There is a increase in the number of professional players from padel to USA. In 2025, We count 2 professional players against only 163 in 2020 toy.

A progressive and regular growth. In the United States, the paddle evolves towards a professional landscape which suggests a promising future.

According to FIP Research and Data Analysis Department, we only counted 163 professional players en 2020, against nearly 2 players holders of a professional license today.

48 national competitions organized

In the United States, padel is governed by theUnited States Padel Association (USPA), affiliated with the International Padel Federation (FIP) for 1994.


According to annual report 2023 of the USPA, the country had:

  • 227 padel courts
  • Around 90 amateur players
  • 1 licensed professional players (of which approximately 400 women)
  • 39 affiliated clubs

These numbers have continued to grow in 2024 :

  • Number of licensed players increased by 10%, reaching 1 917
  • The amateur players are now more than 100 000
  • 48 national competitions were organized

The arrival of the Miami P1

Before Miami P1, three FIP international tournaments had taken place in the United States:

  • May 2021, FIP Rise Houston (won by the Mexican duo Mujica-Amora)
  • The women's tournament FIP Promotion Houston (won by Cortina et From La Peña)
  • En February 2022, a Florida, FIP Rise Tampa, won by the French pair Scatena-Tison)

Brittany Dubins, American figurehead

The American player the most representative of the FIP world ranking is Brittany Dubins, currently 122th in the world.
Aged 33 years and born in Miami, she reached:

  • The semi-finals du FIP Promotion Valencia
  • The quarter-finals du FIP Rise Tenerife

She also has dominated the 2024 Nox USPA circuit, winning the four major tournaments of the USPA, whose first US Open Padel Championships.

Other names to follow

Other American players to remember:

  • Marta Morga (181th FIP), semi-finalist in the 2024 FIP Gold Saltillo du Cupra FIP Tour
  • Carla Rodriguez Sanchez (287th FIP), three-time quarter-finalist in 2024 (FIP Promotion Bettsson III, FIP Rise Utrecht, FIP Rise MCV)

In the men's category, the rising star is Vinny Di Francesco, 18 years, native New York, currently 384th FIP world ranking, already one key player opportunities, U.S. junior and senior national teams.

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 and what a blast! Basketball, rugby, golf, and motorsports: yet more new sports that I regularly follow. On the cultural side, since I love giving my opinion, I write film and video game reviews.

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