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Padel Court Dimensions: The Complete Guide
A padel court is 20 m long and 10 m wide. The net is 0.88 m at the centre and 0.92 m at the posts, back walls are 3 m of glass with 1 m of mesh above, and the minimum clear playing height is 6 m.
Padel dimensions are standardised worldwide, which is what makes the sport travel so well. If you are planning a court, these are the numbers everything else is designed around.
The playing area
| Element | Dimension |
|---|---|
| Court length | 20 m |
| Court width | 10 m |
| Net height at centre | 0.88 m |
| Net height at posts | 0.92 m |
| Net length | 10 m |
| Service line distance from back wall | 6.95 m |
| Back wall — glass | 3 m |
| Back wall — mesh above glass | 1 m |
| Side wall — glass, stepped | 3 m, rising to 4 m at the corners |
| Minimum clear height | 6 m |
| Recommended clear height (indoor) | 7 m or more |
How much land you actually need
The 20 m × 10 m figure is the court, not the plot. Add access around the structure and the working figure is closer to 22 m × 12 m per court — around 264 m². Two courts side by side need a walkway between them, so the total is more than double a single court's footprint.
Single courts
A singles padel court is narrower — 6 m wide rather than 10 m — but the same 20 m length. They are far less common, and building one limits you to singles play, so most operators build the standard doubles court.
Why the dimensions matter commercially
Because they are fixed, the number of courts a plot can hold is a straightforward geometry problem — and that number, more than anything else, determines what the facility can earn. Working the layout out properly at the start is the highest-leverage hour in the whole project.
Send us your plot dimensions and we will tell you how many courts it can realistically take.
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Written by CourtHub Editorial. Last updated 10 August 2026. Specifications quoted here follow the sport's standard playing dimensions. Where a figure depends on your specific site, market conditions or supplier, we say so rather than publishing a number we cannot stand behind.
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