Under Armour does not make a padel shoe. It does not currently sell a dedicated tennis or pickleball shoe either — UA’s own “Pickleball & Tennis” category lists apparel and accessories, but no footwear. If you have seen an article claiming Under Armour sells padel shoes like the “Curry Splash” or “Stellar G2,” that is inaccurate: the Curry Splash is a Stephen Curry basketball shoe and the Stellar G2 is a military and tactical boot — neither has anything to do with racket sports.
This is the most straightforward brand guide in our series: there is no genuine Under Armour padel product to review. Instead, this page is here to save you the search, explain what UA actually sells that could reasonably double as a padel shoe in a pinch, and point you to brands that do make dedicated padel footwear.
Do Under Armour make padel shoes for the US market?
No. Under Armour is primarily a training, running and team-sports footwear brand, and it has not entered padel, tennis or pickleball footwear the way adidas, ASICS, NOX and Babolat have. Its own website has a “Pickleball & Tennis” product category, but at the time of writing it contains only apparel (shirts, skorts, headwear) and accessories — no shoes.
This is different from the other “limited availability” brands in our series. Nike and New Balance both sell real, padel-adjacent shoes in Europe that just are not on Amazon US. Under Armour does not appear to sell a padel-specific shoe anywhere, in any market, at all.
If you already own Under Armour: the closest thing to a crossover
We are not going to pretend a basketball shoe or a running shoe is a padel shoe. If you already own Under Armour footwear and want to use it on court rather than buy something new, a cross-training shoe with genuine lateral support is the least-bad option — but treat this as a “what you have on hand” answer, not a recommendation to buy.
Under Armour HOVR Apex — a cross-trainer, not a court shoe
Why it wins: This is a gym cross-trainer, not a racket-sport shoe — we are including it only because its layered lateral support is the closest thing UA sells to something that could survive a padel court in a pinch. (~$70–100)
- Layered support system built for side-to-side gym movement
- HOVR cushioning for shock absorption on hard surfaces
- Reasonably grippy sole for indoor and outdoor surfaces
- Not designed for a padel court’s stop-start footwork or turf
- No padel, tennis, or pickleball engineering of any kind
To be clear: this is a cross-training shoe built for gym work, not a court shoe. We are listing it only because Under Armour genuinely has nothing else in its current lineup with comparable lateral support, and a cross-trainer will survive an occasional social padel session better than a running shoe with no side-to-side reinforcement at all. If you play padel more than once in a while, this is not the shoe to keep reaching for. Best for: a one-off game when it is genuinely all you have — not a purchase to make for padel specifically.
Under Armour shoes vs dedicated padel shoes
| Feature | UA HOVR Apex (cross-trainer) | Dedicated padel shoe |
|---|---|---|
| Outsole for padel turf | Not designed for it | Optimised |
| Lateral stability | Reasonable (gym-focused) | Built for padel cuts |
| Padel-specific design | None | Yes |
| US Amazon availability | Yes (as a cross-trainer) | ASICS Challenger 15: yes (~$110) |
| Verdict | Only if it’s what you already own | The right tool for the sport |
The honest recommendation: what to buy instead
Skip Under Armour for padel entirely and buy from a brand that actually makes the shoe. adidas, ASICS, NOX and Babolat all sell dedicated padel footwear on Amazon US, several of them under $100, with outsoles and lateral-support systems built specifically around padel’s turf and footwork. See our full best padel shoes roundup to compare every option.
- New to padel and buying your first shoe: start with a dedicated pair — the adidas Courtquick Padel (~$93) or NOX ML10 Hexa (~$81) are both genuine padel shoes for less than a mid-range training shoe.
- Already own Under Armour training shoes: a cross-trainer like the HOVR Apex will survive an occasional social game, but it is not built for regular padel and will not grip artificial turf the way a padel-specific outsole does.
- Play more than once or twice a month: buy a dedicated padel shoe. The difference in grip and lateral lockdown on court is real, and Under Armour simply does not compete in this category yet.
Will Under Armour shoes mark a padel court?
This matters more with a crossover than with a padel shoe, because you are not buying something designed for the surface. Most indoor and covered padel clubs require non-marking soles, and they do enforce it at the door.
Under Armour is the one case in this group where you genuinely need to check. The closest thing UA offers is a cross-trainer rather than a court shoe, and training outsoles are not made non-marking as a rule the way tennis outsoles are. Confirm it on the listing before assuming an indoor club will let you play in them.
