Tennis Padel Pickleball Wallonie-Bruxelles (TPPWB)
The pickleball federation in Belgium · Tennis Padel Pickleball Wallonie-Bruxelles (French-speaking community federation)
Belgium has no single national pickleball federation: under Belgium's community-based sports structure, the sport is governed separately in each language community. TPPWB traces back to the AFT (Association Francophone de Tennis), founded 12 July 1979 when the Royal Belgian Tennis Federation split into Flemish and French-speaking leagues; it added padel in the early 2020s, renamed itself Tennis Padel Wallonie-Bruxelles in 2024, then Tennis Padel Pickleball Wallonie-Bruxelles in 2025 as it took on pickleball. It describes itself as the only federation recognised by the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles to manage these three racquet sports, with that recognition running to 2032. It runs official competitions, a ranking, club affiliation and accident insurance (via Ethias) for all three sports through its affiliated clubs in Wallonia and Brussels.
Getting a licence
A licence is needed to play official pickleball competitions in Belgium.
Through a TPPWB-affiliated club, which handles the paperwork once the club fee is paid; from the 2026 season a single affiliation card covers tennis, padel and pickleball together (previously separate). 2026 season prices: €2 for school/stage-only under-16s, €6 for 'Benjamins' (under 9), €20.85 for juniors (10-16), €42 for seniors. The card runs 1 April to 31 March and gives accident insurance, access to official competitions and the official ranking.
Competitions and rankings
This federation also governs: Tennis, Padel.
Other bodies: Tennis en Padel Vlaanderen, Pickleball Belgium.
From the federation’s own website and its international federation, checked in September 2026.
The other racket-sport federations in Belgium
The pickleball federation in other countries
United Kingdom · PBE
United States · USAP
Spain · RFET
France · FFT
Italy · FITP
Germany · DPV
Netherlands · KNLTB
Portugal · PTPICKLE
Sweden · SvPF
Denmark · DTF
Ireland · PI
Saudi Arabia · SFA
Qatar
Kuwait
Egypt
Canada · PC
Mexico · FEMEXPB
Argentina · AAP
Australia · PA
India · IPA
Philippines · PPF
Malaysia · MPA
Singapore · SPA