Whether you're painting a permanent court, taping a temporary one on a gym floor, or squeezing four courts onto an old tennis court, every dimension traces back to one rectangle: 20 feet by 44 feet. Here's the full layout, the numbers that matter, and how to lay it out yourself.
A pickleball court is a single 20 × 44 ft rectangle divided by a net across the middle. On each side of the net you have a 7-foot non-volley zone running the full width of the court, and behind that, two service areas (10 ft wide, 15 ft deep) split by a centerline.
Singles and doubles use the exact same lines — unlike tennis, there is no separate singles court. That makes layout planning simple: build one court, host either format.
The kitchen is the 7-foot strip on each side of the net where you cannot volley the ball out of the air. Its line counts as part of the zone — touching it while volleying is a fault. It exists to stop players from camping at the net and smashing every ball.
When you lay out the court, the kitchen line is the most visually important line after the net. Paint or tape it a contrasting color if you can.
The net stretches across the full 20-foot width and extends 1 foot past each sideline (22 ft total). It is 36 inches high at the posts and dips to 34 inches at the center — the strap in the middle pulls it down that extra 2 inches.