Pérez and Gallardo Take Samui Title as Casanova and Icardo Win in Three Sets

Alba Pérez and Alba Gallardo won the women’s title at the FIP Bronze Samui in May 2026, taking the final 6–2, 6–2. Jordi Casanova and Sergio Icardo secured the men’s trophy through a longer route, recovering from a lost opening set to win their final 6–7, 7–5, 6–4.

The tournament ran from 6 to 10 May at Padel Tropical, with €8,500 in total prize money listed by FIP. Its two finals produced different score patterns but the same decisive outcome for the champions: each partnership completed the week with a title in Thailand.

A first title together

FIP described the Samui success as Pérez and Gallardo’s first title together. That makes the result a partnership milestone as well as a tournament victory. Two players can bring their own experience to a pairing, but a shared title belongs to the way their games work in combination across an entire draw.

The 6–2, 6–2 final score records a straight-sets finish with the same margin in each set. It establishes the outcome clearly without explaining every rally or turning point. The essential achievement is that Pérez and Gallardo completed both sets successfully and closed the title match without requiring a decider.

For a partnership, that final step matters. Reaching a title match creates an opportunity; converting it requires another complete performance against the other surviving pair. A first trophy together then becomes a reference point for the combination, something concrete to carry into its next competition.

Samui supplied that reference for Pérez and Gallardo. Their names joined the tournament’s winners, and the following week’s event on Koh Phangan offered another nearby competitive destination. The island sequence gave the result a natural continuation within the May calendar.

A three-set men’s final

Casanova and Icardo’s men’s final followed a different course. They lost the opening set in a tiebreak, then won the second 7–5 before taking the deciding set 6–4. Each of the three set scores was close, and the match required the eventual champions to respond after falling behind.

A scoreline of that kind tells a clear competitive story without revealing the exact pattern of breaks. The first set went against the pair, the second kept their title chance alive, and the third completed the recovery. Casanova and Icardo had to win two successive sets after the opening setback.

That is one of doubles competition’s demanding tasks. Both partners need to remain committed to a shared approach while deciding whether adjustments are necessary. A lost set changes the match situation, but a partnership still has to build points together rather than attempt an individual solution to every problem.

The eventual 6–4 deciding set gave Casanova and Icardo the men’s crown and completed the tournament’s list of professional champions. Alongside the women’s straight-sets final, it provided a contrasting finish to the same event.

Two islands on the calendar

Samui’s position before the Koh Phangan Bronze created consecutive FIP opportunities in southern Thailand. For competitors choosing that sequence, the calendar offered the possibility of moving from one tournament to another within the same part of the country. Each event still had its own draw and title to contest.

For the local padel community, an international tournament brings the competitive standard into a familiar club setting. Spectators can watch how visiting partnerships maintain structure, handle pressure and construct points across full matches. Those details give the event meaning beyond a photograph of the trophy presentation.

The Samui results also leave a clear record for the season: Pérez and Gallardo won their first title together, while Casanova and Icardo recovered from a set down in the men’s final. Both partnerships turned their week at Padel Tropical into a championship, before Thailand’s May FIP schedule moved on to the next island.