Catherine Rose & Christian Medina Murphy headline players set to compete at FIP Silver HOP London Padel Open
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The Padel Hub will host the second British International Padel Federation (FIP) event of 2026 this week, bringing together top British and international talent to compete for the title.
The FIP Silver HOP London Padel Open Cup is the highest level of professional padel event hosted on British soil, outside of the London Premier Padel P1 event which will take place in August.
The event at The Padel Hub will host women's and men's draws consisting of 32 pairs, with 26 British padel players already confirmed to compete.
Headlining the women's draw is British No.2 and LTA Awards Female Padel Player of the Year, Catherine Rose. Rose is a three-time FIP title-winner and enters as tournament as the highest British seed.
She's joined by compatriots, Tia Norton, Laura Jackson, Chloe De La Mare and Rosie Quirk. The Spanish top 25 pairing of Jessica Castello Lopez and Lorena Rufo Ortiz lead the women’s draw.
Meanwhile, 11 British men are set to compete with more potentially joining them should they come through the qualifying rounds. British No.1 Christian Medina Murphy will lead a strong contingent consisting of LTA Padel National Champions Alex Loughlan and Louie Harris. Britain's No.1 junior player is also set to play the FIP Silver HOP London Padel Open.
The FIP Silver HOP Padel London Open is the second of five FIP Tour events in Great Britain this year as part of our LTA Padel Performance Competitions Calendar.
The action kicks off with qualifying rounds starting on Wednesday 20 May, with the main draw commencing on Friday 22 May.
Tickets for the tournament are free and are available below:
Full draws and further tournament information can be found here:
