The WPT Chile Open 2023 (officially WPT BTG Pactual Chile Padel Open 1000 2023) was the third tournament of the eleventh edition of World Padel Tour. The final phase was played between March 14 and 19, 2023 in the Complejo Deportivo San Carlos de Apoquindo, facilities of the Club Deportivo Universidad Católica of Santiago de Chile, while the preliminary phase was played between February 13 and 15 at the "Euroindoor" in Madrid, Spain.
In the women's category, Alejandra Salazar and Gemma Triay won the title due to the withdrawal of Claudia Jensen and Jessica Castelló due to the Argentine's indisposition, when the match was 6–1 and 1–0 in favor of the number 2 pair.
In the men's category, Agustín Tapia and Arturo Coello defeated (twice) the number 1 seeds Alejandro Galán and Juan Lebrón in a match that witnessed one of the biggest controversies of recent years; due to an officiating error in the scoring and Galán's timely intervention when the Spanish-Argentine duo were already celebrating victory in the second set, the match continued with 5–3 and a golden point (when it should have ended 6–3) which the number 1 seeds won, before winning the set in the tie-break, and it had to be in the third set that Tapia and Coello celebrated the victory, 6–4, 6–7 and 7–5. Relevant data First tournament in Chile This tournament marked the first time World Padel Tour had been held in Chile, and new countries are gradually being added to the calendar. Javier Valdés González, the most prominent Chilean padel player, received a wildcard entry into the tournament, directly from the round of 32, alongside his partner Facundo Domínguez.
Controversy in the men's final The men's final pitted the world's number one and number two pairs, Alejandro Galán and Juan Lebrón, against Agustín Tapia and Arturo Coello in the same final as the 2023 Abu Dhabi Master. The match was very intense with the Spanish-Argentine duo winning the first set 6–4 and, after securing a break in the second, went up 5–3 and had a chance to serve for the match.
At 30–30, Coello responded to Lebrón's return from the side wall with a quick smash down the middle, which went in just wide, but it was clear from the live broadcast that the shot was good; no one disputed it. Therefore, two match points. Tapia won the next point with a powerful three-point smash that Galán couldn't reach, so the match ended 6–4, 6–3. But while Tapia and Coello were celebrating and Lebrón waited at the net to shake their hands, Galán arrived looking puzzled, saying that it was now 40–40 and that they would play the golden point.
The referee, Honorio García, announced over the PA system, "Game, set, and match," but Galán persisted, insisting, "You called it 30-40 earlier." Incredulous, the players went to ask the referee for an explanation. He replied that he had made a mistake on the penultimate point; it turned out that after Coello's smash, he had called "30–40" (point for Lebrón-Galán), but only the Madrid native heard it. He said nothing, as did the other three players, who continued playing, assuming the ball was in.
Finally, the umpire ruled that play should continue at 5–3 and 40–40. The crowd erupted, and Coello, having already celebrated the victory and shaken hands with his opponents, couldn't believe it: "I can't go back onto the court." However, the decision had been made: "Play on." The golden point was put into play; it was still match point for the number 2 seeds, but they lost it, and later they also lost the second set in a tie-break. The crowd showed their complete disagreement with what had happened; from the moment of the controversy, they booed loudly on several occasions and celebrated every point won by Tapia and Coello. They were able to get back into the game and ended up winning the third set 7–5. It was one of the biggest padel controversies of recent times.
This incident had a major impact. The social media accounts of both the World Padel Tour, Galán and Lebrón were flooded with comments criticizing their behavior, arguing that they knew they had lost the match, and that in the golden point following the incident they should have deliberately missed the return, thus giving the victory to Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia.
Withdrawals In the men's draw, the situation was slightly better than at the La Rioja Open. A total of 6 pairs who had registered and were going to compete in the main draw encountered setbacks that complicated their participation. Pairs 2, 19, 25, 26 and pair A were unable to play due to injuries, so the main draw had to be modified. However, Alex Arroyo's injury did not prevent his partner, Miguel Yanguas, from competing in the tournament, as he ultimately played with Leandro Augsburger by taking advantage of the "lucky loser" rule, since he had been eliminated in the preliminary rounds.
In the women's draw, however, a very unusual situation occurred; the 8th and 13th ranked pairs, made up of Tamara Icardo and Virginia Riera and Carolina Navarro and Mª Carmen Villalba, missed the deadline to register for the tournament (in the case of the Malaga pair, by 10 minutes), so they could not participate.
