Zayed Sports City has recently launched Padel Tennis in the Abu Dhabi International Tennis Complex. Get a chance today to experience this great modern activity by visiting the tennis complex or booking your coaching session on +971 (0) 2 403 4200.

Our padel tennis courts are managed by Just Padel the first padel company in the United Arab Emirates. The company was established because they trust this sport will be very much accepted and loved by everybody in a very short time.

 

What is Padel Tennis?

Padel is a sport that is always played by four players in a court that measures 20 x 10 meters, surrounded by glass and metal mesh. It’s a healthy and easy sport, for all ages and genders. You can play padel with your family and friends as long as your technique level is more or less the same. Anybody who has played tennis, squash or any other racket sport will enjoy padel since its technique is very similar.

Come and try! We are a hundred percent sure that you will enjoy it!

Prices:

Court rent per hour

• 1 hour: AED 200
• 10 vouchers: AED 1,600 valid for 60 days (20% discount)
  

Coaching per hour

• 1 person: AED 300
• 4 vouchers: AED 960 valid for 30 days (20% discount)
  

Racket hire per hour: AED 25

Balls hire per hour: AED 5

* Note: If you book a Padel Tennis lesson, rackets, balls and court hire are included in the price.

History of Padel Tennis

Padel appeared during the 70's in Mexico. Enrique Corcueca, the inventor, installed in the middle of his squash court a net and an opposite wall, and closed the court with a fence. He used perforated wooden rackets that gave this sport its first name: Paddle-Tennis.

His friend, Alfonso Hohendole, exported it to Spain and built 3 padel courts in Marbella Club during the same period. Due to the success of the sport in this sports club, padel started spreading throughout Costa del Sol and famous sportsman such as Manolo Santana, became interested and enthusiastic about this new game.

Padel was strongly developed initially in Argentina, which is considered today as the birthplace of this sport, where it was the most popular sport after soccer in the 90's. In Spain, padel is played all over the country but is in Andalusia where to look for its roots. This sport has had the greatest increase of practitioners and clubs in this country over the past 5 years.

There are approximately 4 million padel players all over the world, specially concentrated in Latin America and Spain, though it is also practiced in other European countries such as France, Italy, Belgium, and Portugal.

In the last World Padel Championships more than 12 nations took part in which Argentina, Spain and Brazil were the leaders. France is now in the 5th place of the world ranking.