Paris Major 2026: finals day at Roland-Garros — Coello-Tapia chase four in a row, Galán-Chingotto chase revenge
Saturday's semi-finals set the dream card: Coello-Tapia, three-time champions in Paris, replay the 2025 final against the Galán-Chingotto pair that just won the Madrid P1; and an unexpected women's final between the Sánchez-Ustero duo that came back from a set down and the Fernández-Calvo pair that has now beaten the world No. 1s three times in a row. Schedule, the finalists' rackets and the story lines closing out the Major.
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The Alpine Paris Major closes today on Philippe Chatrier with a card that needs no embellishment: Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia can lift their fourth consecutive title at Roland-Garros this afternoon, and standing across the net will be the very pair they beat in the 2025 final: Ale Galán and Fede Chingotto, champions of the Madrid P1 exactly one week ago. Before that, the women's final pits an Ari Sánchez and Andrea Ustero duo that came back from a set down in the semis against Claudia Fernández and Martina Calvo, the pair that has just done the unthinkable: beating the world No. 1s three times in a row.
The semi-finals: the No. 1s show no mercy, but the underdogs don't either
Saturday delivered history in equal shares.
- Ari Sánchez / Andrea Ustero d. Marta Ortega / Sofía Araújo 5-7, 6-4, 6-1. They came back against the pair that had saved five match points against Josemaría-González on Friday in over three hours. It is their first Major final together.
- Martina Calvo / Claudia Fernández d. Gemma Triay / Delfi Brea 6-4, 6-2. Third consecutive win over the No. 1s: the defending champions fall one step short of the final they won last year.
- Agustín Tapia / Arturo Coello d. Juan Lebrón / Leo Augsburger 7-5, 6-3, in 1h07. Lebrón had his chances in the first set, but the No. 1s closed out the big points the way they have been doing in Paris since 2023.
- Ale Galán / Fede Chingotto d. Martín Di Nenno / Paquito Navarro 7-5, 6-2. The rematch of the Madrid duel went Galán-Chingotto's way again, after Di Nenno-Paquito had needed an epic comeback to survive the quarters (4-6, 6-1, 6-4 over Stupaczuk-Sanz).
The men's final: four in a row against revenge
If Coello and Tapia win today, they will string together four straight Paris Majors (2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026), a dominance no other duo has managed in the tournament's history. But context demands caution: they lost to Yanguas-Nieto at the Madrid P1, and Galán-Chingotto arrive in Paris with the Movistar Arena title and seven titles this season, the hottest pair on tour. Today is also the exact replay of the 2025 final, when Coello and Tapia dominated Galán and Chingotto on Chatrier: revenge could not ask for a better stage.
The women's final: the most unexpected of the year
Nobody had Fernández-Calvo in the final when the week began, yet they are now the pair that knows Triay-Brea's weaknesses best. Across the net, Sánchez-Ustero chase their first Major title together with Ari's adidas Arrow in comeback mode. Delfi Brea, eliminated, leaves the Vertex 05 Woman in the display case; the final belongs to two hungry pairs.
Schedule and where to watch today's finals
- 14:00, Philippe Chatrier — Ari Sánchez / Andrea Ustero vs Claudia Fernández / Martina Calvo.
- Not before 16:30, Philippe Chatrier — Arturo Coello / Agustín Tapia vs Ale Galán / Fede Chingotto.
- In Spain, Red Bull TV broadcasts the Major live from the quarter-finals; in France, Canal+ Live 11.
The rackets deciding the Major
- Arturo Coello — Head Coello Pro 2026from 142,11 €: teardrop shape, 12K carbon and FOAM core, the signature of the reigning three-time champion.
- Agustín Tapia — Nox AT10 Luxury Genius 18K Alum 2026 by Agustín Tapiafrom 169,90 €: the 18K carbon of the AT10, the racket of the finest player on tour.
- Ale Galán — Adidas Metalbone 2026from 241,99 €: the Metalbone he won the Madrid P1 with, diamond-shaped power with customizable weight.
- Fede Chingotto — Bullpadel Neuron 02from 213,90 € and its evolution Bullpadel Neuron 02 Edgefrom 259,99 €, just added to the catalog: the precision from the back of the court that is paying off for "Chingalán".
- Ari Sánchez — Adidas Arrow HIT Light 2026from 175,99 €: light and manageable, the racket of Saturday's comeback.
- Delfi Brea — Bullpadel Vertex 05 Womanfrom 132,99 € and Paquito Navarro — Bullpadel Hack 05from 284,99 €: the models of two protagonists who came up one step short.
The Paris Major says goodbye to Roland-Garros today with two finals that close chapters and open debates. The whole week, tournament day by tournament day, in the Major preview, the round of 32 and the quarter-finals with Goñi-Alonso's upset.







