Measure the playing area, not the whole facility
FIP’s court section defines the rectangle as 20 meters long and 10 meters wide, measured inside the enclosure, with a 0.5% tolerance. That is 200 square meters of playing area, approximately 2,153 square feet. Reception areas, access routes, structures outside the enclosure and any authorized out-of-court safety zone are not included.
Service lines and boxes
The net divides the court into equal halves. Each service line runs parallel to the net, 6.95 meters away from it. Between net and service line, the central service line divides the area into two receiving boxes. That center line extends at least 20 centimeters beyond the service line. Court lines are 5 centimeters wide. These markings matter when playing: a serve must land in the diagonal receiving box, with a bounce on the line counted as in.
Net height is not the same across its width
FIP specifies a net 10 meters long, 0.88 meters high at the center and 0.92 meters at the ends, with a maximum height tolerance of 0.005 meters. Rounded to US inches, the center is 34.65 inches and the ends 36.22 inches. Those are conversions for orientation; meters remain the rulebook units. Do not use the taller end measurement as the height of the whole net.
Walls and overhead clearance
The end enclosure is 4 meters high: the lower 3 meters are wall and the upper meter is metallic fence. The permitted side-enclosure arrangements differ, so not every stretch of side wall has the same height. FIP requires at least 6 meters of unobstructed height throughout the court and suggests 8 meters for new facilities.
What these measurements mean for a booking
On a standard court you are booking space for doubles, not a narrow singles court. The enclosure is part of play, but an open doorway does not by itself authorize chasing a ball outside. FIP’s separate access and out-of-court conditions still apply. For a player, the useful questions are whether the booked session is indoors or outdoors, whether instruction is included and which facility rules apply.