyo Gutiérrez 6–4 / 6–7 / 6–3 Juan Martín Díaz Paquito Navarro Gemma Triay Lucía Sainz 6–7 / 7–6 / 6–1 Alejandra Salazar Marta Marrero Jaén Open 21 – 27 May Maxi Sánchez Sanyo Gutiérrez 6–3 / 6–3 Juan Martín Díaz Paquito Navarro Mapi Sánchez Alayeto Majo Sánchez Alayeto 7–5 / 6–3 Gemma Triay Lucía Sainz Madrid Challenger 29 May – 3 June Maxi Grabiel Pablo Lijó 6–3 / 6–2 Javier Ruiz Uri BotelloNot contested Lisbon Challenger 4 – 10 June Javier Ruiz Uri Botello 6–3 / 7–5 Diego Ramos Rafael MéndezNot contested Valladolid Open 18 – 24 June Alejandro Galán Matías Díaz 7–5 / 3–6 / 6–3 Maxi Sánchez Sanyo Gutiérrez Gemma Triay Lucía Sainz 6–4 / 4–6 / 6–3 Mapi Sánchez Alayeto Majo Sánchez Alayeto Melilla Challenger 26 June – 1 July Javier Ruiz Uri Botello 6–4 / 7–5 Agustin Gomez Silingo Alex Ruiz Ariana Sánchez Marta Ortega 6–3 / 6–4 Carolina Navarro Cecilia Reiter Valencia Master 2 – 8 July Fernando Belasteguín Pablo Lima 6–0 / 6–2 Maxi Sánchez Sanyo Gutiérrez Mapi Sánchez Alayeto Majo Sánchez Alayeto 6–3 / 6–4 Ariana Sánchez Marta Ortega Cabrera de Mar Challenger 9 – 15 July José Diestro Victor Ruiz 6–3 / 6–3 Adrián Allemandi Javier GarridoNot contested Bastad Open 23 – 29 July Fernando Belasteguín Pablo Lima 6–2 / 3–6 / 6–3 Juan Martín Díaz Paquito Navarro Not contested Mijas Open 6 – 12 August Maxi Sánchez Sanyo Gutiérrez 6–2 / 7–5 Juan Cruz Belluati Juan Lebrón Mapi Sánchez Alayeto Majo Sánchez Alayeto 6–1 / 6–3 Elisabeth Amatriaín Patricia Llaguno Andorra Open 20 – 26 August Maxi Sánchez Sanyo Gutiérrez 5–7 / 6–4 / 6–4 Cristián Gutiérrez Franco Stupaczuk Mapi Sánchez Alayeto Majo Sánchez Alayeto 7–6 / 6–7 / 6–4 Alejandra Salazar Marta Marrero Lugo Open 3 – 9 September Alejandro Galán Matías Díaz 6–0 / 6–4 Lucho Capra Ramiro Moyano Alejandra Salazar Marta Marrero 6–2 / 6–3 Mapi Sánchez Alayeto Majo Sánchez Alayeto Portugal Master 17 – 23 September Maxi Sánchez Sanyo Gutiérrez 7–6 / 7–5 Juani Mieres Miguel Lamperti Mapi Sánchez Alayeto Majo Sánchez Alayeto 0–6 / 6–4 / 7–5 Gemma Triay Lucía Sainz Madrid WOpen 24 – 30 SeptemberNot contested Alejandra Salazar Marta Marrero 6–2 / 4–6 / 6–4 Mapi Sánchez Alayeto Majo Sánchez Alayeto Villa de San Javier Challenger 1 – 7 October Maxi Grabiel Pablo Lijó 6–3 / 6–3 Victor Ruiz Willy Lahoz Elisabeth Amatriain Patricia Llaguno 6–2 / 3–6 / 6–2 Beatriz González Catalina Tenorio Granada Open 8 – 14 October Cristián Gutiérrez Franco Stupaczuk 2–6 / 7–6 / 6–2 Maxi Sánchez Sanyo Gutiérrez Gemma Triay Lucía Sainz 6–1 / 6–4 Ariana Sánchez Marta Ortega Paris Challenger 14 – 21 October Federico Chingotto Juan Tello 7–5 / 6–7 / 6–2 Lucho Capra Ramiro MoyanoNot contested Euskadi Open 22 – 28 October Pablo Lima Paquito Navarro 6–3 / 6–3 Juani Mieres Miguel Lamperti Alejandra Salazar Marta Marrero 6–3 / 2–6 / 6–4 Mapi Sánchez Alayeto Majo Sánchez Alayeto Argentina Master 5 – 11 November Maxi Sánchez Sanyo Gutiérrez 6–7 / 6–4 / 6–2 Adrián Allemandi Agustín SilingoNot contested Arroyo de la Encomienda Challenger 11 – 18 November Federico Chingotto Juan Tello 6–3 / 6–4 Alex Ruiz Pablo Lijó Ana Catarina Nogueira Delfina Brea 6–2 / WO Carolina Navarro Cecilia Reiter Murcia Open 19 – 25 November Maxi Sánchez Sanyo Gutiérrez 2–6 / 7–5 / 6–3 Paquito Navarro Pablo Lima Alejandra Salazar Marta Marrero 7–5 / 4–6 / 6–1 Mapi Sánchez Alayeto Majo Sánchez Alayeto Master Final 13 – 16 December Fernando Belasteguín Pablo Lima 7–6 / 6–3 Maxi Sánchez Sanyo Gutiérrez Alejandra Salazar Marta Marrero 6–3 / 6–2 Mapi Sánchez Alayeto Majo Sánchez Alayeto

End of season ranking Male

2018 Men's RankingTournaments WonN.ºNamePointsOpenMasterMaster FinalTotal1 Maxi Sánchez 13.8203508 Sanyo Gutiérrez 3 Pablo Lima 8.330 3 1 1 5 4 Paquito Navarro 7.035 1 0 0 1 5 Juan Martín Díaz 6.570 0 0 0 0 6 Alejandro Galán6.2002002 6 Matías Díaz 8 Fernando Belasteguín 6.060 2 1 1 49 Miguel Lamperti5.1450000 Juani Mieres11 Franco Stupaczuk 4.9251001 Cristián Gutiérrez 13 Juan Lebrón 4.920 0 0 0 0 14 Juan Cruz Belluati 4.095 0 0 0 0 15 Javier Ruíz 4.0550000 15 Uri BotelloFemale

2018 Women's RankingTournaments WonN.ºNamePointsOpenMasterMaster FinalTotal1 Majo Sánchez Alayeto 12.3503205 Mapi Sánchez Alayeto3 Marta Marrero 10.7605016 Alejandra Salazar5 Lucía Sainz9.3253104 Gemma Triay7 Ariana Sánchez 5.8100000 Marta Ortega9 Elisabeth Amatriain 4.3200000 Patricia Llaguno11 Carolina Navarro 3.7050000 Cecilia Reiter13 Beatriz González 3.3500000 Catalina Tenorio15 Teresa Navarro2.5200000 Victoria Iglesias

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