Le CUPRA FIP Tour 2025 is establishing itself as an increasingly global circuit, with a significant expansion in the number of tournaments and countries involved. Thanks to close cooperation between the International Federation of Padel (FIP) and national federations, this edition promises to touch the five continents and reach new destinations. The objective is twofold: to offer players a international experience while allowing them to harvest valuable points for the FIP classification.

Spectacular growth of the circuit

With 160 confirmed tournaments for 2025, i.e. 46 more than last year (+40%), the CUPRA FIP circuit continues its growth. In 2024, the season ended with 114 tournaments, proof of the dynamism and appeal of the CUPRA-labelled circuit.

The first events took place in Australia, attracting in particular former world tennis stars such as Pat Rafter, Jonas Björkman, Sara Errani and Tathiana Garbin. The circuit then continued in Europe and Amerique du Sud, before making his return this weekend at QatarThe ambition of the CUPRA FIP Tour remains unchanged: develop padel on a global scale, with emphasis on the NextGen, these young talents who are shaping the future of the discipline.

A springboard for rising stars

The CUPRA FIP Tour has already enabled the emergence of many players who are now present in the world elite. Figures such as Arturo Coello, Fede Chingotto, Mike Yanguas, Claudia Jensen, Sofia Araújo and Tamara Icardo took their first steps on this circuit before shining at the highest level.

An optimized distribution of points

The 2025 circuit is structured around four categories of tournaments :

  • FIP Platinum : 300 point for the winners
  • FIP Gold : 150 point
  • FIP Silver : 80 point
  • FIP Bronze : 40 point

The winners of CUPRA FIP Finals will benefit from 225 point in the FIP ranking.

New destinations on the map

This year, nine nations will host an official FIP circuit tournament for the first time:

  • Dominican Republic
  • South Africa
  • Kazakhstan
  • Hong Kong
  • Malaysia
  • Singapore
  • Romania
  • Vietnam
  • Indonesia

With this expansion, the CUPRA FIP Tour 2025 reaches a new milestone and confirms its status as an essential circuit for the development of padel throughout the world.

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovered padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since then, padel has been part of his life. You often see him touring France to cover major French padel events.