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Oct 2022
Harrogate to host £3,000 pro padel tennis tournament
Harrogate is set to host some of the country's best padel tennis players for a major tournament.
Surge Padel launched in the space above Coach gym at Hornbeam Park in January as the UK's largest premium indoor padel tennis centre — it has six indoor courts.
Padel tennis is one of the fastest growing sports in the country. Surge Padel has sought to put Harrogate at the centre of that growing interest with its modern facilities.
Home Of Padel, the UK's top padel event organiser, selected Surge Padel for its next competition on October 8 and 9.
The winner will take home a £3,000 prize.
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- Ripon Tennis Centre opens new £180,000 padel tennis courts
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HOP has worked with Surge Padel before for its new-to-advanced players and women-only tournaments. But this is the first time the professional tournament has come to Harrogate.
John Leach, Team GB's padel coach, and Javi Serrats, who has had success in the professional padel game, are behind HOP.
Mr Serrats said:
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