Professional Padel in the UAE
The Emirates matter to professional padel mainly as a place the tour visits. FIP events here draw leading players to the region — Sweden's Adam Axelsson took an FIP Gold in Dubai — and the country has used that calendar to build the sport's profile across the Gulf far faster than its own playing numbers would allow. 14 players registered to the UAE hold a world ranking, and several arrived from established padel nations rather than coming through a domestic pathway, which follows from a resident population that is largely expatriate and mobile. Emirati players are beginning to appear in international draws.
14 ranked players · Highest ranked Emirati players: Inigo Jofre #30 · Fatma Abbas Janahi #390
Emirati Padel Players Competing This Week
Latest Results for Emirati Padel Players
Enzo Jensen
#42
Andres Fdz Lancha
#71Pedro Perry
#157
Francisco Jurado Sosa
#172FIP Silver Guimaraes
Pablo Sanchez Vicente
#111Ignacio Archieri
#133Borja Trujillo Chang
#169
Sergio Icardo
#182FIP Silver High Velocity Bangkok
Borja Trujillo Chang
#169
Sergio Icardo
#182Kilian Jordan
#398Arthaud Dumoulin
#543FIP Silver High Velocity Bangkok
Marcos Gonzalez Blanco
#82Santiago Jose Pineda Cabello
#92Javier Lopez Garcia
#672Abdullah Alabdulla
#689FIP Silver Nairobi B-active
Pedro Perry
#157
Francisco Jurado Sosa
#172Alejandro Merino Nieto
#176Jorge Angles Ponce
#468FIP Silver Guimaraes
Borja Trujillo Chang
#169
Sergio Icardo
#182Enzo Chua
#368Ethan Bardo
#408FIP Silver High Velocity Bangkok
Javier Lopez Garcia
#672Abdullah Alabdulla
#689Max Parment
Adam Ottosson
#831FIP Silver Nairobi B-active
Albert Roglan Pons
#90Manuel Aragon Herrera
#98Pedro Perry
#157
Francisco Jurado Sosa
#172FIP Silver Guimaraes
Emirati Professional Padel Rankings
Ranking page →| AE | Men | World | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inigo Jofre |
▲1
#30
|
2230 |
| 2 | Arnau Ayats |
▲12
#101
|
625 |
| 3 | Francisco Jurado Sosa |
▲8
#172
|
333 |
| 4 | Sergio Icardo |
▲4
#182
|
307 |
| 5 | Fares Al Janahi |
▲33
#434
|
72 |
| 6 | Majed Al Janahi |
▼6
#608
|
41 |
| 7 | Abdullah Alabdulla |
▲121
#689
|
34 |
| 8 | Mohamed Al Janahi |
▼8
#944
|
20 |
| 9 | Saeed Alketbi |
▼15
#1317
|
11 |
| AE | Women | World | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fatma Abbas Janahi |
▲6
#390
|
44 |
| 2 | Aisha Alawadhi |
▲5
#396
|
43 |
| 3 | Maryam Alhashimi |
▲2
#654
|
18 |
| 4 | Alia Taher |
▼1
#749
|
15 |
| 5 | Fatma Hassan |
▼14
#1246
|
5 |
Leading Padel Pairs the UAE
Padel Tournaments in the UAE
History of padel in the UAE
Padel suits the Emirates unusually well, and the country adopted it quickly: courts on rooftops, in shopping developments and on the beach, built for a population that takes up new sports readily. The playing base is small in absolute terms, and 14 players registered to the UAE hold a world ranking.
Read the full historyEmirati Padel — Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the highest-ranked Emirati padel player?
Inigo Jofre is the highest-ranked Emirati man, at world #30, and Fatma Abbas Janahi is the highest-ranked Emirati woman, at world #390. Both positions update every week with the official tour rankings.
See the full UAE ranking →What have Emirati padel players won?
Arnau Ayats is the most decorated Emirati player in our records, with 1 title. In all, 2 Emirati players have won 2 professional titles, the biggest of them FIP Silver Slam Collbató in 2026.
Arnau Ayats’s profile →Which Emirati padel players are competing this week?
3 Emirati players are in a tournament draw this week, at FIP Silver Nairobi B-active and FIP Silver High Velocity Bangkok and FIP Silver Guimaraes. Every name is listed further up this page, with each player’s world ranking.
Emirati players competing this week →Where can I see the latest results for Emirati padel players?
On this page. It tracks completed matches involving ranked Emirati 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 the UAE?
Yes. The next professional tournament staged in the UAE is FIP Silver Dubai (26 Oct – 1 Nov, Dubai).
Tournament details →How many Emirati players are included in the world padel rankings?
14 Emirati players hold a world padel ranking — 9 men and 5 women. All of them are listed on this page, with their world rank, points and weekly movement.
Every ranked Emirati player →Why has padel grown so quickly in the UAE?
A large international resident population arrived already familiar with the game, disposable income is high, and developers have been willing to put courts in locations such as rooftops, retail developments and beachfronts that would be unusual elsewhere.
Can you play padel outdoors in the UAE?
For part of the year. Heat makes outdoor play impractical for a large portion of the year, so serious facilities are indoors under air conditioning. Demand peaks in the cooler months, which inverts the seasonal pattern seen in European markets.
Does the UAE host professional padel events?
Yes. The Emirates have hosted international events and drawn the sport's leading players to the region, which has given padel a local visibility well beyond the size of its participating base.
Is padel bigger than tennis in the UAE?
Padel has grown faster from a standing start, helped by lower barriers to entry and its suitability to compact indoor venues, though the country's absolute playing numbers in both sports remain small by international standards.
Does the UAE produce professional padel players?
The competitive base is in its earliest stages. Participation is weighted towards recreational play, and the country's significance to the sport at present is commercial and promotional rather than competitive.
Compare UAE with
Matches won, titles and year-by-year results for the UAE beside each of these, with their top players side by side.