Our colleagues from  Prime Padel  had fun comparing the earnings of the world number 1 tennis player,  Jannik Sinner , with those of the world's first padel pair,  Arturo Coello  et  Agustín Tapia . You will see that  the main difference between these two disciplines  is clearly at the level of financial rewards.

In 2024, according to figures reported by  Prime Padel , Coello and Tapia argued  16 tournaments , for a total of  € 660  of gains, or  €330 per player . In comparison, this amount does not even match what Sinner earns in  a single month .

With  18 tennis tournaments  To his credit this year, Sinner has already won an impressive total of  12 million . And his season is not over yet!

A huge income gap

To summarize,  Jannik Sinner  managed to win  more individually in two weeks  than a padel player like Tapia or Coello on  almost a whole year of competitions .

No, padel is not yet at the same level as tennis in terms of  prize money , although its popularity is growing rapidly. Tennis players like  Novak Djokovic  are already warning about the  rise of padel , which suggests a more promising future for this sport in terms of financial gains.

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An expected development

While padel continues to attract sponsors and increase its global audience, the gaps in  prize money  could gradually reduce. But for now, tennis remains the king of sports in terms of financial gains.

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.

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