Brazil
vs
UAE
in Professional Padel
The UAE bought its way onto the circuit; Brazil played its way there. One adopted padel from a standing start, spread it through Dubai and Abu Dhabi faster than almost any sport anywhere, and now hosts professional events. The other has no such role and produces players anyway, out of a culture that already knew what to do with a racket.
Results compared
Titles
1
Ranked players
14
Players in top 50
1
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
- The UAE's player base is heavily expatriate, which builds participation quickly but a domestic pipeline slowly.
- Hosting professional events gives Emirati players wildcard entries and home ranking points that Brazilian players must travel for.
- Brazil's professionals come out of tennis and beach sport rather than a padel-specific pathway.
- Neither country's domestic circuit is deep enough to sustain a professional career without going to Europe.
Year by year
Brazil
UAE
titles won
1
1
1
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2
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2
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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
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4
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3
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4
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3
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5
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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)
UAE
14 ranked players · 9 men, 5 women
FIP Silver Slam Collbató (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
1
World Padel Tour
2013–2023 ended
titles
0
Padel Pro Tour
2006–2012 ended
titles
0