Arturo Coello and Franco Stupaczuk aren't rivals in the tennis sense — padel doesn't work that way, it's always two against two — but they've shared a court this season, and the result wasn't close to a coin flip. At the Rotterdam P2 final on 4 October 2026, Coello and his partner Agustín Tapia beat Stupaczuk and Jon Sanz 6-3, 6-2 in just over an hour, their third straight title together. Stupaczuk still took it to 6-3 in the opener before the gap showed, which tells you something: these aren't mismatched players, they're differently-built ones, and the rackets they play reflect exactly that difference.

We get asked constantly which racket is "better" between HEAD and Siux's advanced lines. The honest answer is neither — they're built for different jobs. Here's a straight comparison of the HEAD Coello Pro Coello plays and the Siux Electra Pro Stupaczuk plays, spec for spec, with the cons we'd actually tell you in the shop.

Both rackets carry HEAD and Siux's own "Pro" branding, and both sit in a near-identical price band — which is exactly why this comparison matters more than a generic brand-vs-brand rundown. The Coello Pro lands an overall 8.8/10 across HEAD's own rating sheet; the Electra Pro also lands 8.8/10 on Siux's. Same headline score, built two completely different ways.

Arturo Coello's racket: the HEAD Coello Pro

The HEAD Coello Pro (2025) (1,045 AED, 365–375g) is built around a 12K woven carbon face over a Power Foam (high-density EVA) core, with HEAD's Graphene 360+ reinforcement and Auxetic technology sitting behind the hitting surface for stability on off-centre contact. One thing worth flagging honestly: HEAD's own product copy calls this a "diamond-shaped" racket in the marketing text, but the structured spec sheet underneath lists the shape as Hybrid. We've checked this twice and it's a genuine inconsistency in HEAD's own listing, not something we're going to paper over — what we can confirm with certainty is the balance, which is consistently Head-Heavy across every source. That head-heavy balance is what actually matters for how it plays: power is the standout number at 9.0/10, the highest-rated number on the racket, with control a still-solid 8.6/10 and maneuverability 8.6/10.

On court that translates to a racket that rewards committing to the shot. The 3D rough surface (Extreme Spin) bites into the ball hard enough that a confident smash or bandeja carries real bite, and the Anti-Shock Skin protector means the frame edge takes repeated contact without chipping early — useful if you're the kind of player who finishes points at the net rather than babying the frame. This is this year's build of Coello's signature line specifically; HEAD has also released a separate "Arturo Coello Pro 2026" edition externally that carries his name directly for the current season, and what we stock is last season's build, not that exact 2026 SKU — still the same core recipe, just not the newest paint job.

Honest con: with only one unit left in stock right now, if this is the racket you want, don't sit on the decision. On the racket itself — this head-heavy build with 9.0/10 power is not forgiving on a mishit low on the frame, and it's not the racket we'd put in the hands of someone still building their defensive game. It rewards an aggressive player; it will punish a tentative one.

Franco Stupaczuk's racket: the Siux Electra Pro

Stupaczuk's side of this comparison is built on a completely different philosophy. The Siux Electra Pro 2026 Shadow Red (1,080 AED, 355–375g) — the colourway that matches his actual 2026 tour racket — pairs a hard EVA core with 12K + 3K Carbon faces in a hybrid shape and, crucially, an even balance point rather than head-heavy. That even balance is why control is the highest-rated number here at 9.0/10, edging out even the power rating of 8.9/10, with maneuverability at 8.8/10 and sweet spot at 8.8/10 — the most evenly-spread rating sheet of any racket we've compared this season. Siux's ShockOut vibration-dampening system is rated to absorb up to 60% of harmful impact vibration, which matters if you're logging long sessions on Dubai's hard indoor courts through the summer.

We also stock the Electra Pro 2026 Fire Red (900 AED) — spec-identical to Shadow Red on every rating and material, just a different colourway, and 180 AED cheaper. If the only thing you want is Stupaczuk's actual match racket, Shadow Red is the one; if you want the exact same performance for less, Fire Red is the better-value pick and there's no performance trade-off either way.

Honest con: this is not a racket built to end points early. The even balance that makes it so forgiving and controllable also means it won't give you the raw finishing power of a true head-heavy diamond. If your whole game plan is one big smash at net, the Electra Pro will feel like it's leaving something on the table — because it is, by design, in exchange for a racket that stays reliable for the other 90% of a rally.

Head-to-head

Which one actually fits your game?

If you already play aggressively, finish points at the net, and want a racket that rewards full commitment to the shot rather than babying it, the Coello Pro is the sharper tool — just know it won't bail you out on a mishit, and we're down to our last unit. If you're the player in your pair who ends up extending rallies, covering more court, or you simply want one racket that performs reliably in every phase of play without a steep learning curve, the Electra Pro is the safer, more versatile pick — and the Fire Red colourway gets you the same performance for 180 AED less.

Level matters here too. Most of the players who come through our shop are recreational-to-competitive, not full-time pros, and that changes the calculus slightly from how Coello and Stupaczuk actually use these rackets. If you're still building consistency and your mishits are frequent rather than occasional, the Electra Pro's wider forgiveness will get you more usable rallies per session than the Coello Pro will — a head-heavy build this power-forward punishes inconsistency more than it rewards ambition at that stage. Save the Coello Pro for once your technique is reliable enough that 9.0/10 power is an asset rather than a liability.

UAE conditions push this slightly in the Electra Pro's favour for most recreational and intermediate players: our indoor season runs long and hot-court fatigue is real over a two-hour match, and the even balance plus ShockOut dampening means less strain on the arm over a long session. The Coello Pro still makes sense if you're playing at a genuinely advanced level and your position in the pair is built around finishing — just don't buy it assuming the shape confusion in HEAD's own listing is a buying signal either way; go by the head-heavy balance and 9.0/10 power rating, which are consistent everywhere we checked.

Bueno's take

Coello beat Stupaczuk's team in Rotterdam, but that result is about the pairing and the day, not proof that one racket is objectively better than the other — they're built for different roles on court, same as these two players fill different roles for their partners. If you're not sure which side of that split describes your own game, come hit both before spending 900+ AED on either. We run demo rackets through partner clubs across Dubai specifically so you're deciding off real contact, not a spec sheet — see the full lineups in our HEAD collection and Siux collection.

Not sure whether your game is closer to Coello's or Stupaczuk's? Send us your level and how you play on WhatsApp and we'll give you a straight answer, not a sales pitch.

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