Category : History of Padel

The origins of Padel in Argentina

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01Even though Padel was invented in Mexico, the first South American country where Padel had a strong expansion was Argentina where there was a real boom in the 80’s. Padel arrived in Argentina in 1969. The first camps in Argentina were built at Club Tortugas, Ocean Club Mar de la......

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Díaz-Belasteguin: the secret of the most successful couple in padel

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by gestore31 March 20221 April 20221804

Padel has become one of the fashionable sports, making the jump in popularity several decades ago in Argentina and then in Spain. The first great pair, and the one that many consider the best in recent history, was formed by Fernando Belasteguín and Juan Martín Díaz. The success story of Juan......

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The First European Padel Championship

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In 1995 in Italy the 1st edition of the European Padel Championships was held, called Mediterranean Cup. The tournament took place from 6 to 9 July in Lido di Savio (Province of Ravenna) at the AS Beach Paddle Club. For Italy, the organization of the first European Championship was a......

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The most curious Padel Tournament in history

gestore30 March 2022

by gestore30 March 2022680

In 2010 was organized in Barcelona at one of the largest shopping malls in Spain, L’Illa Diagonal, the single tournament of Padel with the largest number of members, of “non-paying spectators” lasting more than two weeks. As Andrea Balducci (PadelBarcellona.it), the first Italian player in the history of Padel, tells......

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The most spectacular exchanges in the history of the World Padel Tour

gestore30 March 2022

by gestore30 March 20221554

The World Padel Tour even if it has a fairly recent past (first tournaments in 2013) is able to give us already several points and exchanges that have gone down in the history of international padel! Let’s see what they are in a stakes course “The most spectacular exchanges in......

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All the winners of the World Padel Tour (2021 edition)

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by gestore30 March 202230 March 20221327

There are 17 players in the men’s category who have won at least one tournament on the World Padel Tour from its inception (year 2013) to 2020 of which 16 will play the World Padel Tour 2021 knowing what it means to win a Masters or Open of this tournament.......

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Who are the players with the most games won on the World Padel Tour?

gestore30 March 2022

by gestore30 March 20221830

The World Padel Tour has experienced in 2020 its eighth season (born in 2013) , let’s see who were the players in the men’s category with the most wins and the highest percentage of games won. The player with the most matches won on the WPT professional circuit is Fernando......

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History of International Padel Circuits

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Although Padel had already begun to spread in the 90’s (especially in Spain and Latin American countries), with the holding of some editions of the World Championships, European Championships and some international tournaments, it had to wait until the 2000’s to see its first international professional circuit. Il Padel Pro......

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World Padel Tour Statistics: Top players

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Who are the players with the most number of Wpt circuits won? and those with the highest number of tournaments and victories? Who is the top player with the best statistics of victories and the couples who have won the highest number of consecutive games in the World Padel Tour,......

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History of Padel and Tennis scores

gestore24 March 2022

by gestore24 March 2022799

15/30/40… but why are the scores in Tennis and Padel calculated this way? We all know or find out very early on that the padel score is the same as the tennis score. But once we discover this, sooner or later we all wonder why it is counted this way......