Singolare e padel adattato
Tre tipi di singolare e padel per giocatori in carrozzina, juniores, seniores, giocatori sordi e coppie di abilità miste.
Full-court singles
One against one on a normal 20 by 10 m court, each player covering the whole width. It is not an FIP format, but it is played by agreement for fitness and practice.
Narrow-court singles
Some clubs build courts for singles that keep the 20 m length but are narrower than a doubles court, with glass and mesh in the usual way. The FIP rules do not define a singles court, so sizes vary.
Cross-court singles
A practice game for two on a normal court using one diagonal half: each player defends half of their side and plays cross-court into the opposite half.
Wheelchair padel
Wheelchair padel is doubles on a standard court with standard scoring, and one main change: the ball may bounce twice before it is returned. The French tennis federation (FFT) publishes the most detailed rules, including the serve, the chair and player categories.
Junior padel
Children play by the same rules as adults. Competitions group them by age, from under 12 to under 18 on the FIP junior circuit, and set their own match formats and coaching rules.
Senior and veterans padel
Senior events group players by age. The FIP Senior World Cup now uses age groups from 40 and over to 60 and over, and the LTA's GB Seniors Padel Tour is open to players in their 40th year or older. The rules of play are exactly the same; age brings no extra bounce.
Inclusive padel: mixed-ability pairs
Inclusive formats pair a disabled player with a non-disabled partner. On the Inclusive Padel Tour, the disabled player may let the ball bounce twice while the partner gets one bounce.
Deaf padel
Some federations, including France's, run padel tournaments for deaf and hard of hearing players, as women's, men's or mixed events. The rules of play are the normal ones; the federation sets the hearing threshold.