Padel

Q: What is the difference between tennis & padel?

Padel is played on a much smaller field (10x20m). A normal tennis court with a run-off zone can accommodate about 2-3 padel courts. By the way, padel rackets are much smaller than tennis rackets. And there are some other differences between padel and tennis ... These are the differences between padel and tennis!

Q: Where can you play padel?

There are now over 200 padel courts in Germany and almost another 200 in Austria, Switzerland and South Tyrol. On this map you will find all the current padel tennis courts ... Here you can play padel!

Q: What are the padel rules?

The rules of padel are actually simple. However, the crux lies in the details. That's why we have compiled an overview of the most important padel rules ... These are the padel rules!

Q: Padel Racket Comparison Babolat and Dunlop

Almost every month, a new Padel location opens (there are now over 200 Padel Tennis Courts in Germany ), existing padel locations are building more courts and the number of padel players is steadily increasing. Many new padel players are therefore faced with the question: Babolat & Dunlop padel rackets in comparison!

Q: How big is a padel ball?

Padel balls are the same size as tennis balls. However, the air pressure of padel balls is slightly lower. The diameter of a padel ball should be ... That's how big a padel ball is!

Q: How much does a padel court cost?

We hear this question again and again - but unfortunately it cannot be answered so simply. Because: Is it about the construction of an outdoor padel court? Or is it about converting a tennis hall into a padel hall? Is there already a proper foundation? ... But of course we can already give you a first rough calculation!

Current padel tournaments

GPS 100 Men - PADELON Essen - 08.05.2026 in Unbekannte Stadt
GPS 100 H00 – Early Bird – Gladius Games – Sportmühle Hilden - 08.05.2026 in Unbekannte Stadt
GPS 250 Men - Padellers Herdecke - 08.05.2026 in Unbekannte Stadt
Weitere 104 Padel tournaments

Padel News

Padel Tips & Tricks

5 mental tricks for padel tennis matches - for beginners and advanced padel players

The 10 most important shots in padel

4 padel serves for beginners and advanced players - there's a padel serve for everyone!

Padel tennis costs: what you need to know about court hire, padel rackets, padel balls, training and more

Padel basics: What beginners should know - rules, rackets & strokes

Padel equipment

Dunlop Pro Padel Balls in test: optimal quality for regular padel players

Padel tennis costs: what you need to know about court hire, padel rackets, padel balls, training and more

Padel racket review of the Adidas METALBONE HRD+ 3.3 - the padel racket by Ale Galán

Padel basics: What beginners should know - rules, rackets & strokes

Tennis Point (Padel Point) files for insolvency - Signa Sports cleans up its act

Padel courts & tournaments

Padelcreations builds padel courts for Padel Valley Wuppertal - opening on 01 September 2024

New padel courts in Saarland at TC Viktoria

New at Padelcreations: PREMIUM line with German type statics according to DIN standard

Building padel courts in Germany in compliance with wind zones and DIN standards

What's happening in the world of padel tennis right now?

Padel Tennis Knowledge - FAQ

What is Padel Tennis?

Actually, padel, pádel or padel tennis is quite easy to describe: Padel is basically a mixture of tennis and squash. Originally, padel comes from Mexico and is ... That's padel tennis!

What is the difference between tennis & padel?

Where can you play padel?

What are the padel rules?

How do I find the right padel racket?

When looking for the right padel racket, it depends on what type of player you are and what level of play you have. Simple padel rackets are already available from ... How to find the right padel racket!

Padel Racket Comparison Babolat and Dunlop

How big is a padel ball?

How much does a padel court cost?

Padel Tennis - the fastest growing sport in the world

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On the padel map you will find the current padel tennis courts (orange) and the planned padel tennis courts (blue). Already quite busy - but still enough space to realise your dream of a padel court!

Build more padel courts!

Are you building a new padel court? Or do you want to build a padel court? We know the Padel court constructors and contact persons who can help you with the planning and also the padel player activation.

Whether you are a club, association or commercial provider - we will be happy to help you!

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Panske/van Dalfen and Langerbein/Panske win in La Mesa, Estepona

At the tournament in Estepona on the fantastic padel course of La Mesa, Claudius Panske from TVN Essen was able to win in two categories. In...

Estepona Padel Tournament

Mordhorst/Herbert prevail at the padel tournament in Hofheim

Padel Tournament Hofheim: Andre Mordhorst and Justus Herbert beat Schörer/Eckert from Karlsruhe in the men's competition in an exciting final with 6:2 and...

Hofheim Padel Tournament

Villacampa/Villacampa Roses win Zurich Padel Open (FIP 250)

Villacampa/Villacampa Roses win the FIP 250 tournament in Zurich (Padel Zurich Unterengstringen), the Zurich Padel Open, with 6:3, 3:6 and 7:6 against De la...

Padel Tournament Zurich

Dutch-German padel duo Bruijsten/Nowicki play FIP 1000 in Alicante

As part of the World Padel Tour, an international padel tournament will take place in Alicante from 20 to 27 August 2017, where, in addition to WPT points,...

Alicante Padel Tournament

Captain of the German National Padel Team, Fabian Schmidt, wins in Australia

The captain of the German national padel team, Fabian Schmidt, has been in Australia for some time for professional reasons. Fortunately, however, he took his padel rackets with him and...

Zurich Padel Open - Draw: Samuelsen/Boehnke & Mann/Christesen seeded

At the Zurich Padel Open (FIP 250), the two German padel pairs Samuelsen/Boehnke and Mann/Christesen were seeded 1st and 2nd. We hope that our boys will follow the...

Eckert & Schwörer win padel tournament in Karlsruhe

A padel tournament of the 2nd highest category was held this weekend in Karlsruhe at the TC Grötzingen facility. Top padel players from all over Germany were...

Karlsruhe Padel Tournament

Peter Bruijsten & Andreas Beer win FIP100 Padel tournament in Cologne

Peter Bruijsten (Netherlands) and Andreas Beer (Sweden) win the FIP100 Padel tournament in Cologne at walls in padelBOX! The Swedish-Dutch duo won the final with...

FIP Cologne Padel Tournament

Karlsruhe: Course offers Padel for students

The Karlsruhe Ice Skating and Tennis Club, the Spvgg Durlach-Aue and the TC Grötzingen offer padel courses for students. But that's not all: the University of Karlsruhe has...

Karlsruhe

Successful GPT Padel Tournament in Münster with the best atmosphere

At the two-day padel tournament (organised by the German Padel Federation) in the Rummenigge Padel Hall, two performance classes were played. One group with four teams played in...

GPT Münster Padel Tournament

Padel Tennis Courts

There are now over 200 padel tennis courts in Germany and a further (almost) 200 padel courts in Austria, Switzerland and South Tyrol. So padel tennis is slowly gaining momentum in the German-speaking world as well.

On the map below you will find the current padel tennis courts in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

If you want to find out more about the individual padel locations (e.g. indoor courts, outdoor courts, court rental,. Opening hours, padel training etc.), you can search here:

Padel Tennis News

Padel Tennis Video

The best and most spectacular padel points and padel matches in video:

Padel Tennis Videos

Padel constructors search

David Ernsting - Editor Padel Test

Padel-Test informs about Padel and Padel Tennis and offers information about opening hours, training and booking possibilities for all Padel locations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Map Padel courts) and now also almost all of Europe. On Padel-Test.de you will also find the latest Padel tournaments.

I look forward to feedback and suggestions!
Sporty greetings, your David Ernsting

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