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World padel tour has its official 2022 calendar.

Official calendar arrived

The official World Padel Tour calendar for the 2022 season has finally arrived in its entirety. The upcoming campaign will be the most international in World Padel Tour history, with 24 official events taking place in 13 different countries.

Five of those countries will host an Open for the very first time, and Sweden will host multiple tournaments for the first time as well with events in both Malmö and Stockholm.

Besides the Opens and Masters, there will be three Exhibitions in 2022 too across the globe.

2022 World Padel Tour calendar

This historic World Padel Tour season will kick-off in spectacular fashion. The Miami Padel Open will host the world's very best players in the heart of the famous city.

Besides the United States, the other hosting countries are Spain, Sweden, Belgium, Denmark , Austria, France , Portugal, Italy, the Netherlands, Argentina, Mexico and a region in the Middle East that is to be confirmed.

For Belgium, Denmark, Austria, France and the Netherlands, it will be their debut as a host for an Open. In France's case, there have been Challengers held in the country, but this will be their bow as an Open host.

Sprinkled throughout 2022 are four exhibitions too in Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Belgium and Finland.

From Miami from February 22nd to the Estrella Damm Master Final 2022 in Barcelona, we also have five Masters to fight out. The hosts are Marbella, Valladolid, Madrid, the Middle East and Buenos Aires. It will be the first time Stockholm will host an official event.

The countdown has officially begun now for the 2022 season. Which tournament are you most looking forward to?

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Past tournaments 2024.

14-17 December

Boss Barcelona Master Final

20-26 November

Skechers Mexico Padel Open 2023

04-12 November

Areco Malmö Padel Open

21-29 October

Estrella Damm Menorca Open

07-15 October

Decathlon Amsterdam Open

23-01 Sep-Oct

BOSS GERMAN PADEL OPEN

16-24 September

Sixt Comunidad de Madrid Master

26-03 Aug-Sep

Aare Invest Finland Padel Open

Cervezas Victoria Málaga Open

ADESLAS València OPEN

Barceló Valladolid Master

HUMAN FRENCH PADEL OPEN

27-04 May-Jun

Cervezas Victoria Marbella Master 2023

Boss Vienna Padel Open

Cupra Danish Padel Open

Estrella Damm Vigo Open 2023

29-07 Apr-May

Tau Cerámica Alicante Open 500

22-30 April

Circus Brussels Padel Open

08-16 April

Cervezas Victoria Granada Open 2023

25-02 Mar-Apr

Tau Cerámica Reus Costa Daurada Open 500

21-26 March

Paraguay Padel Open 2023

14-19 March

BTG Pactual Chile Padel Open 2023

06-12 March

La Rioja Open 2023

18-26 February

Modon Abu Dhabi Master 2023

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World Padel Tour: The Ultimate Guide to WPT (2022)

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This comprehensive guide to the World Padel Tour explains everything you need to know about the competition. Join us to learn what it is, how it works, and how you can watch it! 

What is the World Padel Tour?

The World Padel Tour is a professional padel competition that the International Padel Federation organizes. The WPT is a circuit of international tournaments for both women and men.

It gathers the world’s best padel players and has its headquarters in Spain, where 12 of the 16 events in the calendar of 2021 will take place.

What sport is World Padel Tour?

The sport played on WPT is padel, which is sometimes called padel tennis. Padel is a racquet sport. The sport differs from paddle tennis, which is common in the United States and Canada. On an enclosed court about 25% smaller than a tennis court, you play padel in doubles.

Check out our padel guide if you want to learn more about the sport.

World Padel Tour (WPT) started in 2012 after two years of intensive work. Padel Pro Tour (PPT), the first international competition for professional Padel tournaments, was to be replaced by a new circuit. 

Over the past ten years, padel has exploded in Spain, and each event has drawn at least 20 thousand fans in stadiums with a capacity of over 5 thousand spectators. 

This number is ever-increasing, as the Estrella Damm Master Finals 2017, with 25 thousand spectators during the five-day competition, was the biggest tournament in the sport’s history. 

In terms of popularity, padel finished third in Spain’s top sports list, after football and basketball, and before the more traditional sports of handball and futsal. 

International Padel Federation

Founded in 1991, the International Padel Federation (FIP) is the world governing body for the sport. It is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting all forms of Padel around the world.

The World Padel Tour (WPT) is the official international professional circuit recognized by FIP. It gives the WPT federated standing for its tournaments and the organization is responsible for the global ranking list.

