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. 132 Portuguese players hold a world ranking, and Portugal finished among the top eight nations in Doha in 2024 — from a population of ten million.
132 ranked players · Highest ranked Portuguese players: Nuno Deus #105 · Sofia Araujo #9
Portuguese Padel Players Competing This Week
Upcoming Matches for Portuguese Players
Latest Results for Portuguese Padel Players
Sofia Araujo
#9
Marta Ortega Gallego
#11
Anna Ortiz Gasco
#71
Maria Laura Ferreyra
#79Dubai P1 2026
Pol Hernandez
#35
Manuel Castaño
#45
Nuno Deus
#105
Miguel Deus
#122Dubai P1 2026
Albert Roglan Pons
#88Manuel Aragon Herrera
#93
Anton Sans
#117
Gustavo Nunes
#139Dubai P1 2026
Juan Cruz Belluati
#83
Martin Abud
#90Joao Maria Caiano
#181Alejandro Calvo Perez
#189Dubai P1 2026
Thomas Leygue
#95
Jesus Moya
#143
Pedro Araujo
#110Pedro Graca
#111Dubai P1 2026
Amanda Lopez Moral
#46Camila Fassio Goyeneche
#59
Ana Catarina Nogueira
#74Andrea Batlle Achando
#358Dubai P1 2026
Anton Sans
#117
Gustavo Nunes
#139
Victor Tur Checa
#159Agustin Reca
#166Dubai P1 2026
Joao Maria Caiano
#181Alejandro Calvo Perez
#189
Cristobal Garcia Blanco
#299
Manuel Rocafort Lores
#876Dubai P1 2026
Pedro Araujo
#110Pedro Graca
#111Iago Fuertes Leonardo
#147Alejandro Garcia Calahorro
#149Dubai P1 2026
Clarinha Santos
#103
Patricia Maria Ribeiro
#143Liza Groenveld
#139
Maaike Betz
#148Padel World Cup 2026
The Portuguese national team
FIP World Cup 2026
Doha · Nov 2026
- Men Final position: 3
- Women Final position: 5
Squad, results and schedule
FIP Euro Padel Cup 2025 - Final 8
La Línea de La Concepción · Oct 2025
- Men Runners-up
- Women Group A: 3 of 4
Squad, results and schedule
FIP World Padel Championships Qatar 2024
Doha · Oct 2024
- Men Final position: 3
- Women Final position: 4
Squad, results and schedule
Portuguese Professional Padel Rankings
Ranking page →| PT | Men | World | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuno Deus |
▼2
#105
|
594 |
| 2 | Pedro Araujo |
▼2
#110
|
547 |
| 3 | Pedro Graca |
▲1
#111
|
531 |
| 4 | Miguel Deus |
▼6
#122
|
475 |
| 5 | Gustavo Nunes |
▲4
#139
|
419 |
| 6 | Antonio Luque |
▼11
#164
|
349 |
| 7 | Pedro Perry |
▲3
#169
|
334 |
| 8 | Joao Maria Caiano |
▲2
#181
|
300 |
| 9 | Diogo Jesus |
▲3
#208
|
243 |
| 10 | Henrique Barbosa |
▲3
#233
|
184 |
| PT | Women | World | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sofia Araujo |
▼1
#9
|
5719 |
| 2 | Ana Catarina Nogueira |
▼8
#74
|
782 |
| 3 | Clarinha Santos |
▲1
#103
|
469 |
| 4 | Catarina Santos Domingos |
▼3
#125
|
352 |
| 5 | Mafalda Marques Fernandes |
▲2
#128
|
336 |
| 6 | Constança Gorito |
▲2
#129
|
332 |
| 7 | Alexandra Silva |
▲3
#140
|
274 |
| 8 | Patricia Maria Ribeiro |
▲2
#143
|
262 |
| 9 | Maria Garin |
▲3
#147
|
244 |
| 10 | Bruna Albuquerque Melo |
▲3
#152
|
227 |
Showing the top 113 of 132 ranked Portuguese players. See the full ranking →
Leading Padel Pairs Portugal
Padel Tournaments in Portugal
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 132 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 #105, 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?
3 Portuguese players are in a tournament draw this week, at Dubai P1 2026. 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?
None is scheduled in Portugal at the moment. The most recent was FIP Silver São João da Madeira (24–27 Sep, São João da Madeira).
Tournament details →How many Portuguese players are included in the world padel rankings?
132 Portuguese players hold a world padel ranking — 60 men and 53 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.