Padel rules / The court
The court
Official dimensions of a padel court, the net, the walls and the safety area.
Official FIP specificationChecked 1 November 2026
- Playing area20 m x 10 m inside the walls, tolerance 0.5%
- Net0.88 m high in the centre, 0.92 m at the posts; posts up to 1.05 m
- Service line6.95 m from the net on each side
- Centre service lineextends at least 20 cm beyond the service line
- Line width5 cm
- End walls3 m solid wall plus 1 m metal fence
- Side wallsstepped 3 m and 2 m with fence above, or a full 3 m glass wall with fence at the ends
- Fence meshopenings of 5 to 7.08 cm diagonal
- Free heightat least 6 m; 8 m recommended for new venues
- Safety area for out-of-court playat least 3 m wide (4 m recommended), 4 m long per side, 3 m high, clear of obstacles
- Doorsone per side: 1.05 to 2.20 m wide, 2.00 to 2.20 m high; two per side: 0.72 to 1.10 m wide
Questions
How big is a padel court?
20 m long and 10 m wide inside the walls, roughly a third of a tennis court.
How high is a padel net?
0.88 m in the centre and 0.92 m at the posts.