Every measurement, with its source
Pickleball court dimensions
A pickleball court is 20 feet wide by 44 feet long, with a 7-foot non-volley zone on each side of a net that stands 36 inches at the sidelines and 34 inches in the middle. Every number on this page is one USA Pickleball states, quoted below with the date we read it.
- Wide20 ft
- Long44 ft
- Kitchen, each side7 ft
- Net at the posts36 in
- Net at the centre34 in
To scale
Every measurement
| Measurement | Feet | Inches | Metric |
|---|---|---|---|
| Court length | 44 ft | 528 in | 13.41 m |
| Court width | 20 ft | 240 in | 6.10 m |
| Non-volley zone depth, each side | 7 ft | 84 in | 2.13 m |
| Net height at the sidelines | 3 ft | 36 in | 0.91 m |
| Net height at the centre | 2 ft 10 in | 34 in | 0.86 m |
| Service court, each of four derived | 10 × 15 ft | 120 × 180 in | 3.05 × 4.57 m |
| Baseline to non-volley line derived | 15 ft | 180 in | 4.57 m |
The first five are stated by USA Pickleball, checked 2026-09-09. The two marked derived are arithmetic on those figures rather than quotes from the governing body. A service court is half the 20-foot width by what is left of the 22-foot half-court once the 7-foot non-volley zone is taken off it.
Two inches lower in the middle
How high is the net
Thirty-six inches at the posts and thirty-four in the middle. The two-inch dip is deliberate. It means the lowest point of the net is in the centre, which is why a ball hit down the middle clears more easily than one hit down the line.
On a shared tennis court the net is a portable one set to these heights rather than the permanent tennis net, which is too high.
The detail
Where the numbers come from, and how to read a court
What the governing body says
A pickleball court measures 20 feet wide by 44 feet long for singles and doubles. The net is 36 inches high at the sidelines and 34 in the center. Each side has a 7-foot non-volley zone (“the Kitchen”), adding strategy and placement to play.
USA Pickleball, What Is Pickleball?, read 2026-09-09
The non-volley zone is the court area within 7 feet on both sides of the net.
USA Pickleball, Rules Summary, read 2026-09-09
Those two sentences are the whole of it. The official rulebook carries the court specifications in full and is the document to check before building anything; it is published as an ebook we cannot fetch and archive, so this page quotes the governing body’s own summary of its rules rather than paraphrasing a document we have not read.
The same court for singles and doubles
A tennis court narrows for singles. A pickleball court does not. The sentence above says “for singles and doubles” and means it: 20 by 44 either way, the same lines, the same kitchen. What changes is how much of it one player has to cover.
Where the kitchen actually is
Seven feet from the net on each side, running the full width of the court. That is fourteen feet of the forty-four given over to a zone you may stand in but may not volley from, which is why it decides more rallies than any other part of the court. On the diagram it is the tinted band. On a real court it is usually the only area painted a different colour. If you are looking at a shared tennis court with pickleball lines, it is the line to find first.
Questions
Questions people ask
What are the dimensions of a pickleball court?
Twenty feet wide by forty-four feet long. USA Pickleball states it in one sentence: "A pickleball court measures 20 feet wide by 44 feet long for singles and doubles." That is the playing surface inside the lines. It is the same court for singles and doubles, which surprises people arriving from tennis, where the court narrows for singles.
Is a pickleball court the same size as a badminton court?
The playing surface is the same, 20 by 44 feet, which is why pickleball is often described as being played on a badminton-sized court. The net is not the same: a pickleball net is 36 inches at the sidelines and 34 at the centre, well below a badminton net.
How high is a pickleball net?
Thirty-six inches at the sidelines and thirty-four inches at the centre, as stated by USA Pickleball. The two-inch dip is deliberate. The lowest point of the net is in the middle, which is why a ball hit down the centre clears more easily than one hit down the line.
How big is the kitchen on a pickleball court?
Seven feet deep on each side of the net, running the full twenty-foot width. USA Pickleball’s rules summary puts it as "the court area within 7 feet on both sides of the net." Its proper name is the non-volley zone. The fourteen feet of court it accounts for is where most beginner faults happen.
How much space do I need to build a pickleball court?
More than 20 by 44 feet, because players need room to run past the baseline and beside the sidelines. The 20 by 44 figure is the court itself, and it is the only figure USA Pickleball states in the summary this page cites. Anything we told you about the surrounding run-off would be a number we had not sourced, so we have not printed one. Check the current rulebook before you pour concrete.
Can pickleball be played on a tennis court?
Yes, and most public pickleball in the United States is. A tennis court is 36 feet wide by 78 feet long, which fits one pickleball court comfortably and, with lines painted for it, often more than one. Many venues in this directory are exactly that arrangement, and each venue page says whether its courts are dedicated or shared.
Now find one
Knowing the measurements is not the same as having somewhere to use them
This site holds pickleball venues whose court counts, lights and addresses each carry the source they came from and the date they were checked. Start with the directory, or read how to play pickleball if the court is new to you as well as its dimensions.