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Juan Lebrón

Juan Lebrón Chincoa, known as Juan Lebrón, (January 30, 1995) is a Spanish professional padel player. Padel is a racket-based sport played in teams of two and by over 30 million people worldwide including celebrities, icons, and politicians.^[1] The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) describes padel as “the fastest-growing sport in the world”, and as “an innovative form of tennis”.^[1] The El Puerto de Santa María native occupies the 7th position in the Premier Padel (The Padel tour) as of December 3rd, 2024.^[2] Lebrón became the first Spanish player in history to become World Number 1, doing so in 2019 alongside Paquito Navarro^[3].

Early Life and Background

Juan Lebrón was introduced to padel through his father, who played it with his friends. At the beginning of his sporting career, Lebrón stood out as a junior, becoming Spain’s junior champion several times and even competing in the Junior World Cup.^[4] He was the youngest Absolute Champion in Spain and won every match in the minor’s division. At the age of 17, he left El Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain, and moved to Madrid, to play Padel.^[4]

History and Achievements

Lebrón’s professional career began in 2015 when he decided to pair up with Paquito Navarro, but his adult career only started to kick off in December 2016 when he and his new partner Gabriel Reca reached top 30 in the world.^[4]

In March of 2017, he started the season with Marcello Jardim and finished it with Adrián Allemandi, finishing in 19th place. The same year he had also signed a contract with Bablot to pursue his career as a professional.^[4]

In 2018, Lebrón started his season with Juan Cruz Belluati. In the first tournament of the season, the Catalunya Masters, they reached their first final as a couple after beating the number 1 ranked couple, Fernando Belasteguín and Pablo Lima, in the semifinals. In the final, Sanyo Gutiérrez and Maxi Sánchez fell 6-4 and 6-2. Juan Martín Díaz became his partner until the end of the year.^[4]

In 2019, Paquito Navarro became his new partner.^[2] In their first tournament of the season, the Marbella Master, the Andalusians reached the final, where they fell against the world number 1 in 2018, Maxi Sánchez and Sanyo Gutiérrez, 6-1 and 7-6.^[5] Andalusia is the southernmost autonomous region in Spain. Following their loss in the Marbella Master, Lebrón and his Navarro won five tournaments in Alicante, Jaén, Valladolid, Bastad, and São Paulo.^[4] After qualifying for the final, Juan Lebrón became the first Spanish native World Number 1 in the history of the World Padel Tour.^[4] Paquito and Lebron secured the number 1 spot at the end of the season after reaching the final of the Mexican Open. In the final, they lost to Sánchez and Gutiérrez 7-6 and 6-2.

Despite all of their wins, Lebrón and Paquito decided to separate. He changed partners at the end of the tournament to join Alejandro Galán. Together they remained the World's Number 1 pairing for three consecutive years (2020, 2021, 2022).^[2] After four years together, Lebron and Galán announced their separation.^[6] He now plays on the backhand side with Martín Di Nenno and as of 2024, they are the third-best pairing in the world.

Influence

Lebrón's success has significantly contributed to the growing popularity of padel.^[4] His presence as the only Spanish player to reach World Number 1 has made him a role model for aspiring players and racquet sports enthusiasts worldwide.^[7] Lebrón is “credited with bringing innovative strategies and a higher level of athleticism to the sport, which will undoubtedly influence padel’s development for years to come.”^[7]

Lebrón's influence extends beyond the court, as he actively engages with fans and promotes the sport through various platforms, such as Instagram.^[8] From a young enthusiast to a world champion, his journey highlights the importance of dedication and passion in achieving excellence.^[7] .^[9].

Results

Premier Padel

Titles

No.	Year	Tournament	Category	Couple	Opponents in the final	Result
1.	May 29, 2022	Rome	Major	Alejandro Galan	Paquito Navarro Martin Di Nenno	4-6 / 7-5 / 6-4
2.	July 17, 2022	Paris	Major	Alejandro Galan	Juan Tello Federico Chingotto	6-3 / 4-6 / 6-4
3.	August 7, 2022	Madrid	P1	Alejandro Galan	Paquito Navarro Martin Di Nenno	5-7 / 6-2 / 6-3
4.	December 11, 2022	Milan	P1	Alejandro Galan	Victor Ruiz Lucas Bergamini	6-2 / 6-2
5.	December 10, 2023	Milan	P1	Alejandro Galan	Martin Di Nenno Franco Stupaczuk	7-6 / 6-7 / 7-6
6.	March 2, 2024	Riyadh	P1	Alejandro Galan	Augustin Tapia Arturo Coello	6-7 / 6-4 / 6-4
7.	August 4, 2024	Finland	P2	Martin Di Nenno	Coki Nieto Jon Sanz	7-5 / 6-3

Finals

No.	Year	Tournament	Category	Couple	Opponents in the final	Result
1.	April 3, 2022	Doha	Major	Alejandro Galan	Martin Di Nenno Paquito Navarro	3-6 / 6-7 ⁽⁴⁾
2.	October 30, 2022	Giza	P1	Alejandro Galan	Pablo Lima Franco Stupaczuk	6-2 / 6-7 ⁽⁴⁾ / 6-7 ⁽⁴⁾
3.	March 24, 2024	Acapulco	P1	Alejandro Galan	Arturo Coello Agustin Tapia	0-6 / 4-6

