Padel Takes Center Court: Alpine Paris Major 2026 Lands at Roland-Garros

A MCG turnkey padel court under tournament-grade night lighting

The world's fastest-growing racket sport is about to take the grandest stage in tennis. From September 6–13, 2026, the Alpine Paris Major — the third Major of the Premier Padel season — will be played at the legendary Roland-Garros stadium in Paris, the hallowed home of the French Open.

A Historic Venue for Padel's Elite

For the first time, padel's elite will walk onto the Philippe-Chatrier show court — the very arena where tennis history has been written for decades. Six headline matches of the tournament are scheduled on center court, placing the sport's best players in front of a global audience under the floodlights of one of the most iconic venues in world sport.

The event opens with a Padel Festival on Sunday, September 6 (10:00–20:00), followed by the main competition week. Tickets are already on sale — from €10 for festival day and from €15 for main match days, with hospitality and VIP packages available through official channels.

More Than a Tournament: A Market in Hyper-Growth

The Paris Major is not just a sporting spectacle — it is a barometer for an industry growing faster than almost any other in sport. According to the Playtomic Global Padel Report 2026:

• 58,300+ padel courts worldwide, across nearly 20,000 clubs

• 19.4 million active players — some estimates put the figure as high as 35 million

• 8,000 new courts added in 2025 alone

• 91,000 courts projected globally by 2028

Every major European city, Middle East development zone and Southeast Asian sports hub is competing to build padel facilities — and every new court needs a high-performance, durable playing surface to match the standards players now expect.

The Ground Beneath the Game: Built by MCG

As padel moves from parking-lot courts to center-court arenas, construction standards move with it. Tournament-grade padel demands precision-engineered artificial turf: consistent ball bounce, UV-stable yarn that withstands years of outdoor play, and drainage that keeps courts playable through European winters and Middle Eastern summers alike.

That is where MCG comes in. With 25 years of experience in sports surface manufacturing — a 40,000 m² production base and annual exports exceeding 3 million m² — MCG designs and delivers complete padel and sports flooring solutions: from yarn extrusion and tufting to full-site installation, for projects ranging from single premium club courts to national-scale sports complexes across Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

Event at a Glance

Planning a Padel Project?

Whether you're a club operator building your first court, a developer adding padel to a sports complex, or a distributor serving a fast-growing market, the next five years will be the busiest in the sport's history — and court supply chains are already tightening.

Get a free project consultation, surface specification and sample pack from the MCG team. Let's build the courts where the next generation of champions will play.