Le padel is booming, with more and more participants and an ever-growing audience at tournaments. It is therefore legitimate to wonder if it is possible to live from it. Better yet, can sports stars boast of having income commensurate with their results or their talent?

Our colleagues at World Padel Insider have calculated the income linked to the results of the headliners of the circuit in 2023. To do this, they took into account public data, in other words the prize money of the various tournaments on the circuit. World Padel Tour in 2023, with the exception of the last three.

It is obvious that the first women earned more than the first men. This is explained by a greater number of tournament victories. However, these figures should be taken with a pinch of salt. They only include WPT results, while some pairs have competed in tournaments on multiple circuits. In addition, income related to sponsorship is not taken into account.

If the sums may seem significant, especially for the first two pairs of each gender, it must be taken into account that this money does not go directly into the pockets of the players. They have expenses to bear and we know, for example, that the best French players are not beneficiaries.

RankLast NameGains
1Ariana Sanchez$ 177
2Paula Josemaria$ 177
3Gemma Triay$ 145
4Alejandra Salazar$ 113
5Beatriz Gonzalez Fernandez$ 112
6Delfina Brea$ 108
7Marta Ortega$ 99
8Maria Virginia Riera$ 70
9Tamara Icardo Alcorisa$ 70
10Sofia Araujo$ 70
Female earnings 2023 in US dollars
RankLast NameGains
1Agustin Tapia$ 146
2Arturo Coello-Manso$ 146
3Martin Di Nenno$ 133
4Franco Stupaczuk$ 133
5Alejandro Galan Romo$ 95
6Juan LeBron Chincoa$ 76
7Federico Chingotto$ 66
8Jeronimo González Luque$ 60
9Francisco Navarro Compan$ 58
10Jon Sanz Zalba$ 55
2023 male earnings in US dollars

However, there is excellent news for players. Since Premier Padel occupies the circuit alone, it seems that some of them have already managed to maximize their winnings. Indeed, the Coello/Tapia pair has already exceeded the amount collected in 2023… between January and June 2024 !

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Matthias Héjja-Brichard

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