The US Women’s National Padel Team placed 11th and the US Men’s National Padel Team 13th at the FIP World Cup 2026, played November 2-7 in Doha, Qatar. Both American teams saved their best for the last day. The women beat Indonesia 2-0 to secure 11th, and the men beat host nation Qatar 2-0 to secure 13th.

Sixteen nations played in each draw. Countries meet in ties of three matches, each played by a different pair, and the first to win two takes the tie. After the group stage, every team plays on for its final placing.

Women’s team: Four places up on 2024

Eleventh is a four-place climb from the team’s finish in Doha two years ago, earned over all six days.

Placed in Group D, the women delivered their best-ever group-stage performance, winning 5 of the 9 matches they played, defeating Paraguay 3-0, and losing closely to both Portugal and the Netherlands 2-1. Had the team taken an extra victory against either Portugal or the Netherlands, they would have qualified for the top eight: a ranking tantalizingly close this time for a team that had worked so hard to qualify for this World Cup. 

On the first day of the playoff matches, the USA rebounded from the disappointment of coming third in their group with a swift victory against Chile to qualify for the 9-12 bracket. Carla Rodriguez and Ornella Beltramino beat Catalina Arancibia and Kimberley Ahumada Carrasco 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. Brittany Dubins and Marta Morga closed the tie 6-2, 6-0.

Against Great Britain and competing for the chance to fight for ninth place, USA started the the tie with a major setback, as USA’s number one-ranked player, Brittany Dubins, went down with a knee injury in the first game and was unable to complete the match. In the second match, Great Britain prevailed in a close three-setter, moving the USA to the playoff for 11th and 12th.

The match for 11th belonged to the US team. Rodriguez and Beltramino set the tone again, beating Fitriani Sabatini and Fitriana Sabrina 6-2, 7-5. Dhany Quevedo and Zubori sealed it 7-5, 6-2 against Ni Putu Armini and Johanna Nesya Rosejaya.

Rodriguez played in all six ties, and her partnership with Beltramino won the opening match in both of the team’s classification victories.

Men’s team: The comeback against Qatar

The men’s week built toward a strong finish. The men were in the very tough Group D alongside Italy, Brazil and Mexico, teams that went on to finish fourth, sixth and 11th. The US took Brazil and Mexico to third sets in individual matches but couldn’t win a group-play match. In the first round of the playoff bracket, the USA men faced Paraguay, the eventual 10th-place team, and could not defeat the South Americans.

Against Australia on Friday, the US fell behind after the opening match. Matías Segura and Vinny Di Francesco leveled with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Emeric Navarro and Marious Zelba. Raul Ruiz and Jose De Armas sealed the tie 6-2, 6-4 against Dominic Bechard and Sam Ashenden, to push USA into the 13/14 final match. 

The match for 13th opened with the swing of the week. Segura and Di Francesco dropped a first-set tiebreak to Rashed Nawaf and Mashari Nawaf, then took over to win 6-7(8), 7-5, 6-1. Ruiz and De Armas closed the tie 6-1, 6-3 against Rayan Abdulla Aljufairi and Mohammed Al Khanji. Their 13th-place finish matched the USA’s result at the previous World Cup.

Doha gives both teams a benchmark

For the Women’s team, the week brought a four-place climb, a win over Chile and a closing victory for 11th. For the Men’s team, it finished with back-to-back victories and a 13th-place finish that matches 2024. Stay tuned for more coverage of the individual matches and team members this week. 

Both teams leave Doha with a clear benchmark for the seasons ahead.

The national team calendar moves straight on: the US National Junior Padel Team opens the FIP Junior America Padel Cup in Cancún on November 10.

Full draws and results are on the official FIP World Cup 2026 page.

Replays of the US ties are on the FIP YouTube channel.

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