FIP ranking: Timéo Fonteny becomes the new French number 2

The new FIP rankings have brought about significant movement on the French side, with several players making impressive progress. The big news of the week is the rise of Timeo Fonteny , who officially becomes the new French number 2.

Fonteny takes a step forward

Thanks to his superb title won at FIP Bronze Ljubljana alongside the Swede Albin Olsson Timéo Fonteny made the best progress for France this week.

The Frenchman wins 14 seats and now rises to 153th world rank An ascent that allows him to surpass Johan Bergeron et Julien Seurin to become the new French number 2 behind Dylan Guichard.

At just 18 years old, Fonteny continues to confirm his full potential and is gradually establishing himself among the most successful French players on the international circuit.

Dylan Guichard returns to the Top 100

Still firmly established at the top of French padel, Dylan Guichard He too continues his progress.

Winner of FIP Silver Palermo with the Belgian Clement Geens The French number 1 wins two places and rejoins the Top 100 worldwide He now occupies the 98th world rank with 654 points.

Another award for the Frenchman, who has delivered several strong performances in recent weeks and confirms his status as the most in-form French player at the moment.

Bergeron and Seurin retreat

Behind the new leading duo, Johan Bergeron loses a place and finds himself 165th in the world .

The bad deal, however, is for Julien Seurin Despite reaching the quarter-finals at the FIP Bronze Ljubljana, the Frenchman lost several points earned last season and fell back in the rankings. six seats , now pointing to 170th world rank .

Boronad and Leygue are back in form

Another positive aspect of the week, Yoan Boronad wins five seats after his semi-final at FIP Bronze Lanzarote He is now ranked 183th in the world .

Same positive trend for Thomas Leygue After several difficult months, the French number 1 for 2025 is finally regaining momentum. Thanks in particular to the points earned during the qualifying rounds of the Valence P1 he wins six seats and goes back to the 184th world rank .

Behind them:

Bastien Blanqué remains stable at the 181th place in the world ;
Maxime Joris loses two places and finds 219th in the world ;
Manuel Vives gains a place and is at the 224th world rank ;
Jeremy Robert he too progresses one rank to become 225th in the world ;
Nicolas Rouanet drops one place and now occupies the 234th world rank .

More setbacks in the women's category

For women, the week was generally less favorable.

Eliminated in the round of 32 of the Valence P1 , Alix Collombon loses two places and finds 37th in the world .

Léa Godallier keeps his 57th place in the world , While Carla Toully drops three places and now sits at 86th world rank .

The good news comes from Louise Bahurel Thanks to her good FIP Gold Shanghai, she gains a place and reaches the 114th world rank , gradually approaching the Top 100.

Camille Sireix et Melissa Martin also gained a place, ranking respectively 133e et 143rd in the world .

Conversely, Steffi Merah makes the worst move of the week. Eliminated prematurely at FIP Bronze Lanzarote she loses six seats and goes down to 155th world rank .

Finally :

Marie-Amelie Dardaine keeps his 171th place in the world ;
Manon Marcarie loses three places and becomes 175th in the world ;
Laura Buteau drops one place in the rankings 188th in the world ;
Kimy Barla remains stable at the 189th place in the world .

Between Timéo Fonteny's rise to the top and Dylan Guichard's return to the Top 100, the overall picture is positive for the men. For the women, the trend is more mixed, with several declines despite some encouraging progress.

Benjamin Dupouy

I discovered padel directly during a tournament, and frankly, I didn't really like it at first. But the second time, it was love at first sight, and since then, I haven't missed a single match. I'm even ready to stay up until 3am to watch a final of Premier Padel !