Germany passes 2,300 padel courts as Düsseldorf P2 main draw begins

When the main draw of the CUPRA Germany Premier Padel P2 gets under way at CASTELLO Düsseldorf this Tuesday, the world's best players will be stepping into one of the fastest-growing padel markets in Europe. Germany now counts around 2,300 padel courts at roughly 660 sites, according to the independent database Padelfinder.de – more than double the figure of a year ago.

From 937 to more than 2,300 courts

The speed of the expansion is striking. At the end of August 2025, Padelfinder listed 937 courts at 303 locations. Twelve months later, on August 31, 2026, the count stood at 2,013 courts at 582 sites – an increase of 115 per cent. By late September the database had passed 2,300 courts at 658 locations. Co-founder Oliver Gelbrich has stressed that the platform deliberately excludes announced projects and only lists facilities verified through public sources such as operator websites or booking systems.

A clear majority of courts are covered: around 61 per cent are indoor, which makes year-round play possible in a country where outdoor seasons are short. North Rhine-Westphalia, Düsseldorf's home state, dominates with 684 courts, ahead of Bavaria (354), Baden-Württemberg (314), Lower Saxony (227) and Hesse (151). Measured per head, Hamburg leads with 4.46 courts per 100,000 inhabitants. Over the past 90 days, Berlin added the most new courts (23), followed by Stuttgart (16).

Düsseldorf itself ranks fourth nationally with 43 courts across seven sites, according to Padel Magazine.

The gap to the sport's heartland remains enormous, though. Germany has about 41,400 residents per court; in Spain the figure is around 2,900, meaning court density there is roughly 14.5 times higher.

A sold-out finals weekend

The tour stop reflects that momentum. After a debut edition in 2025 with sold-out finals, the tournament returns to CASTELLO, an indoor arena with a capacity of around 3,300, from October 4 to 11, with prize money of €264,534. The finals weekend is already sold out once again, organisers said.

Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia arrive as top seeds after back-to-back titles in Paris and Rotterdam, while Alejandro Galán and Federico Chingotto defend their 2025 crown. In the women's draw, Gemma Triay and Delfina Brea are top seeds and defending champions. The early rounds from Tuesday to Thursday are streamed on YouTube, with Red Bull TV taking over from Friday.

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Home interest rests on the wildcards. Katharina Hering and Lena Plümer feature in the women's main draw, while Johannes Lindmeyer and Matthias Wunner, plus Agustin Reca and Víctor Checa, received men's main-draw invitations. Reca is ranked 174th in the world.

Germany's next steps

Beyond Düsseldorf, German players are also making progress abroad. Victoria Kurz, 26, is ranked 61st by the FIP after back-to-back FIP titles in Pingyuan (China) and Banten (Indonesia) with Dutch partner Marcella Koek.

The bigger milestone is still ahead. In July, the FIP awarded Germany the 2029 FIP Euro Padel Cup, the first European Championship ever staged in the country, with the German Padel Federation (DPV) as organiser. DPV chief executive Stefanie Steible described the decision as recognition of the sport's impressive growth in Germany. The venue has yet to be announced; before that, the Netherlands host the 2027 edition.