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. 18 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.
18 ranked players · Highest ranked Emirati players: Inigo Jofre #28 · Aisha Alawadhi #405
Emirati Padel Players Competing This Week
Upcoming Matches for Emirati Players
Latest Results for Emirati Padel Players
Franco Stupaczuk
#7
Jon Sanz
#9
Emilio Sanchez
#83
Arnau Ayats
#89Dubai P1 2026
Juanlu Esbri
#27
Inigo Jofre
#28
Luis Hernandez
#50
Javier Martinez
#56Dubai P1 2026
Marc Quilez
#60
Federico Mouriño
#64
Sergio Icardo
#151
Francisco Jurado Sosa
#154Dubai P1 2026
Jose Antonio Diestro
#43
Andres Fdz Lancha
#70
Emilio Sanchez
#83
Arnau Ayats
#89Dubai P1 2026
Marta Borrero
#52
Teresa Navarro Lopez-Barajas
#53Aisha Alawadhi
#405Maryam Alhashimi
#938Dubai P1 2026
Sergio Icardo
#151Abdullah Alabdulla
#549Emeric Navarro
Sam Ashenden
#1052Padel World Cup 2026
Fares Al Janahi
#361Majed Al Janahi
#562Andrea Melisi
#1085Timothy Brown
#1361Padel World Cup 2026
Marious Zelba
Dominic Bechard
#1085Abdulrahman Al Janahi
#1502Rashid Walid Kamal
#2838Padel World Cup 2026
Sergio Icardo
#151Abdullah Alabdulla
#549Essa Shannan Alharrasi
Khalid Saadon Alkuwari
#1721Padel World Cup 2026
Rashed Nawaf
#581Mashari Nawaf
#581Abdulrahman Al Janahi
#1502Rashid Walid Kamal
#2838Padel World Cup 2026
The Emirati national team
Emirati Professional Padel Rankings
Ranking page →| AE | Men | World | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inigo Jofre |
▼1
#28
|
2375 |
| 2 | Arnau Ayats |
▲1
#89
|
740 |
| 3 | Sergio Icardo |
▲1
#151
|
386 |
| 4 | Francisco Jurado Sosa |
▲1
#154
|
378 |
| 5 | Fares Al Janahi |
▲16
#361
|
93 |
| 6 | Abdullah Alabdulla |
▲6
#549
|
50 |
| 7 | Majed Al Janahi |
▲9
#562
|
47 |
| 8 | Mohamed Al Janahi |
▲6
#948
|
20 |
| 9 | Saeed Alketbi |
▲5
#1085
|
16 |
| 10 | Ali Alarif |
▲11
#1361
|
10 |
| AE | Women | World | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aisha Alawadhi |
▼3
#405
|
43 |
| 2 | Fatma Abbas Janahi |
▼3
#434
|
38 |
| 3 | Alia Taher |
▲1
#661
|
18 |
| 4 | Maryam Alhashimi |
▼1
#938
|
10 |
| 5 | Fatma Hassan |
▲5
#1244
|
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 18 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 #28, and Aisha Alawadhi is the highest-ranked Emirati woman, at world #405. Both positions update every week with the official tour rankings.
See the full UAE ranking →What have Emirati padel players won?
Inigo Jofre is the most decorated Emirati player in our records, with 2 titles. In all, 2 Emirati players have won 3 professional titles, the biggest of them FIP Gold Mediolanum Padel Cup Perugia in 2026.
Inigo Jofre’s profile →Which Emirati padel players are competing this week?
4 Emirati 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.
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. Dubai P1 2026 is under way in the UAE now (8–15 Nov, Dubai).
Tournament details →How many Emirati players are included in the world padel rankings?
18 Emirati players hold a world padel ranking — 13 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.