Greenweez Paris Major: a successful edition!

The Greenweez Paris Major Premier Padel has strengthened its roots at the Roland-Garros stadium. The success of long-term work with a desire to create a unique identity around this event.

number of the month

The number of spectators at the Greenweez Paris Major Premier Padel is up significantly compared to last year. For the semi-finals on Saturday and the finals on Sunday, there were more than 8 spectators each day.

It perfects!

French Senior Pairs Championships 2023
For the third time in a row, Alix Collombon and Léa Godallier won the title of French champions of padel. On the men's side, Bastien Blanqué and Thomas Leygue flew through the final, thus retaining their status as champions of France.

Greenweez FFT Padel Tour : Toulouse-Colomiers
Among the men, the favorites undoubtedly held their place since we found the first four seeds in the last four with a victory for Leygue and Blanqué. On the women's side, it is the first title in P2000 for Soubrié and Touly who only dropped one set during the competition.

Behind the scenes of the Greenweez Paris Major!

Dream Entrance
On the occasion of the second edition of the tournament, the FFT offered its clubs padel the possibility of giving young people an unforgettable day thanks to the Dream Entry operation.

Conference of teachers of padel
On Thursday, September 7, the presentation of the new Teacher's Guide took place. padel with a demonstration on the track by Pablo Aymà, captain of the French men's team.

Destination padel : meeting with the winners
Operation “Destination padel" launched by the FFT ahead of the Greenweez Paris Major allowed people to win places to attend the tournament.

Session padel – Episode 1: return to the Greenweez Paris Major
The FFT presents its new podcast entitled “Session padel". A warm and friendly podcast, like this practice which is becoming more and more popular!

What's new in France?

French Pairs Championships U18: the celebration of padel For the young
Louise Bahurel and Jade Cessou for the girls, Yoan Boronad and Timéo Fonteny for the boys: here are the results of the French U18 championships padel 2023.

U14 interleagues: a constantly improving level of play
Occitanie won the final against the PCA league (3-0). The Ile-de-France league finished on the third step of the podium after its victory against Hauts-de-France (2-1).

Inclusive exhibition match in Casa Padel
Very nice inclusive exhibition between Cyril Hanouna paired with Sébastien Husser-Walter, wheelchair player (French n°4), and Mélissa Martin (French n°8) associated with Edorta De Anta, wheelchair player (world n°1). This event allows us to convey a message of inclusion and demonstrate that the padel can be played in an able-bodied-armchair pair.

Groupings padel jeunes
The Grand-Est league organized groups for young players from padel in 3 clubs in the Region. Objective ? Discover this sport but also identify future champions and help them progress as much as possible!

Training

Next DFMP sessions in October
Corsican League: from October 30 to November 3, 2023
IDF League: from October 30 to November 3, 2023

Dates to remember

From 6 October to 8 2023

P1000 Gentlemen
Grenoble Tennis Padel

P1000 Gentlemen
La Pommeraie Tennis Padel

P1000 Ladies
USPG Tennis Padel

From 14 October to 15 2023

Eastern Interregional Conferences
Gentlemen – Casa Padel
Ladies – PadelShot Saint-Etienne

West Interregional Conferences
Gentlemen – Tennis & Padel Vière Club
Ladies – The Set

From 20 October to 22 2023

P1500 Gentlemen
Padel Campus Arena

P1500 Ladies
All In Padel Villefranche-sur-Saône

From 27 October to 29 2023

P1000 Ladies
4Padel Montreuil

The advice of the pro

The opposite pared
The contra pared is a defensive gesture padel. In French, it means "against the wall". This is a very classic shot whose objective is to put the ball back in the opposing camp by hitting your own window.

Deadline for your contributions for the next
newsletter: Monday October 23, 2023 on padel@ fft.fr