Ace Pickleball Club opens second Houston-area venue in Sugar Land
Ace Pickleball Club is adding 12 cushioned indoor courts in Sugar Land, betting players will pay for year-round open play, clinics and fewer waits.
Sugar Land is getting another answer to the crowds, the heat and the court shortages that have made indoor pickleball feel less like a perk and more like a fix. Ace Pickleball Club said April 22 that its second Greater Houston venue will open in Sugar Land on April 25, bringing a 40,000-square-foot club to 19894 Southwest Freeway in one of the region’s fastest-growing suburban markets.
The new facility is built for all-day, all-season traffic. It has 12 professional-grade cushioned courts, plus warm-up, stretching and practice areas, and Ace is pitching it as more than a place to burn through games. The membership-based club is designed around open play, reservations, tournaments, events and clinics, with the company saying members can show up for open play without scheduling, booking or advance planning. In a city where public courts can fill quickly and summer temperatures can shut down outdoor sessions early, that kind of predictability is the real product.
Sugar Land already has pickleball on the public side. Sugar Land City Park has four dedicated pickleball courts and four lighted tennis and pickleball courts, but the new club shows how much demand still exists for a dedicated indoor option. The city’s 2020 population was 111,026, and its land area is 42.86 square miles, a suburban footprint large enough to support a club that sells convenience, not just court space. For everyday players, that means fewer nights spent waiting for a turn and more chances to find a game that starts on time.
Ace’s Sugar Land opening also fits into a bigger pattern in amateur pickleball. USA Pickleball’s 2025 Annual Growth Report said the Pickleheads court database added more than 2,300 locations in 2025, lifting the national total to 18,258 places to play. The Sports & Fitness Industry Association said pickleball was the fastest-growing sport in the U.S. for a fourth straight year, with participation up 45.8% from 2023 and 311% over three years. Ace is betting that suburban Houston will keep rewarding the same formula that has fueled that growth: a place to play without hunting for an open court.
The company’s expansion already includes a Houston-area site in Magnolia that opened in late 2024, and its club directory shows a broader network of open and coming-soon locations across Texas and beyond. In Sugar Land, general manager Angie Siders, a Sugar Land native, said she was drawn to the brand’s emphasis on connection and belonging as much as court time. That matters in a sport built on repeats, routines and familiar faces. Ace is not just opening another building; it is trying to turn pickleball into a regular part of suburban life.
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