Martina Calvo breaks a historic record: at 18, she becomes the youngest player to win a professional padel tournament

Martina Calvo continues to break records. At 18 years, 1 month, and 4 days old, the Spaniard became the youngest player to win a professional padel tournament in London. Along with Claudia Fernández, she also set a new record for precocity for a women's pair.

Le Premier Padel London P1 2026 This will remain a record-breaking tournament for Martina Calvo and Claudia Fernández. The two Spaniards won the title by dominating the final. Gemma Triay and Delfi Brea, world number 1 , on the score of 7 / 5 6 / 3 .

A major victory for a pair who are only competing in their second tournament together , but above all a performance that allows Martina Calvo to write her name in the history of professional padel.

Martina Calvo, the youngest winner in history at 18 years old

The figure is impressive: 18 years, 1 months and 4 days .

This is Martina Calvo's age when she won her first title on the professional circuit. She thus became the youngest player in the history of women's padel to win a professional tournament .

The previous record belonged to Andrea Ustero who had achieved this feat at 18 years, 1 months and 24 days .

Calvo therefore improves on his compatriot's brand of 20 days .

A tiny difference, but enough to set a new record and confirm the extremely rapid rise of a player who, despite being only 18 years old, is already among the world's best.

Calvo and Fernández also broke a nine-year-old record

This London P1 not only allows Martina Calvo to break an individual record.

With Claudia Fernández she now composes the youngest women's pair to have won a professional padel tournament .

The two players accumulate 38 years, 6 months and 21 days .

The previous record had stood since 2017 That year, Ariana Sanchez and Marta Ortega had won the Santander Open World Padel TourThe two Spanish women were then accumulating 39 years, 10 months and 3 days .

Calvo and Fernández therefore improve by more than a year this reference is nine years old.

Two records for the same tournament: Calvo's individual record and the duo's collective record.

Two tournaments together, two finals, and already one title

The early nature of their victory is all the more remarkable because Martina Calvo and Claudia Fernández have just started their partnership .

Their first appearance together had taken place a week earlier at Premier Padel Pretoria P1 .

And the result was immediately striking: a final in their very first tournament.

On their journey, the two Spanish women had notably eliminated Bea González and Paula Josemaría , before facing Gemma Triay and Delfi Brea in the final. The world number 1s ultimately had the last word in South Africa.

Seven days later, the scene changed and the result changed.

In London, Calvo and Fernández faced Triay and Brea for the title and this time took their revenge.

Martina Calvo breaks a historic record: at 18, she becomes the youngest player to win a professional padel tournament.

The world number ones were beaten in two sets

Facing the best pair in the world, the two young Spanish women did not wait for the match to be handed to them.

After a close first round, Calvo and Fernández make the difference to close out the 7/5 .

The scenario becomes much more dramatic in the second set. They quickly take control and widen the gap until they are in the lead. 5/0 .

Triay and Brea then showed why they were ranked number one in the world. The top players on the circuit won three consecutive games and tried to revive a final that seemed over.

But Calvo and Fernández do not falter when it comes to concluding: 6/3 .

In two sets, they have just knocked out the world's number 1 players and secured their first title together.

Martina Calvo is no longer just a promise

This success inevitably changes the way people view Martina Calvo.

À 18 years Simply referring to her as a "future player" is already becoming reductive. The Spaniard has just demonstrated that she is capable not only of reaching a final of Premier Padel, but also beat the best pair in the world to win a title .

Claudia Fernández, despite being only 20 years old, already possesses more experience at the highest level. Their partnership creates one of the youngest, but also now one of the most dangerous duos on the women's circuit.

The figures perfectly summarize their beginnings:

2 tournaments, 2 finals, 1 title and 2 historic records in London.

Pretoria had been an initial warning. London is already providing confirmation.

And only 18 years, 1 months and 4 days Martina Calvo now has a record that no one else in the history of women's professional padel had managed to achieve at such a young age: to win a professional tournament.

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovered padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since then, padel has been part of his life. You often see him touring France to cover major French padel events.