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Squash: courts

A singles squash court is 9.75 m long and 6.40 m wide, enclosed on four sides. The short line crosses the floor 5.44 m from the front wall, and the front wall carries an out line 4.57 m up and a tin whose top is 0.48 m above the floor.

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RacketWiki EditorsVerified 25 October 20266 sources

Squash court (singles)

A squash court is 9.75 m × 6.4 m (32 ft × 21 ft).

9.75 m (32 ft)6.4 m (21 ft)
Squash court (singles), drawn to scale. Source: Specifications for Squash Courts, Clause 4.01; Appendix 1.
Squash court (singles) dimensions
ItemSpecificationSource
Length9.75 m (32 ft)Specifications for Squash Courts, Clause 4.01; Appendix 1
Width6.4 m (21 ft)Specifications for Squash Courts, Clause 4.01; Appendix 1
Short line (from the end)5.44 m (17 ft 10 in)Specifications for Squash Courts, Clause 5.05.01; Appendix 1
Front wall out line (height)4.57 m (15 ft)Specifications for Squash Courts, Clause 5.02.01; Appendix 1
Front wall service line (height)1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Specifications for Squash Courts, Clause 5.02.02; Appendix 1
Tin (height of top edge)0.48 m (18.9 in)Specifications for Squash Courts, Appendix 1; Clause 5.02 notes
Back wall out line (height)2.13 m (7 ft)Specifications for Squash Courts, Clause 5.03.01; Appendix 1
Service box1.60 m square, in each back quarter, against the side wall and short lineSpecifications for Squash Courts, Clause 5.05.03; Appendix 1

Famous venues

Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal in New York City is a working railway station that each January becomes squash's best-known stage, when a glass court is built inside it for the Tournament of Champions. The tournament has been held there since 1995.
Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex
Doha, Qatar
The Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha hosts the Qatar Open men's and women's tennis events, the Qatar Classic squash event, and the FIP World Cup of padel in 2026 and 2028.
The Queen's Club
London (West Kensington, W14), United Kingdom
The Queen's Club in West Kensington, London, hosts the main grass-court warm-up events for Wimbledon at ATP 500 and WTA 500 level. Founded in 1886, it also has courts for real tennis, rackets, squash and padel.

Sources

  1. Specifications for Squash Courts, World Squash Federation, January 2017 (file dated 28 November 2017)worldsquash.sportOfficial rulebook or governing body (tier 1 of 5)
  2. Qatar Padel Federation: home page, Qatar Padel Federationqatarpadel.comNational body or tour (tier 2 of 5)
  3. The Queen's Club: about the Club, The Queen's Clubqueensclub.co.ukNational body or tour (tier 2 of 5)
  4. The Queen's Club: lawn tennis, The Queen's Clubqueensclub.co.ukNational body or tour (tier 2 of 5)
  5. The Queen's Club: location, The Queen's Clubqueensclub.co.ukNational body or tour (tier 2 of 5)
  6. Tournament of Champions: news, Tournament of Champions (Squash Engine)tocsquash.comNational body or tour (tier 2 of 5)