The tennis court
The tennis court explained
Before you start out playing the social and active game of tennis — which is a great game to improve your health and fitness levels — it's important to familiarise yourself with the dimensions of the tennis court and its various point-scoring areas. As a result, here's the realbuzz.com guide to the traditional singles and doubles tennis courts.
The area of the court used in the game of tennis is determined by whether you are playing a singles or doubles match.
The singles tennis court is 78ft long (23.77m) and divided in half by the net suspended over the tops of two posts. The net should be 3ft (91cm) high at its centre. The singles court is 27ft wide (8.23m).
The doubles tennis court has an additional width of 4.5ft (1.4m). The doubles court includes the 'tramlines' along either side court increases the width to 36ft (11m).
Everything else is the same for singles and doubles:
- The court is edged by sidelines and a baseline at the end.
- The service area is marked by a line 21ft (6.4m) from the net and parallel to it.
- It's divided in half to form the two service boxes.
- If any part of the ball hits the line, it's judged to be in or 'good'.
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