Of the four players who took to the centre court at the Movistar Arena on 6 September to contest the final of the Madrid P1, only Bea González was defending the title she had won in 2025. However, the number ones, Gemma Triay and Delfi Brea, didn´t give neither the player from Málaga nor Paula Josemaría a chance and claimed their sixth title of the season.

The match was characterised by ups and downs and several errors from both pairs. After 2 hours and 30 minutes of play, the score stood at 6–7, 6–3 and 6–3 in favour of the Spanish-Argentine pair. This outcome was already foreshadowed in the first two games, when Triay and Brea broke Josemaría’s serve to take a 2–0 lead.

However, Claudio Gilardoni’s pair refused to give in. With the same inspiration that had seen them stage a spectacular comeback from 0–5 to 7–5 against Fernández and Calvo in the semi-finals, they responded with two break-backs to level the score. Paulita’s powerful bursts of speed were crucial in enabling the third seeds to stay in the game, force a tie-break and take the first set 7–6.

In the second set, Paulita and González continued to stand their ground against Triay and Brea, who had to adjust their game and focus to overcome the problems they encountered. The number ones, who were playing in their fifth consecutive final – having beaten Sánchez and Ustero 6-2, 6-4 in 1 hour and 16 minutes – defended their run with determination. They soon took the set 6–3. The third set followed the same pattern: two breaks paved the way for the Spanish-Argentine pair, who did not let their lead slip and closed out the match 6–3.

The head-to-head record between the two pairs – which, prior to the match, stood at five wins and two defeats for González and Josemaría – now stands at eight encounters, with three wins for Triay and Brea, including the last two matches. With this victory, Triay claimed her 58th title, drawing level with Alejandra Salazar as the player with the most trophies on the major professional circuits. “Winning in Spain, in front of our families, is special,” said Gemma at the press conference. “In the first set we had our ups and downs, but we’re ready to fight. I’m happy and proud,” added Delfi, “the hardest thing is when you’re not feeling on top form and having to fight to turn it around.”