Padel, by the numbers
The day in padel every morning, the world rankings every week, and what our own installs and the industry's data say about lights, gates, occupancy and cost.
Coello and Tapia win Milan as Ari Sánchez ties the women's titles record with Ustero
Coello and Tapia take a fourth title in a row, Sánchez reaches 58 titles, the women's race tightens and two club schemes get the go-ahead.
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The top 100, men and women
The FIP world ranking, week 43: points, movement and nationality, ten at a time.
Updated 19 October 2026
What's on in padel
Next up: Racquet Trend Expo, Milan, 23-25 Oct. The tour, the championships and the trade shows, with calendar links.
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Can your bookings open the gate? What 650 padel bookings taught us about unstaffed venues
An unstaffed padel venue stands or falls on one question: can the booking system tell who is at the gate? We looked at a month of real bookings at two venues, found the 1.4% it couldn't identify, and worked out what a venue has to build around them.
20 September 2026 · 6 min read
How much does it cost to run a padel court in the UK? The numbers an operator actually sees
UK figures for running a padel court in 2026: lighting at about £1 an hour, staffing at £72 an evening, £45,000 to £75,000 to build, and what utilisation does to all of it. From an operator, not a spreadsheet template.
20 September 2026 · 5 min readWhat UK padel venues actually pay for lighting and gate automation
A September 2026 review of published prices for court-lighting control and booking-driven gate access in the UK: who publishes a price, who doesn't, and what a venue should expect to spend.
20 September 2026 · 3 min read