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Courts, to scale

Four racket sports, one footprint: how big is each court?

Tennis, padel, pickleball and squash drawn on one scale, using the dimensions in each sport's official rules.

  • Tennis 23.77 m × 10.97 m (78 ft × 36 ft)
  • Padel 20 m × 10 m (65 ft 7 in × 32 ft 10 in)
  • Pickleball 13.41 m × 6.096 m (44 ft × 20 ft)
  • Squash 9.75 m × 6.4 m (32 ft × 21 ft)
Outlines centred and drawn to one scale. Sources: ITF Rules of Tennis, Rules of Padel, Specifications for Squash Courts, USA Pickleball Official Rulebook.
RacketWiki EditorsVerified 24 October 20264 sources

Beyond the big six

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beach and outdoor
Beach tennis
Beach tennis is played on sand with solid paddles and a low-pressure ball, which must be hit before it touches the ground, over a high net on a court the size of a beach volleyball court.
wall
Racquetball
Racquetball is a fast indoor sport played with short-handled rackets and a bouncy hollow rubber ball in a fully enclosed court, where every wall and the ceiling are in play.
net
Soft tennis
Soft tennis is a form of tennis played with a soft, inflated rubber ball and lighter rackets on a standard-size tennis court.
beach and outdoor
AirBadminton
AirBadminton is the outdoor form of badminton promoted by the Badminton World Federation, played on hard courts, grass or sand with a wind-resistant shuttle called the AirShuttle.
net
Ball badminton
Ball badminton is an Indian net sport played with light rackets and a yellow ball made of wool, on a larger court than badminton and in teams of five a side.
beach and outdoor
Crossminton
Crossminton is a fast shuttle sport with no net: two players stand in square fields set some distance apart and hit a heavier, faster shuttle (a "speeder") back and forth with small rackets.

Who governs what

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Every rule, court size and equipment limit on RacketWiki traces back to the body that sets it.

SportGoverning bodyWebsite
BadmintonBadminton World FederationVerify domain
PickleballGlobal Pickleball Federationglobalpickleballfederation.org
CrossmintonInternational Crossminton Organisationcrossminton.org
Frontenis, Paleta (Basque pelota), XareInternational Federation of Basque Pelotafipv.net
PadelInternational Padel Federationpadelfip.com
PickleballInternational Pickleball FederationVerify domain
RacquetballInternational Racquetball Federationinternationalracquetball.com
Soft tennisInternational Soft Tennis Federationsofttennis-istf.com

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