▁rac qu ets ▁are ▁used . ▁The ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁ball ▁being ▁served ▁must ▁be ▁at ▁or ▁below ▁the ▁wa ist ▁level . ▁ ▁P adel ▁is ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁platform ▁tennis , ▁a ▁winter ▁and ▁summer ▁sport ▁typically ▁played ▁at ▁country ▁clubs ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁Canada , ▁with ▁courts ▁he ated ▁from ▁below ▁to ▁eliminate ▁snow ▁and ▁water . ▁The ▁court , ▁rules , ▁and ▁styles ▁of ▁play ▁are ▁very ▁different . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁sport ▁was ▁invent ed ▁in ▁A cap ul co , ▁Mexico , ▁by ▁En rique ▁Cor cu era ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁. ▁It ▁is ▁currently ▁most ▁popular ▁in ▁His pan ic ▁American ▁countries ▁such ▁as ▁Argentina ▁and ▁Mexico ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁Spain ▁and ▁And or ra , ▁although ▁it ▁is ▁now ▁beginning ▁to ▁spread ▁rapidly ▁across ▁Europe ▁and ▁other ▁contin ents . ▁ ▁P adel ▁Pro ▁Tour ▁( P PT ) ▁was ▁the ▁professional ▁p adel ▁circuit ▁which ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁agreement ▁between ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁organiz ers ▁of ▁matches ▁of ▁p adel ▁and ▁Association ▁of ▁Professional ▁Play ers ▁of ▁P á del ▁( A J PP ) ▁and ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Fem in ine ▁Association ▁of ▁P á del ▁( AF EP ). ▁Now ad ays , ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁p adel ▁circuit ▁is ▁World ▁P adel ▁Tour ▁( W PT ), ▁which ▁started ▁in ▁Spain ▁though ▁it ▁has ▁already ▁reached ▁international ▁expansion . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4