Paraguay
vs
Portugal
in Professional Padel
Portugal built its padel scene in the shadow of a much larger neighbour, with growth that tracked Spain's boom next door rather than developing on an entirely separate timeline, and a player base that arrived later but expanded quickly once it did. Paraguay grew without any such neighbour to draw on, an early, independent federation built from the early 1990s onward in relative isolation from the sport's Iberian core. Proximity has clearly mattered: Portuguese padel's recent surge owes something to sitting next door to the game's deepest market, a boost Paraguayan padel never had and had to grow without.
Results compared
Titles
6
Ranked players
131
Players in top 10
1
Players in top 50
1
Players in top 100
2
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
- Portugal's padel growth has tracked closely behind Spain's much larger boom next door, rather than developing on its own separate timeline.
- Paraguay's federation grew independently from the early 1990s, far from the sport's Iberian base, without a comparable neighbour to draw on.
- Portugal's player numbers grew significantly during the pandemic years, a surge tied to its proximity to Spain's deep market.
- Paraguay's more isolated growth has been slower to accelerate but has not depended on any single neighbouring boom.
Year by year
Paraguay
Portugal
titles won
3
1
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1
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2
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1
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1
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
Paraguay
14 ranked players · 11 men, 3 women
Martin Abud
#91
FIP Silver Koksijde (2026)
Portugal
131 ranked players · 79 men, 52 women
Sofia Araujo
#9
Ana Catarina Nogueira
#66
WPT Madrid Master (2019)
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
4
World Padel Tour
2013–2023 ended
titles
2