Pickleball Court Size Calculator
Check court dimensions against the regulation 20 by 44 ft.
What it does
Pickleball fits one court for every format: 20 by 44 feet for singles and doubles alike, split by a net with a 7 foot no volley kitchen each side. Same lines, same kitchen, only the rally count changes.
The tool above takes length with width in feet or meters. It returns area, perimeter, and a regulation verdict. The default 44 by 20 ft court is 880 sq ft with a 128 ft perimeter: regulation.
Dimensions match USA Pickleball rules with their beginner summary beside them: 20 by 44 ft measured outside lines, 7 by 20 ft kitchen each end, 2 inch lines, 36 inch sideline net dropping to 34 center, games to 11 win by 2 with the two bounce rule opening every rally.
Minimum playing surface runs bigger than the lines at 30 by 60 ft, with a 10 ft margin stretching 40 by 64. Fences and runoff room decide real builds more than the court rectangle itself.
How to use
- Pick feet or meters.
- Type length first, width second.
- Read area first, verdict beside it.
- Mark kitchen 7 ft each side of net.
- Hang net 36 in sidelines, 34 center.
- Hold 30 by 60 ft minimum surface.
Formula
- 20 x 44
- Regulation court in feet, both formats.
- kitchen
- 7 by 20 ft no volley zone each end.
- surface
- 30 by 60 ft minimum playing envelope.
Metric inputs convert first (divide by 0.3048) into identical foot math, so both systems agree within rounding.
Worked example
Example: 44 by 20 ft
Imperial defaults: 44 ft by 20 ft.
- Area: 44 x 20 = 880 sq ft.
- Meters: 880 x 0.092903 = 81.80 sq m.
- Perimeter: 2 x 64 = 128 ft.
- Check: exactly 20 by 44, regulation.
- Kitchen: 7 x 20 = 140 sq ft each end.
- Tool shows 880 sq ft, 128 ft, regulation.
Reference table
| Item | Spec | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Court | 20 x 44 ft | 880 sq ft, both formats |
| Kitchen each end | 7 x 20 ft | 140 sq ft, no volleys |
| Net | 36 in sides, 34 center | Tennis type net |
| Lines | 2 in wide | Outside edge measures |
| Min surface | 30 x 60 ft | 1,800 sq ft envelope |
| 10 ft margin | 40 x 64 ft | Comfortable build |
| Scoring | 11 win by 2 | Servers score only |
Limits
- Lines only; surface and fences extra.
- Flat grade assumed.
- Wind and sun orientation ignored.
- Wheelchair margins differ.
Common mistakes
- Tennis net height on pickleball posts.
- Kitchen short of 7 ft.
- Measuring inside instead of outside lines.
- Skipping runoff room around the court.
- Counting volleys inside the kitchen.
Try it yourself
Quick checks. Answers sit tucked under each question.
30 by 60 surface?
1,800 sq ft envelope, court itself non-regulation.
Kitchen area each end?
7 x 20 = 140 sq ft.
44 by 44?
1,936 sq ft, non-regulation.
Questions
Court size?
20 by 44 ft, 880 sq ft, singles and doubles.
Kitchen?
7 ft each side, 7 by 20 ft, no volleys.
Net height?
36 in at sidelines, 34 center.
Games to?
11 win by 2; servers score only.
Two bounce rule?
Each side bounces once before volleys open.
Soccer page versus this?
That checks bands; this checks one exact rectangle.