In 2025, it is still difficult to live on  paddle  in France. French players  estimate  what to do  game  at least of  top 10  to have a certain  financial security .

Le  paddle  is a sport still  recent , and there are still steps to take so that the  best french players  can live from his  earnings . The circuit  Premier Padel  restarted the  On February 8  with the  Riyadh P1  en  Saudi Arabia , while the  FIP tournaments  resumed in early January with the  FIP Silver Australian .

Related to  world ranking , few  French  access the  final table  du  Premier Padel .  Alix Collombon , best player  French  et  30th in the world , fell in  eighth finals  du  Riyadh P1 , and it was the only one  Tricolore engaged  in the main table.

For now, at the  gentlemen , they participate in the  qualifications  of the circuit  Premier Padel , Has  FIP  and  hexagonal tournaments .

“Personally, I am more in the  survival  with the  paddle “, says  Philemon Raichman ,  20th French  et  209th in the world . Old  24 years , he has been devoting himself fully to this sport for two years.

It’s difficult to live outside the French top 10.

Before entering the  pro world ,  Philemon Raichman  taught  padel lessons  in his club  Paris ,  Sports Horizon . “It is important to have  BUSINESSES  who follow us. Because despite the help of  sponsors  and  sports equipment manufacturers , it remains  insuffisant . "

To be able to be  financially stable , you have to be in the  french top 10 . For the  Women , it is even less accessible. “For the  girls , I think that only the  top 5  can live on it completely.”

 Philemon Raichman  moves in  Sweden  for the  FIP Bronze  du  19 at 23 February , With a  prize money  de  € 7 000 .

In two years of  competitions ,  secondary circuit  reveals some  surprises  : “We arrive at the  tournament  and  lands  are not yet installed, or it is impossible to train  the day before a  match ", he assures.

Un  finding  also shared by  Alix Collombon ,  French number one  et  30th in the world  : “Apart from the category  Platinum , most of  FIP  “They’re not great,” she says.

Padel partners become financial supporters

On the side of  Dorian DeMeyer ,  17th French  et  325th in the world , he entered the  pro world  for  four years . Player of the  Big Jet Padel Academy  à  Bordeaux  , he knew, thanks to his  network , surround yourself with  partners  from several  activity area  : "Pharmacy,  cybersecurity ,  financial products . These are people I met in the  paddle club  and who support me  financially . "

En  counterpart ,  Dorian DeMeyer  provides  course  and participates with them in  tournaments . “They love being able to  play  with a  good level partner  and participate in  P500 ,  competitions  a little higher than usual for them,” he comments.

Un  financial support  essential for him, because  Dorian DeMeyer  just got done  hip surgery  and will be absent from the  personalised tour  during  four months  : “This is my  third operation . The player of  tennis Andy Murray  has the same  pathology ,  femoroacetabular impingement  of the  hip . "

Fortunately, he is well surrounded to achieve his  re-education  : are  personal physiotherapist  is a former member of the club  Football  of' AS Monaco .

 Dorian DeMeyer  shares the opinion of  Philemon Raichman  : “We  survives  while playing  paddle . Currently, I have to win  1 500 / 1 600 €  per month. It's hard to really know what I  wins , because I don’t put anything aside.”

Few French women 100% dedicated to padel

At the  girls ,  Alix Collombon ,  French number one , lives entirely from  paddle , unlike his career in the  tennis . “It makes  eight years  that I am on the  personalised tour , after having practiced the  tennis  de  8 to 23 year-olds . In  tennis , my best  ranking  has been  400th WTA World Championship . I knew the  galleys  when I played the  Futures tournaments  ( international competitions  de  third category ). I was eating my  black bread . Every year I lost  € 40 000 “, she specifies.

The creation of  National Training Center de Padel  à  Vichy , in a Mix , which will see the light of day in  September 2025 , will allow to  boost  the  careers  des  new generations  du  tricolor padel  : “It’s great  in a more positive way  for  jeunes  and also for  adults  to have a  structure  like this one,” adds  Alix Collombon .

On the side of  Jennifer Denécheau ,  4th French or a  29 years , It is  spanish teacher  à  Poitiers  during the week and disputes the  tournaments  le  weekend  : “I participate in  two competitions per month . On average, I spend a  budget  de  250 / 300 €  by  weekend . "

Even though she managed to  climb the rankings  very quickly in  only two years , live from  paddle  is not his  goal . “In the National Education , I can't afford to leave my  employment  like that."

Henri Pasquet

Passionate about soccer and tennis since I was a kid, I've been playing ping-pong for three years at a club in Nantes. More recently, I discovered padel! Basketball, rugby, golf, and motorsports: yet more new sports that I follow regularly. On the cultural side, since I love giving my opinion, I write film and video game reviews on my Instagram page, Silence ça Mix.

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