Always in doubles
Two against two on a court smaller than tennis: more rallies, less running.
Padel guide
What is padel?
A blend of tennis and squash, played in doubles with a solid racket on an enclosed court with glass walls. Easy to learn, hard to put down.
How it is played
Tennis and squash in one sport
The walls are part of the game
The ball can rebound off glass and mesh, like squash. That is where the drama comes from.
Underarm serve
You serve from below after the ball bounces. Simple from your first match.
Scoring like tennis
15, 30, 40, game, set. If you know tennis, you already know the score.
20 × 10 m court
Fully enclosed with glass and mesh. The ball stays in play almost all the time.
Easy to start
You get the idea in 10 minutes. Then come the years of mastering the walls.
The score
Sets in columns, game under game
This is a match in PadelGod: pairs stacked, each set's games in the same column.
| Match | S1 | S2 | S3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ioana P.Radu E. | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Vlad T.Mara S. | 4 | 6 | 2 |
You win a game at 4 points (15, 30, 40, game) and the set at 6 games, with a tiebreak at 6-6. The match: two sets won.
History
From a backyard in Acapulco to the whole world
- 1969
Padel is born
Enrique Corcuera builds the first court at home in Acapulco.
- 1974
It reaches Europe
Alfonso de Hohenlohe builds the first courts in Marbella.
- 1975
It conquers Argentina
Julio Menditeguy brings it to Argentina, where it becomes a mass sport.
- 1991
It goes international
The International Padel Federation is founded.
- 2022
The pro era
Premier Padel, the global tour, arrives.
- Today
Global boom
More than 25 million players in 90+ countries.
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