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FIP Bronze Miami wrapped up at Urban Padel in Doral on Sunday with two commanding final victories, capping four days of international padel competition at one of the country’s top facilities. Second seeds Rodrigo Coello Manso and Jaume Romera Barcelo took the men’s title, while Brittany Dubins and Camila Ramme Coellar claimed the women’s crown in a performance that left little doubt about their dominance throughout the week.

Organized by 6 Love Sports and sanctioned by the International Padel Federation, the tournament was the first time the Cupra FIP Tour came to South Florida and featured players from more than a dozen countries. For American players, it was one of the most accessible FIP ranking point opportunities on the calendar, with no international travel required.

Women’s draw: Dubins and Ramme Coellar take the title without dropping a set

The women’s draw lost its top seeds before play started. Anna Cortiles and Marta Arellano Navarro withdrew ahead of the tournament. That left Brittany Dubins and Camila Ramme Coellar as the two seeds, and they made the most of it.

Dubins, a Miami-based American who has become one of the most consistent performers on FIP events held in the United States, entered the week alongside Mexican partner Ramme Coellar with a clear target on their backs. They did not look bothered by it.

The draw included two American wildcard pairs: Annica Cooper and Antonella Santeusanio, and Mirian Cruz Orellana and Liz Cruz. Both had the chance to test themselves against ranked international competition on the biggest FIP stage available domestically, which is exactly the kind of exposure the USPA’s efforts to bring events like this to the United States are designed to create.

The quarterfinals told a clear story about where the field stood. Fifth seeds Nada Majdoubi and Julie Razafindranaly beat Cooper and Santeusanio. Fourth seeds Ana Maria Cabrejas Ruiz and Marta Morga Alonso took out Cruz Orellana and Cruz. Third seeds Renata Martinez Becerra and Julia Giusti Gomes beat Cogorno and Hernandez. And Ramme Coellar and Dubins dropped just two games all match, beating Meneses Cuellar and Vargas Parada.

The semifinals produced one competitive match and one that wasn’t. On one side, Majdoubi and Razafindranaly came from a set down to beat Cabrejas Ruiz and Morga Alonso 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, showing the resilience that had earned them their seeding. On the other hand, Ramme Coellar and Dubins gave Martinez Becerra and Giusti Gomes very little to work with, and they won to set up the final. 

Dubins and Ramme Coellar won the final, dominating Majdoubi and Razafindranaly from the opening game. The performance confirmed what the rest of the week had suggested: this pair was operating at a level the rest of the women’s field could not match. For Dubins, it added another FIP title on US soil to a resume that has been building steadily over the past two years.

Men’s draw: Coello Manso and Romera Barcelo survive a competitive field

The top seeds, Dylan Guichard and Marco Cassetta, withdrew before play began, which opened up the draw considerably. Eight seeded pairs entered, and the bracket produced competitive matches across the board before the top half and bottom half sorted themselves out.

American pair Raul Ruiz Alvarez and Jose Antonio De Armas, seeded ninth, gave a strong account of themselves early, beating Talal Deham and Rodrigo Santellan Formoso 6-4, 6-4 in the opening round and following that up with a 6-2, 7-5, 6-1 win in the round of 16. Their run ended in the quarterfinals, where Cazaban and Giuliato beat them 6-4, 6-3 to advance.

On the other side, the USA had more representation to track. USA-based players Luis Guzman and Franklin Ovalles, Sergio Talero, Manuel Lecour, Gui Da Cunha, Arjun Kapur, Alejandro Kalil, Sebastian Hernandez, and Eric Zolnosky all appeared in the draw, keeping the American contingent visible throughout the week.

The quarterfinals produced four clean straight-set results. Cazaban and Giuliato beat Ruiz Alvarez and De Armas 6-4, 6-3. Fourth seeds Juan Pablo Castillo and Jose Pablo Padilla, a Mexican pairing with consistent results on the Americas circuit, dispatched Devletian and Gonzalez Almedo. Third seeds Martin Araujo de Lizarza and Kevin Kviatkovski took apart the fifth seeds, Nicholas Agritelley and Juan Ignacio Franco. And second seeds Coello Manso and Romera Barcelo were equally efficient, beating Filippini and Mathis to reach the last four.

Agritelley, the USA’s top-ranked men’s player and a regular on the national team, competed alongside Argentine partner Franco. Reaching the final eight of an FIP event on homeland is the kind of benchmark the national program needs its players to hit consistently.

The semifinals sharpened the picture further. Castillo and Padilla came through Cazaban and Giuliato 7-5, 7-6 in the tighter of the two matches. Coello Manso and Romera Barcelo were more clinical, beating Araujo and Kviatkovski 6-4, 7-6 to book their place in the final.

The championship match was over in two sets. Coello Manso and Romera Barcelo won 6-4, 6-2, controlling Castillo and Padilla from the back of the court and converting their chances efficiently. It was a composed, technically clean performance from the Spanish pair, and a reminder of where the FIP circuit’s upper levels currently sit.

Miami makes its case

Tournament director Andi Neugarten, founder of 6 Love Sports, has worked to bring sanctioned FIP events to Miami because of the exposure they offer American players. Every round played at an event like this, against ranked international opponents on courts that meet FIP standards with proper officiating, adds to the foundation American padel is trying to build. This week, the American players in the draw gave some indication that the foundation is holding.

On the men’s side, Ruiz Alvarez,  De Armas, and Agritelley all reached the quarterfinals, and a draw that included nearly a dozen American players across the main draw and qualifying shows genuine depth. The gap to the top of the international game remains real, but the presence is there.

While in the women’s draw, Dubins winning again on home soil is worth noting. A Miami-based American player holding an FIP title at an event held in Miami, with more American pairs in the draw, is the kind of result that the National Team Coaches will be excited about.

For full draws and results, visit the official event page at padelfip.com/events/fip-bronze-miami-2026.

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