The Federación Internacional de Pádel (FIP) (English: International Padel Federation) is the global governing body for the fast-growing sport of
padel
Padel () is a racket sport typically played in doubles on an enclosed court slightly smaller than a doubles tennis court. It has the same scoring system as tennis, but different rules, strokes, and technique. The balls are similar but softer. ...
. Founded in 1991 in Madrid by representatives from the Argentinian, Spanish, and Uruguayan Padel Federations, the FIP is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting padel worldwide.
One of its key responsibilities is organizing the prestigious
Padel World Championship
The Padel World Championship is an international competition of Padel (sport), 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 Federation and includes b ...
for both male and female players. The FIP has recently taken a more prominent role in the professional padel circuit.
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Premier Padel Tour
In 2022, the FIP entered into a strategic partnership with
Qatar Sports Investments
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(QSI), a Qatari investment fund known for its ownership of
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. This collaboration aimed to launch a new professional circuit called Premier Padel, governed by the FIP.
Following this partnership, QSI acquired the World Padel Tour (WPT) in 2023. Consequently, the WPT will no longer exist as a separate entity, and its players and tournaments will be integrated into the unified Premier Padel circuit overseen by the FIP.
In 2024, Premier Padel announced that it had entered into a title sponsorship agreement with
Qatar Airways
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renaming the tour after the world's number 1 airline in a multi-year deal. In addition to being the title sponsor, award-winning Qatar Airways will also be title sponsor of the tour finals in Barcelona and is the tour's official airline partner to seamlessly connect fans and athletes on its network through the award-winning
Hamad International Airport
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. The circuit also entered into a sponsorship agreement with leading IT company
NTT Data which will provide the sport with advanced analytics and real-time data as its official partner. Premier Padel's official betting partner with a multi-year agreement is the Swedish international betting firm
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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
*Croatian Padel Association
Dansk Padel Forbund
*Deutscher Padel Verband e.V.
*Fédération Belge de Padel
*Federación de Pádel de Chile
Federación Española de Pádel*
French Tennis Federation
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Federazione Italiana Tennis e Padel
*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
Philippine Padel Association*Lithuanian Padel Federation
Indian Padel Federation*Perkumpulan Besar Padel Indonesia (PBPI)
*Schweizer Padel Verband
Svenska Padelförbundet*United Kingdom Padel Federation
United States Padel Association*United Arab Emirates Padel Association
Nations Members
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Padel World Championship
The Padel World Championship is an international competition of Padel (sport), 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 Federation and includes b ...
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2024 FIP calendar
The 2024 International Padel Federation, FIP is the main global professional padel tour organized by the International Padel Federation (FIP). Since January 2024, the Tour comprises two tiers: Premier Padel and Cupra FIP Tour (Platinum, Gold, Star, ...
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Cupra Fip Tour
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Premier Padel
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FEPA European Padel Juniors Championships
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FEPA European Padel Seniors Championships
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FEPA Euro Champions Trophy
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Padel at the 2023 European Games
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Asian Padel Tournament (
Asian Padel Championship) Since 2015 (Asia Pacific Committee - FIP International Padel Federation)
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Asia & Africa Padel World Cup Qualifiers
* Pan American Championship
References
External links
International Padel Federation
{{International Sports Federations
International sports organizations
Organisations based in Madrid
Organizations established in 1991
Padel