Brazil
vs
Sweden
in Professional Padel
Padel reached these two through different doors entirely. In Brazil it came through tennis and the beach, outdoors and year-round. In Sweden it arrived indoors and, for a few years, as a property play — one that ended badly for the operators while leaving the participation behind. Neither has converted its base into much professional depth.
Results compared
Titles
36
Ranked players
46
Players in top 50
0
Players in top 100
1
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
- Sweden's padel is played indoors by necessity, which is what made it a real-estate proposition and then a real-estate problem.
- The Swedish market correction closed operators rather than courts' users — participation per head stayed among Europe's highest.
- Brazil's players come through tennis and beach sport rather than a dedicated padel pathway.
- Neither nation hosts enough top-tier competition to keep its professionals at home.
Year by year
Brazil
Sweden
titles won
1
1
1
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—
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2
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2
1
1
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4
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5
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8
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12
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11
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2
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4
3
4
6
3
8
4
5
3
6
5
6
12
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9
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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
Brazil
43 ranked players · 38 men, 5 women
Lucas Bergamini
#16
Lucas Campagnolo
#18
Raquel Piltcher
#68
Manuela Schuck Silva
#136
WPT Master Final (2019)
Sweden
46 ranked players · 29 men, 17 women
Carolina Navarro Björk
#76
Master Final PPT Madrid (2012)
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
1
World Padel Tour
2013–2023 ended
titles
4
Padel Pro Tour
2006–2012 ended
titles
31