P1 Padel, Las Vegas, hosted the country’s biggest padel tournaments of the year to date, with the opening act of the USPA 2000s season, the Playbypoint Las Vegas Open. Sanctioned as a USPA 2000 event and managed by P1 Padel, the tournament drew more than 250 players from across the country and around the world, competing across seven divisions in men’s and women’s play. When the dust settled on Sunday, a new set of champions had been crowned, and padel fans got a preview of just how competitive the 2026 season will be.
Men’s D1: Diaz and Sanchez Serrano Claim Las Vegas Crown
The Men’s D1 draw featured a field loaded with ranked players and compelling matchups throughout the bracket, and the quarterfinals did not disappoint.
Top seeds Vinny Di Francesco and Ivo Andenmatten beat eighth-seeded Sergio Conde and Alvaro Pecos in the quarterfinals. Guillermo Jimenez Cagigas and Cayetano Rocafort knocked out Daniel Fernandez and Cole Fiegel. The third-seeded Daniel Diaz and Jose David Sanchez Serrano beat fifth-seeded Miguel Briega Ramos and Nicolas Xiviller in back-to-back tiebreakers, 7-6, 7-6. Second-seeded Luis Estrada and Jacobo Blanco de Miguel came through a tight three-setter against seventh-seeded Raul Ruiz and Jose De Armas, 6-1, 6-7, 6-1, to complete the final four.
The semifinals were one-sided. Di Francesco and Andenmatten beat Jimenez Cagigas and Rocafort 6-2, 6-2 to book their spot in the final. Diaz and Sanchez Serrano dispatched Estrada and Blanco de Miguel 6-2, 6-3.
The final went to Diaz and Sanchez Serrano, who beat Di Francesco and Andenmatten 6-1, 6-4 to claim the Las Vegas title. Diaz and Sanchez Serrano continued their strong start to the year, as both sit atop the 2026 Race, a new ranking that starts on January 1 each year and culminates with the circuit championships at the end of the season. When the new rankings come out on Thursday morning, both players will move up, with Diaz moving up to the number three spot for the first time in his career and Sanchez Serrarno in the top ten for the first time.
Women’s D1: Cortiles and Perez Win from the Brink
The Women’s D1 draw produced the most dramatic match of the entire tournament, and it came in the final.
Top seeds Anna Cortiles and Luicelena Perez defeated Celeste Paz and Victoria Ström in their quarterfinal. Third-seeded Marta Morga Alonso and Renata Martinez beat Nicole Chis and Laura Higueras, while Susana Alcaraz and Valeria Montano came through a tight three-setter against Dhany Quevedo and Clementina Riobueno, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0. Second-seeded Brittany Dubins and Jordana Lujan took care of Mariluz Rojo Domingo and Bella Genkina.
In the semifinals, Cortiles and Perez beat Morga Alonso and Martinez 6-2, 6-4, while Dubins and Lujan shut out Alcaraz and Montano 6-2, 6-1 to set up a top-two final.
What followed in the championship match was the kind of padel that makes people stop and watch. Cortiles and Perez dropped the first set 4-6. The second set went all the way to a tiebreaker at 7-6. Then, trailing 2-5 in the third, the top seeds produced one of the more memorable comebacks of the season so far, winning five of the next six games to take the decider 7-6. Final score: 4-6, 7-6, 7-6. Cortiles and Perez survive, and padel fans in Las Vegas got exactly the finish they were hoping for. The match lasted close to three hours and kept the crowd on their feet the entire match.
What Corties and Perez have achieved over the past year is truly remarkable. Currently, they hold together 3 USPA 2000 titles and 5 USPA 1000 titles, and they have been completely dominant at the top of the circuit.
Men’s D2 Champion: Juan Arraya and Guilherme da Cunha
Men’s D3 Champions: Alvaro Palacios and Jose Romero
Men’s D4 Champion: Abie Shaoul and Matt Pnini
Women’s D2 Champion: Khadeejah Sani and Nicole Kalhorn
Women’s D3 Champion: Gabriela Colmenares and Andrea Archila
The Playbypoint Las Vegas Open marks the start of what figures to be a very competitive 2026 USPA 2000 calendar. Matches and highlights from the tournament are available on the USPA YouTube Channel.
View the complete tournament draws and results at the Playbypoint Las Vegas USPA 2000 tournament page.
The Las Vegas Open at P1 Padel was made possible by Playbypoint, Escapology, Siux Padel, OSAKA World, and Estrella Galicia.
This Nox USPA Circuit is proudly supported by Nox, Padel Haus, World Padel Rating, and Chosen Foods, bringing world-class padel competition to players and fans across the United States.