Héctor Sánchez Vidal began playing pickleball in June 2025 at just 17 years old and quickly emerged as a rising talent in Spain. Less than a year after picking up the sport, he captured his first professional title at the 2026 WPC Malaga Open.
Since then, Sánchez Vidal has earned podium finishes at the Rome Open Championships, Top Series Sevilla, PickleProTour Gran Canaria, Top Series Salamanca, PickleProTour Madrid, PickleProTour La Coruña, and WPC Alba. He has also won the Spanish Junior Championships in every category, further establishing himself as one of Spain’s promising young players.
PPA TOUR EUROPE - P250 BARCELONA OPEN
Bracket Completed
Match #20
Sep 25
Hector Sanchez Vidal
G1
11
-4
G2
9
-11
G3
12
-10
Asís Garrido Guerrero Jr
G1
11
4
G2
9
11
G3
12
10
Match #47
Sep 25
Hector Sanchez Vidal
G1
11
-13
G2
11
-9
G3
11
-4
David Álvarez
G1
11
13
G2
11
9
G3
11
4
Match #66
Sep 25
Hector Sanchez Vidal
G1
9
-11
G2
11
-9
G3
11
-5
Jorge Rodriguez
G1
9
11
G2
11
9
G3
11
5
Gold:
Jhonnatan Medina Alvarez
Silver:
Grayson Goldin
Bronze:
Mikołaj Biedermann
Bracket Completed
Match #5
Sep 26
Hector Sanchez Vidal, Bartosz Karbownik
G1
11
-0
G2
8
-11
G3
11
-0
Aaron Whitworth, Taylor Jacobson
G1
11
0
G2
8
11
G3
11
0
Match #28
Sep 26
Hector Sanchez Vidal, Bartosz Karbownik
G1
8
-11
G2
5
-11
Alex Serrano Ruano, Jorge Rodriguez
G1
8
11
G2
5
11
Match #36
Sep 26
Hector Sanchez Vidal, Bartosz Karbownik
G1
15
-6
Jérémy Kieffer, Mathieu Roy
G1
15
6
Match #43
Sep 26
Krisztian Kaszoni, Adrián Jimenez Pueyo
G1
7
-15
Hector Sanchez Vidal, Bartosz Karbownik
G1
7
15
Match #52
Sep 26
Martin Thomas, Mikołaj Biedermann
G1
15
-4
Hector Sanchez Vidal, Bartosz Karbownik
G1
15
4
Gold:
Alex Serrano Ruano / Jorge Rodriguez
Silver:
Tom Protzek / Lennard Tebbing
Bronze:
Arwid Dahlin / Jesus Garcia Garre
Bracket Completed
Match #7
Sep 27
Paula Clemente, Hector Sanchez Vidal
G1
11
-6
G2
11
-6
Daniel Vega, Anna Marija Bukina
G1
11
6
G2
11
6
Match #39
Sep 27
Judit Castillo, Zane Navratil
G1
11
-1
G2
11
-6
Hector Sanchez Vidal, Paula Clemente
G1
11
1
G2
11
6
Match #47
Sep 27
Paula Clemente, Hector Sanchez Vidal
G1
13
-15
Alberto Horcajuelo Vicente, Katherine Serrano
G1
13
15
Gold:
Judit Castillo / Zane Navratil
Silver:
Katie Morris / Tom Protzek
Bronze:
Ellie Tomkinson / James Ling
