Paraguay
vs
UK
in Professional Padel
The UK is still near the start of its padel history: its governing body took on the sport only in 2019, from a near standstill, and almost everything about its competitive scene has been built within the last few years. Paraguay is three decades further along, an early affiliate of the international federation whose professional pathway was already established before British padel had meaningful court numbers at all. That head start has not translated into a commanding advantage, since the UK's rapid, well-funded recent build-out is now adding facilities faster than Paraguay's older, steadier structure ever did.
Results compared
Titles
1
Ranked players
91
Players in top 100
2
Players in top 200
5
Players in top 500
23
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 UK's governing body took charge of padel only in 2019, essentially from a standing start.
- Paraguay's federation predates the UK's organised padel scene by roughly three decades.
- Despite that head start, the UK's recent, well-funded court-building programme has expanded faster than Paraguay's older, steadier growth.
- A long history has not been enough on its own for Paraguay to out-build a country investing heavily in a much shorter span.
Year by year
Paraguay
UK
titles won
3
1
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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
Paraguay
14 ranked players · 11 men, 3 women
Martin Abud
#91
FIP Silver Koksijde (2026)
UK
91 ranked players · 48 men, 43 women
Christian Medina Murphy
#136
Aimee Gibson
#89
FIP Silver Damac Dubai (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