Revenue per court: why the best padel clubs earn up to 5× more from the same courts
PadelEco Team
Padel club operations
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What does revenue per court measure?
Revenue per court is your club's revenue for a period divided by the number of courts. It is the simplest way to compare clubs of different sizes, and to check whether adding courts actually made the business stronger or just bigger.
It also forces a more useful question than "how many courts should we have?": how much does each court earn in the hours it is open? The Global Padel Report 2026 calls this the court-hour engine: a club's ability to monetize every available hour on every court.
Two definitions are common, so pick one and keep it:
- Booking revenue per court: court rental only. Best for pricing and occupancy decisions.
- Total revenue per court: bookings plus classes, memberships, competitions, and off-court sales. Best for judging the whole business.
Why is the gap between clubs so large?
The report found that the best clubs generate up to five times more revenue per court per month than the least efficient ones: about €3,500 compared with €736, as summarised by Padel Addict.
There is no single lever behind it. According to Actu Padel's reading of the report, high-performing clubs combine several advantages:
- more matches played per court
- a better average price per hour
- a higher share of bookings made online
- more indoor coverage, so weather cancels fewer hours
- open matches, academies, leagues, and tournaments that fill the week
Most of these are operational rather than physical. A club cannot easily add a roof, but it can decide what happens on a Tuesday at 11:00.
Where does the rest of the revenue come from?
Court bookings are the backbone, at an average of 68% of club revenue in the report. The remaining third is where clubs differ most:
| Revenue stream | What it depends on |
|---|---|
| Court bookings | Occupancy by hour and average price |
| Classes and academies | Coach capacity and a schedule players can commit to |
| Memberships and packages | Recurring value that keeps players active |
| Leagues and tournaments | Regular formats, not one-off events |
| Off-court services | Café, fitness, events, and retail |
Off-court services are no longer optional extras. The Playtomic Club Survey 2026, cited in the report, found that 9 out of 10 successful clubs already offer experiences beyond the court.
How do you calculate revenue per court at your club?
Use a full calendar month so weekdays and weekends are both represented.
- Add up revenue by stream: bookings, classes and academies, memberships and packages, competitions, and everything else.
- Divide each stream by the number of courts you had open that month.
- Divide booking revenue by booked court-hours to get your average price per court-hour.
- Repeat every month and compare against yourself before comparing against other clubs.
Benchmarks are useful for direction, not for grading. Prices, opening hours, and what counts as revenue vary by market, and the report's full methodology explains exactly how its figures were built.
Which levers move revenue per court fastest?
Put structured formats into your quietest hours. Classes, academies, and leagues book time that open booking leaves empty. The report describes these formats as decisive for improving revenue and stabilising demand.
Give players a reason to return every week. A regular league night or a class series turns a one-off visit into a habit. Recurring players are also easier to reach when a slot opens up.
Price by time slot. Evening peak hours and weekday mornings are different products. Charging the same for both usually leaves money on the table at peak and leaves courts empty off-peak.
Keep programmes and payments in one place. When classes, memberships, and payments live in separate tools, it is hard to see which stream is growing and which players have gone quiet.
Frequently asked questions
What is a good revenue per court for a padel club?
There is no single number that fits every market. The Global Padel Report 2026 puts the range between about €736 per court per month for the least efficient clubs and €3,500 for the best. Track your own figure month over month and compare like with like: the same definition, opening hours, and market.
Does adding courts increase revenue per court?
Not automatically. More courts add capacity, but revenue per court only rises if demand fills the extra hours. Markets such as Sweden and Chile show what happens when supply grows faster than demand.
Should classes and memberships count in revenue per court?
Count them in total revenue per court, and keep booking revenue per court as a separate figure. The first shows the health of the whole club; the second shows how well court time itself is sold.
