October 9, 2026
Stupaczuk and Sanz tear the house down, but it's a women's masterclass stealing all the fantasy headlines
The quarterfinals in Düsseldorf delivered exactly what padel fans live for — dominant performances, a couple of proper statements, and one woman who absolutely cooked the competition from a fantasy standpoint. Martina Calvo Santamaria topped the entire round with 47.1 fantasy points, headlining a women's draw that was frankly ruthless. Meanwhile, on the men's side, Franco Stupaczuk and Jon Sanz made it crystal clear they mean business heading into the semis.
The headline men's result was Stupaczuk and Sanz absolutely dismantling Martin Di Nenno and Francisco Navarro, 6-3 6-3. Clean, efficient, brutal. Both Stupa and Sanz banked 38.2 FP each — the joint top men's scorers of the round — and the scoreline tells you everything you need to know about how that match went. Di Nenno and Navarro finished deep in the red at -9.1 apiece. That's not a loss, that's a statement.
Leo Augsburger and Juan Lebron were the other men's pair to impress, sweeping Maximiliano Arce and Juan Tello 6-3 6-3 in the opposite direction. Lebron posted 26.1 FP and Augsburger — the lower-ranked of the two — edged him out at 28.7. That ranking multiplier doing its quiet work. Arce and Tello ended on -4.5 and -5.1 respectively, which is rough but not catastrophic given how one-sided things got.
Tagia and Coello did what they're supposed to do against Alfonso and Libaak — won 6-2 7-5 and collected 19.1 FP each. Comfortable, but not spectacular. The second set had a little more resistance and that 7-5 scoreline shows Alfonso and Libaak made them work for it, but ultimately the top seeds were always in control. Galan and Chingotto rounded out the men's semis with a 6-4 6-1 win over Sanchez Blasco and Gutierrez, earning 23.2 FP each. Four straight-setters on the men's side — no drama, just business.
| # | Player | FP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franco Stupaczuk | 38.2 |
| 2 | Jon Sanz | 38.2 |
| 3 | Leo Augsburger | 28.7 |
Where do you even start? The women's quarterfinals were a masterclass in lopsided dominance, and the fantasy numbers reflect it perfectly. Martina Calvo Santamaria and Claudia Fernandez Sanchez put Marta Ortega Gallego and Sofia Araujo through the wringer, winning 6-0 6-3. A bagel in the first set. Calvo Santamaria topped the entire round's leaderboard with 47.1 FP, and Fernandez Sanchez wasn't far behind at 39.4. Ortega and Araujo finished at -14.7 and -19.6. That's a hiding.
The other standout result was Andrea Ustero Prieto and Ariana Sanchez Fallada absolutely steamrolling Alejandra Salazar and Aranzazu Osoro, 6-1 6-1. Ustero Prieto posted 39.7 FP and Sanchez Fallada contributed 34.2 — a combined 73.9 FP from a pair that many fantasy managers might not have seen coming. Salazar, a genuine elite name, finished on a brutal -17.5. That's the kind of result that reshapes tournament narratives.
Brea Senesi and Triay Pons kept it tidy with a 6-3 6-1 win over Jensen and Canovas Paredes. Brea Senesi posted 27.3 FP, Triay Pons 22.7 — solid if unspectacular, but they're through and that's what matters. Paula Josemaria Martin and Beatriz Gonzalez Fernandez completed the women's semi lineup with a 6-0 6-1 demolition of Alonso De Villa and Guinart. Both Josemaria Martin and Gonzalez Fernandez earned 37.6 FP — a terrific return for a pair who barely broke sweat.
| # | Player | FP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martina Calvo Santamaria | 47.1 |
| 2 | Andrea Ustero Prieto | 39.7 |
| 3 | Claudia Fernandez Sanchez | 39.4 |
| 4 | Paula Josemaria Martin | 37.6 |
| 5 | Beatriz Gonzalez Fernandez | 37.6 |
The top-10 scorers this round were overwhelmingly from the women's draw — six of the top ten, including the top three spots. That's not a coincidence. Several women's matches were decided with bagel sets and sub-two-game second sets, which absolutely inflates game score bonuses. Meanwhile, the men's matches were more competitive across the board, compressing the scoring ceiling. Stupaczuk and Sanz at 38.2 each were the men's best, but they still finished fourth and fifth overall — a reminder that, at this stage of the tournament, the women's game is generating some of the biggest fantasy returns.