The WPT circuit

As the international popularity of padel grows, so does the professional padel circuit worldwide. The best players are now traveling the world to compete in the padel world tour.

The padel WPT has been played in Spain, Argentina, Mexico, and Brazil. However, as we can see from the World Padel Tour schedule 2021 , an increasing number of countries other than Spain and South America will be participating.

On the circuit, recent tournaments have was held in Sweden, the UK, France, Belgium, and Dubai. In 2017, the professional tour visited Miami, Florida, for its first time in the USA.

The 2021 World Padel Tour calendar includes 26 official competitions in six countries, making it the most extensive season in the professional circuit’s history.

Tournaments

Between 18 and 26 WPT tournaments are held annually, plus a final where the top-ranked pairs compete. The participating players travel to different cities around the world to collect points and qualify for the final tournament, where the top eight ranked pairs compete after the season has concluded.

The padel WPT features both men and women. However, the number of women’s WPT championships has traditionally been about half that of men’s, debated.

Six types of tournaments

World Padel Tour 2021 is hosting six levels of tournaments. From the FIP tournaments, each successive level has higher ranking points and prize money. 

The first tiers have a lower entry-level, which is a good way for lower-ranked players to earn points.

Tournaments FIP

Master final, exhibition tournaments.

As part of the branding and reaching out to the world, the WPT organizes exhibition tournaments.

Knokke, a municipality in the Flanders region in Belgium, hosted the first exhibition of the 2021 season in august. It was possible to see some of the top padel players in the world, including Paquito Navarro, Martín Di Nenno, Fede Chingotto, Juan Tello, Las Martas, Paula Josemaría and Ari Sánchez.

They also arranged matches between the WPT players and other Belgians, tests, and shows.

The International Padel Federation and the World Padel Tour have taken an important step toward globalizing the competitive structures of padel.

They added FIP GOLD and agreed to loosen ranking restrictions, allowing more players to participate in the competition to offer a more ambitious competition offering that will enable players to earn more points and increase their revenues.

They have decided to change the Challenger tournaments to improve the competition. As a result, for the first time in WPT history, the six events of the 2021 calendar will be played in both categories: men and women. 

As a result of the redesigned Challengers, young players will earn more points, increase income, and gain visibility.

With 14 tournaments scheduled for 2021, the World Padel Tour Open is the most common type. Ten Open tournaments are held in Spain, while the other four take place in Sweden, Mexico, and Italy.

In 2021, there will be five WPT Masters tournaments. There are three in the Spanish cities of Marbella, Barcelona, and Valladolid. The other two WPT Masters take place in Cascais and Buenos Aires.

WPT Master Final is the last event of the season, and it is a special event. Its format and the fact that it brings together the best 16 male and 12 female players of the season make it unique.

Following the draw of pairings, two groups, A and B, will be formed by four male and three female pairings. Everyone will face everyone in groups. 

The men’s and women’s top two pairings from each group will take each other on in the semifinals after three rounds. First from Group A vs. Second from Group B and First from Group B vs. Second from Group A.

Four days of world-class padel and 24 matches later, we’ll find out who are the year-end masters.

World Padel Tour ranking

The WPT ranking consists of the top world padel tour players. Since the pairings change during a season, doubles partners on the World Padel Tour ranking list don’t usually have the same points.

Players earn ranking points through their performance at tournaments on the WPT. Rankings are updated each week.

WPT best players

The rankings on the padel tour change every week, but here are some of the World Padel Tour best padel players at the moment:

Best padel players men:

• Juan Lebrón
• Francisco (Paquito) Navarro
• Martín Di Nenno
• Augustín Tapia
• Sanyo Gutiérrez
• Fernando Belasteguín
• Federico Chingotto

Best padel players women:

• Gemma Triay
• Alejandra Salazar
• Ariana Sanchez
• Paula Josemaría
• Lucía Sainz
• Patricia Llaguno
• Delfina Brea
• Tamara Icardo
• Viriginia Riera
• Beatríz González

If you want to see the current ranking world padel tour , visit WPT’s website.

How much does a padel player earn?

Are you curious about the World Padel Tour Prize Money 2021?  One of the most frequently asked questions among padel fans is how much money a professional player can earn competing on the professional circuit.

In terms of prizes, the financial retributions differ depending on the type of competition included in the official calendar, i.e., Master, Open, and Challenger.

A player can earn anything from 131€ in a round of 16 Challenger to 10.584€ for winning a Master.

However, you should note that the above figures only take into account the prizes derived from participation in the circuit, without considering what the players get from the sponsors and the expenses involved in having a team of professionals around (coaches, psychologists, nutritionists, etc.).

