The WPT La Rioja Open 2023 (officially WPT La Rioja Padel Open 1000 2023) was the second tournament of the eleventh edition of World Padel Tour. The final phase was played between March 6 and 12, 2023 at the "Super Dome" in La Rioja, Argentina, while the preliminary phase was played between February 10 and 12 at the "Euroindoor" in Madrid, Spain. The semi-finals broke the all-time attendance record for a padel match, with 13,723 spectators.
In the women's category, Alejandra Salazar and Gemma Triay reached their seventh consecutive final and won their first tournament of the year, against Bea González and Marta Ortega Gallego by 6–7, 6–4 and 6–1.
In the men's category, Agustín Tapia and Arturo Coello defeated the big surprise of the tournament, the wildcard pair formed by Leo Augsburger and Valentino Libaak, by 6–1 and 6–0.
Relevant data Record attendance This was the first World Padel Tour (WPT) tournament in Argentina with a women's category, which generated even more excitement. As a result, less than three months after the Barcelona Master Final, the all-time attendance record for a padel match was broken again; there were 13,723 spectators at the semifinal matches on Saturday. This puts the WPT Barcelona Master Final 2022 in second place with 12,141 spectators, and the Mendoza P1 of the Premier Padel (also in Argentina) completes the top three with 11,106 spectators.
The best "WildCard" in history The tournament's most notable event was the second and definitive debut on the world stage of the young Argentinian pair, Leandro Augsburger and Valentino Libaak. They first gained international recognition after receiving a wildcard entry into the Buenos Aires Master in November of the 2022, entering directly into the round of 32. They reached the round of 16, where they lost to the number one seeds, Alejandro Galán and Juan Lebrón. They then signed with NOX and moved to Barcelona to continue competing on the World Padel Tour. In this tournament, they also received a wildcard entry, and at 17 and 18 years old respectively, they defeated Juan Martín Díaz and Agustín Gómez Silingo in the round of 32 by a double 6–4, and in the round of 16, they beat the tournament's number 3 seeds, Juan Tello and Paquito Navarro, by 6–4 and 7–5. This put them in the quarterfinals, making Valentino Libaak the youngest player ever to reach the quarterfinals of a WPT tournament. They also defeated Maxi Sánchez and Lucas Campagnolo by 6–3 and 7–5, and in the semifinals, they won a very close match against Juan Cruz Belluati and Miguel Lamperti by 7–6 and 6–3. They reached the final, against Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia, who defeated them 6–1 and 6–0 in just 42 minutes, which was the fastest final in history.
This is the best performance ever by a wildcard pair in a tournament. Libaak and Augsburger performance had an immediate media impact, as it demonstrated that they are both ready to compete against many of the pairs in the main draw. By reaching the final and defeating a seeded player, they each earned 600 ranking points, moving from 114th and 115th to 63rd and 64th, respectively.
Controversy withdrawals Shortly before the tournament began, several withdrawals affected the men's main draw; as seven pairs confirmed their absence before it even started. Among them was the number one seed, Alejandro Galán and Juan Lebrón. This greatly angered Lisandro Borges, the promoter of WPT tournaments in South America, who made statements accusing them of "faking the injury" and of an "attempted boycott" of the tournament. Galán responded with a statement in which, among other things, told Borges that "I will not allow him to try to call my honor into question."
