The International Padel Federation (FIP), the Italian Tennis Federation (FIT) and Sport e Salute (the Italian Government’s sports agency) are proud to announce that Italy will host a Premier Padel Major in May as part of a new multi-year tournament deal. Premier Padel is the official global padel tour, governed by FIP and backed by the Professional Padel Association (PPA) and Qatar Sports Investments (QSI).

The annual category one tournament, which will be known as the Italy Premier Padel Major, will take place at the historic Foro Italico in Rome from 23^rd to 29^th May 2022. The Qualifiers will take place on 21^st and 22^nd May, with the main draw starting at their conclusion. The Italy Premier Padel Major completes the roster of four Majors of the new Premier Padel tour in 2022, namely: Italy, France, Mexico and Qatar. The Italy Premier Padel Major will offer 2000 ranking points to players, and also record prize money, in keeping with all “Majors” under the new Premier Padel tour.