Ari Sánchez Equals the Women's Padel Record With Her 58th Title

Ari Sánchez and Andrea Ustero won the Milan P1 on Sunday 18 October, beating Bea González and Paula Josemaría 7-6 (7-3), 6-3. With this title, Ari reaches 58 and draws level with Gemma Triay and Ale Salazar at the top of the all-time titles list in women’s padel, according to the FIP.

Down 5-2

The final started the way bad afternoons do. González and Josemaría went 5-2 up in the first set.

They couldn’t close it out. Ari and Ustero forced a tie-break and won it 7-3. In the second set, a single break was enough. They finished it with a “por cuatro”: a smash that sends the ball out of the court over the side wall.

It is their fifth title of 2026 and their third in the last four tournaments.

58 titles, the same as two legends

With Milan, Ari Sánchez has 58 titles. That is Gemma Triay and Ale Salazar’s tally, the highest on the all-time titles list kept by the FIP.

“I’m very happy about the record. It’s an honour to share it with two legends like them. They’re great players, so it means I’m on the right track,” Ari said (translated from Spanish).

Ustero took the lighter side. As well as the trophy, Milan handed out NBA-style champions’ rings. “What’s the first thing we’ll do with this ring? Loads of photos!” she said (translated from Spanish).

The title didn’t come alone. In the semi-final, Ari and Ustero beat the world number ones, Gemma Triay and Delfi Brea, 6-1, 6-4. With that final, Ari reached 102 and overtook Salazar as the player with the second-most finals in history.

Italy says goodbye to Alejandra Salazar

The week had another story, intertwined with this one. In the quarter-finals, Ari and Ustero beat Ale Salazar and Aranza Osoro 6-4, 6-3.

It was Salazar’s last professional match in Italy. The tournament gave her a trophy with one big word on it: “thank you”.

She said goodbye to a packed stand. And she did it against the player who, two days later, would match her titles tally.

What comes next

Ari is no longer chasing anyone on the titles list. Her next one would put her alone at the top of that list.

The chance comes soon. The main draw of the Kuwait Major runs from 25 to 31 October. Then, from 2 to 7 November, comes the World Cup for national teams in Doha.