International Padel Federation

The Federación Internacional de Pádel[1][2] (English: International Padel Federation) is the world governing body for the sport padel, 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 for male and female players.

International Padel Federation
Federación Internacional de Padel
AbbreviationFIP
Formation12 July 1991
FounderArgentine Padel Association, Spanish Padel Association, Uruguayan Padel Association
Founded atMadrid
HeadquartersMadrid, Spain
Region
5
Membership
61
Official language
Spanish, English
Websitepadelfip.com

The FIP administers the Premier Padel men's professional circuit and rankings,[3] while a separate governing body, the World Padel Tour, organises a tour of the same name[4] 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

[5]

  • Deutscher Padel Verband e.V.
  • Fédération Belge de Padel
  • Federación de Pádel de Chile
  • Federación Española de Pádel
  • 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

[6]

[7]

  • Schweizer Padel Verband
  • Svenska Padelförbundet
  • United Kingdom Padel Federation
  • United States Padel Association
  • United Arab Emirates Padel Association

Nations Members

Source:[8]

Worldwide Federations (61 Nations) in 1 Sep 2023:

Europe:

  1. Albania
  2. Armenia
  3. Austria
  4. Belgium
  5. Bulgaria
  6. Croatia
  7. Czech Republic
  8. Denmark
  9. Estonia
  10. Finland
  11. France
  12. Georgia
  13. Germany
  14. Great Britain
  15. Hungary
  16. Ireland
  17. Israel
  18. Italy
  19. Lithuania
  20. Malta
  21. Monaco
  22. Norway
  23. Poland
  24. Portugal
  25. Russia
  26. San Marino
  27. Slovenia
  28. Spain
  29. Sweden
  30. Switzerland
  31. Netherlands
  32. Turkey
  33. Ukraine
  34. Vatican City

Asia:

  1. Bahrain
  2. China
  3. Iran
  4. Japan
  5. Kuwait
  6. Lebanon
  7. Oman
  8. Qatar
  9. Saudi Arabia
  10. South Korea
  11. Thailand
  12. UAE

America:

  1. Argentina
  2. Brazil
  3. Canada
  4. Chile
  5. Dominican Republic
  6. Ecuador
  7. El Salvador
  8. Guatemala
  9. Mexico
  10. Paraguay
  11. Uruguay
  12. USA

Africa:

  1. Egypt
  2. Senegal

Oceania:

  1. Australia
  2. New Zealand

Events
  • Padel World Championship
  • World Padel Tour
  • 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

See also

References
  1. http://www.padelfip.com/
  2. "International Padel Federation | Setteo".
  3. "The Premier Padel tour explained". 19 May 2022.
  4. https://www.worldpadeltour.com/en/world-padel-tour/
  5. http://danskpadelforbund.dk/
  6. https://www.padelbond.nl/
  7. http://padelfederationindia.com/
  8. "Worldwide Padel Federations".
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