The World Padel Tour (WPT) was the world's premier professional padel circuit from 2013 to 2023, renowned for both the high level of tournament organization and the participation of top international players. From 2017 to 2021, it was broadcast on Gol, and from 2022 onwards, it was available on Movistar Plus+ in Spain, as well as on the World Padel Tour TV app from the round of 32 onwards in many tournaments.
The first edition was in 2013, positioning itself as the leading professional circuit, replacing the previous one, the Padel Pro Tour, as a result of an agreement between the group of organizers of Torneos Profesionales de Pádel (Professional Padel Tournaments), the Association of Professional Padel Players (AJPP) and the Spanish Women's Padel Association (AFEP).
The WPT circuit was managed by Setpoint Events S.A., a subsidiary of S.A. Damm, which establishes its regulations and guarantees and endorses the required quality standards, as well as the prizes awarded to the professional padel players participating in the circuit's tournaments. The Galis World group is the manufacturer of the official WPT padel courts in 2023.
Each year, between 15 and 25 WPT tournaments are held, plus a Master Final where the top-ranked pairs compete. Players on the circuit travel to different cities around the world to accumulate points and qualify for the Master Final, where only the top 16 players from each ranking participate after completing the regular season. Most tournaments have men's and women's competitions, although some tournaments are exclusively for men.
Some of the most significant men's players on the circuit are Fernando Belasteguín, Pablo Lima, Sanyo Gutiérrez, Paquito Navarro, Juan Lebrón, Alejandro Galán and Agustín Tapia, while Gemma Triay, Paula Josemaría, María Pilar Sánchez Alayeto, María José Sánchez Alayeto, Marta Marrero and Alejandra Salazar in women's side.
The World Padel Tour experienced exponential growth in terms of international reach and television audiences. This led to the professional circuit expanding to a total of 14 countries in 2023, its most global season ever, and attracting the interest of major media corporations worldwide.
Before the 2024 season, the circuit was bought by Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) and absorbed by Premier Padel, with the latter becoming its successor as the leading international professional circuit.
Editions YearMale Doubles ChampionsFemale Doubles ChampionsI2013 Fernando Belasteguín Juan Martín Díaz Elisabeth Amatriain Patricia LlagunoII2014 Fernando Belasteguín Juan Martín Díaz Majo Sánchez Alayeto Mapi Sánchez AlayetoIII2015 Fernando Belasteguín Pablo Lima Majo Sánchez Alayeto Mapi Sánchez AlayetoIV2016 Fernando Belasteguín Pablo Lima Alejandra Salazar Marta MarreroV2017 Fernando Belasteguín Pablo Lima Majo Sánchez Alayeto Mapi Sánchez AlayetoVI2018 Maxi Sánchez Sanyo Gutiérrez Majo Sánchez Alayeto Mapi Sánchez AlayetoVII2019 Juan Lebrón Paquito Navarro Marta Marrero Marta OrtegaVIII2020 Alejandro Galán Juan Lebrón Gemma Triay Lucía SainzIX2021 Alejandro Galán Juan Lebrón Gemma Triay Alejandra SalazarX2022 Alejandro Galán Juan Lebrón Gemma Triay Alejandra SalazarXI2023 Agustín Tapia Arturo Coello Ariana Sánchez Paula Josemaría
Most times number 1 in the WPT ranking These are the players who have finished the year as number 1 in the ranking.
Male Pos.PlayerWinsYearsRunners-upYears1 Fernando Belasteguín52013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017120192 Juan Lebrón42019, 2020, 2021, 20223 Pablo Lima32015, 2016, 201732013, 2014, 2019 Alejandro Galán32020, 2021, 2022120195 Juan Martín Díaz22013, 20146 Paquito Navarro1201942015, 2016, 2017, 2022 Sanyo Gutiérrez1201832016, 2017, 2022 Agustín Tapia1202312019, 2022 Maxi Sánchez12018 Arturo Coello12023
Female Pos.PlayerWinsYearsRunners-upYears1 Mapi Sánchez Alayeto42014, 2015, 2017, 201812016 Majo Sánchez Alayeto42014, 2015, 2017, 2018120163 Alejandra Salazar32016, 2021, 202262014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023 Gemma Triay32020, 2021, 2022120235 Marta Marrero22016, 201932014, 2017, 20186 Ariana Sánchez1202342019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Paula Josemaría1202322021, 2022 Lucía Sainz12020 Marta Ortega12019 Elisabeth Amatriain12013 Patricia Llaguno12013
Most WPT tournaments won These are all the players who have won a WPT title. Only Open (1000), Master, and Master Final tournaments are included.
Male
Pos.PlayerWinsLast tournament won1st Fernando Belasteguín 6502/10/20222nd Pablo Lima5019/06/20223rd Sanyo Gutiérrez3724/07/20224th Alejandro Galán3412/11/20235th Juan Lebrón3212/11/20236th Paquito Navarro2517/12/20237th Agustín Tapia2226/11/2023 Maxi Sánchez2227/06/20219.º Juan Martín Díaz2020/12/201510th Arturo Coello1426/11/2023 Franco Stupaczuk1415/10/202312th Martín Di Nenno1115/10/202313th Matías Díaz817/11/2019 Juani Mieres809/06/201915th Cristian Gutiérrez514/10/201816th Fede Chingotto217/12/2023 Juan Tello227/11/2022 Álex Ruiz206/12/2021 Willy Lahoz226/04/2015 Maxi Grabiel223/11/201421st Lucho Capra127/06/2021Female
Pos.PlayerWinsLast tournament won1st Alejandra Salazar5226/03/20232nd Gemma Triay3529/10/20233rd Ariana Sánchez3315/10/20234th Mapi Sánchez Alayeto3209/08/2020 Majo Sánchez Alayeto3209/08/20206th Paula Josemaría2715/10/20237th Marta Marrero2508/03/20208th Marta Ortega1229/10/2023 Lucía Sainz1213/12/202010th Bea González917/12/202311th Delfina Brea817/12/202312th Patty Llaguno509/05/2021 Icíar Montes521/09/201414th Eli Amatriaín408/05/201615th Cecilia Reiter329/09/2013 Carolina Navarro329/09/201317th Tamara Icardo211/07/202118th Virginia Riera109/05/2021 Ana Catarina Nogueira108/09/2019 Cata Tenorio109/11/2014
See also Pádel Pro Tour Premier Padel International Padel Federation
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