Coello and Tapia win the Kuwait Major 6-1, 6-1 and Triay makes history with title 59

Coello and Tapia beat Tello and Arce 6-1, 6-1 to win the Kuwait Major and finish world No. 1. Triay and Brea win the women's final and Triay hits title 59.

The final lasted 57 minutes, and for most of it there was only one team on court. Arturo Coello and Agustin Tapia beat Juan Tello and Maxi Arce by 6-1 and 6-1 on 31 October to win the Kuwait Major, and with it the year-end world number one ranking. It was a double celebration for Spain and Argentina's best. Hours later, Gemma Triay and Delfi Brea came from a set down to win the women's title and put a new name in the record books.

Coello and Tapia: a fifth straight title and the year-end number one

The result earned the world number ones 2,000 ranking points and mathematically secured first place in the FIP Ranking and the FIP Race for 2026. It is the fourth season in a row they finish on top, after 2023, 2024 and 2025. It was also their 13th title of the season and their fifth in a row, after Paris, Rotterdam, Dusseldorf and Milan. The numbers around the pair keep growing. They have now won 23 matches in a row, and across their partnership they have lifted 44 titles in 83 tournaments, more than one trophy for every two events they enter. One more title this year would tie their 2024 record of 14 in a calendar season. Only one match in Kuwait went past the hour, the quarterfinal against Jairo Bautista and Lucas Bergamini, which they won in 1h01. Coello kept the tone measured. He congratulated Tello and Arce, then said it had been "a week in which we have fulfilled another dream". Tapia was more emotional: “I am playing for the team I love, and I thank God for giving me this moment.”

A milestone for Tapia

The win was also Tapia's 66th career title. That draws him level with Pablo Lima and puts him third on the all-time list, behind only Juan Martin Diaz (116) and Fernando Belasteguin (162). He is 27.

What Tello and Arce take home

The beaten finalists leave with 1,200 points each and a story of their own. Arce played his first Premier Padel final only months after joining the tour, and Tello reached a Major final for the first time since Paris in 2022, when he partnered Fede Chingotto. The semifinal against Alonso and Goni had been a struggle, which makes a 6-1, 6-1 final against the best pair in the world a harsh way to finish.

Brea and Triay come back to beat Sanchez and Ustero

The women's final was the opposite of the men's: long, tense and decided by a turnaround. Ari Sanchez and Andrea Ustero broke early, led 3-0 and took the first set 6-3. Triay and Brea answered by winning the next two 6-1 and 6-1, after 1h56 on court. Sanchez and Ustero had arrived exhausted after a semifinal of 3h43, and Triay and Brea had also needed more than three hours in theirs. In the second set Sanchez's errors piled up, including a double fault at a key moment, and the momentum never came back. After the match Triay said: “Once again, the key was believing in ourselves.” Brea thanked the people working behind the scenes who push them to give everything.

Triay becomes the most successful player of all time

The title was Triay's 59th, which moves her past Ale Salazar and Sanchez, both on 58, and makes her the most successful player on record. “I am happy with the title and the record,” she said. For the pair it was the seventh title of 2026, their second Major after Rome and their 16th since the start of 2025. It also ended a dry spell of almost two months, since they won the Madrid P1.

What comes next: Doha, then the final stretch

The next stop is the FIP World Cup in Doha, where the champions will not be partners. Coello plays for Spain and Tapia for Argentina, the defending champions, and Triay and Brea will face each other in the same way, with Triay representing Spain and Brea Argentina. The tournament closes with a final next Saturday. After that, Coello and Tapia still have the Dubai P1, the Acapulco Major and the Barcelona Finals, which they won last year. Brea and Triay have their eyes on the same Barcelona event. With the year-end number one already settled for the men, the question for the rest of the season is simple: can anyone stop a pair that has not lost in five tournaments?