"Padel tennis" redirects here. Not to be confused with Paddle tennis.
Padel
Padel players on outdoor padel courts
Highest governing body
International Padel Federation (FIP)
Nicknames
Paddle (US, Canada)
First played
1969, Acapulco, Mexico
Characteristics
Contact
No
Team members
Usually doubles
Mixed-sex
Separate competitions (mixed sometimes in leagues)
Type
Racquet sport
Equipment
Padel racquet, padel ball
Venue
Outdoor or indoor padel court
Presence
Country or region
Worldwide
Olympic
No
Paralympic
No
Padel (Spanish: pádel), sometimes called padel tennis, is a racket sport of Mexican origin, typically played in doubles on an enclosed court slightly smaller than a doubles tennis court.[1][2] Although padel shares the same scoring system as tennis, the rules, strokes, and technique are different. The balls used are similar but with a little less pressure. The main differences are that the court has walls and the balls can be played off them in a similar way as in the game of squash and that solid, stringless bats are used. The height of the ball being served must be at or below the waist level.
As of 2023, according to the International Padel Federation (FIP) there are more than 25 million active players in more than 90 countries.[a][4] Padel is worth about €2bn a year.[5]
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