Padel World Cup 2026 · 2–7 Nov

Italy vs Sweden in Professional Padel

Sweden is the cautionary tale Italy's expansion gets measured against. Both built at extraordinary speed; only one financed it as suburban property and then had to unwind it. Whether Italy's durability is structural or simply a matter of market size is the open question, and the figures below show where each has got to meanwhile.

Results compared

13 Italy Titles Sweden 36
171 Italy Ranked players Sweden 49
4 Italy Players in top 50 Sweden 0
2 men, 2 women
17 Italy Players in top 100 Sweden 0
7 men, 10 women

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

  • Italy is the second country anywhere to pass ten thousand courts, and its participation has grown with the facilities rather than behind them.
  • Sweden's boom collapsed commercially while participation held, which points to a financing failure rather than a demand one.
  • Both nations' competitive bases are far wider than their representation at the top of the rankings.
  • Italy hosts a growing share of the international calendar; Swedish players still travel for almost everything.

Year by year

Italy Sweden titles won
Premier Padel & FIP Tour 2024–2026
2026
Italy
12
Sweden
1
2025
Italy
—
Sweden
—
2024
Italy
1
Sweden
—
World Padel Tour 2013–2023
2023 +
Italy
—
Sweden
—
2021
Italy
—
Sweden
1
2016
Italy
—
Sweden
—
2015
Italy
—
Sweden
—
2014
Italy
—
Sweden
—
2013
Italy
—
Sweden
3
Padel Pro Tour 2006–2012
2012
Italy
—
Sweden
6
2011
Italy
—
Sweden
8
2010
Italy
—
Sweden
5
2009
Italy
—
Sweden
6
2008
Italy
—
Sweden
6
2007
Italy
—
Sweden
—
2006
Italy
—
Sweden
—

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
13 Italy titles Sweden 1
1 FIP Platinum 0
1 FIP Gold 0
11 FIP Silver 1

World Padel Tour

2013–2023 ended
0 Italy titles Sweden 4
0 WPT 1000 3
0 WPT 500 1

Padel Pro Tour

2006–2012 ended
0 Italy titles Sweden 31
0 PPT Finals 3
0 PPT International 28

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