On the underperformer side, Tapia and Coello at 19.1 FP are objectively fine for two straight-set winners — but for players of their calibre and price tag, it's the kind of round that makes you wonder if your credits are working hard enough. The ranking multiplier clips elite players' upside, and when they're winning comfortably but not brutally, the numbers stay modest. On the flip side, Augsburger's 28.7 FP off his relatively lower ranking and a commanding win is exactly the value play that separates smart fantasy lineups from the rest.
Let's break down exactly how Martina Calvo Santamaria put up 47.1 FP — the round's highest score — because the math here is genuinely satisfying. It starts with the quarterfinal round base of 18 points, which jumps to 22 after you add the +4 win bonus. Then the 6-0 6-3 scoreline kicked in hard: that first-set bagel and the overall dominance translated into a game score bonus of 19.5 points. Add a stats bonus of 8 — aces, break points converted, the whole package — and you've got a subtotal of 49.5. From there, her ranking multiplier of 0.97 trims it slightly to 48, and the difficulty coefficient of 0.98 (Ortega and Araujo aren't world-beaters, but they're not softies either) brings it home at 47.1. Clean, clinical, deserved.
Now compare that with Andrea Ustero Prieto's 39.7 FP. Same round base, same win bonus — she's at 22 too. Her game score was actually higher at 20.8 (that 6-1 6-1 scoreline was even more dominant than Calvo Santamaria's), and her stats bonus of 9 nudged her subtotal to 51.8 — higher than Calvo Santamaria's before multipliers. Her ranking multiplier was also 0.97, taking it to 50.2. So why did she finish seven points behind? The difficulty coefficient. Ustero Prieto's 0.79 reflects the fact that she beat Salazar and Osoro, who — despite today's scoreline — are ranked higher than Ortega and Araujo, meaning the system expected more from that pairing and discounted the win accordingly. Calvo Santamaria's opponent was weaker on paper, hence the 0.98 coefficient, and that's what sealed it. Same match energy, very different fantasy outcome. The system rewards context, not just scorelines.
🎯 Martina Calvo Santamaria is the pick of the tournament right now — 47.1 FP this round, 0.68 FP/credit value (the best of any advancing woman), and at just 115.5 credits she's borderline cheap for someone playing this well. Lock her in.
💰 Beatriz Gonzalez Fernandez at 141.7 credits with a 0.64 FP/credit ratio is the other women's value monster. Her 90.6 average FP and 37.6 this round suggest she and Josemaria Martin are hitting form at exactly the right time. Strong hold.
⚠️ Tapia and Coello are performing fine but their 19.1 FP this round at costs of 192.5 and 193 respectively (0.53-0.54 FP/credit) is underwhelming at this price. They'll likely go deeper, but if you're credit-squeezed, Lebron at 136.7 credits and 0.65 FP/credit offers more bang for your buck heading into the semis.
🚀 Franco Stupaczuk at 173 credits and 38.2 FP this round is playing like a man possessed. His 0.52 FP/credit season average undersells what he's capable of when he's on — and right now, he's very much on. Keep him in your lineup.
🏆 Calvo Santamaria tops the round at 47.1 FP — the highest score across both draws, men's or women's
💥 Stupaczuk & Sanz drop just six games in two sets, putting up 38.2 FP each and announcing themselves as serious semifinal threats
😬 Salazar Bengoechea exits hard — a -17.5 FP quarterfinal is a brutal way to bow out for a player of her pedigree
📈 Six of the top ten fantasy scorers this round came from the women's draw, with the bagel-heavy results supercharging game score bonuses across the board
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GusTeam | 544 |
| 2 | OMR | 534.5 |
| 3 | Pode Team | 531.9 |
| 4 | Mulloretti | 522.8 |
| 5 | ZeGalan | 476.8 |
1. At the semifinal stage, game score bonuses get even more decisive — target pairs who've been winning sets 6-1 or better, not just winning.
2. Ranking multipliers mean lower-ranked semifinalists like Augsburger and Calvo Santamaria can outscore bigger names even with similar performances — don't auto-pick the priciest players.
3. Watch the difficulty coefficient carefully in the semis — Stupaczuk/Sanz vs a top seed would carry a much higher coefficient than a favourable draw, so lineup decisions should factor in who's facing who.
The semis are set in Düsseldorf — update your lineups now before the window closes and don't leave those fantasy points on the bench.