Pickleball Court Dimensions
One set of dimensions, two orientations. The regulation 20 ft × 44 ft pickleball court is used by every major body and pro tour — USA Pickleball (USAP), the Unified World Pickleball Federation (UWPF, formed by the June 2025 merger of IPF + WPF), PPA Tour, APP Tour, and Major League Pickleball (MLP). The PPA Challenger Series is testing a 17-ft narrowed singles court at four 2026 tournaments, but that's an experimental format — not the standard.
Print-and-pin pickleball court dimensions.
Every measurement labeled directly on the dimension arrows (bold main number + parenthetical context in the gap of the line) — court footprint (20 × 44 ft), non-volley zone (7-ft kitchen on each side of the net), service areas (15-ft deep, split by centerline), net heights (36 in. at sidelines, 34 in. at center), diagonal (48 ft 4 in. — handy for chalk-marking a driveway court), and USAP construction recommendations (2-in. line widths, 12-in. net post extension, 30 × 60 ft facility footprint with surround).
Marking & FAQ — Pickleball Courts
Every competitive body uses the same court, so there's only one set of numbers to learn. A pickleball court is 20 ft wide by 44 ft long — the same footprint as a doubles badminton court — with a 7-ft non-volley zone (the "kitchen") on each side of the net. Singles and doubles play on the identical court; only the serving and scoring rules change.
The kitchen is what makes pickleball pickleball: you can't volley (hit the ball out of the air) while any part of you is touching that 7-ft zone or its line. Everything else on the sheet — the 15-ft service areas split by a centerline, the 36-in. / 34-in. net, the 2-in. line widths — follows from those two rectangles.
How to lay out a regulation pickleball court
A 20 × 44 ft court fits inside a 30 × 60 ft total footprint with run-off. You can chalk one onto a driveway or tape one onto a gym floor in under an hour.
You'll need: 50-ft tape measure · Chalk line or marking paint / court tape · String for squaring corners · Pickleball net (22-ft post-to-post)
- Mark the outer rectangle. Lay out a 20 ft × 44 ft rectangle. Square it by checking the diagonals: corner to opposite corner must be 48 ft 4 in. Adjust until both diagonals match.
- Set the net line. The net runs across the middle, 22 ft from each baseline. Posts sit 12 in. outside each sideline; net height is 36 in. at the sidelines and 34 in. at the center.
- Mark the non-volley zones. Measure 7 ft from the net line toward each baseline and draw a line across the full 20-ft width. The rectangle between the net and that line is the kitchen.
- Add the centerline. From each baseline, draw a line down the middle (10 ft from each sideline) up to the non-volley line — not through the kitchen. This splits each side into the left and right service areas.
- Paint the lines 2 in. wide. All lines are 2 in. wide and are in-bounds (the court footprint is measured to the outside of the lines).
Frequently asked questions
Is a pickleball court the same size as a tennis court?
No. A tennis court is 78 ft long and 27 ft (singles) or 36 ft (doubles) wide. A pickleball court is much smaller at 20 × 44 ft — roughly the size of a doubles badminton court.
Can you fit a pickleball court on a tennis court?
Yes. One tennis court has room for up to four pickleball courts, or you can overlay pickleball lines on a single tennis court for shared use.
What is the kitchen in pickleball?
The kitchen is the non-volley zone — the 7-ft area on each side of the net. You may not hit a volley (a ball out of the air) while standing in it or on its line.
How high is a pickleball net?
36 inches at the sideline posts and 34 inches at the center, where it's tensioned to sag exactly 2 inches.
Do the PPA, APP, and MLP pro tours use a different court?
No — all three play on the standard 20 × 44 ft court. The PPA Challenger Series is testing a narrowed 17-ft singles court at four 2026 events, but that's an experimental format, not the regulation court.
Dimensions verified against current governing-body rule books. Updated through May 2026.