The 2021 World Padel Tour was the ninth edition of the World Padel Tour, the most prestigious professional padel circuit in the world. In the male division, Alejandro Galán and Juan Lebrón retained the number 1 spot for a second year. In the female division Alejandra Salazar and Gemma Triay were crowned number one for a second time, their first together as pair.
This edition was held throughout 2021 in six countries and from an economic standpoint, the tournament organizers, the Damm Group, hoped that this would be the first edition of the circuit to generate profits for the company, after the pandemic had forced the cancellation of a large part of the 2020 World Padel Tour calendar and all but three tournaments, which had to be played behind closed doors.
Players On the sporting side, at the beginning of the year numerous partner changes were made official for the top-ranked players on the men's and women's circuits.
In the men's circuit, the main changes include the union of: Fernando Belasteguín and Sanyo Gutiérrez; Agustín Tapia and Pablo Lima; Martín Di Nenno and Paquito Navarro; Alejandro Ruiz and Franco Stupaczuk; Adrián Allemandi and Maxi Sánchez; Coki Nieto and Juan Martín Díaz; Javi Rico and Momo González.
However, pairs like Federico Chingotto and Juan Tello, Javier Ruiz and Uri Botello, Agustín Gómez Silingo and Matías Díaz, and the number one ranked Alejandro Galán and Juan Lebrón stayed together for the 2021 World Padel Tour edition.
On the women's circuit, 2020 ended with the separation of the number one ranked pair, Gemma Triay and Lucía Sainz. For the 2021 World Padel Tour, the main changes included: Alejandra Salazar and Gemma Triay; Bea González and Lucía Sainz; Ariana Sánchez and Paula Josemaría; Elisabeth Amatriaín and Sofia Araújo; Patricia Llaguno and María Virginia Riera; Aranzazu Osoro and Victoria Iglesias; Ana Catarina Nogueira and Cata Tenorio.
Marta Marrero and Marta Ortega and the twins Majo Sánchez Alayeto and Mapi Sánchez Alayeto remained together.
Tournaments and results
Tournament Date Men's Women's Winners Score Runners-up Winners Score Runners-up Madrid Open 4 – 11 April Fernando Belasteguín Sanyo Gutiérrez 6–7 / 6–4 / 6–3 Alejandro Ruíz Franco Stupaczuk Ariana Sánchez Paula Josemaría 6–3 / 6–4 Bea González Lucía Sainz Alicante Open 18 – 25 April Alejandro Galán Juan Lebrón 6–0 / 6–4 Alejandro Ruíz Franco Stupaczuk Alejandra Salazar Gemma Triay 6–0 / 6–1 Ariana Sánchez Paula Josemaría Vigo Open 2 – 9 May Fernando Belasteguín Sanyo Gutiérrez 4–6 / 6–4 / 6–2 Martín Di Nenno Paquito Navarro Patricia Llaguno Virginia Riera2–6 / 6–3 / 7–5 Alejandra Salazar Gemma Triay Santander Open 24 – 30 May Alejandro Galán Juan Lebrón 6–3 / 6–2 Javier Rico Momo González Delfina Brea Tamara Icardo 6–1 / 7–5 Patricia Llaguno Virginia Riera Marbella Master 7 – 13 June Alejandro Galán Juan Lebrón 7–6 / 6–2 Agustín Tapia Pablo Lima Ariana Sánchez Paula Josemaría 6–2 / 6–3 Patricia Llaguno Virginia Riera Valladolid Master 21 – 27 June Lucho Capra Maxi Sánchez 6–3 / 6–4 Federico Chingotto Juan Tello Alejandra Salazar Gemma Triay 6–3 / 6–3 Ariana Sánchez Paula Josemaría Valencia Open 6 – 11 July Fernando Belasteguín Sanyo Gutiérrez 7–5 / 3–6 / 6–4 Alejandro Galán Juan Lebrón Delfina Brea Tamara Icardo 6–7 / 6–1 / 6–4 Alejandra Salazar Gemma Triay Marbella Challenger 12 – 18 July Javier Rico Momo González 6–3 / 3–6 / 6–3 Adrián Allemandi Coki Nieto Aranzazu Osoro Victoria Iglesias 5–7 / 7–5 / 6–4 Carolina Navarro Elisabeth Amatriaín Las Rozas Open 19 – 25 July Agustín Tapia Pablo Lima 6–1 / 6–4 Fernando Belasteguín Sanyo Gutiérrez Ariana Sánchez Paula Josemaría 6–2 / 6–1 Marta Marrero Marta Ortega Lerma Challenger 26 July – 1 August Lucho Capra Javi