Use the official 20 ft by 44 ft court layout, then switch to center marks when you are taping or striping from the middle of a 2 in line.
The large grid diagram below highlights one contractor step at a time with the active measurement labels.
Step 1 of 16
Clean the striping area and confirm repairs and color coating have cured before any centerline layout marks are placed.
Use compatible athletic-court line paint for professional acrylic courts, not ordinary traffic or latex paint.
Measured to outside edge of perimeter and non-volley-zone lines.
2 in lines put each line center 1 in inside the official outside edge.
Practical minimum surface around the court.
Preferred new-construction and tournament planning surface.
Use these point names with the step-by-step contractor line-center method.
Use these values when the chalk mark or tape-machine path is the center of a 2 in painted line.
| Court width | 19 ft 10 in |
|---|---|
| Half court width | 9 ft 11 in |
| Net to baseline center | 21 ft 11 in |
| Court length | 43 ft 10 in |
| Net to kitchen-line center | 6 ft 11 in |
| Baseline center to kitchen-line center | 15 ft |
| Half-court corner diagonal | 29 ft 6.75 inField-friendly rounded value from the line-center points. |
| Full-court centerline diagonal | about 48 ft 1.375 inThe two full diagonals should match each other. |
Verify the centerline layout before snapping tape or painting.
| B1 to B2 | 19 ft 10 in |
|---|---|
| C1 to C2 | 19 ft 10 in |
| C3 to C4 | 19 ft 10 in |
| C1 to C3 along one sideline | 43 ft 10 in |
| C2 to C4 along opposite sideline | 43 ft 10 in |
| Net to either baseline center | 21 ft 11 in |
| C1 to C4 and C2 to C3 | about 48 ft 1.375 inMore important than the rounded value: both diagonals should match. |
These are outside-edge finished court checks after 2 in lines are painted.
| Outside sideline to outside sideline | 20 ft |
|---|---|
| Outside baseline to outside baseline | 44 ft |
| Net to outside edge of baseline | 22 ft |
| Net to outside edge of kitchen line | 7 ft |
| Outside sideline to court center | 10 ft |
| Line width | 2 in |
| Outside corner-to-corner diagonal | about 48 ft 4 in |
All pickleball court lines are 2 in wide and should contrast with the surface.
The non-volley-zone line is 7 ft from the net in official layout; for a centerline tape mark, use 6 ft 11 in from the net.
Do not mix line-center layout marks with official outside-edge measurements on the same field layout.
The site estimator uses 30 ft x 60 ft as the practical planning pad unless the court is shaped larger.
Source checked 2026-08-27.
Review sourceSource checked 2026-08-27.
Review sourceThese dimensions help you plan the layout. The calculator prices the scope, the colorizer previews the surface, and the map estimator places the court, fencing, lighting, and related items on the property.