It is one of the questions people ask most when they watch Premier Padel: how much does the winner take home? The figure in the news is the total prize pool of the tournament, and that money is split between rounds and between two players, so it is never anyone's salary. This article is about money, not gear: if what you need is a racket, our Padel Rackets are sorted by level, brand and type of game.
Here we only give facts that can be checked: the prize pools published per tournament in 2026 and the official calendar of the International Padel Federation (FIP). What cannot be checked, we say so.
How much does a professional padel player earn?
- P1 prize pool in 2026: 479,068 euros in total (Valencia, Málaga and Pretoria), for the whole draw.
- P2 prize pool in 2026: 264,534 euros in total (for example, Bordeaux).
- Major prize pool in 2026: 1,044,849 euros in total (Rome, Paris and Kuwait).
- Each player of the winning pair at a P1: 1,000 FIP points (the FIP ranking is individual), on top of their share of the prize money.
- A pair's prize is not a salary: it is split between two players and depends on how far they get.
- Sponsorship: there are no reliable public figures, so we give none.
The short answer: where the money comes from ↑ menu
A professional player does not get a fixed salary for playing: they win a share of the tournament prize pool depending on how far their pair goes, and the rest of their income comes from sponsorship, for which there are no public figures.
Tournament prize money: a total amount per tournament, set by its category (Major, P1 or P2).
Shared between two: a round's prize goes to the pair, so each player receives a share.
FIP points: besides the money, each round earns ranking points, which decide which tournaments and draws a player enters.
Sponsorship: no reliable public figures. We do not make any up.
Prize money by tournament category in 2026 ↑ menu
In 2026 a P1 tournament pays out 479,068 euros in prizes and a P2, 264,534 euros: just over half. Both are totals for the tournament, not what one player takes home.
| Tournament (2026) | Category | Total prize pool |
|---|---|---|
| Kuwait (23-31 October) | Major (upgraded from P1 in 2026) | 1,044,849 euros |
| Valencia (6-14 June) | P1 | 479,068 euros and 1,000 FIP points for each player of the winning pair |
| Málaga (11-19 July) | P1 | 479,068 euros |
| Pretoria (26 July-2 August) | P1 (upgraded from P2 in 2026) | 479,068 euros |
| Bordeaux (28 June-5 July) | P2 | 264,534 euros |
| Rome (31 May-7 June), Paris (6-13 September) and Kuwait (23-31 October) | Major | 1,044,849 euros each and 2,000 FIP points for each player of the winning pair |
The prize pool figures are the “Prize Money” field on the official page of each tournament at padelfip.com (Valencia P1, Málaga P1, Pretoria P1, Bordeaux P2 and Paris Major), checked on 29/10/2026; the dates come from the official Premier Padel 2026 calendar and the points from the FIP Ranking 2026 points table. Pretoria's change of category (from P2 to P1) and Kuwait's (from P1 to Major) appear in the official FIP announcement. The same totals appear on each tournament's official page at padelfip.com (Valencia P1, Bordeaux P2), checked in October 2026.
A tournament's prize pool is not what a player earns ↑ menu
The prize pool is split across all the rounds and between the two people in each pair: at a 2026 P1 the champion takes 26,270 euros per player (men) or 17,000 (women) and whoever loses in the first round of the main draw, 1,305 or 1,352, according to the official Premier Padel rulebook.
A prize for each round: the further a pair goes, the more it earns; the total is divided across all the rounds of the draw.
Prize per pair: the money is awarded to the pair; each player receives their share.
It is not a salary: with no tournament, or no round won, there is no prize. That is why the headline figure is never an annual income.
Round-by-round split, official: the Premier Padel men's rulebook (version 2026/2) and the women's rulebook publish the per-round table. Champion, per player: Major 48,700 euros, P1 26,270 and P2 13,960 in the men's draw; Major 48,700 or 24,750, P1 17,000 and P2 11,000 in the women's. A P1's total is made up of 309,068 euros for the men's draw and 170,000 for the women's.
