Padel is also being played for a good cause at Roland-Garros. Alongside the Paris Major 2026, Cœur Padel It brings together personalities from the worlds of sport and entertainment for a charity tournament organized in collaboration with the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF). After the group stages played this Friday, the final stages will take place on Saturday on the Suzanne-Lenglen court. 

The objective goes far beyond the sporting result. The event is organized to benefit charities.  Princess Margot  et  Heart Padel , with a lineup mixing former top athletes, personalities and regulars on the padel courts.

8 celebrities and 8 qualified athletes

The group stages helped determine the  16 participants qualified for the quarter-finals with eight celebrities and eight athletes still in the running.

Among them are former international handball players  Thierry Omeyer and Jérôme Fernandez , fencers  Astrid Guyart, Julien Mertine and Brice Guyart , former footballers  Sylvain Wiltord and Clément Chantôme , But also  Cyril Hanouna .

Also announced among the qualifiers are:  David Marouani, Tom Gergaud, Alexandre Letellier, Camille Pin, Mathieu Lasckowiez, Guillaume Chaine, Stephen Brun and Mickael Montadir .

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Heart Padel puts on a show at Roland-Garros: athletes and celebrities come together for a good cause
Heart Padel puts on a show at Roland-Garros: athletes and celebrities come together for a good cause
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Head to the Suzanne-Lenglen

The competition will now take place in a new setting.  On Saturday, the eight celebrities and the eight athletes still in contention will meet on the Suzanne-Lenglen court. , one of the iconic venues of Roland-Garros.

The sporting challenge will be to determine which side, that of the  athletes or celebrities will take precedence in this edition of Heart Padel.

La  The final will be open to the public and will begin at 12:15 PM. offering spectators at Roland-Garros a charitable interlude before the rest of the Paris Major program.

Heart Padel puts on a show at Roland-Garros: athletes and celebrities come together for a good cause

Padel in service of associations

Beyond the spectacle and the names on the track, Heart Padel retains above all a mission of solidarity. The tournament allows us to highlight the actions carried out by  Princess Margot and Heart Padel , while using the visibility of padel and the Paris Major to unite athletes, personalities and the public around a common cause.

After Friday's group stage,  The Suzanne-Lenglen stadium will therefore be the scene of the denouement on Saturday. , featuring padel, some big names in French sport and above all a competition where the stakes go far beyond victory.

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