Registered teams Male
Rnk.TeamWPT Ranking Points1 Alejandro Galán Juan Lebrón33.4402 Agustín Tapia Arturo Coello20.4853 Juan Tello Paquito Navarro15.5504 Franco Stupaczuk Martín Di Nenno15.5255 Alejandro Ruiz Momo González11.1606 Coki Nieto Pablo Lima10.7367 Federico Chingotto Javi Garrido9.8958 Lucas Campagnolo Maxi Sánchez8.1009 Agustín Gutiérrez Lucho Capra6.58110 Javier Leal Jon Sanz4.74611 Francisco Gil Ramiro Moyano4.33912 Gonzalo Rubio Javier Ruiz3.99613 Juan Cruz Belluati Miguel Lamperti3.94714 José García Diestro Pincho Fernández3.52415 Josete Rico Salvador Oria3.44216 Lucas Bergamini Víctor Ruiz3.43117 Eduardo Alonso Juanlu Esbri2.93518 Leo Augsburger Miguel Yanguas2.84719 Agustín Gomez Silingo Juan Martín Díaz2.74120 Javier García Mora Javier González Barahona2.52521 Antón Sans Teodoro Zapata2.21922 Ignacio Vilariño Jaime Muñoz2.00123 Javier Martínez Vázquez Rafael Méndez1.755(W.C.) Facundo Domínguez Javier Valdés1.048Qualified from the preliminary roundsB Francisco Guerrero Jesús Moya1.514C Daniel Santigosa David Gala466D Iván Ramírez Pablo Cardona1.645Female
Rnk.TeamWPT Ranking Points1 Alejandra Salazar Gemma Triay33.0602 Ariana Sánchez Paula Josemaría32.3903 Bea González Marta Ortega16.9264 Victoria Iglesias Patty Llaguno10.4485 Aranza Osoro Lucía Sainz10.0756 Bárbara Las Heras Verónica Virseda9.7707 Majo Sánchez Alayeto Mapi Sánchez Alayeto9.1458 Delfina Brea Sofia Araújo6.6419 Claudia Jensen Jessica Castelló4.99510 Alix Collombon Carla Mesa4.90711 Lorena Rufo Marta Talaván4.38312 Esther Carnicero Lucía Martínez3.60113 Beatriz Caldera Carmen Goenaga3.38314 Ana Catarina Nogueira Eli Amatriaín3.13515 Marina Guinart Nuria Rodríguez3.08416 Claudia Fernández Julieta Bidahorria3.06317 Marta Barrera Marta Caparrós2.67118 Anna Cortiles Sofía Saiz2.47419 Araceli Martínez Noa Cánovas2.47020 Alejandra Alonso Melania Merino2.39121 Marina Martínez Teresa Navarro2.34022 Alicia Blanco Arantxa Soriano2.18623 Carolina Orsi Léa Godallier2.148(W.C.) Andrea Koch Mª Laura Ferreyra15Qualified from the preliminary roundsA Emily Stellato Giulia Sussarello1.925B Ariadna Cañellas Sandra Bellver Ksenia Sharifova1.5051.118C Ana Fernandez de Ossó Lara Arruabarrena905D Águeda Pérez Sara Ruiz1.304
Schedule The matches began on Saturday at the Euroindoor Alcorcón club with the preliminary rounds.
Monday 13: Men's qualifying rounds 1 and 2. Tuesday 14: Men's qualifying round 3 and women's qualifying rounds 1 and 2. Wednesday 15: Final qualifying rounds for both men and women.
The final draw is played a month later:
Tuesday 14: Round of 32. Wednesday 15: Round of 32. Thursday 16: Round of 16. Friday 17: Quarterfinals. Saturday 18: Semifinals. Sunday 19: Finals.
