Ranking
A ranking is a points-accumulated competitive list - a positional ordering of players by tournament results over a rolling window. In professional padel, the FIP world ranking uses a player’s 22 best results across 12 months. National rankings (LTA Padel, FEP) work similarly with their own event tiers and weights.
What is a ranking?
A ranking is an ordered list of players by tournament results - position 1 is the strongest player or pair, position 2 the second-strongest, and so on. The FIP world ranking is the primary professional list in padel and is calculated from a rolling 12-month window of tournament results. National federations maintain their own rankings using similar methods at country level.
FIP ranking mechanics
The FIP ranking takes a player’s best 22 tournament results across the previous 12 months and sums the points. Each tournament tier awards different point values - Premier Padel Major events offer the most, CUPRA FIP Tour events less, and smaller national events less again. Players’ positions on the ranking dictate entry into the biggest events.
Rankings vs ratings
Rankings and ratings are different concepts. Rankings are competitive positions based on tournament wins (FIP, LTA Padel ranking). Ratings are skill levels based on match results in matchmaking systems (Playtomic, MATCHi). A player can have a high rating (strong club player) but no ranking (no sanctioned tournament results), or vice versa.
Coach tip: Most amateurs never appear on any official ranking because rankings require sanctioned tournament entries. Focus on your platform level rating (Playtomic, MATCHi, LTA Padel rating) as your day-to-day measurement and treat rankings as the pro-level concept they are.
Common mistakes
Confusing FIP world ranking with FIP rating is a common mistake. FIP ranking is a competitive list of tournament winners; FIP rating is a player-level skill estimate. Pro players have both - their ranking position from tournaments and their LTA Padel or Playtomic rating from matchmaking play.
