Aug 12, 2023 · Enrique Corcuera, a highly regarded Mexican industrialist and keen tennis enthusiast, embarked on the path of inventing Padel in the late 1960s. His expansive residence in Acapulco provided the perfect location for playing tennis.

Jan 19, 2023 · Exclusively for Padel Magazine, dive back into the history of padel with the interview of the Mexican Enrique Corcuera, the son of the inventor of this sport! An interview to listen to in the original version HERE.

Jul 13, 2024 · The racquet sport known as "padel" got its start in Mexico in the late 1960s when businessman Enrique Corcuera converted a squash court. This sport emphasizes strategy, dexterity, and teamwork by fusing squash and platform tennis.

Dec 4, 2023 · Enrique Corcuera fue el padre del Pádel. El ingenio de los mexicanos no tiene límites. Y para prueba el nacimiento de un deporte tan peculiar como el Pádel y que tuvo origen nada más y nada...

Feb 14, 2024 · Enrique Corcuera Jr. is the son of Enrique and Viviana Corcuera, the founders of this beautiful sport called Padel. In this conversation with Enrique, he regales us with the backstory about the creation of padel in Acapulco Mexico, about his experience during his youth and how the sport gradually grew to what it is today.

In a fascinating conversation on The Joy of Padel podcast, Corcuera Jr. shares intimate details about the birth of one of the world’s fastest-growing sports. The story of Padel’s creation is more complex than most people realize.

Enrique Corcuera in 1969 decided to adapt his Squash court at his home in Acapulco (Mexico) with elements of Platform Tennis creating what he called "Paddle Corcuera". He is considered the inventor of Padel.

Nov 12, 2014 · Hace exactamente 45 años, allá por el año 1969 y en un noviembre como en el que nos encontramos ahora, nacía uno de los deportes que más proyección ha experimentado a lo largo de su historia: el pádel.

Nov 21, 2021 · Despite feeling like a recent revelation, it was 1969 when a wealthy Mexican sports fanatic named Enrique Corcuera accidently invented Padel. Corcuera scaled down a Tennis court due to a lack of space in his garden, before enclosing it …

The game of padel in its current form was invented by Mexican millionaire Enrique Corcuera, who built the first court in Acapulco, Mexico, in 1969. The court was enclosed by building walls around it. The walls covering the base-lines were three meters high, and the side walls were each about two meters in height.