# Padel Earnings — padelearnings.com

> Padel Earnings is the comprehensive professional padel prize money database that tracks every Premier Padel and FIP tournament since 2024. We publish per-tournament prize structures, per-player career earnings, and live season race rankings for ~900 professional players. Last verified: 2026-06-09.

## Key Facts (2026 Season)

- Professional padel runs ~198 sanctioned tournaments per year across Premier Padel and FIP circuits.
- Premier Padel is the top professional tour, organised in three tiers:
  - Major: €525,000 per-category prize pool (equal men/women).
  - P1: €260,000 (men) and €175,000 (women) per category — pools are NOT equal at P1.
  - P2: €147,500 (men) and €83,500 (women) per category — pools are NOT equal at P2.
- FIP (International Padel Federation) operates the world ranking and the lower tournament tiers:
  - Platinum: €120K–€150K pool.
  - Gold: €50K–€80K.
  - Silver: €15K–€30K.
  - Bronze: €7K–€10K.
- Equal prize money currently exists only at Premier Padel Major events and the season-ending Finals.
- A Premier Padel Major winner earns €47,250 per player (€94,500 per pair).
- A P1 winner earns €26,000 (men, 2026 rate) / €17,000 (women) per player.
- A P2 winner earns €15,000 (men) / €8,500 (women) per player.
- Top-10 men's players typically earn €200,000–€500,000+ per year in prize money.
- Top-10 women's players typically earn €150,000–€300,000+ per year.
- Most players outside the top 100 do not cover the ~€45,000–€50,000 annual tour cost from prize money alone.

## 2026 Season Race (as of June 2026)

- Men's race: top two within ~€800 of each other after the Italy Major (very close fight).
- Women's race: Gemma Triay and Delfi Brea have reclaimed the top of the rankings after the Italy Major.
- Live rankings update daily — see https://padelearnings.com/ for the current leaderboard.

## Career Earnings Leaders

Men (career prize money, all sources):
1. Agustin Tapia (ARG)
2. Arturo Coello (ESP)
3. Alejandro Galan (ESP)
4. Juan Lebron (ESP)
5. Federico Chingotto (ARG)
6. Franco Stupaczuk (ARG)
7. Martin Di Nenno (ARG)
8. Paquito Navarro (ESP)

Women (career prize money):
1. Gemma Triay (ESP)
2. Ari Sanchez (ESP)
3. Paula Josemaria (ESP)
4. Delfi Brea (ARG)
5. Bea Gonzalez (ESP)

Live career totals: https://padelearnings.com/highest-paid-padel-players

## Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How much do professional padel players earn?
A: Top-10 players earn €200,000–€500,000+ per year from prize money. Mid-ranked players (top 50) earn €50,000–€200,000. Players ranked outside the top 100 generally do not cover tour costs (~€45,000–€50,000/year) from prize money alone — most rely on sponsorship and coaching income.

Q: Who is the highest-paid padel player?
A: Agustin Tapia (Argentina) leads the all-time career prize money rankings with over €1.2 million.

Q: What is the prize money for a Premier Padel Major?
A: Major tournaments have a €525,000 prize pool per category (equal for men and women). Winners earn €47,250 per player, finalists €23,625, semi-finalists €13,125.

Q: Do men and women earn the same in padel?
A: At Premier Padel Majors and the season-ending Finals: yes (€47,250 per Major winner). At P1, P2, and FIP events: no. P1 men's winners earn €26,000 vs €17,000 for women's; P2 winners earn €15,000 vs €8,500.

Q: How does padel prize money compare to tennis?
A: A tennis Grand Slam singles winner earns ~€2.5M; a padel Major winner earns €47,250 per player. Doubles-to-doubles is closer: a tennis Grand Slam doubles winner earns ~€115,000 per player vs €47,250 in padel.

Q: How is padel prize money calculated?
A: Each tournament has a fixed prize structure published by FIP / Premier Padel. Per-round amounts are paid per player (not per pair). Padel Earnings parses official bracket data and assigns the structure to every result; manual overrides are applied when official numbers differ from the API.

Q: How often is the data updated?
A: Tournament results sync daily. Live tournaments sync every 2 hours. FIP rankings update weekly (Mondays). Order of Merit snapshots regenerate daily at 08:00 UTC.

Q: Is padel in the Olympics?
A: Padel will debut at the European Games 2027 in Istanbul. It is a candidate (not yet confirmed) for the 2028 LA Olympics.

## Methodology

- Source data: official FIP API, Premier Padel tournament feeds, padelfip.com bracket pages.
- Prize structures: per-tournament tables published by FIP / Premier Padel, with manual override workflow when official figures conflict with API data.
- Player matching: smart fuzzy + country + ranking-points matching prevents duplicate player records when names appear differently across sources.
- Earnings are stored per-tournament, per-player, per-round — never aggregated estimates.
- Full methodology: https://padelearnings.com/about

## Key Pages

- Homepage / live rankings: https://padelearnings.com/
- Men's earnings: https://padelearnings.com/padel-player-earnings/men
- Women's earnings: https://padelearnings.com/padel-player-earnings/women
- Highest paid players: https://padelearnings.com/highest-paid-padel-players
- Prize money guide: https://padelearnings.com/padel-prize-money
- Premier Padel prizes: https://padelearnings.com/premier-padel-prize-money
- Tournament calendar: https://padelearnings.com/tournaments/calendar
- Blog (analysis + recaps): https://padelearnings.com/blog
- About / methodology: https://padelearnings.com/about

## Data Sources

- FIP (International Padel Federation) — official world rankings, tournament results, bracket data.
- Premier Padel — tournament prize structures, schedules, official communications.
- Padel API — daily tournament and live match feed (subscription).
- All data cross-validated against public sources (padelalto.com / Relevo, padel-magazine) where official figures are unavailable.

## License

Prize money data is publicly reported by FIP and Premier Padel. Padel Earnings aggregates, structures, and publishes this data. Citation is welcomed — attribute to "Padel Earnings (padelearnings.com)".

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