Location
Tennis Club Amazônia (defunct)
- Address
- 2 Chemin des Goulettes, 1228 Plan-les-Ouates
- Phone
- 078 686 52 80 / +41 22 301 09 08
- Courts
- 3 clay courts
- Status
- ❌ Closed (Feb 2026)
Land Registry
- Owner
- Canton de Genève
- Parcel
- 36/5053 · 3,383 m²
- Building
- 3173 (145 m²) — tennis courts
- Lieu-dit
- Drize
Also on site: defunct restaurant (eyesore, demolition candidate)
Market
- 20 → 350 courts in CH (2017–2024) — RTS
- Geneva pricing: 52–56 CHF/court/hr (4 players)
Construction Costs
- Court kit
- 22–40k CHF/court — padel.fyi
- 2 courts
- 50–80k CHF (equipment only)
- Swiss premium
- +30–50% (permits, labor)
- Outdoor total
- 150–250k CHF
- Covered
- 300–400k CHF
Operating Costs (Monthly)
- Land lease
- 2–5k CHF (Canton TBD)
- Utilities
- 800–1.5k CHF (outdoor = lower)
- Maintenance
- 1–2k CHF
- Insurance
- 300–500 CHF
- Booking SW
- 100–300 CHF
- Marketing
- 500–1k CHF
Total: ~5–10k CHF/month → 60–120k CHF/yr
Break-even Model
- Revenue
- 55 CHF/hr × 2 courts
- Utilization
- ~4 hrs/day avg
- Annual rev
- ~160k CHF/yr
- Annual costs
- 60–120k CHF/yr
- Net margin
- 40–100k CHF/yr
- Payback
- 2–4 years
Competition
- AIRPAD
- 5 sites, WPT-certified · 13–14 CHF/person/hr
- David Lloyd
- 3 indoor courts · Membership-based
- Int'l Tennis Club
- 2 padel courts · Unknown pricing
- Geneva Sports Club
- Outdoor · 20 CHF/1.5h
Gap: No automated/low-cost facility in Plan-les-Ouates area
Business Model
Prefunded automated (Chris Koerner style)
- Pre-sell memberships before construction
- Automated booking system
- Minimal staffing
Progress
- Location identified via Street View
- Cadastre lookup — Canton owns land
- Contact info from Wayback Machine
- Market research (padel growth)
- TC Amazônia confirmed closed
- Contact OCBA (Canton property)
- Site visit + photos
- Facebook ad demand test (~CHF 200-500)
Contacts
- OCBA — Canton property office
- TC Amazônia — 078 686 52 80 / +41 22 301 09 08