Results Men's Bracket
Men's Bracket
Final qualifying round Men's
Data Qualified WPT Ranking Point Opponents ResultA Álvaro Cepero Arnau Ayats1688 vs 1324 Jaime Fermosell José Jiménez Casas6–4 / 7–5B Francisco Guerrero Jesús Moya1514 vs 228 Aris Patiniotis Ignacio Sager6–3 / 6–0C Daniel Santigosa David Gala466 vs 314 Leandro Augsburger Valentino Libaak6–3 / 6–4D Iván Ramírez Pablo Cardona1645 vs 466 Carlos Martí Mario Ortega6–3 / 6–7 / 6–3Women's
Data Qualified WPT Ranking Point Opponents ResultA Giulia Sussarello Emily Stellato1925 vs 1442 Julia Polo Nicole Traviesa6–3 / 6–4B Ariadna Cañellas Sandra Bellver1505 vs 1880 Ksenia Sharifova Patricia Martínez4–6 / 7–6 / 6–1C Ana Fernandez de Ossó Lara Arruabarrena905 vs 1390 Lourdes Pascual Raquel Segura6–4 / 3–6 / 6–3D Águeda Pérez Sara Ruiz1304 vs 1884 Lorena Alonso Sandra Hernández7–6 / 4–6 / 6–3
Round of 32 Men's
DateTeam AScoreTeam BRefs.14/3/2023 Rafael Méndez Javier Martínez6–4 / 6–4 Lucas Bergamini Víctor Ruiz Remedios14/3/2023 Javier García Mora Javier González Barahona7–6 / 6–7 / 6–1 Francisco Guerrero Jesús Moya14/3/2023 Iván Ramírez Pablo Cardona7–6 / 3–6 / 7–6 Francisco Gil Ramiro Moyano14/3/2023 Antón Sans Teodoro Zapata6–4 / 6–7 / 2–6 Coki Nieto Pablo Lima15/3/2023 Gonzalo Rubio Javier Ruiz6–3 / 6–3 Josete Rico Salvador Oria15/3/2023 Federico Chingotto Javi Garrido7–6 / 6–2 Eduardo Alonso Juanlu Esbri15/3/2023 Agustín G. Silingo Juan Martín Díaz1–6 / 1–6 José García Diestro Pincho Fernández15/3/2023 Juan Cruz Belluati Miguel Lamperti4–6 / 6–3 / 6–7 Maxi Sánchez Lucas Campagnolo15/3/2023 Ignacio Vilariño Jaime Muñoz6–7 / 6–7 Leo Augsburger Miguel Yanguas15/3/2023 Daniel Santigosa David Gala6–3 / 7–6 Facundo Domínguez Javier Valdés15/3/2023 Javier Leal Jon Sanz6–7 / 4–6 Agustín Gutiérrez Lucho CapraWomen's
DateTeam AScoreTeam BRefs.15/3/2023 Carolina Orsi Léa Godallier2–6 / 2–6 Bárbara Las Heras Verónica Virseda15/3/2023 Majo Sánchez Alayeto Mapi Sánchez Alayeto6–4 / 6–1 Esther Carnicero Lucía Martínez15/3/2023 Águeda Pérez Sara Ruiz1–6 / 0–6 Claudia Jensen Jessica Castelló15/3/2023 Anna Cortiles Sofía Saiz5–7 / 6–4 / 2–6 Beatriz Caldera Carmen Goenaga15/3/2023 Ariadna Cañellas Ksenia Sharifova2–6 / 5–7 Aranza Osoro Lucía Sainz15/3/2023 Ana Catarina Nogueira Eli Amatriaín2–6 / 1–6 Claudia Fernández Julieta Bidahorria15/3/2023 Marta Barrera Marta Caparrós6–3 / 1–6 / 7–6 Emily Stellato Giulia Sussarello15/3/2023 Lorena Rufo Marta Talaván6–3 / 6–4 Marina Martínez Teresa Navarro15/3/2023 Marina Guinart Nuria Rodríguez6–2 / 6–0 Andrea Koch Mª Laura Ferreyra15/3/2023 Delfina Brea Sofia Araújo6–3 / 6–2 Araceli Martínez Noa Cánovas15/3/2023 Alicia Blanco Arantxa Soriano2–6 / 3–6 Ana Fernandez de Ossó Lara Arruabarrena15/3/2023 Alejandra Alonso Melania Merino3–6 / 7–6 / 2–6 Alix Collombon Carla Mesa
Round of 16 Men's
DateTeam AScoreTeam BRefs.16/3/2023 Javier García Mora Javier González Barahona4–6 / 6–3 / 6–4 Coki Nieto Pablo Lima16/3/2023 José García Diestro Pincho Fernández6–7 / 7–6 / 6–3 Juan Tello Paquito Navarro16/3/2023 Alejandro Galán Juan Lebrón6–0 / 6–3 Daniel Santigosa David Gala16/3/2023 Federico Chingotto Javi Garrido7–5 / 6–7 / 7–6 Gonzalo Rubio Javier Ruiz16/3/2023 Franco Stupaczuk Martín Di Nenno6–2 / 6–3 Leo Augsburger Miguel Yanguas16/3/2023 Iván Ramírez Pablo Cardona6–2 / 3–6 / 6–7 Maxi Sánchez Lucas Campagnolo16/3/2023 Rafael Méndez Javier Martínez6–4 / 1–6 / 3–6 Agustín Tapia Arturo Coello16/3/2023 Alex Ruiz Momo González4–6 / 4–6 Agustín Gutiérrez Lucho CapraWomen's