Garrido 6–3 / 6–3 Javier Rico Momo González Carla Mesa Carmen Villalba 6–0 / 7–5 Alix Collombon Jessica Castelló Málaga Open 2 – 8 August Agustín Tapia Pablo Lima 6–2 / 7–6 Martín Di Nenno Paquito Navarro Alejandra Salazar Gemma Triay 7–5 / 6–2 Delfina Brea Tamara Icardo La Nucia Challenger 9 – 15 August Javi Rico Momo González 6–4 / 2–0 / WO Lucas Campagnolo Lucas Bergamini Alix Collombon Jessica Castelló 6–1 / 6–3 Aranzazu Osoro Bárbara Las Heras Calanda Challenger 23 – 29 August Adrián Allemandi Coki Nieto 6–3 / 6–3 Arnau Ayats Denis Perino Carolina Navarro Elisabeth Amatriaín 6–4 / 7–6 Alix Collombon Jessica Castelló Portugal Master 30 August – 5 September Alejandro Galán Juan Lebrón 4–6 / 7–5 / 6–3 Federico Chingotto Juan Tello Ariana Sánchez Paula Josemaría 6–3 / 6–4 Marta Marrero Marta Ortega Sardinia Open 6 – 11 September Alejandro Ruíz Franco Stupaczuk 6–2 / 7–6 Martín Di Nenno Paquito Navarro Alejandra Salazar Gemma Triay 6–7 / 6–3 / 6–1 Ariana Sánchez Paula Josemaría Barcelona Master 13 – 19 September Martín Di Nenno Paquito Navarro 6–2 / 3–6 / 6–4 Federico Chingotto Juan Tello Alejandra Salazar Gemma Triay 6–1 / 6–2 Bea González Lucía Sainz Lugo Open 20 – 26 September Alejandro Galán Juan Lebrón 6–4 / 4–6 / 6–3 Martín Di Nenno Paquito Navarro Alejandra Salazar Gemma Triay 6–1 / 6–4 Patricia Llaguno Virginia Riera Albacete Challenger 27 September – 3 October Javier Garrido Mike Yanguas 6–2 / 7–5 Agustín Gutiérrez Lucho Capra Ana Catarina Nogueira Sofia Araújo 3–6 / 7–6 / 6–3 Beatriz Caldera Carmen Goenaga Menorca Open 4 – 10 October Alejandro Galán Juan Lebrón 6–3 / 6–4 Martín Di Nenno Paquito Navarro Alejandra Salazar Gemma Triay 4–6 / 6–4 / 6–3 Marta Marrero Lucía Sainz Alfafar Challenger 11 – 17 October Coki Nieto Javier Barahona 6–4 / 6–2 Gonzalo Rubio Iván Ramirez Alix Collombon Jessica Castelló 6–3 / 6–2 Carolina Navarro Elisabeth Amatriaín Córdoba Open 18 – 24 October Martín Di Nenno Paquito Navarro 6–3 / 6–3 Alejandro Ruíz Franco Stupaczuk Alejandra Salazar Gemma Triay 6–7 / 6–4 / 6–4 Ariana Sánchez Paula Josemaría Swedish Open 8 – 14 November Agustín Tapia Sanyo Gutiérrez 7–5 / 6–0 Martín Di Nenno Paquito Navarro Ariana Sánchez Paula Josemaría 6–2 / 6–3 Delfina Brea Tamara Icardo Buenos Aires Master 22 – 28 November Martín Di Nenno Paquito Navarro 6–4 / 6–2 Agustín Tapia Sanyo GutiérrezNot contested Mexico Open 29 November – 6 December Alejandro Ruiz Franco Stupaczuk 6–3 / 3–6 / 6–2 Martín Di Nenno Paquito NavarroNot contested Master Final 16 – 19 December Alejandro Galán Juan Lebrón 6–4 / 6–4 Agustín Tapia Sanyo Gutiérrez Ariana Sánchez Paula Josemaría 6–4 / 6–2 Lucía Sainz Marta Marrero
End of season ranking Male
2021 Men's RankingTournaments WonN.ºNamePointsOpenMasterMaster FinalTotal1 Alejandro Galán13.0554217 Juan Lebrón3 Martín Di Nenno11.9101203 Paquito Navarro 5 Sanyo Gutiérrez 9.010 4 0 0 4 6 Agustín Tapia 8.770 3 0 0 3 7 Alejandro Ruíz 7.5552002 8 Franco Stupaczuk 7.515 9 Fernando Belasteguín 6.675 3 0 0 310 Federico Chingotto6.5150000 Juan Tello 12 Pablo Lima 6.360 2 0 0 2 13 Lucho Capra 4.9910101 14 Maxi Sánchez 4.800 15 Arturo Coello 3.696 0 0 0 0 16 Momo González 3.673 0 0 0 0Female
2021 Women's RankingTournaments WonN.ºNamePointsOpenMasterMaster FinalTotal1 Alejandra Salazar12.7556208 Gemma Triay3 Ariana Sánchez11.5853216 Paula Josemaría 5 Delfina Brea 7.5052002 6 Tamara Icardo 7.2947 Virginia Riera6.9551001 Patricia Llaguno 9 Lucía Sainz 6.625 0 0 0 0 10 Marta Marrero 5.840 0 0 0 0 11 Bea González 5.735 0 0 0 0 12 Victoria Iglesias 5.1200000 13 Aranzazu Osoro 5.11514 Marta Ortega 4.950 0 0 0 0 15 Majo Sánchez Alayeto 3.435 0 0 0 0 16 Mapi Sánchez Alayeto 3.265 0 0 0 0
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