Sponsorship: what is not known and we will not invent ↑ menu
Brand contracts are not public: no reliable source gives figures for what each player earns from sponsorship, and any number going around is an estimate.
What exists: prize money per tournament and ranking points, published by the competition.
What does not: brand contracts, salaries, and each player's travel and equipment costs. With no reliable data, we do not write it.
For your game: a professional's racket is their sponsor's, built for their technique and physique, not necessarily the one that suits you best; in our shop we see every day that amateur players get more out of a manoeuvrable, control-oriented racket. To choose a racket sensibly, look at our padel rackets and pick by your level with our guide how to choose a padel racket by level, shape and playing style.
Our customers ask ↑ menu
In the shop, when prize money comes up, these are the things we get asked most: whether the "pro's" racket is the same one we sell, where to find the official prize money of each tournament, and which racket suits someone who does not make a living from padel.
Is the racket you sell the same one the pro uses? The model carrying their name is the catalogue version, the one you can buy. If the player uses a unit tuned for them, only their brand knows that and we do not claim otherwise: what we do guarantee is that the racket you receive is the one on the official product page.
Where can I find the official prize money of each tournament? On each tournament's page at padelfip.com, under "Prize Money": that is where the 479,068 euros of Valencia, Málaga or Pretoria and the 264,534 euros of Bordeaux come from. If a website gives a different figure, the FIP's one prevails.
Which racket suits me if I do not live off padel? The one that matches your level and your arm, not your favourite player: for beginners and intermediates, a control or all-round racket. If you are torn between two, write to us before buying and we will tell you which fits your game better.
Common questions: what padel players earn ↑ menu
How much does a professional padel player earn?
A professional padel player has no single salary. In 2026 a Premier Padel P1 tournament pays out 479,068 euros in prizes and a P2, 264,534 euros, shared across all the rounds and between the two people in each pair. Sponsorship is not public.
How much is the prize money at a Premier Padel tournament?
It depends on the category. In 2026, Valencia, Málaga and Pretoria (P1) pay out 479,068 euros each and Bordeaux (P2), 264,534 euros. Majors, the top category, pay out 1,044,849 euros each (Rome, Paris and Kuwait in 2026).
How many points does winning a P1 give?
1,000 FIP points for each player of the winning pair, in both the men's and the women's draw, according to the official FIP Ranking 2026 points table (the ranking is individual).
Can you live on padel prize money alone?
Living on padel prize money alone cannot be confirmed from the public data, and at Tienda Padelpoint we do not make figures up: prizes are a total per tournament, shared between many pairs and rounds, and sponsorship contracts are not published.
Glossary of padel prizes and circuit ↑ menu
- Premier Padel
- Professional padel circuit run together with the FIP, with Major, P1 and P2 tournaments.
- Major
- Top category in Premier Padel, with the biggest prize pool and the most FIP points.
- P1 and P2
- Two tournament categories below the Majors; a P1 pays more prize money and points than a P2.
- Prize pool
- Total prize money of a tournament, split between rounds and pairs.
- FIP points
- Individual ranking points each player earns according to the round their pair reaches.
- Sponsorship
- Contract with a brand for the player to use and promote its equipment. The figures are not public.
- Racket
- The tool used to hit the ball: rigid, with no strings and with holes. In Spain it is called pala; in much of Latin America, paleta.
- Draw
- The set of pairs that play a tournament, arranged by rounds from the first to the final; the prize pool is shared across the whole draw.
- Draw
- The set of pairs playing a tournament, arranged by round from the first to the final; there is a men's draw and a women's draw.
Our verdict at Tienda Padelpoint ↑ menu
If you keep one idea: a tournament's prize money is a total shared between rounds and pairs, never a player's salary.
We would rather tell you what we know (479,068 euros at a P1 and 264,534 euros at a P2 in 2026) and admit what cannot be checked than fill the article with unsourced numbers. If the figure you care about is the price of your own racket, we explain it in How much does a padel racket cost. When the FIP or the organisers publish the round-by-round split, we will add it, and we will review every figure when the 2027 calendar is released.
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