September 17, 2026
Chingotto and Brea Senesi are running away with the average-FP charts — here's how to build around them before the season slips away
Paris has just packed up its courts at Roland-Garros, the dust has settled on another week of elite padel, and the OutOfTheCourt data is fully updated. Seventeen tournaments in and the season's fantasy picture is crystallising fast: some players are producing with terrifying consistency, others are quietly printing credits at a rate that should embarrass anyone still ignoring them. With the Acapulco Major on the horizon and budgets tighter than ever, this is the column that cuts through the noise and tells you exactly who to lock in, who to target for value, and who to grab off the cheap shelf before everyone else catches on. Let's get into it.
📍 This week's example: Paris Major 2026
If you've been running a team this season without Federico Chingotto in it, the numbers are going to sting. Across all 17 tournaments played so far, the World No. 3 Argentinian right-hander is averaging 113.4 fantasy points per event — the highest mark of any male player on the circuit. He costs 193.7 credits, which is premium, no question. But here's the thing about premium prices: they're only hard to justify when the player doesn't deliver. Chingotto delivers. Every single week. His drive-side game and attacking right (AR) positioning mean he's involved in every exchange that matters, and the fantasy system rewards exactly that kind of omnipresence. The 193.7 credit outlay is essentially a non-negotiable anchor for your men's side. You build the rest of your six around him.
On the women's side, Delfina Brea Senesi is doing the exact same thing in a different country with a different partner and an equally ruthless level of consistency. The World No. 1 Argentine is averaging 103.4 FP across those same 17 events at a cost of 192.2 credits — fractionally cheaper than Chingotto and barely a point per tournament behind him. She plays right-side drive, she's the engine of the Triay/Brea machine that has been the most finals-reaching women's pair on the entire 2026 circuit, and she showed in Paris exactly why that ranking is no accident. With 14 finals appearances already banked this season as a pair, Brea Senesi is the definition of a floor-raising pick. At 192.2, she's the most efficient near-200-credit purchase you can make on the women's side.
So how do you build around two anchors who together cost 385.9 credits out of your 1,000-credit budget? You've spent 38.6% of your wallet before you've touched anyone else. That sounds scary. It isn't — it's actually the move. The consistency of 113.4 and 103.4 average FP means you can afford to gamble on more volatile, cheaper options to fill the remaining ten spots, knowing your floor is set. Pair them with the value and budget picks below and the maths works out beautifully.
Maximiliano Arce is the most obscene value play in the men's game right now and it isn't particularly close. At just 48.1 credits — less than a quarter of what Chingotto costs — he's averaging 60.8 FP per tournament, producing a cost-to-points ratio of 1.26 FP per credit. To put that in perspective: you are getting more than one fantasy point for every single credit you spend. Nobody else in the men's draw comes close to that number. If you're carrying Arce and your rival isn't, you're extracting meaningful value every single gameweek. He's not a luxury, he's a budget necessity. At 48.1 credits, stacking him alongside your Chingotto anchor still leaves you more than 700 credits for the remaining ten players. That kind of flexibility is what wins leagues.
But here's where it gets genuinely interesting on the women's side. Martina Calvo Santamaria costs 115.5 credits and is averaging 78.5 FP — a ratio of 0.68 FP per credit. Now, that number is lower than Arce's, but you have to frame it correctly: at 115.5 credits, she's a mid-tier price point producing what most managers expect from players costing 150+. The 78.5 FP average puts her comfortably ahead of plenty of women priced 30 to 40 credits higher. She's the sweet-spot pick — not dirt cheap like a budget punt, not the full 192-credit commitment of Brea Senesi, but delivering serious output for the price bracket. If you can't afford to run two premium women, Calvo Santamaria is your answer. She bridges the gap, frees up roughly 75 credits compared to Brea Senesi, and still fills your scorecard every week.
Total season contribution is the stat that doesn't lie. You can have a brilliant average in five tournaments and still be irrelevant to the managers fighting at the top of the leaderboard. Availability wins leagues, and Federico Chingotto has been available for all 17 tournaments this season, delivering 1,928 total fantasy points as a result. Multiply 113.4 by 17 and you get a number that simply dwarfs what anyone who missed three or four tournaments can produce. He's ranked third in the world, he's competing at every stop, and he's consistently in the business end of draws — that combination is what turns a strong per-tournament average into a season-defining total.
Delfina Brea Senesi tells the exact same story in the women's bracket. Seventeen tournaments played, 1,758 total fantasy points banked — the highest of any female player this season. That 103.4 average held over a full run of events is the mark of a player whose partnership is functioning at the highest level and who isn't disappearing from draws early. Since teaming up with Gemma Triay, Brea has been essentially unmissable in deep runs, and the fantasy data reflects it with brutal clarity. For managers currently chasing the top of the season leaderboard — FJorgensenTeam sits at 11,804.2 points, with DavidCereCat (11,554.5), GusTeam (11,248.5), sebsx4 (11,171.3) and Padelcilu (10,976.5) all within striking distance — the gap between having run Brea Senesi all season and not having done so is a significant chunk of those standings.
If the premium anchors are eating most of your budget, you need the cheap end of your squad to pull weight — and Aimar Goñi is your man. The World No. 36 Spanish left-hander costs just 37.5 credits and is averaging 29.1 FP across 17 tournaments. That might not sound spectacular in isolation, but at 37.5 credits, you're paying almost nothing for a player who shows up every week. The backhand positioning and consistency of appearances means the points keep trickling in without drama. With Chingotto (193.7) and Arce (48.1) already on your men's side, slotting Goñi in at 37.5 leaves you roughly 720 credits to build the rest of your twelve-player squad. That is a workable budget with genuine flexibility.
On the women's side, Patricia Martinez Fortun is the cheap punt worth taking. At 49.4 credits and ranked 49th, she's only played five tournaments — which means her 10.3 average FP per event hasn't compounded into a big season total yet. But that low cost and low appearance count also means she's essentially free credits sitting there waiting to be used. If she picks up games in the final stretch of the season, you're getting outsized returns on a 49.4-credit investment. The play here is simple: run Brea Senesi (192.2) and Calvo Santamaria (115.5) as your women's premium and mid-tier picks, drop Martinez Fortun in at 49.4 for your cheap slot, and you've still built a women's six with serious scoring potential without blowing the entire 1,000-credit budget on three players.
🔒 Lock in Chingotto (193.7 credits, 113.4 avg FP) and Brea Senesi (192.2, 103.4 avg) as your two anchors — 17 tournaments of proof is all the justification you need
💸 Arce at 48.1 credits with a 1.26 FP-per-credit ratio is the best value play in the men's game right now — he should be in every serious squad
🎯 If you can't afford the full premium women's stack, Calvo Santamaria at 115.5 credits and 78.5 avg FP is the bridge pick that keeps your score competitive without draining the budget
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FJorgensenTeam | 11804.2 |
| 2 | DavidCereCat | 11554.5 |
| 3 | GusTeam | 11248.5 |
| 4 | sebsx4 | 11171.3 |
| 5 | Padelcilu | 10976.5 |
The Paris Major is behind us and the Acapulco Major is coming up fast — build your 12-player squad now on OutOfTheCourt before the prices move.
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