
Three Days to Taranto: Padel's Mediterranean Games Debut
Padel makes its Mediterranean Games debut in Taranto on 22 August. Spain's Sainz and Llaguno lead 88 athletes from 18 nations in the first-ever medal event.
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Padel makes its Mediterranean Games debut in Taranto on 22 August. Spain's Sainz and Llaguno lead 88 athletes from 18 nations in the first-ever medal event.

Mexico Waves (men) and DC Matrix (women) were crowned champions at the Pro Padel League's second 2026 stop in Los Angeles, closing out a four-day franchise padel showdown at Barker Hangar in Santa …

The fifth Comunidad de Madrid P1 opens qualifying on 29 August at Pro Padel Coslada before the Movistar Arena main draw on 1 September.

Six franchises, 36 pros and 13 top-20 players: the Akcel World Padel League Season 4 reached its final on 16 August at SVP Stadium Mumbai.
The Gamechangers Lions have claimed the World Padel League Season 4 championship, cementing their status as one of padel's elite franchises. The victory marks a significant achievement for the …

The FIP Promises circuit continues to develop young padel talent across Europe, and Germany's next opportunity arrives in Cologne this August. The Tennis-Club Weiden e.V. and the Deutscher Padel …

The FIP and Hexagon/54 launch the Hexagon World Series: the first global FIP-sanctioned team padel circuit opens at Madrid's Caja Mágica, 21–24 January 2027.
Padel competes for medals at four major multi-sport Games across four continents in 2026, starting with the Mediterranean Games in Taranto on 22 August — the FIP's Olympic push at full pace.

The FIP Promises Bali Island Sports drew 138 pairs across 8 age categories, breaking the Asian record of 113 pairs set just a month earlier in Jakarta.

A custom court on the Northern Broadwalk hosts world padel stars on 15–16 August as Australia angles for a place in the 2032 Brisbane Olympic programme.

Organiser Sela has a ten-year deal at Olympia and a clear mission: make London P1 the permanent home of elite padel every August, just as Wimbledon owns July.

The Pro Padel League opens its first-ever West Coast event today at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica — 10 teams, 40+ elite players, and a championship live on CNBC.

Claudia Fernández San Martín claims her first title of the season in London's inaugural Premier Padel P1 event, with Gemma Triay and Delfi Brea finishing as runners-up in the women's draw. …
London Premier Padel 1 made history as the first top-level padel tournament ever held on British soil, and PADELHUB was there to capture every moment of this groundbreaking event at London's …

Spain name a 30-player squad for the FIP Senior World Cup in Buenos Aires (14–19 September), including legends Willy Lahoz and Pitu Losada. Women arrive as defending champions.

Padel makes its medal sport debut at the Mediterranean Games in Taranto on 22–28 August. Spain travel without Premier Padel stars, naming an unusual eight-player squad.
The padel world has a new landmark event to celebrate. The Hexagon World Series, governed by the International Padel Federation (FIP), will launch its inaugural season with the GENERALI Hexagon …

Martina Calvo, 18, becomes the youngest Premier Padel champion ever as Fernández-Calvo stun top seeds Triay-Brea in London; Coello-Tapia claim their eighth title of 2026 in a three-set Superclásico.

London Premier Padel's inaugural edition has made a significant splash, attracting high-profile guests and record crowds throughout the week. The first-ever P1 tournament in the British capital …

Coello-Tapia face Galán-Chingotto in today's men's final while Triay-Brea meet Fernández-Calvo again as London P1 reaches its Sunday climax at Olympia.

All four men's seeds reach the last four at Olympia. Galán and Chingotto need just 44 minutes; Triay-Brea survive a 2h33 women's battle.

Mariano González and Curro Cabeza beat Pretoria finalists Leal–Guerrero en route to the QF at Olympia, where they face world No.1 Coello—Cabeza's own brother-in-law.

Pretoria finalists Leal and Guerrero fall to teenage duo González-Cabeza, while qualifiers Solano-Pereyra stun third-seeded Yanguas-Stupaczuk at Olympia.

Javi Garrido and Lucas Bergamini lost to Belluati-Piotto in the London P1 round of 16, extending a run of early exits that has defined a difficult second half of 2026.