International Padel Federation

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International Padel Federation

Federación Internacional de Padel
Abbreviation	FIP
Formation	12 July 1991
Founder	Argentine Padel Association, Spanish Padel Association, Uruguayan Padel Association
Founded at	Madrid
Headquarters	Madrid, Spain
Region	5
Membership	61
Official language	Spanish, English
Website	padelfip.com

The Federación Internacional de Pádel (FIP) (English: International Padel Federation) is the global governing body for the fast-growing sport of padel. Founded in 1991 in Madrid by representatives from the Argentinian, Spanish, and Uruguayan Padel Federations, the FIP is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting padel worldwide.^[1]

One of its key responsibilities is organizing the prestigious Padel World Championship for both male and female players. The FIP has recently taken a more prominent role in the professional padel circuit. In 2022, the FIP entered into a strategic partnership with Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), a Qatari investment fund known for its ownership of Paris Saint-Germain football club.^[2] This collaboration aimed to launch a new professional circuit called Premier Padel, governed by the FIP.^[3]

Following this partnership, QSI acquired the World Padel Tour (WPT) in 2023.^[4] Consequently, the WPT will no longer exist as a separate entity, and its players and tournaments will be integrated into the unified Premier Padel circuit overseen by the FIP.^[5]