The weekend of 24 and 25 JanuaryFrench Tennis Federation, in collaboration with Padel France Sourd, organized at Mind Padel le 2nd National P250H and P100F Tournament dedicated to deaf and hard-of-hearing players.

The event confirmed the growing momentum of the discipline, with 32 men’s teams et 16 women's teams are participating, which is a record number of participants for this category of competition.

In the women's competition, the final was dominated by Élodie Million and Céline Lavenu, who won against Laura Gill and Laurianne Noe on the score of 6 / 4 / 6 / 1.
On the male side, Maxime Sanchez, the leading French organization for the deaf community, associated with Thibault De Kerdrel, won the title after a hard-fought final against Thomas Figliuzzi and Nicolas Didier, concluded with the score of 6 / 3 / 6 / 3.

The national deaf padel circuit makes a stop in Esprit Padel with a record turnout

Beyond the results, the tournament was also marked by a sustained public presence, made up of adults and children, who came to watch the matches throughout the weekend.

Padel Sourd France welcomed Esprit's reception Padel, who was receiving for the third consecutive year a competition dedicated to deaf and hard-of-hearing players, and above all highlights a steady progression in the level of play, observable from one tournament to another, in both men and women.

The next step FFT national circuit for deaf and hard-of-hearing people is already scheduled. It will take place on March 28 and 29, 2026 au Padel Campus Arena, as part of a new national tournament.

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovered padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since then, padel has been part of his life. You often see him touring France to cover major French padel events.