Padel Tennis – Mixed

There are 6 groups playing Padel Tennis. Some are exclusively for women and others are for mixed groups. Some of the groups are full but have waiting lists and others are accepting new members.

Check out what each group has to offer and contact the Group Leader if you are interested in joining.

Padel Tennis One

Group Leader Jill Knight
Email Address padel.tennis@u3ajavea.com 
Meeting Venue Paris 24 (Avenida 24, Arenal)
Meeting Day and Time Tuesday 10:30
Group currently full

Padel Tennis Two

Group Leader Garth Needham
Email padel.tennis.two@u3ajavea.com 
Meeting Venue Paris 24, L’Ancora, Arenal
Meeting Day and Time Tuesdays 09:30 – 10:30
Accepts new members: No

Please note that the Padel Tennis Two Group is now under the leadership of Garth Needham.

We do not take beginners but if people are tennis players or squash players we would be happy to give them the opportunity to try the game.

Currently, the group is FULL.

Padel Tennis Three

Group Leader: Alan Sadler
Email: padel.tennis.three@u3ajavea.com 
Meeting Venue: L’Ancora, Bar Restaurante Paris 24
Meeting Day and Time: Tuesday 10:30
Accepts new members: Not at the moment. Waiting list for experienced players only

This group only accepts experienced players and is currently full but operating a waiting list.

Please contact the group leader by email as above if you want to be listed.

Please be aware that members taking part in this activity do so entirely at their own risk. Members are responsible for their own medical cover.

Padel Tennis is typically played in doubles on an enclosed court about half the size of a tennis court. Scoring is the same as normal tennis and the balls used are similar but with a little less pressure, the main differences are that the court has walls and the balls can be played off them in a similar way as in the game of squash and that solid, stringless racquets are used. The height of the ball being served must be at or below the waist level. The sport was invented in Acapulco, Mexico, by Enrique Corcuera in 1969. It is currently most popular in Hispanic American countries such as Argentina and Mexico as well as in Spain, although it is now beginning to spread rapidly across Europe and other continents.

Padel Pro Tour (PPT) is the professional Padel Circuit which was created in 2005 as a result of the agreement between a group of organizers of matches of Padel and Association of Professional Players of Pádel (AJPP) and the Spanish Feminine Association of Pádel (AFEP).

The sport’s popularity along the Costa del Sol in southern Spain has exposed it to a large number of British visitors, leading to an increased popularity of the sport in the UK and a launch of the UK Padel Federation in 2011.