Padel court dimensions: every official measurement

Official padel court dimensions are 10 meters wide by 20 meters long (32 ft 10 in by 65 ft 7 in), enclosed on all four sides by glass and mesh. The FIP sets these measurements, and they're identical worldwide. Every wall, net, and line figure you need is below.

Padel court dimensions at a glance

Every figure below comes from the FIP regulations for a standard doubles court — the padel court size you'll find at virtually every club.

Measurement	Metric	Imperial
Length	20 m	65 ft 7 in
Width	10 m	32 ft 10 in
Playing area	200 m²	2,153 sq ft
Net height (center)	0.88 m	2 ft 10.6 in
Net height (at posts)	0.92 m	3 ft 0.2 in
Service line (from net)	6.95 m	22 ft 10 in
Line width	5 cm	2 in
Back wall height	4 m	13 ft 1 in
Side wall height	3–4 m	9 ft 10 in to 13 ft 1 in
Minimum overhead clearance	6 m	19 ft 8 in
Recommended clearance (new builds)	8 m	26 ft 3 in

The playing area: a 10 × 20 m rectangle

The court is measured between the inside faces of the walls, and the net splits it into two 10 × 10 m squares. There's no run-off: the walls are part of the court, and the ball rebounds off them in normal play. If walls-in-play is a new idea to you, start with what padel actually is.

Wall heights: glass below, mesh above

The enclosure mixes solid panels — typically tempered glass, sometimes masonry — with metallic mesh above them. The classic stepped profile measures out like this:

Wall section	Solid panel	Mesh above	Total height
Back walls	3 m (9 ft 10 in)	1 m (3 ft 3 in)	4 m (13 ft 1 in)
Side walls, corners (2 m nearest each back wall)	3 m (9 ft 10 in)	1 m (3 ft 3 in)	4 m (13 ft 1 in)
Side walls, central 16 m	2 m (6 ft 7 in)	1 m (3 ft 3 in)	3 m (9 ft 10 in)

The FIP permits four side-wall variants in total. The glass is either stepped as above — 3 m high for the 2 m nearest each back wall, then dropping to 2 m — or a straight 3 m panel, 4 m long, at each end with no step (the "crystal" profile). With either glass layout, the mesh can top the enclosure to 4 m at the corners only, or run the full 20 m at 4 m. The heights are regulation; panel widths vary by manufacturer.

Net height and posts

The net spans the full 10 m width: 0.88 m (2 ft 10.6 in) at the center and 0.92 m (3 ft 0.2 in) at the posts, with 5 mm of tolerance. Posts may reach 1.05 m (3 ft 5 in). That center height is 3.4 cm — about 1.3 in — lower than a tennis net's.

Service boxes and court lines

Each half has a service line 6.95 m (22 ft 10 in) from the net, running the full width. A central line divides the space between net and service line into two service boxes, and it overshoots the service line by 20 cm. All lines are 5 cm (2 in) wide. Serves are underhand and must bounce in the diagonally opposite box — the full padel rules cover serving, lets, and wall play.

Ceiling clearance for indoor courts

Indoor courts need at least 6 m (19 ft 8 in) of unobstructed height over the entire court — no beams, lights, or ducts below that line. The FIP recommends 8 m (26 ft 3 in) for new builds — the lob is a core padel shot, and a low ceiling caps it.

Singles courts: the 20 × 6 m rarity

A singles padel court keeps the 20 m length but narrows to 6 m (19 ft 8 in), with the same wall and net heights. You'll rarely see one — padel is a doubles sport at heart, and clubs earn more per square meter from doubles courts. When someone asks what is a padel court, the practical answer is the 10 × 20 m doubles version.

Once you've found a court near you, Padel Scoreboard — a padel scoreboard app for iPhone and Apple Watch that tracks match scores — is an easy way to keep your first match straight while you're still working out which wall the ball came off.

Padel court vs tennis court dimensions

Searches for padel tennis court dimensions usually mean this side-by-side:

	Padel	Tennis (doubles)
Playing length	20 m (65 ft 7 in)	23.77 m (78 ft)
Playing width	10 m (32 ft 10 in)	10.97 m (36 ft)
Lined playing area	200 m²	~261 m²
Run-off required	None — walls enclose play	Several meters on every side
Typical total footprint	≈ 11 × 21 m	≈ 18.3 × 36.6 m (60 × 120 ft)
Net height (center)	0.88 m	0.914 m

The lined areas aren't far apart; the footprints are. Tennis needs deep run-off behind each baseline, while a padel court ends at its glass. Allow for the frame and you need roughly 11 × 21 m per padel court — which is why one tennis court's total footprint converts to two, sometimes three, padel courts.

FAQ

How big is a padel court in feet?

32 ft 10 in wide by 65 ft 7 in long, or about 2,153 sq ft of playing area. Back walls rise 13 ft 1 in, and indoor courts need at least 19 ft 8 in of clear height.

How tall are the walls on a padel court?

Back walls are 4 m (13 ft 1 in): 3 m of solid panel topped by 1 m of mesh. Side walls run 3–4 m depending on the variant.

Is a padel court smaller than a tennis court?

Yes. The lined area is 200 m² versus roughly 261 m² for a tennis doubles court, and padel needs no run-off beyond its walls. Counting run-offs, two to three padel courts fit inside one tennis court's total footprint.

Can you play singles on a standard padel court?

Informally, yes — players drill and rally one-on-one on doubles courts all the time. The official singles court is a separate 20 × 6 m spec that few clubs build. How to play padel walks through the basics.