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International Padel Federation

Federación Internacional de Padel
Abbreviation	FIP
Formation	12 July 1991
Founder	Argentine Padel Association, Spanish Padel Association, Uruguayan Padel Association
Founded at	Madrid
Headquarters	Madrid, Spain
Region	5
Membership	81
Official language	Spanish, English
Website	padelfip.com

The Federación Internacional de Pádel (FIP) (English: International Padel Federation) is the global governing body for the fast-growing sport of padel. 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 for both male and female players. The FIP has recently taken a more prominent role in the professional padel circuit. In 2022, the FIP entered into a strategic partnership with Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), a Qatari investment fund known for its ownership of Paris Saint-Germain football club. 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.

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
• 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

According to the official FIP website, these are the current existing Padel Federations:

Europe

•  Albania
•  Armenia
•  Austria
•  Azerbaijan
•  Belgium
•  Bulgaria
•  Croatia
•  Czech Republic
•  Denmark
•  Estonia
•  Finland
•  France
•  Georgia
•  Germany
•  Great Britain
•  Georgia
•  Greece
•  Hungary
•  Ireland
•  Israel
•  Italy
•  Kosovo
•  Lithuania
•  Luxembourg
•  Malta
•  Moldova
•  Monaco
•  Montenegro
•  Netherlands
•  Norway
•  Poland
•  Portugal
•  Russia
•  San Marino
•  Slovakia
•  Slovenia
•  Spain
•  Sweden
•  Switzerland
•  Turkey
•  Ukraine
•  Vatican City

Asia

•  Bahrain
•  China
•  Indonesia
•  Iran
•  Japan
•  Kazakhstan
•  Kuwait
•  Lebanon
•  Maldives
•  Mongolia
•  Oman
•  Philippines
•  Qatar
•  Saudi Arabia
•  South Korea
•  Thailand
•  United Arab Emirates

Americas

•  Argentina
•  Brazil
•  Canada
•  Chile
•  Ecuador
•  El Salvador
•  Guatemala
•  Mexico
•  Paraguay
•  Uruguay
•  United States
•  Venezuela

Africa

•  Ivory Coast
•  Algeria
•  Egypt
•  Ghana
•  Kenya
•  Mauritania
•  Morocco
•  Senegal
•  Tunisia

Oceania

•  Australia
•  New Zealand

Events

• Padel World Championship
• 2024 FIP calendar
• Cupra Fip Tour
• Premier Padel
• FEPA European Padel Juniors Championships
• FEPA European Padel Seniors Championships
• FEPA Euro Champions Trophy
• Padel at the 2023 European Games
• Asian Padel Tournament (Asian Padel Championship) Since 2015 (Asia Pacific Committee - FIP International Padel Federation)
• Asia & Africa Padel World Cup Qualifiers
• Pan American Championship

References

1. "About International Padel Federation". Padel FIP. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
2. Rutzler, Peter. "PSG owners sell minority stake to U.S. investment firm Arctos". The Athletic. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
3. admin (1 February 2022). "FIP announces partnership with QSI". Qatar Sports Investments. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
4. "BREAKING: Historic agreement between Premier Padel and World Padel Tour". Padel Alto. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
5. Dixon, Ed (25 August 2023). "QSI reaches deal to acquire Damm-owned World Padel Tour". SportsPro. Retrieved 9 May 2024.

External links

• International Padel Federation

• International sports organizations
• Organisations based in Madrid
• Organizations established in 1991
• Padel