The Reserve Cup Makes Its First-Ever Stop in Marbella

Marbella is about to take center stage in the world of padel as the prestigious Reserve Cup arrives at the iconic Puente Romano this September. For the very first time, the tournament will be held outside of the United States, following its spectacular launch in Miami in 2024. From the 18th to the 20th of September, the Costa del Sol will welcome the best players in the world for three days of elite level competition, luxury hospitality, and Mediterranean glamour.

Who’s Playing
More Than Just a Match
What It Means for Marbella

Who’s Playing

The Reserve Cup brings together 16 of the sport’s top ranked players, who will be divided into two teams by their captains shortly before the tournament begins. Confirmed participants include Arturo Coello, Agustín Tapia, Alejandro Galán, Miguel Yanguas, Coki Nieto, Pablo Cardona and Javi Garrido, names that represent the very best of padel today. Fans can expect thrilling matches of the highest calibre, with fierce rivalries and breathtaking rallies played in one of Europe’s most exclusive sporting venues.

A line-up of this calibre is itself a signal of how seriously the tournament is being taken outside its home market. Bringing the sport’s top ranked players to a debut European stop, rather than a lower profile exhibition line-up, suggests organisers see Marbella as a genuine long-term fixture rather than a one-off experiment.

More Than Just a Match

What sets the Reserve Cup apart is not only the quality of competition but also the experience surrounding it. Guests and spectators will enjoy a world class event that fuses sport with entertainment and lifestyle, a concept that has already elevated padel’s global profile. With a prize pool of 500,000 US dollars on the line, the stakes are high and the competition promises to deliver unforgettable moments.

The choice of Marbella, and particularly Puente Romano, is no coincidence. The resort is internationally recognised for its sporting tradition and luxury setting, making it the perfect backdrop for an event of this magnitude. Organisers highlight Marbella’s unmatched passion for padel and its unique atmosphere, which blends international sophistication with a vibrant local culture.

What It Means for Marbella

For Marbella, hosting the Reserve Cup is another step in consolidating its position as a global destination for sport, lifestyle, and luxury. For padel fans, it is an unmissable opportunity to see the best players in the world compete at the highest level in an environment unlike any other. The Reserve Cup at Puente Romano is set to be one of the highlights of the year, a celebration of padel that will combine competition, spectacle, and the unmistakable energy of Marbella.

The tournament has since become a fixture rather than a one-off, with Puente Romano continuing to host it in the years that followed. We covered how that growth played out in our report on how Puente Romano hosted the Reserve Cup in 2026, one of the Costa del Sol’s fastest growing sporting events.

For a market like Marbella’s Golden Mile, events of this scale reinforce exactly the kind of international profile that continues to draw high net worth buyers to the area, tying the resort’s sporting calendar directly back to demand for property nearby, from short stay rentals during tournament week to longer term interest from visiting fans and players alike.