Paris Major 2026 Fantasy Recap: Your Must-Have Picks and Best Value Finds of the Season

Paris just wrapped, the dust is still settling on the Stade Roland Garros courts, and the fantasy standings have shifted again. This week's column digs into the numbers that actually matter — average fantasy points, cost-to-value ratios, total season contribution, and the budget gems hiding in plain sight. Whether you're chasing the top of the manager leaderboard or just trying to claw your way into the top five, these are the picks that will define your roster for the rest of the season.

📍 This week's example: Paris Major 2026

📊 Highest Average FP

Let's start with the cleanest signal in fantasy padel: average fantasy points per tournament. Federico Chingotto sits at a jaw-dropping 113.4 FP per tournament across 17 events, making him the undisputed number-three ranked player in the game and, frankly, the most reliable fantasy asset in the men's draw. At 193.7 credits he isn't cheap — but that's not the point. When a player averages over 113 FP every single time he steps on court, you're not gambling, you're buying a bond. He plays from the right side, brings an aggressive drive game, and his AR (Attack-Right) profile means he's racking up winners and fantasy actions consistently week in, week out. In a 1,000-credit budget across six men, dedicating roughly 194 credits to Chingotto is the move that sets the floor for your entire squad.

On the women's side, Delfina Brea Senesi is doing something almost identical — 103.4 FP per tournament, ranked number one, 17 events played, at 192.2 credits. The symmetry is almost eerie. She's your women's anchor, full stop. Her drive-heavy AR game generates consistent fantasy volume, and the fact that she's played every tournament this season (all 17) means there's no rotation risk, no rest weeks, no surprises. At 192.2 credits she's actually fractionally cheaper than Chingotto, which matters when you're threading a 1,000-credit needle. Lock both of them in first. Build everything else around them. The math demands it.

💰 Best Cost/Points Ratio

Here's where it gets genuinely interesting. Maximiliano Arce is producing 60.8 fantasy points per tournament for just 48.1 credits — a ratio of 1.26 FP per credit, which is the best value figure in the entire men's field. To put that in perspective: Chingotto's ratio works out to roughly 0.59 FP per credit. Arce is giving you more than double the fantasy output per credit spent. Yes, his ceiling is lower in absolute terms, but in a budget-constrained team build, Arce is the guy who makes your premium picks possible. Slot him in, bank the savings, and use the freed-up credits to upgrade elsewhere. He's a steal, plain and simple.

Martina Calvo Santamaria is the women's equivalent of that conversation, and her numbers deserve real attention. She's putting up 78.5 FP per tournament — that's not a reserve-player number, that's a legitimate contributor — at just 115.5 credits, for a ratio of 0.68 FP per credit. For context, that's nearly double the output per credit you'd get from several of the more expensive women on the board. She costs roughly 77 credits less than Brea Senesi, which is a massive gap in a 1,000-credit world. If Delfina is your women's anchor, Calvo Santamaria is the engine room pick that makes the rest of your women's lineup fundable. These two together are a case study in smart roster construction.

🔥 Most FP Delivered

Season contribution is the stat that separates the consistently present from the occasionally brilliant, and nobody has been more present than Federico Chingotto. Across all 17 tournaments this season, he's delivered 1,928 total fantasy points to managers who were smart enough to hold him — that's not a hot streak, that's a season-long commitment to production. When you're building a long-haul fantasy roster, total delivered points is the number that actually wins leaderboards, and 1,928 is a figure nobody else in the men's draw is touching.

Delfina Brea Senesi mirrors that story on the women's side with 1,758 total FP delivered across her 17 tournaments. She's the women's all-season queen, and the gap between her and the next contender is significant. Together, Chingotto and Brea Senesi have poured over 3,686 combined fantasy points into the accounts of managers who trusted them from week one. If you look at where FJorgensenTeam and DavidCereCat are sitting at the top of the manager leaderboard — 11,804 and 11,554 points respectively — it's a near-certainty that both anchors featured heavily in those squads all season long. Consistency pays. The numbers are right there.

🪙 Best Budget Pick

Not every slot in your team can cost 190 credits, and that's where Juan Ignacio De Pascual does serious work. Ranked 43rd, averaging 34.1 FP across 11 tournaments, and costing just 30.7 credits, De Pascual is the kind of player who quietly earns his roster spot every week without demanding premium real estate in your budget. He's an AR drive player — same profile as the top guys — which means he's generating fantasy points through the same high-action game style, just at a fraction of the price. Use him as your sixth man slot, pocket the savings, and let those extra credits flow upward to your premium picks.

The women's budget story this week belongs to Patricia Martinez Fortun — though it's a more nuanced call. At 10.3 FP per tournament across just five events and a cost of 49.4 credits, her output is the lowest of any featured pick here, and managers should factor in her limited tournament appearances. But at 49.4 credits she's one of the most affordable options on the women's board, and for a manager squeezed at the bottom of their lineup, she can buy you the credits you need to afford Calvo Santamaria or even push toward Brea Senesi. She's a speculative pick — an ES (Spain) drive player with upside — not a lock, but when the budget math demands it, she gets the job done in the cheapest slot.

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