Bela was born on 19th May 1979, in Pehuajo, Argentina. He is the most successful and renowned Padel player to date, since he holds the record for being ranked number 1 for 16 consecutive years. He also became the youngest number 1 player in the world at age 22. Another significant milestone is that Bela played 250 finals and won more than 200.
Bela -a left side player- made his debut on the professional circuit in 1995, when he was just 15; and just 5 years later he became the number 1 in Argentina. In 2001, he also became number 1 in Spain and shortly after number 1 in the world.
At present, Bela is ranked number 7 in the World Padel Tour.
Bela in numbers:
WPT Matches played: 414
Win/Loss Ratio: 369/45
WPT Best Win Streak: 63
WPT Pro Since: 2013
WPT Career Tournament Titles: 57
Bela’s playing partners along his professional career:
- Juan Martin Diaz (2001-2014)
- Pablo Lima (2015-2019)
- Guillermo Lahoz (2015, as Lima was injured)
- Agustin Tapia (August 2019-Present)
Nowadays, Bela lives in Barcelona together with his wife and 3 kids.
Fede, Bela, Cristina, Bea and Sofia.
Fun fact:
Our Head Coach, Mauri Andrini, was also born in Pehuajo. Bela and Mauri used to train together and share the same coach. They were even playing partners in a couple of matches! Just #differentlevel – The coach was Carlos Martin Estruch (Pato Estruch) –
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