🏟 Court Diagram — tap the coloured dots
Full padel court layout — playing area, service lines, net & the out-of-court secure area
🔴 Net Specs
| Length | 10 m |
| Height — centre | 0.88 m |
| Height — ends | 0.92 m |
| Tolerance | ± 0.005 m |
| Post max height | 1.05 m |
| Cable max ⌀ | 0.01 m |
| White top strip | 5.0 – 6.3 cm |
| Max strip (incl. ads) | ≤ 11.0 cm |
- Net post outer edge = court lateral limit
- Net painting ✅ allowed · Canvas covering ❌ prohibited
- No items affixed to net strings
🟠 Enclosures
| Zone | Wall | Fence | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENDS | 3 m | 1 m | 4 m |
| SIDES — Variant 1 (Step) | |||
| End step | 3m × 2m | — | |
| 2nd step | 2m × 2m | — | |
| Centre 6m | — | up to 3m | |
| Both ends | — | up to 4m | |
| SIDES — Variant 2 Crystal | |||
| End zones | 3m × 4m | — | |
| Extreme 2m | — | up to 4m | |
| Mesh hole diagonal | 5 – 7.08 cm |
| Wire thickness | 2–3 mm (max 4 mm) |
| Door (2/side): min | 0.72 × 2.00 m |
| Door (1/side): min | 1.05 × 2.00 m |
| Door max | 2.20 × 2.20 m |
Wall bounce
REGULAR ✅
Fence bounce
IRREGULAR ❌
🎾 Ball & Racket
Ball
| Diameter | 6.35 – 6.77 cm |
| Weight | 56.0 – 59.4 g |
| Bounce drop height | 2.54 m onto hard surface |
| Bounce (standard) | 135 – 145 cm |
| Bounce (>1000 m altitude) | 121.92 – 135 cm |
| Internal pressure | 4.6 – 5.2 kg/2.54 cm² |
Racket
| Handle max | 20 cm × 50 mm × 50 mm |
| Total length (max) | 45.5 cm |
| Head max width | 26 cm |
| Head max thickness | 38 mm |
| Thickness tolerance | 2.5% |
| Central holes | 9 – 13 mm |
| Edge holes (within 4 cm) | max 20 mm |
| Safety cord | OBLIGATORY · max 35 cm · non-elastic |
🏆 Scoring — Option 1: Advantage
0
→
15
→
30
→
40
→
GAME
40–40 (Deuce)
→
Advantage
→
GAME
| Set: first to | 6 games | min margin: 2 |
| At 5–5 | → play to 7–5 | |
| At 6–6 | → Tie-Break (7 pts, margin 2) | |
| Match | Best of 3 sets | |
⭐ Scoring — Option 2: Star Point
Deuce 1
→
Adv 1
→
Deuce 2
→
Adv 2
→
⭐ STAR
- 3rd deuce = STAR POINT
- RECEIVER chooses which side to receive
- Only 1 serve — no 2nd serve at Star Point
🔄 Alternative Score Methods
TIE-BREAK
7 pts
margin 2 · set=7-6
ends every 6 pts
ends every 6 pts
SUPER TB
10 pts
margin 2
replaces 3rd set
replaces 3rd set
MINI SET
4 games
margin 2
4-4 → TB (7)
4-4 → TB (7)
🔁 Change of Ends & Serve Order
Change of ends
After game 1, game 3, then every odd game
Tie-break ends change
Every 6 points — continuous play, 20 sec only
Serve in tie-break
1st server: 1 serve from right · then alternating 2-2-2
New set after tie-break
Started by player who did NOT begin serving in tie-break
Coin toss winner
Choose serve/receive OR side; other team gets the remainder
Order errors
Correct when discovered; all past points stand
⚠️ Key Rulings
- Ball hits net post during rally → play continues normally
- Ball hits net post during serve → LET (replay)
- Player touches net post (body/clothing) → loses point
- Voluntary interference → point to opponents
- Involuntary interference → LET / replay point
- Accidental drop: did not touch net & point not decided → LET
- Lanyard breaks = NOT accidental → player loses point
- Ball breaks during play → LET (replay)
- All 4 players agree on a fact → referee may accept & change decision
- Referee did not see event, no chair umpire → replay the point
- Walk-over: after 10 min, by main referee only (never a player)
- Warm-up (3 min) counts as 2 games for ball-change counting
- Correction: umpire acts on own realisation only — not via player appeal
- Spotlights / lighting = NOT an element of the court
✅ Valid Serve Requirements
- Contact at or below waist height
- At least one foot on the ground at moment of contact
- Contact behind service line AND behind centre-line extension
- Ball bounces in server's service box first
- May bounce, run, walk or jump before contact — only contact moment judged
- Two serves per point (1st & 2nd)
- Ball dropped — not thrown upward; must be struck below waist
❌ Fault — Server Takes 2nd Serve
- Ball bounces outside receiver's service box
- Ball hits fence before 2nd bounce (even above 3m glass — "fence is fence")
- Ball contact above waist
- Server misses the ball on the swing
- Ball hits server, partner, or their equipment before landing
- Ball bounces directly out of court into safety area
On 2nd serve fault → point to receivers
🦶 Foot Fault
- Touches service line at moment of contact
- Touches centre-line extension at contact
- Both feet off ground at contact
Result: 2nd serve. On 2nd serve foot fault → point to receivers.
🔄 NET Service (Replay)
- Ball clips net → lands in correct box → NET — replay
- Net → correct box → ball hits fence before 2nd bounce → FAULT
- Net → correct box → hits side wall → outcome may differ (LET possible)
Chair Umpire Calls:
- "Net, first service" → server retakes 1st serve
- "Net, second service" → server retakes 2nd serve
💡 LET — Point Replayed
- Serve executed before receiver is ready
- Foreign object enters or flies onto court
- Ball breaks during play
- Unintentional hindrance (object drops, no net touch, point undecided)
- Exceptional circumstances at Chair Umpire discretion
Umpire: "Let" → replays the point → announces the same score.
🏥 Medical & Interruptions
| Per treatable condition / body part | 3 min |
| Blows to intimate parts | 5 min |
| Allergic reaction / respiratory crisis | 15 min |
| Suspension <5 min restart | No warm-up |
| Suspension 5–20 min restart | 1 min |
| Suspension >20 min restart | 3 min |
⏱ Time Limits — Continuous Play
| Situation | Max Time |
|---|---|
| Between points | 20 sec |
| Change of ends — game 1 of set | 30 sec |
| All other changeovers | 90 sec |
| End of set / between sets | 120 sec |
| Tie-break ends change | Continuous — 20 sec only |
| Net meeting (pre-match) | 60 sec |
| Courtesy rally — Cupra | 3 min |
| Courtesy rally — Promises | 5 min |
| Match start (post-rally) | 60 sec |
- Umpire calls "Time" after 60 sec of changeover → 30 sec to resume
- Umpire calls "Time" after 90 sec of set break → 30 sec to resume
- No food or drink between points
🚨 Code of Conduct — Escalation
⚠️ WARNING
→
POINT PENALTY
→
GAME PENALTY
→
DEFAULT
- Chair Umpire acts independently or on Supervisor/Referee direction
- Immediate default → umpire must call Supervisor/Referee
- Supervisor default decision = final & unappealable
- Appeals: within 21 days of notification
- Time violation 1st offence = Warning
- Time violation 2nd+ = €50 fine
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