Pickleball Court Dimensions in Metres (Australia, with Diagram)

Short answer: a pickleball court is 13.41 m long and 6.10 m wide (44 ft by 20 ft), the same for singles and doubles. That is about 81.8 square metres inside the lines. The non-volley zone (kitchen) is 2.13 m deep on each side of the net, each service court is about 4.57 m by 3.05 m, lines are 5 cm wide, and the net is 91.44 cm high at the sidelines and 86.36 cm in the centre. You need a bigger playing surface around it: the rulebook minimum is 9.14 m by 18.29 m.

Pickleball Australia states that a standard pickleball court in Australia is 13.41 m by 6.10 m. The official dimensions are set in feet and inches, so metric figures are conversions. This page gives both, with a scale diagram.

Drawn to scale. Lines are 5 cm wide and are measured to their outside edge. Net: 91.44 cm high at the sidelines, 86.36 cm in the centre.

Pickleball court dimensions table

Part of the court	Metric	Imperial	Rule
Court length	13.41 m	44 ft	3.A.1
Court width	6.10 m	20 ft	3.A.1
Court area	about 81.8 m²	880 sq ft	calculated
Non-volley zone (kitchen) depth	2.13 m	7 ft	3.A.4.c
Non-volley zone width	6.10 m	20 ft	3.A.4.c
Service court depth (kitchen line to baseline)	about 4.57 m	15 ft	from Figure 3-1
Service court width	3.05 m	10 ft	from Figure 3-1
Line width	5.08 cm (2 in)	2 in	3.A.4.e
Net height at sidelines	91.44 cm	36 in	3.B.6
Net height at centre	86.36 cm	34 in	3.B.7
Net post spacing (inside to inside)	6.71 m	22 ft	3.B.2
Net length (minimum)	6.63 m	21 ft 9 in	3.B.3
Net depth top to bottom (minimum)	76.2 cm	30 in	3.B.3
Net post diameter (maximum)	7.62 cm	3 in	3.B.2

Pickleball Australia rounds some of these slightly differently on its rules page: it gives net heights of 91.4 cm and 86.4 cm, the kitchen as 2.135 m, the service area as 4.570 m, and the two service areas as 3.050 m each.

How big is a pickleball court in square metres?

13.41 m multiplied by 6.10 m is 81.8 square metres for the court inside its outer lines. The area you actually need to build or hire is much bigger, because players run outside the lines.

How much space do you need around a pickleball court?

Rule 3.A.3 sets the minimum total playing surface and recommends more for new builds:

Purpose	Width	Length	Area
Minimum playing surface	9.14 m	18.29 m	about 167 m²
Recommended for new construction and tournament play	10.36 m	19.5 m	about 202 m²
Stadium court	15.24 m	24.38 m	about 372 m²

So for a single court you should plan on at least 9.14 m by 18.29 m of flat, hard surface, and more if you can. That works out to about 1.5 m of space each side of the court and about 2.4 m behind each baseline at the minimum.

Pickleball Australia says run-off dimensions vary depending on the type of play, context and site, and publishes Facility Development Guidelines for local government covering new and converted facilities. The guidelines are available through a request form on its site.

How are court lines measured?

Rule 3.A.2 says court measurements are made to the outside edge of the perimeter and kitchen lines. So the 13.41 m length runs from the outside of one baseline to the outside of the other, and the lines themselves are inside the court. All lines should be 5 cm wide, the same colour, and clearly contrasting with the playing surface.

The kitchen lines are part of the kitchen, and the baseline and sidelines are part of the court, so a ball landing on any line is in (except a serve landing on the kitchen line, which is a fault).

What are the parts of the court called?

Baselines: the lines at each end, parallel to the net.
Sidelines: the lines down each side.
Non-volley zone (kitchen): the 2.13 m by 6.10 m area next to the net on each side.
Centreline: runs from the kitchen line to the baseline, splitting each end into right and left service courts.
Service courts: the areas between the kitchen line and baseline on either side of the centreline.
Serving areas: the areas behind each baseline, between the imaginary extensions of the sideline and centreline.

Is the court the same size for singles and doubles?

Yes. Unlike tennis, there are no doubles alleys. The rulebook says the court is 6.10 m by 13.41 m for both singles and doubles. The only extra line you may see is a centreline extended through the kitchen, which is used for the mini-singles variation.

Pickleball court size vs tennis and badminton

A pickleball court is almost exactly the size of a badminton doubles court and fits inside a tennis court. See court size compared for a scale diagram, and pickleball on a tennis court for line-marking layouts.

Planning a court?

If you are planning a backyard court, start with the backyard court cost guide and the council approval and noise guide before you pour concrete.

Pickleball court dimensions in metres