How many padel courts fit on a widened tennis court?
On a widened tennis court, 25.5 × 36.5 m, 2 padel courts fit with the LTA clearances, and 1 with a competition layout.
Open in the plannerWhy 2 courts
Dimensions: The ITF area widened from 18.5 m until two padel courts fit north–south with LTA clearances, 931 m² in all. A padel court is 20 × 10 m, but it cannot go just anywhere:
- Orientation: outdoors, the long axis of each court runs north–south, so that low sun is not in the players' eyes. Tennis courts and pitches are usually laid out the same way.
- Access zone: 8 × 2 m kept clear at the side opening, centred on the net (the LTA's 8 m × 2 m player access).
- Between courts: 1.5 m, as the LTA guidance recommends, and the same to the walls.
- Route to the exit: 1.2 m clear from every court to the entrance.
It is the smallest widening that works with these rules: half a metre less and only one fits. The two courts sit side by side, each with its own access zone.
| Layout | Courts | What changes |
|---|---|---|
| LTA clearances | 2 | Access zone on one side, 1.5 m between courts |
| Competition | 1 | 2 m clear all round and an exit on both sides |
Flat, open surface with one entrance in the middle of a long side. Fencing, stands, access and levels change the result: enter them in the planner and see it at once. Covering the courts with a canopy is in padel court cost in the UK, and it usually needs planning permission.
Other surfaces: a tennis court · two tennis courts side by side · a five-a-side pitch · a full-size football pitch