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When Tennis Canada’s $60 Million Summer Vanished, It Exposed the Flywheel Behind the Sport
A two-city tournament pays for courts, coaches and champions across a continent-sized country. The pandemic revealed how fragile that bargain was - and the rebuild offers a playbook for any mission-led organization with one very profitable product.
Park Padel
Park Padel is a San Francisco-based padel club operator building Northern California's home for the fast-growing racket sport. Founded in 2023 by Jessica Talbert, Neil Chainani, and Katie Lampert after they discovered padel while traveling in Europe, the company runs three clubs - outdoor courts with Bay views at Embarcadero Plaza, a flagship indoor facility at Oyster Point in South San Francisco, and a location in West Sacramento. Park Padel blends court reservations, coaching, leagues, and social events with an app-first booking experience and a community-first approach, aiming to open 100 courts across the US over the next few years.