Britain's top women's padel player, Aimee Gibson, secured her first title of the year by winning the FIP Bronze event in Doha alongside partner Alba Perez Momha. The victory marks their fourth consecutive title together, following a strong performance through the tournament. The final ended prematurely due to an injury to an opponent.
Aimee Gibson, Great Britain's number one in women's padel, began 2026 on a high note by lifting the FIP Bronze trophy in Doha over the weekend. Partnered with Alba Perez Momha, ranked world number 70, the duo dominated the draw without dropping a set until the final. This win follows their back-to-back FIP titles at the close of 2025 and confirms Gibson's intention to continue with Perez Momha for the remainder of the season.
Earlier in January, Gibson had reached the semi-finals of the FIP Silver event in Melbourne alongside GB number two Catherine Rose, the defending champions there. In Doha, their campaign started strongly in the round of 16 with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Spain's Lucia Dionisio Laureano and Daniela Portilla Gomez. They followed this with a 6-2, 6-1 quarter-final win against Japan's Kotomi Ozawa and Russia's Anastasiia Ryzhova, then breezed through the semi-finals 6-0, 6-1 against Italy's third-seeded pair, Giorgia Rosi and Matilde Minelli.
The final pitted them against Mexico's Camila Ramme Coellar (world number 86) and America's Brittany Dubins, who were also unbeaten in sets prior to the match. Gibson and Perez Momha took the first set 6-2 but dropped the second 6-1. With the decider at 3-2, Ramme Coellar suffered an ankle injury, leading to her team's retirement and handing the title to the British-Spanish pair.
Gibson, who has climbed to world number 89, expressed delight post-match. "It’s great to win my first title of the season, Alba is super happy too," she told the LTA. "Coming back from six weeks of pre-season to win the title together is a very nice feeling. Overall, we are very happy with our performance in the three matches beforehand, especially in the semi-final where we won 6-0, 6-1, and played a really good, high level together."
She also extended sympathies to Ramme Coellar, who was emotional after the injury: "My regards go to Camila in the final, we were one set all, 3-2 and then she had pain in her ankle, so she had to retire in the last set." This success underscores Gibson's rising form after a stellar end to the previous year.
