Rules
Padel court size and layout
Direct answer
A regulation padel court is a 10-by-20-metre rectangle, fully enclosed, with a net 0.88 metres high at the centre and 0.92 metres at the posts. The walls and mesh are in play. Service lines work like a compressed tennis court: the lines are good.
If you learned tennis first, the padel court feels small. That is the design. Doubles, walls, and a lower net compress time. Knowing the official layout stops arguments about lines and helps you practise on the real geometry.
This is a player-facing explainer. Clubs and umpires follow the International Padel Federation (FIP) Rules of Padel.
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The rectangle
Interior measurements are 10 metres wide by 20 metres long, with a small construction tolerance (0.5%). The court is completely enclosed. You are not playing on a tennis doubles alley with extra fence. The ends and sides of the enclosure match those interior lengths.
Net
The net spans the full 10-metre width. Height is 0.88 metres at the centre and 0.92 metres at the posts. That lower tape is why a padel volley is a different job from a tennis volley, and why a floating ball over the middle is so punishable. We cover how that height changes tactics in a short companion guide.
Walls, mesh, and doors
Solid walls (usually glass) and metallic fencing complete the box. Heights vary by zone: ends are typically taller glass; sides mix glass and mesh. Doors exist so you can enter. They also create “out of court” questions that only matter when the venue and the competition allow chasing the ball outside.
Most club nights in Pakistan keep the point inside the cage. Agree that before you start, not after someone sprints into a corridor.
Lines you actually use
Service boxes sit like a compressed tennis court: centre service line, service line, and sidelines. The ball that hits a line is good. If you are teaching a beginner, walk the boxes once. Many “fault” arguments are people who never looked at the lines.
The serve must bounce in the correct box, then the receiver plays it before the second bounce. That geometry is why a legal serve is a skill of its own, not a tennis toss from the air.
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