Padel records & milestones

Padel invented in Acapulco

Corcuera built the first enclosed 20x10m padel court at his home in Acapulco, Mexico; the first set of rules was drafted by his wife Viviana. · source

Enrique Corcuera

1969 · 1969

Premier Padel launched as official world tour

Founded by Qatar Sports Investments with the International Padel Federation; first season 2022. QSI agreed to acquire the World Padel Tour in August 2023, with the tours unified under FIP governance from 2024. · source

QSI / FIP / PPA

2022 · 2022

First Premier Padel champions

Won the inaugural Premier Padel event (2022 Ooredoo Qatar Major in Doha), beating Galan & Lebron in the final. · source

Paquito Navarro & Martin Di Nenno

2022 Qatar Major · 2022

16 consecutive years as men's world No. 1

Widely cited as the longest reign at #1 in any racket sport; Belasteguin amassed 200+ career titles and is regarded as padel's GOAT. · source

Fernando Belasteguin

16 years (2002-2018) · 2018

Youngest man to reach world No. 1

Reached the top of the rankings in 2023 alongside Agustin Tapia, the youngest player ever to do so (21 years, 2 months, 21 days). · source

Arturo Coello

21 years, 2 months · 2023

13 titles in one season

Captured 13 titles in the 2025 Premier Padel season, capped by the Premier Padel Finals; finished the year as world No. 1 pair for a third consecutive season. · source

Arturo Coello & Agustin Tapia

13 titles · 2025

Most career titles among active players

Galan leads active players with around 58 career titles as of mid-2026, narrowly ahead of Agustin Tapia (~57); figures continue to evolve season to season. · source

Alejandro Galan

58 titles · 2026

Back-to-back year-end world No. 1

Finished both 2023 and 2024 as the top women's pair and became the women's duo with the most titles in padel history. · source

Ariana Sanchez & Paula Josemaria

World No. 1 in 2023 & 2024 · 2024

New women's world No. 1 pair

Took over the women's No. 1 ranking in August 2025 after winning Tarragona, ending Sanchez & Josemaria's ~840-day reign; finished 2025 as year-end No. 1 pair. · source

Gemma Triay & Delfi Brea

No. 1 from Aug 2025 · 2025