Vichy inaugurates the national training center Padel

The Sporting Vichy Tennis website Padel reopens its doors after complete restructuring, historic tennis club, the latter has been transformed to bring to life the first ever National Training Center , installed at Vichy .

CNE Padel in Vichy: inauguration planned for October 7

Premium equipment

After one complete restructuring , the site now extends over 4 hectares : , Along with:

Two covered halls dedicated to padel with 6 padel courts and 3 tennis courts
Outdoors: 6 padel courts, 2 central clay tennis courts, 2 resin courts and 6 additional clay courts
Un modern clubhouse
The changing rooms and offices new
And infrastructure designed to accommodate high-level events

Carried by the French Tennis Federation , in partnership with Vichy Community et the CREPS , this project positions Vichy as the strategic heart of French padel .

National Center Padel Vichy — The 6 outdoor runways of the CNE Padel Vichy Credit City of Vichy

A space for the future of French padel

From the start of the school year, the center will welcome:

Le first 12–18 year-old hopefuls center
The French team training courses
Training for future coaches
And regular gatherings around the high level

A structure that aims to professionalize the padel industry in France , while providing a framework of excellence for young talents. But which will also be open to the general public for reservations, both tennis and padel.

With this new center, the FFT is sending a strong message: structure, train and perform . Vichy thus becomes the anchor of elite development , a central place to bring out the champions of tomorrow.

A place that will also receive a major tournament on the French circuit , indeed a P1500 Gentlemen will be organized within the CNE the weekend of December 5,6 and 7, 2025.

An experienced management team

For frame all the news nuggets of French padel , the FFT has chosen two recognized names in the field of training and coaching:

Baptiste Benetoux , current coach of Léa Godallier , the Toulouse player is also very often on the chair to coach Bastien Blanqué and Johan Bergeron. Old tennis negative and mounted up to the 214th place in France at the padel, benetoux is a real asset of the tactical side in particular, as proven by these latest results with the players he coaches: Victory at the FIP Silver Bandol to Léa Godallier and semi-final at FIP Silver Narbonne to Blanqué/Bergeron.

Jeremy Garcia, current 13th French player , will come complete the coaching aspect with his experience of highest French level . He will also be able to pass on to young people the training sessions of a multi-titled player on the French circuit and regularly in the last squares of P2000.

To complete the team, the FFT requested a Argentinian coach , That of Alix Collombon : Juan Alday. Coach at professional level and true padel specialist that goes back more than 35 years , the support of such an experienced trainer will be essential to the implementation of good training practices. Juan Alday will not be present 100% but will make several appearances during the year to frame training methods and also closely follow young French players.

Teo Vieau

He discovered padel in 2016 in Nantes and quickly became attached to the game, even climbing to 474th place in France. Commentator on Padel Mag TV, he covers the various tournaments on the French circuit as well as international tournaments organized in France!