The visual tell is the outsole colour and rubber type. Gum, light grey and translucent soles are almost always non-marking. Dark, dense rubber on a running or training outsole is the one to check, and the listing will usually say “non-marking” explicitly if it is. If you cannot confirm it, ask your club before you turn up with them.
How to check a Under Armour shoe will work for padel
If you already own Under Armour shoes and want to know whether they will do, run through these four in order. The first is close to non-negotiable; the rest are trade-offs you can live with for casual play.
- Outsole pattern. You want herringbone, omni or a clay-court pattern. These channel the sand infill and give grip with a controlled slide. A flat or circular hard-court tread is the usual failure point on turf.
- Toe protection. Padel drags the front foot on lunges. Without a reinforced toe area you will wear through the upper far faster than you expect.
- Lateral support. A reinforced upper, cage or midfoot strap. Padel loads the sides of the shoe in a way forward-motion footwear never accounts for.
- Non-marking sole. Required by most indoor clubs, as above.
A shoe that passes the first and fourth is playable. One that passes all four is a genuine crossover. A cross-trainer that fails the first is the case where you are better off buying a dedicated pair, and our padel shoes vs tennis shoes guide explains exactly why the outsole is the deciding factor.
When a crossover shoe is genuinely fine
It is worth being clear that crossovers are not a trap. If you play once a week or less, are still deciding whether padel sticks, or already own a suitable court shoe, playing in what you have is a perfectly sensible decision. The grip difference is real but it is a matter of degree, not a safety cliff, provided the outsole pattern is right.
Where it stops being fine is when padel becomes your main sport. Two or three sessions a week on artificial turf will expose a tread pattern that was never designed for it, and you will feel it first on hard direction changes and pushes off the back glass. At that point a dedicated pair from adidas, ASICS, NOX or Babolat costs about the same as the crossover and does the job properly.
If you are ready to move across, adidas and NOX are the purpose-built options we have tested on Amazon US, or compare the whole field in our best padel shoes guide.
Bottom Line
Under Armour does not sell a padel shoe, a tennis shoe, or a pickleball shoe on Amazon US or anywhere else we could verify — and claims you may see online about specific UA “padel shoes” are describing unrelated products (a basketball shoe, a tactical boot) with no connection to racket sports. If you already own UA training shoes, a cross-trainer like the HOVR Apex is a reasonable stand-in for the occasional social game, but if padel is a sport you plan to keep playing, buy from a brand that actually makes padel shoes. Our best padel shoes guide covers the brands that do.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. Under Armour does not currently sell a padel-specific shoe, and it does not appear to sell one in any market. Its website’s “Pickleball & Tennis” category currently lists apparel and accessories only, no footwear.
Not at the time of writing. UA has a “Pickleball & Tennis” product category on its own site, but it contains shirts, skorts, headwear and accessories rather than dedicated court shoes.
Those are real Under Armour products, but they are not padel shoes. The Curry Splash is a Stephen Curry signature basketball shoe and the Stellar G2 is a military and tactical boot. Neither is designed for or marketed toward padel, tennis, or any racket sport.
adidas, ASICS, NOX and Babolat all sell dedicated padel shoes on Amazon US. The adidas Courtquick Padel (~$93) and NOX ML10 Hexa (~$81) are both genuine padel-specific shoes at an accessible price.
You can for an occasional social game, but training and running shoes lack the lateral support and turf-specific outsole a padel shoe has. A cross-trainer with genuine side-to-side support, like the HOVR Apex, is a better stand-in than a straight running shoe if it’s genuinely all you own.
Check before you play. The closest thing Under Armour offers for padel is a cross-trainer, and training outsoles are not made non-marking as a rule the way tennis outsoles are. Most indoor clubs enforce a non-marking requirement at the door.
No. There is no Under Armour padel shoe on Amazon US or in its wider range, and the nearest crossover is a cross-trainer rather than a court shoe. adidas, ASICS, NOX and Babolat all sell purpose-built padel footwear, several under $100.
Isabella Torres is originally from Madrid, Spain, and has been playing Padel as a semi-professional for the past five years. After completing her education as a journalist, she discovered her true passion in life was writing about Padel.
She loves staying up late watching intense rallies on YouTube, and is excited to share her knowledge about the sport with SimplePadel’s readers.