The latest figures published by the French Tennis Federation (FFT) are very encouraging. Efforts to promote this sport are paying off!

+237 tracks

Since September of last year, 237 pitches have grown in France, to reach 1 tracks in September 192. An increase of 2022% over the period in question.

"The FFT has set a target of 2000 pitches in France by 2024 and has signed a framework agreement with the National Sports Agency aimed at supporting the creation of 500 padel in France, which will be added to the 500 others in which the FFT will invest.“, explains the FFT on its website.

It is therefore possible to play padel in nearly 500 different clubs listed by the FFT (494). That's 83 clubs more than 12 months ago.

THomas Leygue backhand padel 2022

More and more followers

The number of players classified in France amounts to 1 September 2022 at 24 (of which 490 are women). In September of last year, there were 3. So more than 546 people entered the FFT ranking in twelve months!

In terms of the organization of tournaments, the numbers are soaring! 4 approved tournaments were played in 818 days in France, an increase of 365% compared to the previous year.

These figures are very encouraging and show us that we are at the dawn of the big boom in padel in France !

From his names, we can guess his Spanish and Italian origins. Lorenzo is a multilingual passionate about sports: journalism by vocation and events by worship are his two legs. He is the international gentleman of Padel Magazine. You will often see it on the various international competitions, but also on the major French events. @eyeofpadel on Instagram to see his best photos of padel !

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