Belgium
vs
Paraguay
in Professional Padel
Belgium and Paraguay affiliated with the international federation only a few years apart in the early 1990s, which puts both among the game's earlier adopters outside Spain. Their paths since have barely resembled each other. Belgium's participation multiplied many times over in the space of a few pandemic years, as idle sports facilities were converted and a modest base turned almost overnight into one of Europe's larger playing populations. Paraguay grew along a far flatter curve, adding players and courts steadily rather than in any single rush. A similar starting point, in other words, produced two very different shapes of growth for Belgian and Paraguayan padel.
Results compared
Titles
3
Ranked players
14
Players in top 100
2
Players in top 200
2
Players in top 500
4
Each country’s own record across the professional tour — not results against each other. A title counts once per country, so a mixed pair winning a final counts for both. Ranking bands count the men’s and women’s rankings together — they are separate ladders, so a top 10 holds twenty players — and which bands are shown depends on where these two countries’ players actually sit.
Key insights
- Belgium and Paraguay both affiliated with the international federation in the early 1990s, within a few years of each other.
- Belgian participation multiplied many times over in a short pandemic-era window, as idle sports facilities were converted to padel use.
- Paraguay's growth has followed a flatter, steadier curve over three decades rather than any single sharp surge.
- A shared early starting point has not produced a shared growth pattern for the two countries.
Year by year
Belgium
Paraguay
titles won
3
3
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Titles won each year by players of each country. A title counts once per country, so a mixed pair winning a final counts for both. Title records run the full range shown; match-win records only begin in 2023, which is why this chart tracks titles rather than wins.
Top players
Belgium
48 ranked players · 23 men, 25 women
Clement Geens
#76
Paraguay
14 ranked players · 11 men, 3 women
Martin Abud
#91
FIP Silver Koksijde (2026)
Most titles won
Career titles across every professional tour in our records, back to 2006. Includes players who have since retired, and counts a title for each member of the winning pair.
Titles by era
Premier Padel & FIP Tour
2023–2026
titles
3