Registered teams Male
Rnk.TeamWPT Ranking Points1 Fernando Belasteguín Sanyo Gutiérrez20.4852 Agustín Tapia Arturo Coello20.4853 Juan Tello Paquito Navarro15.5504 Franco Stupaczuk Martín Di Nenno15.5255 Alejandro Ruiz Momo González11.1606 Federico Chingotto Javi Garrido9.8957 Lucas Campagnolo Maxi Sánchez8.1008 Agustín Gutiérrez Lucho Capra6.5819 Javier Leal Jon Sanz4.74610 Francisco Gil Ramiro Moyano4.33911 Gonzalo Rubio Javier Ruiz González3.99612 Juan Cruz Belluati Miguel Lamperti3.94713 José García Diestro Pincho Fernández3.52414 Josete Rico Salvador Oria3.44215 Lucas Bergamini Víctor Ruiz3.43116 Eduardo Alonso Chillarón Juanlu Esbri2.93517 Agustín Gomez Silingo Juan Martín Díaz2.74118 Javier García Mora Javier González Barahona2.52519 Marc Quílez Toni Bueno2.32620 Antón Sans Teodoro Zapata2.21921 Ignacio Vilariño Jaime Muñoz2.001(W.C.) Leo Augsburger Tino Libaak314Qualified from the preliminary roundsA Facundo Domínguez Javier Valdés1048B Iván Ramírez Pablo Cardona1645C Luis Hernández Quesada José Solano Marmolejo1032Female
Rnk.TeamWPT Ranking Points1 Alejandra Salazar Gemma Triay33.0602 Ariana Sánchez Paula Josemaría32.3903 Bea González Marta Ortega16.9264 Patty Llaguno Victoria Iglesias10.4485 Aranza Osoro Lucía Sainz10.0756 Bárbara Las Heras Verónica Virseda9.7707 Majo Sánchez Alayeto Mapi Sánchez Alayeto9.1458 Tamara Icardo Virginia Riera8.8259 Delfina Brea Sofia Araújo6.64110 Claudia Jensen Jessica Castelló4.99511 Alix Collombon Carla Mesa4.90712 Lorena Rufo Marta Talaván4.38313 Carolina Navarro Mª Carmen Villalba3.48114 Beatriz Caldera Carmen Goenaga3.38315 Ana Catarina Nogueira Eli Amatriaín3.13516 Marina Guinart Nuria Rodríguez3.08417 Claudia Fernández Julieta Bidahorria3.06318 Marta Barrera Marta Caparrós2.67119 Anna Cortiles Sofía Saiz2.47420 Araceli Martínez Noa Cánovas2.47021 Alejandra Alonso Melania Merino2.39122 Marina Martínez Lobo Teresa Navarro2.34023 Alicia Blanco Arantxa Soriano2.186(W.C.) F. Darboure María Ferreyra0Qualified from the preliminary roundsA Carolina Orsi Léa Godallier2148B Lorena Alonso Sandra Hernández Camacho1884C Águeda Pérez Sara Ruiz1304D Emily Stellato Giulia Sussarello1925
Teams missing Rnk.TeamsWPT Ranking PointsReason1 Alejandro Galán Juan Lebrón33.4407 Coki Nieto Pablo Lima10.73612 Alejandro Arroyo Miguel Yanguas4.68619 Javier Rico Jorge Ruiz Gutiérrez3.27726 Mario del Castillo Miguel Benítez Lara1.98927 Denis Perino Sergio Alba1.928D Jaime Fermosell José Jiménez Casas1324
Schedule The matches began on Saturday at the "Euroindoor Alcorcón" club with the preliminary rounds.
Friday, 10th: Men's qualifying rounds 1 and 2. Saturday, 11th: Men's qualifying round 3 and women's qualifying rounds 1 and 2. Sunday, 12th: Final qualifying rounds for both men and women.
The final draw is played a month later.
Tuesday, July 7: Round of 32. Wednesday, July 8: Round of 32. Thursday, July 9: Round of 16. Friday, July 10: Quarterfinals. Saturday, July 11: Semifinals. Sunday, July 12: Finals.
