Clément Geens is now ranked 90th in the world in the ranking published on June 29, 2026, with 757 points. His French partner Dylan Guichard has climbed to 97th place with 700 points, the best ranking of his career. This double rise comes at the perfect time: the Franco-Belgian pair is coming off a semi-final in Abidjan and immediately continues with the Bordeaux Premier Padel P2.
Geens moves up five places and records his best ranking of the 2026 season, although his personal best remains the 82nd place he reached in 2025. Guichard gains two spots and enters a symbolic area of world padel: the confirmed top 100. Coello and Tapia remain the world number ones in the men’s hierarchy, but this week’s story is taking place a little lower in the ranking, where two French-speaking players are beginning to turn their FIP results into real international standing.
Since their title at the FIP Silver in Palermo, followed by their semi-final at the FIP Gold in Abidjan, the two players have clearly changed status. They are no longer just a dangerous pair on the CUPRA FIP Tour, but a duo capable of troubling teams established higher up the hierarchy.
A ranking that confirms a positive run
This rise is built on a recent run of results. In Palermo, Geens and Guichard won the FIP Silver by beating top seeds Antonio Fernandez and Adrian Marques in the final. In Abidjan, they then reached the last four of the tournament, during a week that was more demanding both physically and competitively, with a major battle against Javi Garrido and Lucas Bergamini.
This new ranking, therefore, has not come out of nowhere. It rewards a sequence in which the Franco-Belgian pair has stacked up wins, confirmed its solidity on the FIP circuit and shown that it can, at times, compete with opponents better established in the world hierarchy.
Abidjan, the reference match despite defeat
The semi-final against Garrido and Bergamini remains central to understanding this progression. As detailed in our article dedicated to the FIP Gold in Abidjan, the match was played over three sets: 6-1 to Garrido/Bergamini, then 6-3 to Geens/Guichard, before a third set won 6-3 by the future finalists. The scoreline tells the story of an early gap, followed by a genuine response.
Geens does not hide the difficult start in Côte d’Ivoire. Arriving late, with a very short night before their opening match, the two players first had to adapt before gradually raising their level.
Question: What are your impressions of the week in Abidjan?
“It was really nice. It’s a great tournament. We played really well from start to finish. We arrived late, at the hotel at 2 a.m., and had to play the next day at 9 a.m., so the first day was a little more complicated. After that, we’re happy to have reached the semi-final and played a big match against Garrido and Bergamini.”
For Geens, this is precisely where the most interesting information lies. The pair does not yet see itself at the level of the very best partnerships in the world, but it is beginning to find periods where the gap becomes smaller.
Question: Does this match against Garrido/Bergamini change your perception?
“It comes down to a few small details in the third set. That’s also why they are ranked higher and are stronger than us. But we manage to show, from time to time, that we are not far away from winning either. It really is possible, so it’s encouraging for what comes next.”
That nuance matters. Geens does not turn a defeat into an exaggerated moral victory. He acknowledges the gap, accepts the hierarchy, but points to one concrete element: in certain sequences, the Belgian-French pair can hold its own. For a duo looking to establish itself in the world top 100, this is often the necessary step before turning tight matches into landmark results.
Bordeaux, same opponent, different context
The next step comes without a break. In Bordeaux, Guichard and Geens enter the main draw with a wild card. The draw gives them Inigo Jofre and Jairo Bautista, two players ranked around the world top 20 and already faced recently at the FIP Platinum in Portugal. On that occasion, the Franco-Belgian pair lost 6-0, 7-6, with a much more consistent second set after a poor start.
Question: How are you approaching this first round in Bordeaux?
“On paper, of course, it’s really difficult. They are two players around 20th in the world. We lost 6-0, 7-6 in Portugal, but we found a few more solutions in the second set. We’ll try to ride this momentum and play a big match.”
The link with Bordeaux is therefore obvious. The ranking is improving, so is the confidence, but the test is becoming tougher. In a P2, the margins are thinner, the pace is more intense and the ability to start well carries even more weight. For Geens and Guichard, the challenge is not only to confirm their place in the top 100: it is to show that their run on the CUPRA FIP Tour can also exist in a Premier Padel draw.
This progression also carries significance for Belgium. Geens remains one of the reference points for Belgian padel at international level, in a season where every result matters in bringing the country closer to more regular visibility in major draws. His 90th place does not yet beat his personal best, but it puts his trajectory back in the right direction. For Guichard, the symbolism is different: entering the top 100 with his best-ever ranking gives very concrete value to the work carried out alongside Geens over the past few weeks.
Their week in Bordeaux will show whether this momentum can move up another level. But one thing is already clear: between Palermo, Abidjan and this return match against Jofre/Bautista, Geens and Guichard are no longer only playing to reach main draws. They are starting to build the identity of a pair capable of troubling opponents ranked above them.
