Brazil vs Russia in Professional Padel

Two nations well outside padel's European core, arriving from opposite directions. Brazil came to it through tennis and the beach, outdoors and year-round. Russia built later, largely indoors, and in a setting where the hard part is reaching the draws rather than filling the courts. Neither hosts enough top-tier competition to keep a professional at home, and both are measured here against a tour organised several thousand miles away from either of them.

Results compared

93 Brazil Titles Russia 0
55 Brazil Ranked players Russia 32
2 Brazil Players in top 50 Russia 1
2 men 1 woman
3 Brazil Players in top 100 Russia 1
2 men, 1 woman 1 woman

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

  • Brazil's padel grew out of an existing racket and beach-sport culture; Russia's was built from a colder start.
  • Both are far from the European circuit that sets the calendar and awards the ranking points.
  • Russia's players face access obstacles that have nothing to do with the standard of their padel.
  • Neither nation hosts enough top-tier competition for a professional to build a career at home.

Year by year

Brazil Russia titles won
Premier Padel & FIP Tour 2024–2026
2026
Brazil
1
Russia
—
2025
Brazil
1
Russia
—
2024
Brazil
—
Russia
—
World Padel Tour 2013–2023
2023 +
Brazil
—
Russia
—
2022
Brazil
2
Russia
—
2021
Brazil
2
Russia
—
2020
Brazil
1
Russia
—
2019
Brazil
4
Russia
—
2018
Brazil
5
Russia
—
2017
Brazil
8
Russia
—
2016
Brazil
12
Russia
—
2015
Brazil
11
Russia
—
2014
Brazil
2
Russia
—
2013
Brazil
4
Russia
—
Padel Pro Tour 2006–2012
2012
Brazil
4
Russia
—
2011
Brazil
3
Russia
—
2010
Brazil
4
Russia
—
2009
Brazil
3
Russia
—
2008
Brazil
5
Russia
—
2007
Brazil
12
Russia
—
2006
Brazil
9
Russia
—

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

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
2 Brazil titles Russia 0
1 FIP Platinum 0
1 FIP Gold 0

World Padel Tour

2013–2023 ended
51 Brazil titles Russia 0
3 WPT Finals 0
13 WPT Master 0
34 WPT 1000 0
1 WPT 500 0

Padel Pro Tour

2006–2012 ended
40 Brazil titles Russia 0
2 PPT Finals 0
1 PPT Master 0
37 PPT International 0

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