€6,172 ahead
Federico Chingotto has earned €824,213 across 52 tournaments. Alejandro Galan, the former world number one, trails at €818,041 from 51 tournaments. Every euro of that €6,172 gap comes from before they became partners.
Alejandro Galan is the bigger commercial star and the former world number one. But when you look at the raw prize money numbers, Federico Chingotto leads — and the gap is surprisingly large.
€6,172 ahead
Federico Chingotto has earned €824,213 across 52 tournaments. Alejandro Galan, the former world number one, trails at €818,041 from 51 tournaments. Every euro of that €6,172 gap comes from before they became partners.
“Fede Chingotto”
€824,213
52 tournaments
Since becoming partners in mid-2024, Federico Chingotto and Alejandro Galan have been inseparable on the Premier Padel circuit. In 39 shared tournaments, they have each earned €651,883 — identical to the cent, as partners always share the same prize money.
This means the entire €6,172 gap between their career totals was built before they ever stepped on court together. The Chingalan era has equalised their paths completely. Everything that separates them today is a product of what happened in 2023 and early 2024.
Partnership formed: mid-2024. Since then, every tournament result has produced identical earnings for both players. 39 tournaments played together, €651,883 earned each.
These are the tournaments where Chingotto and Galan earned different amounts — either with different partners, or where only one of them competed. The €6,172 lead was assembled here.
| Tournament | Level | Chingotto | Galan | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona Finals Dec 2025 | Finals | €30,000 Final | €30,000 Final | €0 |
| Premier Padel Finals Dec 2024 | Finals | €7,688 Quarter-final | €7,688 Quarter-final | €0 |
| Gnp Acapulco P1 Premier Padel Mar 2024 | P1 | €5,200 Quarter-final · Gonzalez | €14,300 Final · Lebron | -€9,100 |
| Ooredoo Qatar Major Premier Padel Mar 2024 | Major | €10,000 Quarter-final · Gonzalez | €5,938 Round of 16 · Lebron | +€4,062 |
| Riyadh Season Premier Padel P1 Feb 2024 | P1 | €3,094 Round of 16 · Gonzalez | €25,500 Winner · Lebron | -€22,406 |
| Barcelona Wpt Padel Master Final 2023 Dec 2023 | WPT_FINAL | €18,723 Winner · Navarro | €12,482 Final | +€6,241 |
| Milano Premier Padel P1 Dec 2023 | P1 | €7,125 Semi-final · Navarro | €25,500 Winner · Lebron | -€18,375 |
| FIP Platinum Sardegna Oct 2023 | FIP Platinum | €7,500 Winner · Yanguas | Did not play | +€7,500 |
| Paris Major Premier Padel Sep 2023 | Major | €27,500 Final · Navarro | €15,000 Semi-final · Lebron | +€12,500 |
| Mendoza Premier Padel P1 Jul 2023 | P1 | €4,500 Quarter-final · Navarro | €7,125 Semi-final · Lebron | -€2,625 |
| Madrid Premier Padel P1 Jul 2023 | P1 | €13,500 Final · Navarro | €2,625 Round of 16 · Lebron | +€10,875 |
| Bnl Italy Major Premier Padel Jul 2023 | Major | €27,500 Final · Navarro | €10,000 Quarter-final · Lebron | +€17,500 |
| Ooredoo Qatar Major Premier Padel Feb 2023 | Major | €10,000 Quarter-final · Garrido | €10,000 Quarter-final · Lebron | €0 |
| Net lead (Chingotto) | €6,172 | |||
How each player's earnings evolved season by season. Note that once Chingalan was formed, the annual totals move in lockstep.
| Year | Chingotto | Galan | Difference | Tournaments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | €116,348 | €82,732 | +€33,616 | 8 / 7 |
| 2024 | €304,582 | €332,026 | -€27,444 | 21 / 21 |
| 2025 | €373,983 | €373,983 | Equal | 21 / 21 |
| 2026 | €29,300 | €29,300 | Equal | 2 / 2 |
In 2023, Chingotto was partnered with Francisco Navarro — and they were exceptional. Reaching the finals of the BNL Italy Major (approximately €27,500 per player), the Paris Major (approximately €27,500), and Madrid P1 (approximately €14,300), Chingotto accumulated significantly more prize money than Galan, who was competing alongside Juan Lebron. While the Lebron/Galan pairing had their moments — winning the Milano P1 for approximately €25,500 per player — the cumulative effect of Chingotto's consistent deep runs gave him a decisive edge that year.
The Navarro/Chingotto partnership proved extraordinarily consistent. A succession of quarter-finals, semi-finals, and finalist placings, especially at the Major events where prize money is richest, built a foundation that Chingotto has never relinquished. No single tournament defined the lead — it was the relentless accumulation of deep runs across an entire season.
Early 2024 brought significant change to the top of the padel rankings. Chingotto briefly partnered with Momo Gonzalez, while Galan remained with Juan Lebron for a few more tournaments — including a memorable Riyadh P1 victory for approximately €25,500 per player. Lebron/Galan were still contending for titles, but the partnership was approaching its end.
By mid-2024, the pairing that would define the next era was born: Chingalan. From that first tournament together, every euro earned has been perfectly synchronised. There is no more gap to build or close through on-court results — Chingotto and Galan now rise and fall together. The €6,172 that Chingotto leads by today is, in effect, a permanent fixture of the record books — a monument to what he achieved in the seasons before their partnership began.
The prize money numbers do not tell the full financial story. While Chingotto leads in career prize money, Alejandro Galan is widely considered the bigger commercial star. As a former world number one with a higher global profile, extensive sponsorship deals, and broader marketability, his total income almost certainly exceeds Chingotto's.
But on the court, in the one area where we have precise, verifiable data, the numbers do not lie. Chingotto's pre-partnership results gave him an edge that persists to this day — and that is a remarkable achievement for a player who rarely gets the louder reception from the crowd.
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