{"id":111037,"date":"2026-03-30T19:14:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T18:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/actu-padel.com\/fip-gold-almaty-padel-why-kazakhstan-attracts-so-many-stars\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T20:30:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T19:30:21","slug":"fip-gold-almaty-padel-why-kazakhstan-attracts-so-many-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/actu-padel.com\/en\/fip-gold-almaty-padel-why-kazakhstan-attracts-so-many-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"FIP Gold Almaty Padel: why Kazakhstan attracts so many stars"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"111037\" class=\"elementor elementor-111037 elementor-110986\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-428fc6d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"428fc6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0197ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0197ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>A FIP Gold that already looks like a major tour event<\/h2>\n<p>Held at<a href=\"https:\/\/www.padelfip.com\/events\/fip-gold-almaty-2026\/\">Add Padel Almaty<\/a>, the tournament runs from March 31 to April 5, with a prize money of 50,000 euros, 150 FIP points and a main draw starting on Thursday. The FIP presents it as the first FIP Gold to be held in Kazakhstan, a strong signal for a country seeking to put padel firmly on the international map. Indoor conditions are likely to favor faster matches, where the volley, the <strong>bandeja<\/strong> and the management of hot moments will weigh heavily.  <\/p>\n<p><\/p><p>What&#8217;s most striking is the density of the field: over 30 players from the world&#8217;s top 100 are announced, including eight members of the top 25. On the men&#8217;s side, <strong>Martin Di Nenno<\/strong>, ranked 12th in the FIP rankings, and <strong>Momo Gonzalez<\/strong>, 15th, immediately add another dimension to the tournament. In the bottom half, <strong>Javi Leal<\/strong> arrives with the confidence of his FIP Platinum title win in Marseille, alongside Pablo Lij\u00f3. Around them, pairs such as Martin Abud\/Miguel Lamperti, Alex Arroyo\/Pablo Garcia, Curro Cabeza\/Mariano Gonzalez and Jose Diestro\/Maxi Sanchez Blasco guarantee a field with no easy rounds.   <\/p>\n<p><\/p><h2>Osoro-Iglesias paint a very credible picture of a woman<\/h2>\n<p>On the women&#8217;s side, <strong>Aranzazu Osoro<\/strong> and <strong>Victoria Iglesias<\/strong> will start as top seeds. The Argentine is ranked 19th in the world, the Spaniard 20th, and their return to the tour together is no mere coincidence: the pair previously won in Turin and Veracruz in 2025. Behind them, Ana Nogueira and Lucia Sainz pose a real threat. In fact, Sainz is set to win three CUPRA FIP Tour titles in 2026, proving that there&#8217;s more than just one favourite duo.   <\/p>\n<p><\/p><p>Jessica Castell\u00f3\/Lorena Rufo and Jimena Velasco\/Marta Barrera complete a coherent big match-up, dense enough to make the semifinals look like a real high-level test. This is undoubtedly what makes the week in Almaty so interesting, beyond the simple result: if the seeds hold their own, this <a href=\"https:\/\/padelfederation.org.kz\/en\">first major Kazakh event<\/a> can provide a solid showcase for local padel and establish the tournament as a date to watch on the CUPRA FIP Tour. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FIP Gold Almaty marks a strong first for padel in Kazakhstan. 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