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Padel in Switzerland

Padel courts nationwide
416
Padel clubs nationwide
180
Clubs listed on PadelTerra
19
Cities covered
10

National figures: FIP World Padel Report 2025, June 2025.

Padel in Switzerland grew slowly until 2021 and has boomed since. In August 2025, Swiss Tennis's head of padel put the country at more than 400 courts and 150 padel clubs (SRF), in line with the 416 courts counted by the International Padel Federation's World Padel Report 2025.

The sport has two organising bodies. Swiss Padel is Switzerland's member of the International Padel Federation. Swiss Tennis Padel is run by Swiss Tennis, which belongs to Swiss Olympic. In November 2025 Swiss Olympic rejected Swiss Padel's application for membership (Swiss Tennis). Each body sells its own licence and runs its own tournaments and ranking. The Swiss Tennis Padel ranking counts a player's 10 best results from the last 12 months.

Swiss Tennis Padel ended 2025 with 1,650 active licences, 50 member clubs and 250 official tournaments. In August 2025 it opened the country's first national padel performance centre, an 8-court hall at Padelta in Biberist.

Our listings cover the Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Bern, Lausanne, St. Gallen, Lucerne and Ticino areas. Several of them sit just outside the city limits, in towns such as Grand-Lancy, Kriens and Greifensee.

Common questions

Who governs padel in Switzerland?

Two bodies. Swiss Padel is the member federation of the International Padel Federation (FIP). Swiss Tennis, a member of Swiss Olympic, runs its own padel structure, Swiss Tennis Padel. In November 2025 Swiss Olympic rejected Swiss Padel's membership application, and Swiss Tennis expects a formal decision on padel's place within it no earlier than 2027.

Do I need a licence to play padel tournaments in Switzerland?

Yes, and each body issues its own. A Swiss Tennis Padel licence costs CHF 50 a year and covers its tournaments, Interclub and national ranking. A Swiss Padel licence costs CHF 50 for adults and CHF 35 for juniors and covers official Swiss Padel tournaments.

How many padel courts are there in Switzerland?

The International Padel Federation's World Padel Report 2025 counts 416 courts. Swiss Tennis's head of padel told SRF in August 2025 that the country had more than 400 courts and 150 padel clubs.

Is there a national padel centre in Switzerland?

Yes. Switzerland's first national padel performance centre opened on 16 August 2025 at the Padelta site in Biberist, with 8 courts.