International wildcards

To compete in a professional and high-level Padel tournament, players must meet specific requirements. To be eligible for a spot in an official event, you must appear in the rankings. There is also an alternative for those who do not meet the qualifying requirements. Padel players may qualify for WPT padel events through a system called “Wildcard.”

A variety of padel tournaments take place outside of the World Padel Tour competitions throughout the year. Wildcards get awarded at certain WPT events from these tournaments. Additionally, independent padel federations grant Wildcards to their best players.

As a result, players from other parts of the world seeking their first official points and participating in the top padel circuit now have more options.

How to watch World Padel Tour

There is a growing interest in padel tennis, and the World Padel Tour YouTube channel has over half a million subscribers.

You can watch World Padel Tour in various ways depending on where you live. In some countries, it is possible to watch World Padel Tour 2021 on TV. Sky (Italy), NENT (Nordic countries), Telenet (Belgium), and TNT (Argentina) will broadcast the Tour.

If you want to watch World Padel Tour online, it is possible to do so by live-streaming it for free on YouTube. However, due to licensing, it is not available in all countries. In that case, you can use a VPN service to access it.

Who owns the World Padel Tour?

World Padel Tour is owned by SETPOINT EVENTS S.A., a subsidiary of S.A. DAMM, which guarantees the quality parameters of the circuit and the prizes for professional padel players who participate in the tournaments.

What is the difference between World Padel Tour and Padel World Championships?

While the World Padel Tour is a year-round series of tournaments, the Padel World Championship has been an international padel competition held every three years since 1992.

What is the World Paddle Tour?

The correct name is World Padel Tour, and it is a professional padel circuit. The company gathers the best players from all over the world and has its headquarters in Spain, where many of its events are held.

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The padel exhibition in Sweden breaks all records: ”Fantastic to see this international interest”

At the same time as the World Padel Tour is held in Stockholm, the world's largest padel exhibition will be held for the first time. Padel Expo has attracted exhibitors from all over the world.  — We see this increased interest, as nothing has been organized in the padel industry of the same size before, says Anton Erlandsson, Exhibition Manager at Padel Expo. 

Padel Expo will be held between 16 to 18 September at Scandinavia Expo outside of Stockholm. At the same time, the WPT Swedish Padel Open will be played at the Avicii Arena a few miles away. 

— We see it as one big padel event and organize free shuttle buses between the WPT and Padel Expo. There will be buses several times a day from 16-18 September, so you don't have to miss the world stars if you want to attend the show. 

It will be the World Padel Tour's first arrival in the Swedish capital. It will also be the first time that Padel Expo is organized as the largest padel exhibition in the world. 

”37 of 160 are international”

A total of 160 exhibitors from all over the world will be present. 

— It is fantastic to see this international interest for Padel Expo in Sweden. Of our 160 exhibitors today, 37 are international. We now have participants from, for instance, Spain, Poland, Turkey, Denmark, the United Kingdom, USA, Thailand, Norway, and others. We see this increased interest, as nothing has been organized in the padel industry of the same size before. The “international buzz” also increased ever since Cluster International Padel joined as Padel Expo’s international partner. In the last couple of weeks, we can also see that many of our visitors come from other countries, which is a lot of fun, says Anton Erlandsson from At Event Sweden, exhibition manager at Padel Expo.

At the Padel Expo there will be exhibitors showcasing everything from courts and rackets to supplements and clothing. 

— Something sure to be popular is that there will also be the opportunity to test a lot of different rackets and related materials, says exhibition manager Anton Erlandsson.

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05 Sep Varlion will be the Official Racket in World Padel Tour Sweden

In this first stop (of the two planned) that World Padel Tour will make in Sweden this 2022, we are pleased to announce that we will be the Official Racket of the tournament and to present its exclusive model.

From September 12th to 18th the Swedish Padel Open will take place at the Globen Arena. The largest spherical building in the world will be dressed in blue to see the best players in the world.

This Year, in Denmark , Varlion presented the Maxima Danish Padel Open and after its good reception we have decided to change the shape and offer a power racket.

Features of the Bourne Swedish Padel Open.

The official racket of the World Padel Tour in Stockholm, is a racket for players with an advanced level and looking for power in their game. With its diamond shape and medium hardness rubber (intermediate between the Winter and Summer rubbers), it has a core composed of two layers of carbon fiber and a layer of fiberglass. 

With Prisma’s Frame , better acceleration capacity in the blows is achieved. The upper part of this frame is protected with its specific protector.  

