Francisco Jesús Navarro Compán, better known as Paquito, started playing padel at the age of five in Seville, where he was born on 10 February 1989. By nine he was already playing tournaments. In 2016 he won the Master Final with Sanyo Gutiérrez. In 2019, together with Juan Lebrón, he formed the first Spanish pair to reach world number 1. With Martín Di Nenno he won several titles, including the 2022 Doha Major, and in 2023 he won the Master Final again, this time with Fede Chingotto. He plays on the left side. In 2026 he competes with the Bullpadel Hack 04, a diamond-shaped racket with a MultiEVA core, an Air Power frame and the CustomWeight system for adjusting the weight.
