Aimee Gibson & Catherine Rose to lead Great Britain’s women’s squad for 2026 FIP World Cup Finals
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The LTA has today announced the Great Britain women’s team selected to compete at the 2026 FIP World Cup Finals, taking place at the Khalifa Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha, Qatar, from 2-7 November.
Led by former world No.1 and LTA International Performance Coach Iciar Montes alongside GB women's team captain, Libby Fletcher, the British women’s team will look to build on the momentum generated by securing qualification in Madrid in September.
British No.3 Tia Norton returns to the squad following her recovery from injury, representing the only change to the team that secured qualification in Madrid.
The tournament will mark Great Britain’s first appearance in the women’s FIP World Cup Finals since 2021.
Great Britain's women’s team
- Aimee Gibson (world No.91)
- Catherine Rose (world No.93)
- Tia Norton (world No.171)
- Lisa Phillips (world No.186)
- Laura Jackson (world No.214)
- Abigail Tordoff (world No.218)
- Chloe De La Mare (world No.268)
- Victoria Nicholas (world No.379)
Libby Fletcher, Great Britain women’s team captain looks ahead to the FIP World Cup Finals saying, "We're incredibly excited to travel to Qatar and test ourselves against the very best players and nations in the world. The team has prepared well, with many of the players gaining valuable experience and confidence through competing on the international FIP Tour throughout the year.
"We'll arrive in Qatar early to acclimatise, maximise our training time, and ensure we're fully prepared for the challenge ahead. Qualifying for the World Cup Finals was a proud achievement for this group of women, and we're looking forward to representing Great Britain on the biggest stage in padel."
At the FIP World Cup, Britain will be one of 16 teams alongside Spain, Argentina, Italy, Portugal, Netherlands, Sweden, France, Brazil, Belgium, Qatar (hosts), USA, Paraguay, Chile, Great Britain, Germany and the winner of October's Africa-Asia qualifier, Egypt competing for the ultimate global padel title.
The FIP World Cup format is four seeded groups of four, with each group winner progressing into semi-finals. Great Britain will face one of the top four seeds, either nine-time winners Spain, eight-time champions Argentina, Italy (bronze medallists at the last three championships) or Portugal.
The tournament will get underway with the opening group stage matches between 2-5 November, before the knockout stages get underway between 5-6 November.
Matches will be available to watch live on the FIP YouTube channel and you can keep up to date with all the latest results from the British team on the LTA Padel website.
