The Federación Internacional de Pádel (English: International Padel Federation) is the world governing body for the sport
padel
Padel ( es, Pádel) is a racket sport typically played in doubles on an enclosed court slightly smaller than a doubles tennis court. Scoring is the same as normal tennis, and the balls used are similar but with a little less pressure. The main ...
, founded in 1991 in Madrid by the Argentinian, the Spanish and the Uruguayan Federation legal representatives. It is a non-profit making organisation whose goal is to promote all forms of padel around the world. It organizes the
Padel World Championship
The Padel World Championship is an international competition of padel that has been held every second year since 1992. The first edition was held in Spain. The event is organized by the International Padel Federationhttp://www.padelfip.org/ and ...
for male and female players.
The FIP administers the men's professional circuit and rankings, while a separate governing body, the , organises a tour of the same name with men's and women's events and its own rankings system.
Presidents
* 1991–1993 Julio Alegría Artiach (Spain)
* 1993–1996 Diógenes de Urquiza Anchorena (Argentina)
* 1996–2000 Diógenes de Urquiza Anchorena (Argentina)
* 2003–2006 Eduardo Góngora Benítez de Lugo (Spain)
* 2006–2008 Adilson Hilário Dallagnol (Brazil)
* 2008–2012 Adilson Hilário Dallagnol (Brazil)
* 2012–2016 Daniel Alejandro Patti (Italy)
* 2016–2018 Daniel Alejandro Patti (Italy)
* 2018–''present'' Luigi Carraro (Italy)
Affiliates
*Asociación Amigos Pádel Uruguay
*Asociación Deportiva Nacional de Padel de Guatemala
*Asociación Pádel Argentino
*Australian Padel Federation
*Confederaçao Brasileira de Pádel
Dansk Padel Forbund
*Deutscher Padel Verband e.V.
*Fédération Belge de Padel
*Federación de Pádel de Chile
*Federación Española de Pádel
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French Tennis Federation
*Federazione Italiana Tennis
*Federación Mexicana de Pádel
*Federation de Padel de Monaco
*Federación Paraguaya de Pádel
*Federaçao Portuguesa de Padel
*Federación Dominicana de Padel
*Lithuanian Padel Federation
Nederlandse Padelbond
*Österreichischer Padel Verband
*Padel Association of Canada
Indian Padel Federation[http://padelfederationindia.com/]
*Schweizer Padel Verband
*Svenska Padelförbundet
*United Kingdom Padel Federation
*United States Padel Association
*United Arab Emirates Padel Association
See also
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References
External links
International Padel Federation
{{International Sports Federations
International sports organizations
Organisations based in Madrid
Organizations established in 1991