Record-setting week for Premier Padel at Roland-Garros

Premier Padel, the official global padel tour – governed by the International Padel Federation (FIP) and backed by the Professional Padel Association (PPA) and Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) – created further sporting history as the first-ever Padel tournament took place at the iconic Stade Roland-Garros.

The Greenweez Paris Premier Padel Major was won by top seeds Ale Galan and Juan Lebron in front of a record padel crowd on the world-famous the Phillip Chatrier Court.

In all, over 25,000 attendees packed out Roland-Garros throughout the week, while the Greenweez Paris Premier Padel Major was broadcast in 175 global territories – both records for a padel tournament held in France. Broadcasters included Canal+, TVE, ESPN, beIN SPORTS, Sky Sports (across Italy, Germany and UK & Ireland), SuperSport, Viaplay, Arena and Cosmote.

Alongside the linear broadcasts, records also tumbled on the Premier Padel YouTube channel as close to 2.5 million viewers tuned into the coverage over the duration of the tournament, which was up a quarter of a million on the Italy Premier Padel Major in May. Unique viewers on the platform were also up 21% in Paris, compared to the tournament at the Foro Italico.

The Paris Major also welcomed stars from the world of football with Dutch legend Ronald de Boer and Paris Saint-Germain players Achraf Hakimi, Leandro Paredes and Ander Herrera all in attendance over the week at Stade Roland-Garros.

Additionally, and significantly, the event also served as the official commencement of the partnership between the WHO Foundation and Premier Padel. The WHO Foundation is the main fundraising arm of the UN body the World Health Organisation. The WHO Foundation CEO, Anil Soni, and Chief Development Officer, Eric