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Tennis

Governed by: International Tennis Federation (ITF) — ITF Rules of Tennis

Team size: 1

Tennis court dimensions 78 ft (23.77 m) 36 ft (10.97 m) doubles width 27 ft (8.23 m) singles width 4.5 ft alley 21 ft service box Net: 3 ft center / 3.5 ft posts Baseline Baseline

Alley Width: 4.5 ft (1.37 m) per side, in play only during doubles

Doubles Court: 78 ft x 36 ft (23.77 m x 10.97 m)

Singles Court: 78 ft x 27 ft (23.77 m x 8.23 m)

Net Height Posts: 3.5 ft (1.07 m)

Net Height Center: 3 ft (0.914 m)

Service Box Depth: 21 ft (6.4 m) from the net

Length: 78ft (23.77m), Width: 27ft (8.23m), Net Height Center: 3ft, Net Height Post: 3.5ft

Play stays within the singles width; the doubles alleys on each side are out of bounds for both serves and rallies.

Sources: ITF Rules of Tennis 2025 (itftennis.com)

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