World Padel Tour (WPT)

Titles

No.	Year	Tournament	Category	Partner	Opponents in the final	Result
1.	28 April, 2019	Alicante	Open	Paquito Navarro	Pablo Lima Fernando Belasteguín	3-6 / 7-6 / 6-2
2.	26 May, 2019	Jaen	Open	Paquito Navarro	Sanyo Gutiérrez Maxi Sánchez	7-5 / 6-4
3.	23 Juin, 2019	Valladolid	Master	Paquito Navarro	Juani Mieres Alejandro Galán	6-7 / 6-4 / 6-4
4.	30 Juin, 2019	Bastad	Open	Paquito Navarro	Matías Díaz Franco Stupaczuk	6-3 / 7-6
5.	24 November, 2019	São Paulo	Open	Paquito Navarro	Uri Botello Javier Ruiz	2-6 / 6-3 / 6-2
6.	5 July, 2020	Madrid	Open	Alejandro Galán	Pablo Lima Paquito Navarro	7-5 / 6-3
7.	19 July, 2020	Madrid	Open	Alejandro Galán	Fernando Belasteguín Agustín Tapia	4-6 / 6-1 / 6-4
8.	9 August, 2020	Madrid	Open	Alejandro Galán	Federico Chingotto Juan Tello	6-7(6) / 6-1 / 6-4
9.	6 September, 2020	Valencia	Open	Alejandro Galán	Federico Chingotto Juan Tello	6-3 / 7-6(6)
10.	18 October, 2020	Barcelona	Master	Alejandro Galán	Sanyo Gutiérrez Franco Stupaczuk	6-4 / 6-1
11.	8 November, 2020	Alicante	Open	Alejandro Galán	Sanyo Gutiérrez Franco Stupaczuk	4-6 / 6-3 / 6-4
12.	25 April, 2021	Alicant	Open	Alejandro Galán	Álex Ruiz Franco Stupaczuk	6-0 / 6-4
13.	30 May, 2021	Santander	Open	Alejandro Galán	Javi Rico Momo González	6-3 / 6-2
14.	13 June, 2021	Marbella	Master	Alejandro Galán	Pablo Lima Agustín Tapia	7-6(5) / 6-2
15.	5 September, 2021	Cascais	Master	Alejandro Galán	Federico Chingotto Juan Tello	4-6 / 7-5 / 6-3
16.	26 Septmber, 2021	Lugo	Open	Alejandro Galán	Martín Di Nenno Paquito Navarro	6-4 / 4-6 / 6-3
17.	10 October, 2021	Menorca	Open	Alejandro Galán	Martín Di Nenno Paquito Navarro	6-3 / 6-4
18.	19 December, 2021	Madrid	Master Final	Alejandro Galán	Sanyo Gutiérrez Agustín Tapia	6-4 / 6-4
19.	10 April, 2022	Alicante	Open	Alejandro Galán	Paquito Navarro Martín Di Nenno	6-2 / 6-3
20.	8 May, 2022	Brusells	Open	Alejandro Galán	Pablo Lima Franco Stupaczuk	6-3 / 6-3
21.	5 June, 2022	Mabella	Master	Alejandro Galán	Álex Ruiz Momo González	6-2 / 6-4
22.	26 June, 2022	Valladolid	Master	Alejandro Galán	Fernando Belasteguín Arturo Coello	7-6(?) / 6-4
23.	11 September 2022	Cascais	Open	Alejandro Galán	Sanyo Gutiérrez Agustín Tapia	6-2 / 6-7(?) / 6-1
24.	18 September, 2022	Estocolmo	Open	Alejandro Galán	Paquito Navarro Martín Di Nenno	6-7(?) / 6-2 / 6-1
25.	23 October, 2022	Menorca	Open	Alejandro Galán	Ramiro Moyano Francisco Gil	6-4 / 4-6 / 6-2
26.	13 October, 2022	Malmö	Open	Alejandro Galán	Sanyo Gutiérrez Agustín Tapia	4-6 / 6-1 / 6-2^[10]
27.	20 November, 2022	Buenos Aires	Master	Alejandro Galán	Fernando Belasteguín Arturo Coello	7-6(4) / 6-2^[11]
28.	18 December, 2022	Barcelona	Master Final	Alejandro Galán	Martín Di Nenno Federico Chingotto	6-4 / 6-7(5) / 6-2^[12]
29.	3 September, 2023	Nokia	Open	Alejandro Galán	Coki Nieto Jon Sanz	6-0 / 7-6⁽⁵⁾
30	1 October, 2023	Dusseldorf	Open	Alejandro Galán	Martín Di Nenno Franco Stupaczuk	6-2 / 6-2
31	29 October, 2023	Menorca	Open	Alejandro Galán	Agustín Tapia Arturo Coello	6-3 / 6-2
32	12 November, 2023	Malmö	Open	Alejandro Galán	Martín Di Nenno Franco Stupaczuk	6-3 / 6-4