As well as Summum Line , the Bourne Swedish Padel Open also features the SUMMUM Technoloogy : 

• Longer handle longer to provide a more comfortable grip.
• 1 cm larger striking surface. 
• Difusor Wings , aerodynamically improved for more speed and precision.
• For a 100% secure and comfortable grip, it features Handlesafety Technology .

Where to buy the Official Racket of World Padel Tour Sweden 2022

To purchase the Bourne Swedish Padel Open, you can do so through the Varlion stand during the tournament and through the our online Store .

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Surprising Stats about the Growth of Padel around the World

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How fast is padel really growing.

• The fastest-growing sport in the world, padel has over  25 million players  across  110 countries .
• Booking a padel court in New York costs up to  $200/hour .
• Italy, Sweden, and Belgium are expected to be the “other” padel hubs of Europe.

Padel is easy to learn, fun to play, and can be enjoyed in ever more countries around the globe as court construction seeks to catch up with demand.

To showcase the growth of the sport, we've compiled a list of the  top padel stats , from player adoption to the growth of court construction.

Key Padel Statistics

Let's take a look at the figures for 2023.

• There are currently an estimated  40,000 padel courts globally as of 2022  with an expected growth rate of 26% through 2025 (Padel Lands, All For Padel, Local federations).
• Market size: The padel market size is estimated at  US$327 million  in 2022 and is forecasted to grow at  9.6%  through 2027 (Brainy Insights, Business Research Insights).
• Female players make up 37.5% of recreational players (Brainy Insights)
• 54% of padel players are 26 years old and above (Brainy Insights)

“I can’t wait to retire to play padel every day. That’s my goal.”

- Dusan Lajovic, number 40 ranked professional tennis player

"The coaches, we play in our spare time – we love it, we just love the game and play it pretty much all the time.”

-Jürgen Klopp, former manager of Premier League club Liverpool, who played padel to brainstorm football strategies with his coaching staff

How Many Padel Players Are There?

Total number of padel players.

There are over  25 million active padel players  in over  110 countries  (International Federation of Padel [FIP]).

Padel Players by country

Spain and Argentina are the nations with the highest number of padel players with  3.7 million  and  2.1 million  players, respectively.

Sweden and Italy have grown dramatically to take places 3 and 4 at  563,000  players and  521,000  players, respectively.

Source: Playtomic, International Padel Federation (FIP), International Tennis Federations (ITF), (Argentine Association of Padel [APA])

Padel Players by Gender

Men  made up  62.45%  of padel players, while  women  made up  37.55%  of total players (Brainy Insights).

Total Number of Padel Courts

There are  40,000  padel courts installed globally in 2022.

Padel Courts by Country

Spain has the highest number of padel courts with over 22,120 known courts. 3,811 of Spain’s courts were built in 2021.

Sweden has second place in the total number of padel courts with  5,740  courts. And Italy sits just behind in third place with 5,340 courts. Both Italy and Sweden have experienced padel court growth of over 300% from 2019 to 2022.

Here are top padel countries by number of padel courts:

  Source: Brainy Insights

Germany, France, and the UK display high growth potential with large populations and limited padel court availability. While in mature markets like Spain, Sweden, and Finland, there are more padel courts than tennis courts.

Argentina has the fourth largest number of padel courts in the world with roughly 4,900 courts (Argentine Association of Padel [APA]).

In Europe, many expect Italy, Sweden, and Belgium to wind up as the most important countries for padel aside from Spain.

Padel Court Growth in Europe

With over 40,000 known padel courts globally in 2022, over 31,401 are located in Europe. The number of padel courts in Europe is expected to grow by 26% annually to 66,908 padel courts in 2025 (Padel Lands, All For Padel, Local federations). Countries with data: Spain, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Portugal, Germany, UK, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway.

* Note: Values with asterisks are estimated.

Countries with data: Spain, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Portugal, Germany, UK, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway.

The Cost to Play: Padel Court Price

Padel prices vary significantly with the cost of living, the cost of real estate, and court availability vary by city. With just a couple of courts, New York-based Padel Haus is the most expensive court our survey found with the on-peak rate for non-members at  $55/player/hour . Several courts are planned and in construction in the city, but it will probably take a lot of clubs to satiate New York’s demand for padel.

The Gulf States are increasingly a padel hub, and Dubai also has high prices with high variability - many courts go for over  €100/hour  during on-peak times.

Across northern Europe, the prices settle around  €40-50/hour  for peak times, and in Southern Europe and small cities, the prices can be as low as  €10-25/hour  for off-peak times.

