SetupHow to Set Up a Beach Tennis Court
Lines, net, sand. Here is how to lay out a regulation court anywhere there is enough beach.
To set up a beach tennis court, mark a rectangle 16 m long by 8 m wide (doubles) with boundary lines, place the net across the middle at 1.70 m high, and tension it firmly between two posts. There are no service boxes. only the outer boundary and the centre net.
Laying Out the Court.
- Measure the rectangle: 16 m x 8 m for doubles (16 m x 4.5 m for singles). See court dimensions.
- Mark the lines with sand-court boundary tape or webbing, pegged at the corners and pulled taut.
- Set the posts at the midpoint of the long sides and string the net across the 8 m width.
- Set net height to 1.70 m (ITF men: 1.80 m), even across the full width.
- Tension the net firmly so it does not sag. that is it. no service boxes to mark.
Beach tennis shares the same footprint as a doubles beach volleyball court, so you can often reuse an existing court by changing the net height.
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Common Questions.
16 m long by 8 m wide for doubles (16 m x 4.5 m for singles), with the net across the middle at 1.70 m high. There are no service boxes.
Yes. the footprint is the same as a doubles beach volleyball court (16 m x 8 m). just set the net to 1.70 m and bring paddles.
1.70 m across the full width (ITF men’s competition uses 1.80 m).
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