Professional Padel in Portugal
Sofia Araújo is the reason Portugal is talked about at the top of the women's game — a Premier Padel champion, at Bordeaux alongside Andrea Ustero, and the player who led the entire Premier Padel field for winners per match across the 2025 season. She is not an isolated case so much as the clearest product of an unusual advantage: Portuguese players train and compete in Spain routinely, against the strongest standard in the sport, which is not something a national programme can manufacture. 123 Portuguese players hold a world ranking, and Portugal finished among the top eight nations in Doha in 2024 — from a population of ten million.
123 ranked players · Highest ranked Portuguese players: Nuno Deus #94 · Sofia Araujo #9
Portuguese Padel Players Competing This Week
FIP Silver Guimaraes
Nuno Deus
QF
#94
Miguel Deus
QF
#106
Pedro Araujo
QF
#119
Antonio Luque
R16
#158
Henrique Barbosa
R32
#243
Ana Catarina Nogueira
QF
#62
Bruna Albuquerque Melo
R16
#148
Latest Results for Portuguese Padel Players
Anton Sans
#100
Gustavo Nunes
#139Jaume Romera Barcelo
#112Adrian Naranjo Martinez
#116FIP Silver Nairobi B-active
Marta Barrera De La Fuente
#28
Jana Montes Cabruja
#34
Ana Catarina Nogueira
#62Cayetana Sanchez Vera
#167FIP Silver Guimaraes
Nacho Vilariño
#73Juan Zamora Perez
#89
Nuno Deus
#94
Miguel Deus
#106FIP Silver Guimaraes
Julia Polo Bautista
#56
Monica Gomez Rivas
#74Catarina Santos Domingos
#121Constança Gorito
#130FIP Silver Guimaraes
Daniel Santigosa
#55
Ramiro Valenzuela
#70
Pedro Araujo
#119Pedro Graca
#130FIP Silver Guimaraes
Aimee Gibson
#93Eugenia Guimet Bigas
#98Mafalda Marques Fernandes
#129
Patricia Maria Ribeiro
#144FIP Silver Guimaraes
Enzo Jensen
#42
Andres Fdz Lancha
#71Pedro Perry
#157
Francisco Jurado Sosa
#172FIP Silver Guimaraes
Anton Sans
#100
Gustavo Nunes
#139Ali Dawani
#325Facundo Erguy
#402FIP Silver Nairobi B-active
Ana Catarina Nogueira
#62Cayetana Sanchez Vera
#167Alexandra Silva
#134Maria Garin
#170FIP Silver Guimaraes
Diego Garcia Garcia
#80
Aris Patiniotis
#81
Antonio Luque
#158Diogo Jesus
#217FIP Silver Guimaraes
Portuguese Professional Padel Rankings
Ranking page →| PT | Men | World | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuno Deus |
▼6
#94
|
705 |
| 2 | Miguel Deus |
▼8
#106
|
591 |
| 3 | Pedro Araujo |
▲12
#119
|
510 |
| 4 | Pedro Graca |
▲17
#130
|
471 |
| 5 | Gustavo Nunes |
▼4
#139
|
427 |
| 6 | Pedro Perry |
▲6
#157
|
360 |
| 7 | Antonio Luque |
▲10
#158
|
358 |
| 8 | Joao Maria Caiano |
▲18
#176
|
321 |
| 9 | Diogo Jesus |
▲4
#217
|
231 |
| 10 | Vasco Pascoal |
▼2
#234
|
200 |
| PT | Women | World | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sofia Araujo |
▼1
#9
|
6631 |
| 2 | Ana Catarina Nogueira |
▼1
#62
|
956 |
| 3 | Clarinha Santos |
▲3
#110
|
415 |
| 4 | Catarina Santos Domingos |
▼5
#121
|
361 |
| 5 | Mafalda Marques Fernandes |
▼1
#129
|
316 |
| 6 | Constança Gorito |
▼2
#130
|
308 |
| 7 | Alexandra Silva |
▼5
#134
|
302 |
| 8 | Bruna Albuquerque Melo |
▼3
#148
|
253 |
| 9 | Margarida Fernandes |
▼8
#160
|
223 |
| 10 | Maria Garin |
▼4
#170
|
197 |
Showing the top 110 of 123 ranked Portuguese players. See the full ranking →
Leading Padel Pairs Portugal
Padel Tournaments in Portugal
FIP Silver Guimaraes
FIP Silver São João da Madeira
FIP Silver Oporto II
FIP Silver Lisboa Racket Centre By Ava Cr7
FIP Silver Mimosa Open Porto
History of padel in Portugal
Portugal took up padel early, helped by a shared border with the country that made the sport its own, and built a competitive system out of proportion to its size. Roughly 1,560 courts serve a population of ten million, and 123 Portuguese players hold a world ranking.
Read the full historyPortuguese Padel — Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the highest-ranked Portuguese padel player?
Nuno Deus is the highest-ranked Portuguese man, at world #94, and Sofia Araujo is the highest-ranked Portuguese woman, at world #9. Both positions update every week with the official tour rankings.
See the full Portugal ranking →What have Portuguese padel players won?
Sofia Araujo is the most decorated Portuguese player in our records, with 4 titles. In all, 4 Portuguese players have won 6 professional titles, the biggest of them WPT Madrid Master in 2019. (women)
Sofia Araujo’s profile →Which Portuguese padel players are competing this week?
53 Portuguese players are in a tournament draw this week, at FIP Silver Nairobi B-active and FIP Silver Guimaraes. Every name is listed further up this page, with each player’s world ranking.
Portuguese players competing this week →Where can I see the latest results for Portuguese padel players?
On this page. It tracks completed matches involving ranked Portuguese players across the professional tour — the tournament, the round, the opponents and the set scores — and updates as results come in.
Latest results →Are there professional padel tournaments in Portugal?
Yes. FIP Silver Guimaraes is under way in Portugal now (16–20 Sep, Guimaraes).
Tournament details →How many Portuguese players are included in the world padel rankings?
123 Portuguese players hold a world padel ranking — 60 men and 50 women. All of them are listed on this page, with their world rank, points and weekly movement.
Every ranked Portuguese player →How many padel courts does Portugal have?
Roughly 1,560 courts. Measured against a population of about ten million, that places Portugal among the leading padel nations in Europe on a per-capita basis.
Who governs padel in Portugal?
The Federação Portuguesa de Padel, which runs the national competitive calendar and the country's international team programmes. Portugal has been a regular participant at World and European Championships rather than an occasional entrant.
Why is padel strong in Portugal?
Proximity to Spain is the main reason. Portuguese players have been able to compete in Spanish events and absorb Spanish coaching methods since the sport's early days, which raised standards far faster than domestic development alone would have.
Where is padel most played in Portugal?
Demand concentrates around Lisbon and Porto and along the Algarve. The Algarve's court base is supported partly by tourism, so a share of its demand is seasonal rather than resident.
Does Portugal produce professional padel players?
Yes, in numbers disproportionate to its size. Portuguese players appear regularly in the main draws of international events, supported by a federation structure that functions as a genuine competitive pathway.
Compare Portugal with
Matches won, titles and year-by-year results for Portugal beside each of these, with their top players side by side.