Results Men's Bracket
Women's Bracket
Final qualifying round Men's
Data Qualified WPT Ranking Point Opponents ResultA Facundo Domínguez Javier Valdés1048 vs 1755 Rafael Méndez Javier Martínez2–6 / 6–1 / 6–3B Iván Ramírez Pablo Cardona1645 vs 835 Miguel González Aitor García Bassas6–3 / 6–2C Luis Hernández Quesada José Solano Marmolejo1032 vs 1015 Alonso Rodríguez Martínez Cristian Germán7–6 / 6–1D Jaime Fermosell José Jiménez1324 vs 1097 Enrique Goenaga Jairo Bautista6–4 / 6–1Women's
Data Qualified WPT Ranking Point Opponents ResultA Carolina Orsi Léa Godallier2148 vs 1093 Carmen García Mónica Gómez6–2 / 7–5B Lorena Alonso Sandra Hernández Camacho1884 vs 1145 Carmen Castillón Marta Borrero0–6 / 6–2 / 6–2C Águeda Pérez Sara Ruiz1304 vs 1035 Carlotta Casali Mª Eulalia Rodríguez7–5 / 6–3D Emily Stellato Giulia Sussarello1925 vs 1505 Ariadna Cañellas Sandra Bellver2–6 / 7–6 / 6–4
Round of 32 Men's
DateTeam AScoreTeam BRefs.7/3/2023 Ignacio Vilariño Jaime Muñoz6–1 / 4–6 / 6–2 Eduardo Alonso Juanlu Esbri7/3/2023 Javier Leal Jon Sanz6–1 / 6–3 Josete Rico Salvador Oria8/3/2023 Juan Cruz Belluati Miguel Lamperti7–6 / 6–3 Agustín Gutiérrez Lucho Capra8/3/2023 Marc Quílez Toni Bueno6–4 / 3–6 / 6–4 Facundo Domínguez Javier Valdés8/3/2023 Javier García Mora Javier González Barahona3–6 / 7–5 / 4–6 Iván Ramírez Pablo Cardona8/3/2023 Antón Sans Teodoro Zapata7–5 / 3–6 / 3–6 José García Diestro Pincho Fernández8/3/2023 Agustín Gomez Silingo Juan Martín Díaz4–6 / 4–6 Leo Augsburger Valentino Libaak8/3/2023 Gonzalo Rubio Javier Ruiz6–4 / 6–3 Luis Hernández Quesada José Solano MarmolejoWomen's
DateTeam AScoreTeam BRefs.8/3/2023 Majo Sánchez Alayeto Mapi Sánchez Alayeto6–1 / 6–4 Alix Collombon Carla Mesa8/3/2023 Alejandra Alonso Melania Merino6–4 / 6–4 Ana Catarina Nogueira Eli Amatriaín8/3/2023 Carolina Orsi Léa Godallier1–6 / 3–6 Araceli Martínez Noa Cánovas8/3/2023 Anna Cortiles Sofía Saiz5–7 / 2–6 Beatriz Caldera Carmen Goenaga8/3/2023 Bárbara Las Heras Verónica Virseda3–6 / 6–3 / 7–6 Marta Barrera Marta Caparrós8/3/2023 Claudia Jensen Jessica Castelló6–0 / 6–3 Marina Guinart Nuria Rodríguez8/3/2023 Claudia Fernández Julieta Bidahorria6–2 / 6–2 Águeda Pérez Sara Ruiz8/3/2023 Alicia Blanco Arantxa Soriano4–6 / 4–6 Marina Martínez Teresa Navarro8/3/2023 María Ferreyra F. Darboure0–6 / 0–6 Tamara Icardo Virginia Riera8/3/2023 Lorena Rufo Marta Talaván6–3 / 7–5 Carolina Navarro Mª Carmen Villalba
Round of 16 Men's
