Theo Garton

Theo is one of the most promising padel players in the UK and is now fulfilling his early potential and competing at the top level in the country. Theo is currently sponsored by Joma, Soul Padel and iPadel. Below is his assessment of his padel career so far.

Early Achievements

Between the ages of 8-14 I played football multiple times per week, including for both Leeds and Middlesbrough Football Academies
Whilst playing football, between ages 8-13, I was also the County Tennis Champion on 4 separate occasions
I represented my county for Tennis whilst ranking in the Top 10 across the country
At age 14 I played at Wimbledon in the ‘Road to Wimbledon’ Championships
I also won regional championships at both Ilkley and Leeds
Although my interest in Tennis was now flourishing, at 14 I started playing Padel as a hobby whilst on holiday. This part-time hobby began to progress further and by 15 I began competing in senior national tournaments

Recent Achievements

As my Padel career began to take off, at age 17 I won both the National and European Royal Padel Cup
Following on from this success I began to compete in more national tournaments. Thus, I was able to gain a ranking within the Top 30 in the country
By 18 I was ranked as Number 1 within the GB Juniors Category. At this time I also won my first LTA Grade 1 Open Event
From Ages 18-Current I have been consistently ranked within the Top 10 in the Men's GB rankings
I consistently train in both Spain and England
I have recently begun playing more FIP Tournaments, both within the UK and abroad – most recently in Lithuania

2024 Results

I decided to play in several FIP events both in Britain and abroad with great success, I started the year at number 1280 in the World and finished number 775 moving up over 500 places. I also had a very successful year in my UK tournaments.

I made the final of an LTA grade 1 and several grade 2s, I had some very good wins and several very close matches against players much higher ranked and won The County Championship
I played in the first UK padel event in Durham where on my way to finishing 3rd I beat the then British number 1 Rafa Vega
My highest British ranking in the year was number 4
I played in the iPadel National Club Premier League losing in a very close final.

Best moments/experiences

Having a victory over the British number 1
Traveling to various places especially Manila learning to play against various types of opponents and adapting to the different conditions

Appreciations

Mark Hewlett and Soul Padel
Joma Sports and Chris Storey
Eutopia agency and Aimee Lawson
Libby Fletcher And German Schafer's coaching me home and abroad
Middlesbrough Padel Club
iPadel and Ian Colligon
My partners Cam Dollimore, George Weller, Jake Bewley, Ethan Bardo and Richard Love
Most importantly my family