英格兰过去三年内失去了183个网球场，这是自2000年以来首次出现下降1。与此同时，帕德尔球场数量激增至2200多个，从2023年的382个增长近六倍1。其中77个网球场被直接改造为帕德尔球场1。
尽管网球场数量有所减少，但英格兰网球场总数仍超过帕德尔球场11倍1。网球场的损失占现存总数不足1%，相当于回到2018年水平1。英国草地网球协会指出，网球参与度达到历史最高水平，部分网球场的关闭源于设施状况不佳或利用率低1。
帕德尔球因易于学习和对身体损伤较小的特点吸引了大量参与者1。这项运动的参与人数在短时间内迅速增长，从2025年底的86万人上升至今年5月的100万人1。帕德尔球场建设最集中在英格兰北方地区，其中谢菲尔德拥有39个、北约克郡38个、利兹和切郡东各36个1。这些新建场地的收费可达每小时100英镑1。
England has lost 183 tennis courts over the past three years, marking the first decline since at least 2000.1 This downturn coincides with an explosive growth in padel courts, which have multiplied nearly sixfold from 382 facilities in 2023 to over 2,200 today.1 Among these conversions, 77 tennis courts have been directly repurposed as padel facilities.1
The rise of padel reflects growing participation in the sport, which attracts players with its relative ease to learn and reduced risk of physical injury.1 Participation numbers have climbed from 860,000 people at the end of 2025 to one million by May 2026.1 Padel court operators charge premium rates, with fees reaching up to £100 per hour.1 Despite the gains, tennis courts still vastly outnumber padel facilities—by a ratio of 11 to 1.1
The losses represent less than 1 percent of England's total tennis court stock, equivalent to returning to 2018 levels.1 The Lawn Tennis Association notes that tennis participation has reached historic highs, and attributes some court closures to poor facility conditions or low utilization rates rather than conversion to competing sports.1 Since early 2024, changes to England's tennis court landscape account for just 0.7 percent of all facilities.1 Padel expansion has concentrated in northern regions, with Sheffield leading at 39 new courts, followed by North Yorkshire with 38, and Leeds and Cheshire East each with 36.1
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