How do the new grids for assimilating foreign players to the French padel ranking work?

To integrate foreign players into the ranking Padel FFT, the French Tennis Federation applies a specific assimilation grid based on their best ranking obtained on professional circuits such as the FIP or formerly the WPTThis grid ensures fairness in the national ranking while taking into account performances achieved at the international level.

How does assimilation work?

Professional ranking : Foreign players are ranked according to their best ranking achieved on international circuits (FIP or WPT).
Categorization by year : The reference years are divided into two periods:
- From year N (2025) to N-3 (2022) : An important assimilation for recent performances.
- From year N-4 (2021) to N-10 (2015) : Less assimilation for older performances.

Ranking for men

Best ranking obtained on the professional circuits:

Between 1st and 50th place worldwide:
- Classroom 1st French if ranked between 1st and 50th in the world for the years 2025 to 2022.
- Classroom 5th French if ranked between 1st and 50th in the world for the years between 2021 and 2015.
Between 51st and 100th place worldwide:
- Classroom 2th French if ranked between 51st and 100th in the world for the years 2025 to 2022.
- Classroom 10th French if ranked between 51st and 100th in the world for the years between 2021 and 2015.
Between 101st and 150th place worldwide:
- Classroom 5th French if ranked between 101st and 150th in the world for the years 2025 to 2022.
- Classroom 20th French if ranked between 101st and 150th in the world for the years between 2021 and 2015.
Between 151st and 200th place worldwide:
- Classroom 10th French if ranked between 151st and 200th in the world for the years 2025 to 2022.
- Classroom 30th French if ranked between 151st and 200th in the world for the years between 2021 and 2015.
Between 201st and 250th place worldwide:
- Classroom 20th French if ranked between 201st and 250th in the world for the years 2025 to 2022.
- Classroom 40th French if ranked between 201st and 250th in the world for the years between 2021 and 2015.
Between 251st and 300th place worldwide:
- Classroom 30th French if ranked between 251st and 300th in the world for the years 2025 to 2022.
- Classroom 50th French if ranked between 251st and 300th in the world for the years between 2021 and 2015.
Between 301st and 400th place worldwide:
- Classroom 40th French if ranked between 301st and 400th in the world for the years 2025 to 2022.
- Classroom 75th French if ranked between 301st and 400th in the world for the years between 2021 and 2015.
Between 401st and 500th place worldwide:
- Classroom 50th French if ranked between 401st and 500th in the world for the years 2025 to 2022.
- Classroom 100th French if ranked between 401st and 500th in the world for the years between 2021 and 2015.
Between 501st and 600th place worldwide:
- Classroom 75th French if ranked between 501st and 600th in the world for the years 2025 to 2022.
- Classroom 150th French if ranked between 501st and 600th in the world for the years between 2021 and 2015.
Beyond 601st place worldwide:
- Classroom 100th French if ranked above 601st in the world for the years 2025 to 2022.
- Classroom 200th French if ranked above 601st in the world for the years between 2021 and 2015.
Beyond 800st place worldwide:
- Classroom 150th French ( 300e depending on the case) if ranked above 800th in the world for the years 2025 to 2022.
- Classroom 250th French ( 500e depending on the case) if ranked above 800th worldwide for the years between 2021 and 2015.

Ranking for ladies

Best ranking obtained on the professional circuits:

Between 1st and 25th place worldwide:
- Classified 1st French if ranked between 1st and 25th place worldwide for the years 2025 to 2022.
- Classified 5th French if ranked between 1st and 25th in the world for the years between 2021 and 2015.
Between 26st and 50th place worldwide:
- Classified 2th French if ranked between 26th and 50th in the world for the years 2025 to 2022.
- Classified 10th French if ranked between 26th and 50th in the world for the years between 2021 and 2015.
Between 51st and 100th place worldwide:
- Classified 3th French if ranked between 51th and 100th in the world for the years 2025 to 2022.
- Classified 20th French if ranked between 51th and 100th in the world for the years between 2021 and 2015.
Between 101st and 150th place worldwide:
- Classified 5th French if ranked between 101th and 150th in the world for the years 2025 to 2022.
- Classified 30th French if ranked between 101th and 150th in the world for the years between 2021 and 2015.
Between 151st and 200th place worldwide:
- Classified 10th French if ranked between 151th and 200th in the world for the years 2025 to 2022.
- Classified 40th French if ranked between 151th and 200th in the world for the years between 2021 and 2015.
Between 201st and 250th place worldwide:
- Classified 20th French if ranked between 201th and 250th in the world for the years 2025 to 2022.
- Classified 80th French if ranked between 201th and 250th in the world for the years between 2021 and 2015.
Between 251st and 300th place worldwide:
- Classified 30th French if ranked between 251th and 300th in the world for the years 2025 to 2022.
- Classified 100th French if ranked between 251th and 300th in the world for the years between 2021 and 2015.
Between 301st and 400th place worldwide:
- Classified 40th French if ranked between 301th and 400th in the world for the years 2025 to 2022.
- Classified 120th French if ranked between 301th and 400th in the world for the years between 2021 and 2015.
Beyond 401st place worldwide:
- Classified 80th French if ranked above 401st in the world for the years 2025 to 2022.
- Classified 150th French if ranked above 401st in the world for the years between 2021 and 2015.

assimilation of foreign players French ranking | Padel Magazine

A fair grid

This assimilation system ensures that the performances of foreign players on professional circuits are taken into account in a consistent manner in the FFT ranking, while maintaining balanced competitiveness in national competitions.

Assimilation is also planned for players ranked on the circuit A1 Padel. Here is the assimilation grid:

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