paddle tennis

noun

1. a game combining elements of tennis and handball, played with paddles and a rubber ball on a screened court about half the size of and having a lower net than a tennis court.

Word History and Origins

Origin of paddle tennis¹

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

Example Sentences

“I knew Matt when he was 16 years old. We used to play paddle tennis together. He’s about 10 years younger than me. And he was a great, funny, funny, funny kid.”

Read more on Los Angeles Times

“I live near a paddle tennis court, which is basically tennis but on a small court. And at these courts, I saw this big sign that said, ‘Pickleball players, go home’ or ‘Pickleball was not welcome here.’

Read more on Slate

What happened was that pickleball players were sneaking onto the courts when they were open and playing pickleball when this was supposed to be a court for paddle tennis only,” Koebler said.

Read more on Slate

That park has four paddle tennis courts that frequently ring with the distinctive “thunk” of plastic balls hitting pickleball paddles.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

At the latter, Drappi told the prosecution, he sat pretty close to SBF; in the Bahamas, he played paddle tennis with the FTX mastermind.

Read more on Slate