Icíar Montes

Icíar Montes Arce is a retired Spanish professional padel player, born in Madrid in 1975. She played tennis from the age of four and began in padel at 18, combining her studies with competition. She became one of the first women to live entirely from professional padel and is considered one of the most decorated players in history, with nine world championships, five in the pairs category and four team titles with the Spanish national team. She was the number one FIP pair for twelve years and number two for eleven, and she holds a law degree and several masters in sports coaching.