The USA National Senior Team competes annually in FIP and Padel America Championships.
FIP Championships are played in a country-versus-country format, featuring five matches across different age groups. Typically, 40+, 45+, 50+, 55+, and 60+. For the FIP World Cup, up to 4 players per age bracket may be selected.
Padel America Championships may be the same format or a pairs competition where the pairs compete against other countries in a bracket-style tournament, earning points for their country based on their final placing. For the Padel America Championships, it may be as many as 8 players.
Senior eligibility is as follows for the USA Padel Circuit, Padel America, and FIP Competitions.
A player is eligible for an “Over X” category if they reach at least age X during the calendar year of the competition.
So for the “Over 55” category, one becomes eligible any time during the year they turn 55. It doesn’t matter whether their birthday is before or after the tournament date within that year, as long as they will celebrate their 55th birthday at some point in the same year as the competition, they can compete in “Over 55.”
Example – If someone turns 55 on December 15, 2026, they are allowed to compete in any “Over 55” events held throughout 2026, even those occurring before December 15.
2026 Upcoming International Tournaments
Pan American Veterans, November 17-21, 2026, Brazil
2027 Upcoming International Tournaments
FIP Senior America Padel Cup, November 29 – December 5, 2027, TBD
Coaching Team: Marcelo Perez, Angel Espadas, Antonio Martinez (Know Your Coaches)
The FIP World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – North & Central America came down to two winner-take-all matches in Mississauga, and the US National Padel Team answered every time it mattered.
USA Padel has confirmed its Women’s and Men’s rosters for the FIP Senior World Cup 2026, the International Padel Federation’s premier age group team competition. The tournament will take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, running from September 14 to 19, 2026.
This August, some of the top junior padel talent from the United States will compete in Veracruz, Mexico, as part of the Pan American Junior Circuit, one of the premier junior padel circuits in the Americas.
USA Padel is now accepting applications from those interested in joining the US Cat Libres National Team, which will compete in the Pan American Open Categories taking place on October 21-24, 2026, in Asunción, Paraguay.
USA Padel has announced a multi-year partnership with Psycho Bunny, the premium menswear and lifestyle brand known for its bold aesthetic and uncompromising craftsmanship. The partnership names Psycho Bunny as the official uniform partner of USA Padel National Teams across all competitive categories, including the men’s, women’s, and junior divisions.
The North and Central America qualifier takes place from July 31 to August 2, 2026, hosted by Padel Canada, with the men’s and women’s National Teams competing for a spot at the World Cup in November, in Doha, Qatar.
Eight American juniors, four pairs, stepped onto the court against some of the region’s toughest young talent, and what they brought back wasn’t just match experience.
The United States will compete at the 2026 FISU World University Padel Championship, set to run July 7-11 at PSM Fantasy Club in Malaga, Spain.
Stop two of the 2026 season runs from July 2 to 4 at Padel House Galicia in Pereira, Colombia, organized by the Federación Colombiana de Pádel, and the US Junior National Team will be on the court.
