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The clubs defining padel around the world — their story, in their own words.
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Austin Padel Center
Austin Padel Center belongs to a family-run group whose racket-sport story began in Portugal in the 1980s with Benno van Veggel.
15 Jun 2026
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Los Angeles Padel Club
Co-founders Jennifer Shpilsky and Steve opened Los Angeles Padel Club, a modern country club for a sport most Angelenos had not yet heard of.
23 Nov 2025
Ace Padel
Lewis Woolley saw padel's popularity across Europe and Dubai and teamed up with Jamie Reynolds and Simon England to bring it to the UK as Ace Padel.
21 Nov 2025
¡Padel Padel!
Lifelong friends Duy and Joe founded ¡Padel Padel! after finding it almost impossible to book a padel court in London.
9 Nov 2025
Holy Padel
Holy Padel, founded by Roland Verheij in 2024, is a padel club set inside a beautifully restored church in Arnhem in the Netherlands.
30 Oct 2025
Smash X
Smash X has become one of Karachi's best-known names in racquet sports, with padel courts across branches in KDA, Gulshan and Bahadurabad.
29 Oct 2025
Sevenoaks Padel
A group of squash players hooked on padel built a WhatsApp group of over 300 people before planning the courts that became Sevenoaks Padel.
29 Oct 2025
Cave Padel
Four Stockholm friends in real estate who couldn't find a court decided to build their own, and created Cave Padel.
19 Oct 2025
Catford Padel Collective
Catford Padel Collective brings padel to Catford Wanderers Sports Club, founded in 1906, as its first new sport since 1934.
19 Oct 2025
The Padel Hub
The Padel Hub set out to give the UK a true home of indoor padel, living by the motto bandejas, not barriers.
3 Oct 2025
Tennis Club d’Eze
Perched 500 metres above the Mediterranean near Eze Village, Tennis Club d'Eze offers one of the most stunning settings for padel in France.
25 Sep 2025
Bali Padel Academy
Four friends who loved padel and Bali built Bali Padel Academy among the rice fields of Canggu.
25 Sep 2025
Padel Box Bermondsey
Family-run Padel Box Bermondsey near central London is all about connection, with events from Padel x Pilates to BBQ socials.
23 Sep 2025
House of Sport
Cardiff City House of Sport brought padel to the Welsh capital in 2023, turning a 3G pitch into indoor courts, and demand soon outgrew them.
21 Sep 2025
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