Equipment

Padel Racket

A Padel racquet is solid with no strings but must be perforated. It is smaller and more compact than a tennis racquet which makes it very easy to handle for everyone.

racket features

• Weight: between 340g et 370g, slightly heavier than a tennis racquet.


• Maximum dimensions: the racquet cannot be more than 45,5cm long, 26cm wide and 38mm thick.


• Material: the padel racquet is usually covered by plastic or carbon depending on the quality level. The inside of the racquet is made of ethylene-vinyl acetate which looks like a foam.

Padel Balls

Tennis balls and padel balls effectively differ only in terms of their internal pressure when new. That being 14psi for new tennis balls versus 11psi for new padel balls. They are made from the same materials, in the same ratio, by the same manufacturers.

ball features

• Pressure: Between 10psi and 11psi


• Weight: between 56.0 grams and 59.4 grams.


• Diameter: between 6.35cm and 6.77cm.