The French delegation achieved a superb performance during European Championships of padel Seniors+ in Valencia, leaving with 6 gold medals in pairs events et 2 silver medals by team. A report which confirms France as second European nation among seniors, just behind Spain.

Imperial Women

In the women's category, France has everything swept away.
The French players are dropping out 4 gold medals me on 4 of the 5 categories feminine:

  • En + 35 years, Charlotte Soubrié et Melissa Martin win 6/2 6/2 against the Dutch Van Der Willige Von Schmidt Auf / Blonk.
  • En + 40 years, Marie Lefevre et Julie Pecastaing win a hard-fought final against the Belgians Elke Clijsters / Leonie Geukens (3/6 6/3 6/4).
  • En + 45 years, Amelie Detriviere et Catherine Lalanne (ts1) beat the Swedes Emma Pettersson / Ingela Pihl 6 / 2 6 / 1.
  • In +50 years, Céline Verdier / Alexandra Fouquet win the bronze medal.
  • En + 55 years, Nathalie Mancion et Catherine Bignotti (ts1) crush Birgitta Bengtson / Monica Lundqvist 6 / 1 6 / 3.

There’s nothing quite like a total domination for French women.

Men confirm the dynamic

Men are not left out, with two European titles additional:

  • En + 35 years, Adrien Maigret et Maxime Forcin (ts3) win 6/2 6/3 against the Danes Laudrup / Møller.
  • En + 40 years, Norman Sanchez et Morgan Mannarino (ts1) confirm their status as favorites by beating the Italians Capitani / Fanti 7 / 6 6 / 2.

Six gold medals in total for the Blues, a superb result for our French team in the pairs competition.

Two silver medals in the team event

In addition to these pair performances, France also won two silver medals in team competition:

  • At the women, beaten 4-1 by Spain in the final after a superb run.
  • At the men, also finalists against La Roja (4-1 defeat), but with good resistance.

A historic assessment for France

With 6 European titles in pairs and 2 silver medals per team, France signs a record balance sheet in Valence.
The padel tricolor confirms its depth of talent and asserts itself as the second European nation among seniors+, just behind Spain.

Benjamin Dupouy

I discovered padel directly during a tournament, and frankly, I didn't really like it at first. But the second time, it was love at first sight, and since then, I haven't missed a single match. I'm even ready to stay up until 3am to watch a final of Premier Padel !

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