The FIP Promises tournament in Middelkerke, Belgium, showcased a dominant performance from Portuguese rising star Francisca Cravo, who continued her stellar 2026 campaign by securing another major title. The event brought together top youth talent across multiple age categories for a weekend of high-stakes competition.
Tournament Results and Champions
Francisca Cravo’s victory in the Under 14 girls' division marks her sixth title of the year, following previous wins in Viseu, Oeiras, Setúbal, Badajoz, and Lisbon. Partnering with Eleana Bakker, the duo navigated the bracket with precision, defeating Lieve De Jong and Evi Panhuizen 6-3, 6-0 in the semi-finals before securing the trophy with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Rosie Allen and Lucy Bertram. Cravo currently holds the second position in the FIP Promises Under 14 rankings and ranks 17th in the Under 16 category.
In the boys' divisions, the Under 18 final provided the weekend's most intense drama. Pedro Ortigosa Martin and Hugo Iglesias Garcia Bustamante claimed the title in a nail-biting super tie-break, narrowly defeating Malte Lindh and Filip Dahlqvist with a final score of 6-3, 5-7, 11-9. Lindh and Dahlqvist quickly rebounded from that loss to dominate the Under 16 boys' draw, where they defeated the top-seeded pair, Oliver Grantham and Marcos Nanez Gomez, in a convincing 6-2, 6-1 final.
The complete list of winners from the FIP Promises Middelkerke event is as follows:
- Under 12 boys: Mika Panhuizen and Lennert Strackx claimed the top spot in their division.
- Under 14 boys: Joao Afonso Simoes and Francisco Sa emerged as the champions.
- Under 16 boys: Malte Lindh and Filip Dahlqvist secured the victory after their earlier run in the Under 18 category.
- Under 18 boys: Pedro Ortigosa Martin and Hugo Iglesias Garcia Bustamante took home the title following a hard-fought super tie-break.
- Under 14 girls: Francisca Cravo and Eleana Bakker triumphed to continue Cravo's successful 2026 season.
- Under 16 girls: Louise Vanaudenaerde and Hanne Van Bruyssel finished as the winners in their age group.
