Despite his 4th French ranking, Jennifer Denécheau does not live on paddle. Spanish teacher in a college in Poitiers, she chains the tournaments several times a month.

“On average, I participate in two tournaments per month for a budget between 250 and 300 € per competition weekend,” explains Jennifer Denécheau. Despite its ranking, 29 years, she does not derive any income from the paddle. “It’s not a goal and I never considered making it a career.”

Teacher at Poitiers, In the Vienna, she has to manage the costs related to her passion: “Between the travel by car or train, food, hotels and Registration fees, the budget is substantial. I often share my journeys on BlaBlaCar. "

Participate in all French competitions

Jennifer Denécheau practices the paddle for five years and launched into the competition there is only two years. Rapid progress in national ranking : “At first, I went to all tournaments in France to accumulate points. Now that I am 4th French, I can limit my movements.”

Since January 2025, she competed in the P2000 from La Rochelle, French Interclub Championship in Strasbourg and P1000 from Angers.

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This weekend, from 21 at 23 February, she participates in the P1500 Open All In Country Club à DecinesNear Lyon. Seeded No. 1, it is associated with Laurine Bergaud (5), winner of the P1500 PadelShot Lyon. As for Jennifer Denécheau, she had won the final of P1500 Cedars Cote Club last December.

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Pau ahead in the practice of padel

Right-handed and left player, Jennifer Denécheau comes from tennis, where she had reached the ranking 1/6. She stopped this sport by lack of pleasure : “I found in the paddle the friendliness of team championships that I loved tennis. "

The lack ofinfrastructure à Poitiers remains a brake on its development: “A new structure was born in October 2024, but it's the only of the city.”

Sa hometown, Pau (FR), offers a completely different dynamic. “There, there are padel courts for 10 to 15 year-olds. "

Henri Pasquet

Passionate about football and tennis, I have been playing ping-pong for three years. More recently, I discovered padel and what a thrill! Basketball, rugby, golf and rally: more new sports that I follow regularly. Otherwise on the cultural side, since I love giving my opinion, I write reviews of films and video games.

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