The Padel Wiki · learn, play, choose your gear
Play off the glass.
Win at the net.
Padel is tennis's sociable cousin: always doubles, played in a walled court, easy to start and hard to put down. Here are the rules, the shots and honest gear picks to get you going.
- 20 × 10 m
- Court size, played as doubles
- 4 m
- Back walls: 3 m glass + 1 m mesh
- 0.88 m
- Net height at the centre
- 15·30·40
- Tennis scoring, underhand serve
Learning hub
From your first rally to your first bandeja
Three short guides cover everything a new player needs.
Gear reviews
The gear that matters
A racket, the right shoes and fresh balls. That's all you need, and here's what to buy.
Why padel
Easy to start, hard to stop
Padel grew out of Mexico and Spain and is now played in clubs across Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Australia and the US.
- Quick to learn: an underhand serve, a short solid racket and a slightly slower ball mean beginners rally on day one.
- Always social: it's played in pairs, so every game is four friends on a court.
- The walls keep it going: balls that would be winners in tennis come back off the glass, so points last longer.
Court etiquette
About us
About The Padel Wiki
The Padel Wiki is the sister site of The Pickleball Wiki, the original pickleball resource since 2023. We share clear, practical guides and straightforward gear advice so you can enjoy padel more and play it better.