Düsseldorf begins as Stupaczuk and Sanz force their way back into the top four

Fede Chingotto and Ale Galan are the No.2 seeds and will begin their title defence against the winners of Garrido-De Pascual versus Garcia-Ruiz. They arrive looking to respond immediately to their surprise Rotterdam quarter-final defeat.

World No.1 pair Arturo Coello and Agustin Tapia arrive after consecutive victories at the Paris Major and Rotterdam P2. They are the top seeds in Düsseldorf and will begin against qualifiers or Jose Diestro and Marc Sintes.

Ari Sanchez and Andrea Ustero arrive as the form pair in women's padel after winning both Paris and Rotterdam. The No.3 seeds open against Velasco-Eugenio or Collombon-Sharifova.

With Tamara Icardo still unavailable, Claudia Jensen will play the Germany P2 alongside Noa Canovas. They are the No.8 seeds and are projected to meet defending champions Gemma Triay and Delfi Brea in the quarter-finals.

Juanlu Esbri and Inigo Jofre arrive in Düsseldorf immediately after winning FIP Gold Perugia. If they progress through their opener, they could face No.3 seeds Juan Lebron and Leo Augsburger in the round of 16.

Jose Jimenez and Alex Arroyo face Pol Hernandez and Manuel Castano in an all-Spanish opening match, while Javi Garrido and Ramiro De Pascual play Pablo Garcia and Javier Ruiz for the right to face defending champions Chingotto and Galan.

The world No.1 pair have won ten titles in 2026 and arrive in Düsseldorf after consecutive victories in Paris and Rotterdam. Another title would complete a remarkable three-tournament run.

Paris and Rotterdam champions Sanchez and Ustero enter Germany seeking a third consecutive Premier Padel title after beating both leading women's pairs during their Rotterdam run.

The partnership has moved rapidly from FIP Gold Belgrade champions to FIP Platinum Lyon finalists and Rotterdam P2 finalists. Their form has returned them to the No.4 seed position in Germany.

Final qualifying starts at 09:00 local time before the first men's Round of 32 matches begin at 14:00 at CASTELLO Düsseldorf. The women's main draw begins on Wednesday.

The Germany P2 returns after more than 5,000 spectators attended across the final weekend of the inaugural 2025 tournament. The event sits within a German market where padel infrastructure and player development continue to expand.

The Rotterdam semi-finalists meet Maxi Arce and Juan Tello in one of the strongest men's opening-round matches as the Düsseldorf main draw begins.

Men's Q3 and women's Q2 qualifying are played this morning, with the successful pairs taking the final places in the main draws and clarifying the routes facing the leading seeds.

Jimenez-Arroyo, Hernandez-Castano, Garrido-De Pascual and Perugia champions Esbri-Jofre are among the Spanish combinations worth tracking beneath the established top pairs this week.