Padel Market Size

Padel business is booming. The padel market size is currently estimated at  US$327 million  in 2022 and is forecasted to grow at  9.6%  through 2027 (Brainy Insights).

Most of the market is made up of the sales of rackets, shoes, bags, and other accessories.

Padel Tournaments

In 2023, there are  55  major pickleball tournaments held in  24  countries across the top three professional tours: the Premier Padel Tour, the World Padel Tour, and the A1 Padel Tour.

These tours will award  €8.25 million in prize money .

The Premier Padel Tour spans 8 tournaments across 7 nations, awarding  €3.3 million  in prize money. The Premier Padel Tour is men’s only due to a controversial exclusivity contract between the World Padel Tour and the Padel Players Association.

  The 2023 World Padel Tour is composed of  28  tournaments and will disperse  €2.95 million  in prize money.

The 2023 A1 Padel Tour spans  19 tournaments  in  14 countries  from February 13 to December 10, 2023. The A1 Padel Tour has roughly  €2 million  in prize money. The Open category A1 Padel Tour tournaments award €90,000 and the Master’s category tournaments award €110,000.

Below is a full list of the tournaments by country. Spain dominates with a total of  18  tournaments across the three tours. Mexico comes up second with  4  tournaments and Italy third with  3  tournaments.

Pro Padel Players Rankings

Below are the current padel player rankings as reported by the World Padel Tour.

The Top 10 Ranked Players - Men’s

The top 10 ranked men’s padel players as of June 2023 are below.

The Top 10 Ranked Players - Women’s

  The top 10 ranked women’s padel singles players as of June 2023 are below.

   Ranking Player Nationality 

Pro Padel Players Instagram Share of Voice

Below are the top followed professional padel players based on their number of followers on Instagram.

Most Followed Pro Padel Players - Men

Paquito Navarro (528k), Juan Lebrón (423k), and Fernando Belasteguín (386k) top the list of the most followed male padel players on Instagram.

The full top 10 followed male professional padel players as of June 2023 are below.

   Most Followed Pro Padel Players - Women

Beatriz González (232k), Marta Ortega (209k), and Alejandra Salazar (152k) top the list of the most followed female padel players on Instagram.

The full top 10 followed female professional padel players as of June 2023 are below.

  Top  Racket Brands Used by Recreational Padel Players

Playtomic surveyed 10,000 players about what brand of racket they played with, and here are the top ten brands.

Babolat topped the list with  16%  of padel players playing with  Babolat  rackets.  Bullpadel  and  Adidas  made up second and third places with  13%  and  9% , respectively. The market is very diversified, and padel watchers wonder if it will be consolidated as it grows.

Here are the top 10 padel rackets brands used by recreational players.

  Top Padel Brands Ranking on Instagram

Padel FYI researched which padel brands racket they played with, and here are the top ten brands.

Nox topped the list with  272k  Instagram followers, about  33%  more than the second and third places Bullpadel and Adidas, respectively, with  184k  and  183k  followers.

Here are the top 10 padel brands based on Instagram followers:

Interest in Padel

As measured by Google, interest in padel has increased  385%  over the past 5 years. Much of this growth occurred in the years since the COVID pandemic.

Unsurprisingly,  Spain  tops the list of nations demonstrating the most interest in padel in the past 12 months. Other European nations round out the list of the top five:  Denmark ,  Portugal ,  Sweden , and  Finland .

Padel Court Dimensions

Padel courts are  20x10 meters,  while a tennis court is 36x18 meters. Three padel courts can fit into one tennis court.

A padel net is  92 centimeters  at the sides and  88 centimeters  in the center, compared with a tennis net height of 106.5 cm at the posts and 91.5 cm in the center.

Hopefully, the facts and figures we’ve shared have helped tell padel’s amazing growth story. Let’s see if padel continues its astounding growth across new geographies, such as Northern Europe, the Middle East, and the United States.

What’s next for padel? Will padel make it into the 2028 Olympics? Will the three major tours combine into one?

Want to learn more?

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How many people play padel?

Widely considered the fastest-growing sport in the world, there are over 25 million active padel players in over 110 countries (International Federation of Padel [FIP]). Padel is growing rapidly across most of Europe, especially in Italy, the Nordics, and Belgium.

How much prize money can professional padel players win in 2023?

There is a total of €8.25 million in total prize money to be awarded in 2023 across the three major padel tours: the World Padel Tour, Premier Padel, and the A1 Padel Tour.

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