Pickleball court dimensions and layout planner

Pickleball court dimensions

The 2026 USA Pickleball Official Rulebook fixes the court at 20 × 44 ft for singles and doubles alike, measured to the outside edge of the perimeter and kitchen lines (Rules 3.A.1 and 3.A.2). The kitchen line runs across the court 7 ft from the net on each side; the lines belong to the kitchen, so a foot on the line is in it (Rule 3.A.4.c). A centreline splits each 15 ft deep area behind the kitchen into right and left service courts, each 10 ft wide. Every line is 2 in wide and the same colour, contrasting with the surface (Rule 3.A.4.e).

The net posts stand 22 ft apart, inside to inside, so they sit 1 ft outside each sideline. The top of the net must be 36 in (91.44 cm) above the surface at the sidelines and 34 in (86.36 cm) at the centre, each within a quarter of an inch (Rules 3.B.2, 3.B.6 and 3.B.7).

How much space you need

The court lines are only part of it. Rule 3.A.3 sets a minimum playing surface of 30 × 60 ft, which leaves 8 ft behind each baseline and 5 ft beside each sideline. For new construction and for tournament play it recommends 34 × 64 ft, and for a stadium court 50 × 80 ft. The planner draws each of these, with the totals in feet-inches and metres.

Pickleball lines on a tennis court

A tennis court is 78 × 36 ft for doubles, with the service lines 21 ft from the net (ITF Rules of Tennis, Rule 1). Centre a pickleball court on the tennis net and its baselines, 22 ft from the net, fall 1 ft beyond the tennis service lines, and its sidelines, 10 ft from the centre, fall 3.5 ft inside the tennis singles sidelines. The tennis net is 3 ft high at the centre strap, 2 in more than pickleball’s 34 in, so lower the strap or use a portable net.

How many pickleball courts fit depends on the whole fenced area, not just the lines. The ITF’s guide for recreational and club tennis recommends at least 18 ft behind each baseline and 10 ft beside each sideline, a 114 × 56 ft area in all, and that holds one pickleball court with the minimum 30 × 60 ft surface. A 120 × 60 ft area would hold four. Choose “Pickleball on a tennis court”, enter your measured area and the planner tries both orientations.

For paint, tape and colours, beyond the rulebook’s 2-inch lines in one contrasting colour, ask the court’s owner or a court-building contractor; shared courts often have rules about permanent lines.

Pickleball on a driveway

Measure the usable rectangle, inside walls, kerbs and parked cars, and enter it under “Pickleball on a driveway”. The planner tells you whether the 20 × 44 ft lines fit, how much room is left around them, and how far short you are of the 30 × 60 ft minimum surface, which it draws dashed. A 25 × 50 ft driveway, for example, fits the lines with 3 ft behind each baseline and 2 ft 6 in to each side, but is 10 ft short in length and 5 ft short in width of the minimum surface.

Square the corners with two tapes

Skewed corners are the usual reason a home-marked court looks wrong. The ITF’s court-marking appendix uses two tapes, and the same method works for any court. Mark the net line first. From one end of it, run a tape along the sideline for half the court’s length; from the other end, run a second tape diagonally across the half-court. Where they meet at the right lengths is a baseline corner. For pickleball that is 22 ft along the sideline and 29 ft 8 3/4 in (9.06 m) on the diagonal, and the check from corner to corner across the whole court is 48 ft 4 in (14.73 m). The diagonals are worked out exactly, from the rulebook dimensions, and rounded to the nearest eighth of an inch.

Tennis, badminton, padel and table tennis sizes

• Tennis: 78 × 36 ft (23.77 × 10.97 m), 27 ft (8.23 m) wide for singles; net 3 ft at the centre and 3 ft 6 in at the posts. ITF guide run-off: 18 ft behind and 10 ft beside for club play, 21 ft and 12 ft for international events (Rule 1 and Appendix X).
• Badminton: 13.40 × 6.10 m (43 ft 11 1/2 in × 20 ft 1/8 in), almost exactly a pickleball court’s outline. Short service line 1.98 m from the net, doubles long service line 0.76 m inside the back line, singles sidelines 0.46 m inside the doubles ones, all lines 40 mm wide; net 1.524 m at the centre (BWF Law 1 and Diagram A).
• Padel: 20 × 10 m inside the walls, service lines 6.95 m from the net, net 0.88 m at the centre and 0.92 m at the ends, at least 6 m of clear height (FIP Rules of Padel, The Court).
• Table tennis: table 2.74 × 1.525 m with its top 76 cm above the floor, net 15.25 cm high (ITTF Laws 2.1 and 2.2). For international competitions the playing space must be at least 14 m long, 7 m wide and 5 m high (Regulation 3.2.3.1).