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Frontenis

Frontenis is a pelota discipline played on a three-walled fronton with tennis-style rackets and a hard rubber ball, struck against the front wall. It is one of the official disciplines of the International Federation of Basque Pelota and is especially popular in Mexico.

Importance 2 out of 5Importance rating
RacketWiki EditorsVerified 24 October 20262 sources

At a glance

Court
30 m × 10 m (98 ft 5 in × 32 ft 10 in)
Played with
A racket and a ball
Formats
Doubles, Singles
Governing body
International Federation of Basque Pelota
Origin
Associated with Mexico, where the racquetball-ball form used at world championships began

The court

30 m (98 ft 5 in)10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Frontenis fronton, drawn to scale. Source: Fronton 30 meters (court technical data), Technical data and measures.

Formats

  • Doubles
  • Singles

Explore frontenis

  • CourtsCourt size 30 m × 10 m (98 ft 5 in × 32 ft 10 in), drawn to scale
  • Organisations1 organisation, from International Federation of Basque Pelota to national federations, by region

Sources

  1. Frontenis (speciality page), International Federation of Basque Pelota (FIPV), Web page; no edition statedfipv.netOfficial rulebook or governing body (tier 1 of 5)
  2. Fronton 30 meters (court technical data), International Federation of Basque Pelota (FIPV), Web page; no edition statedfipv.netOfficial rulebook or governing body (tier 1 of 5)