The True Story of Padel

1960

First Steps

Enrique Corcuera sets up a tennis court net on a pelota court at his hacienda in Estipac, Jalisco. He finds the combination of the two sports amusing: the speed of tennis and the wall rebound of pelota.

HEADLINE: The Creators of Padel

1969

Paddle Corcuera

Enrique Corcuera buys a house in Las Brisas Acapulco Guerrero, Mexico. His garden space is small, so he decides to build a Paddle court 20 meters by 10 meters. He decides to call his new invention Paddle Corcuera.

1974

Hotel Marbella Club

Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe discovers Paddle Corcuera while vacationing with his friend Enrique in Acapulco. Upon returning to Spain, he decides to build a similar court at his new real estate development in Spain, the Marbella Club. They call it Paddle.

1985

Regulations

There are several Corcuera Padel courts in Mexico, Argentina, and Spain. Viviana Corcuera, with the help of her husband Enrique, decided to create official rules for Corcuera Padel.

1987

Primera Federación

The Asociación Platense de Paddle is founded, the first institutional entity related to Paddle tennis in the world. One year later, Oscar “Cacho” Nicastro founds the APA, the first national Paddle tennis association in the world.

1990

International Promotion

Viviana and Enrique Corcuera travel promoting Padel to Argentina, Spain, and Mexico. Viviana with Placido Domingo, a great promoter of Padel in Acapulco.

1991

International Padel Federation

Julio Alegría is the first president of the FIP and a year later the first World Championship is held with the participation of 11 countries.

1993

International Padel Federation

Enrique and Viviana, with their good friend Notary Ignacio Soto Borja, founded the Mexican Padel Federation. It was decided to change the name from Paddle Corcuera to PADEL.

1993

First Corcuera Cup

First International Padel tournament in the world at Hotel Villavera in Acapulco organized by Ignacio Soto Borja, Cacho Nicastro, Viviana and Luis Corcuera.

1999

Creator of Padel

The WORLD PADEL TOUR is a collaboration between the world's Padel federations and the Association of Professional Padel Players. The best male and female Padel players in the world participate.

2013

WPT. - 2013

2013 first World Padel Tour.

2022

Acknowledgements

June 2022 The Mexican Senate recognizes Don Enrique Corcuera as the creator of Padel.

2024

Premier Padel Acapulco

Professional padel returns home to Acapulco. Enrique Corcuera Jr, Gerardo Suarez, Felipe Madero, Manuel Manterola and Raynard Picard founded COPA Padel to promote padel as a Mexican sport.