Rules Update2025 ITF Beach Tennis Rule Changes
The headline 2025 change is the serving zone. Here is exactly what moved, for whom.
The headline 2025 ITF Beach Tennis rule change is the prohibited service zone: in men’s and junior boys (under-18) matches the serving team must now keep their feet behind a line 6 metres from the net (up from 3 m) until the ball is in play. Women’s matches and the receiving team’s zone stay at 3 metres. Always confirm against the current ITF Rules of Beach Tennis, which are reviewed each year.
What Actually Changed.
For years both the serving and receiving prohibited zones sat at 3 metres from the net. For 2025, ITF widened the serving team’s zone to 6 metres in men’s and junior boys (U18) competition. the server and partner must stand behind that 6 m line until the ball is in play. See the dedicated 6-metre service zone explainer.
Everything else most players rely on is unchanged: no-advantage scoring with the golden point, one serve, the tie-break (Rule 8b), the 16 m x 8 m court, and the 1.70 m net. Because the ITF reviews the Rules of Beach Tennis annually, treat the official ITF PDF as the source of truth for any event.
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Common Questions.
The main change is the prohibited service zone: in men’s and junior boys (U18) matches the serving team must stay behind a 6 metre line from the net, up from 3 metres. Women and the receiving team remain at 3 metres.
No. women’s matches keep the 3 metre serving zone; only men’s and junior boys (U18) matches use the 6 metre serving zone in 2025.
The International Tennis Federation publishes the Rules of Beach Tennis (and tour regulations) each year on itftennis.com; treat that PDF as the source of truth.
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