DateTeam AScoreTeam BRefs.9/3/2023 Marc Quílez Toni Bueno6–7 / 6–7 Juan Cruz Belluati Miguel Lamperti9/3/2023 Fernando Belasteguín Sanyo Gutiérrez5–7 / 3–6 Lucas Bergamini Víctor Ruiz9/3/2023 Iván Ramírez Pablo Cardona6–7 / 2–6 Federico Chingotto Javi Garrido9/3/2023 Lucas Campagnolo Maxi Sánchez7–5 / 7–6 Eduardo Alonso Juanlu Esbri9/3/2023 Leo Augsburger Valentino Libaak6–4 / 7–5 Juan Tello Paquito Navarro9/3/2023 Franco Stupaczuk Martín Di Nenno6–1 / 6–4 José García Diestro Pincho Fernández9/3/2023 Alex Ruiz Momo González6–4 / 6–4 Javier Leal Jon Sanz9/3/2023 Gonzalo Rubio Javier Ruiz6–7 / 1–6 Agustín Tapia Arturo CoelloWomen's
DateTeam AScoreTeam BRefs.9/3/2023 Bea González Marta Ortega7–5 / 6–0 Araceli Martínez Noa Cánovas9/3/2023 Alejandra Alonso Melania Merino3–6 / 6–3 / 3–6 Patty Llaguno Victoria Iglesias9/3/2023 Beatriz Caldera Carmen Goenaga6–7 / 6–7 Aranza Osoro Lucía Sainz9/3/2023 Claudia Jensen Jessica Castelló4–6 / 1–6 Ariana Sánchez Paula Josemaría9/3/2023 Majo Sánchez Alayeto Mapi Sánchez Alayeto6–4 / 7–6 Claudia Fernández Julieta Bidahorria9/3/2023 Bárbara Las Heras Verónica Virseda6–0 / 4–6 / 6–4 Marina Martínez Teresa Navarro9/3/2023 Alejandra Salazar Gemma Triay6–7 / 6–4 / 5–2 (*inj.) Delfina Brea Sofia Araújo9/3/2023 Lorena Rufo Marta Talaván4–6 / 5–7 Tamara Icardo Virginia Riera
Quarter-Finals Men's
DateTeam AScoreTeam BRefs.10/3/2023 Lucas Bergamini Víctor Ruiz3–6 / 6–4 / 3–6 Juan Cruz Belluati Miguel Lamperti10/3/2023 Lucas Campagnolo Maxi Sánchez3–6 / 5–7 Leo Augsburger Valentino Libaak10/3/2023 Franco Stupaczuk Martín Di Nenno6–0 / 3–6 / 6–3 Federico Chingotto Javier Garrido10/3/2023 Alejandro Ruiz Momo González2–6 / 1–6 Agustín Tapia Arturo CoelloWomen's
DateTeam AScoreTeam BRefs.10/3/2023 Bárbara Las Heras Verónica Virseda3–6 / 4–6 Ariana Sánchez Paula Josemaría10/3/2023 Bea González Marta Ortega6–4 / 6–0 Aranza Osoro Lucía Sainz10/3/2023 Alejandra Salazar Gemma Triay6–2 / 6–1 Tamara Icardo Virginia Riera10/3/2023 Majo Sánchez Alayeto Mapi Sánchez Alayeto6–2 / 6–7 / 4–6 Victoria Iglesias Patty Llaguno
Semi-Finals Men's
DateTeam AScoreTeam BRefs.11/3/2023 Juan Cruz Belluati Miguel Lamperti6–7 / 3–6 Leo Augsburger Valentino Libaak11/3/2023 Franco Stupaczuk Martín Di Nenno4–6 / 3–6 Agustín Tapia Arturo CoelloWomen's
DateTeam AScoreTeam BRefs.11/3/2023 Bea González Marta Ortega6–3 / 7–5 Ariana Sánchez Paula Josemaría11/3/2023 Alejandra Salazar Gemma Triay6–4 / 7–5 Patty Llaguno Victoria Iglesias
Finals Men's
DateTeam AScoreTeam BRefs.12/3/2023 Leo Augsburger Valentino Libaak1–6 / 0–6 Agustín Tapia Arturo CoelloWomen's
DateTeam AScoreTeam BRefs.12/3/2023 Alejandra Salazar Gemma Triay6–7 / 6–4 / 6–1 Bea González Marta Ortega
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