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Franck Binisti July 2, 2025July 2, 2025

With the “multi-racket” license, we reach 250 regular padel players

The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has officially surpassed the 1 member mark for the 200/000 season, according to a report drawn up on July 2024, 2025. This figure already exceeds the results recorded…

The padel boom in France: heading to the South-East, Paris and Bordeaux

According to a Playtomic/PwC Strategy& audit, with annual growth of 31% between 2022 and 2025, padel tennis is confirming its spectacular growth in France. The country now has 3 courts (non-skid rinks…

Pickleball and Padel: Two Racket Sports That Help Each Other More Than They Compete

Long dominant in the North American market, pickleball is now seeing padel gain ground, not as a rival, but as a natural complement. A fruitful coexistence that clubs and industry players are beginning to embrace...

World padel is taking shape: America is changing, Europe still in the lead

As padel continues to grow globally, regional dynamics reveal significant gaps in maturity. The latest Playtomic / PwC Strategy& report provides a clear picture of the state of the market…

Padel in 2025: global growth above forecasts...

The Playtomic / PwC Strategy& strategic report confirms a strong trend: padel continues to expand at a sustained pace, but above all, in a more structured manner. With more than 3 clubs opening in 280...

Padel confirms its global boom: a club opens every 2 and a half hours

The Global Padel Report 2025, published by Playtomic in collaboration with PwC Strategy&, makes a clear observation: padel is establishing itself as one of the fastest-growing sports in the world. In…

Padel reaches a historic milestone in France: more than 100 FFT members!

The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has just reached a symbolic milestone in the development of padel in France. For the first time in its history, the milestone of 100 licensed padel players...

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Benjamin Dupouy 12 May 202512 May 2025

Football, tennis or squash: where do padel players really come from?

When we think of padel in France, we often imagine that the majority of players come from tennis. However, a study conducted by Doinsport on a sample of 10 players from 000 clubs...

Martina Calvo enters the history of Premier Padel

Martina Calvo Santamaria becomes the youngest player to reach the quarter-finals of a competition Premier Padel, at only 16 years old (born July 5, 2008), after a victory against the 4th pair…

Dimitri Selve: without a racket two years ago, now king of the P100

With more than 25 P100 titles won in less than two years, Dimitri Selve has established himself as a key figure in amateur padel tournaments in France. A portrait of an atypical player from football and other sports...

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