Independent build reference · United States

What a padel court
actually costs
before you call anyone

Padel court construction in the US runs roughly $40,000 to $75,000 for a finished outdoor court, and the court kit that manufacturers advertise is often less than half of it. This site publishes the full cost stack, the space you need, and the specification differences that move the number.

We are not a builder and we do not sell courts. When you are ready, we route your project to one vetted builder for your region. One. Not six competing quotes into your inbox.

Fig. 01 — Playing surface, to scale

Padel, pickleball and tennis court footprints drawn to the same scale A padel court playing surface measures 20 by 10 metres. A pickleball court measures 13.41 by 6.10 metres. A tennis doubles court measures 23.77 by 10.97 metres. All three are drawn from a shared bottom-left corner at 21 pixels per metre. T 20.00 m 10.00 m

Padel — 20.00 m × 10.00 m (65 ft 7 in × 32 ft 10 in). Fully enclosed by glass and mesh, so the playing surface is the footprint. Allow roughly 1 m clear on all sides for the structure and access. A padel court fits comfortably inside the space a tennis court occupies.

The argument

Why do two quotes for the same court differ by $60,000?

Because the two quotes are usually pricing different things. One is quoting the court kit at the factory gate. The other is quoting a finished, permitted, lit court standing on a slab that will not move. Neither is wrong. They are not comparable.

A padel court is sold as an integrated package: galvanised steel frame, tempered glass panels, mesh, artificial turf with silica infill, net and lighting. That package is the part manufacturers advertise, and in the US it commonly quotes between $20,000 and $30,000. The finished number climbs from there once you add the reinforced slab, drainage, freight from Spain, Italy or China, customs, inland haulage, installation labour, lighting circuits, and engineering for wind or seismic loads where your county requires it.

Cost guides consistently note that the enclosure, not the playing surface, is the single largest component of the kit. That is where specification choices bite: a standard court with corner posts and a full panoramic court with no corner structure are different products at different prices, and the difference is visible from the first bounce.

Where the money goes on a finished outdoor padel court A horizontal bar divided into five parts showing typical planning proportions for a finished outdoor padel court in the United States: court kit, slab and drainage, freight and customs, installation labour, and lighting plus engineering. The court kit is the largest single share but is under half the finished cost. FINISHED OUTDOOR COURT — TYPICAL PLANNING SPLIT Court kit $20k–30k Slab, drainage site dependent Freight, customs Install labour Lighting Proportions are planning guidance, not a quote. Indoor projects sit outside this chart: the building comes first.

Method: ranges compiled August 2026 from published US installer quotations and international project cost guides, stated per court and exclusive of land. Kit figures are factory-gate prices and exclude sea freight, customs duty and inland haulage. Construction practice follows American Sports Builders Association guidelines; court geometry follows the International Padel Federation Rules of Padel, review of application 01.01.2026.

What this site is

What does CourtBaseline actually publish?

CourtBaseline is an independent reference for padel court construction in the United States. We publish cost stacks, dimension and clearance requirements, kit specifications and the questions to put to a builder before you sign. Everything is free to read and nothing is gated.

01

Cost, broken apart

Kit versus finished. Outdoor versus indoor. What changes the number and by how much, so you can read a quote instead of comparing totals.

02

Space and clearance

Playing surface, structure allowance, run-off, ceiling height indoors, and what fits on a decommissioned tennis court.

03

Specification differences

Panoramic against standard enclosure, 10 mm against 12 mm glass, turf weight and infill, and which choices you will regret economising on.

04

Questions for the builder

Lead times, Incoterms, who owns the slab, who owns the punch list, and what the structural warranty actually covers.

How this works

How do you connect me with a builder?

You describe the site and the project. We pass it to the one builder holding your region, and they contact you directly. You are not entered into a bidding pool and your details are not sold on to anyone else.

  1. You tell us the site

    Location, court count, indoor or outdoor, and whether you have a slab already. Two minutes, no phone call required.

  2. We check the region

    One builder holds each territory. If nobody covers yours, we say so rather than handing you to whoever is nearest.

  3. They contact you

    Directly, usually within a business day. We are not in the middle of the quote, the contract or the build.

Disclosure: CourtBaseline is funded by the builders who hold each region. They pay a fixed monthly fee for territory access. They do not pay per enquiry, per quote or per contract signed, and no builder pays to influence what we publish about costs, specifications or their competitors. We are not a licensed contractor and nothing here is engineering advice.

Who reads this

Is this for me?

This site is written for whoever signs the cheque: club and facility developers, hotel and resort operators, HOA and community boards, tennis clubs converting underused courts, and homeowners putting one court on a private site.

It is not written for players looking for somewhere to play, and it is not written for builders. If you are pricing a project between one and eight courts, you are the reader.

Common questions

Padel court construction, answered

How much does a padel court cost to build in the US?
A finished outdoor padel court in the United States generally plans at $40,000 to $75,000 per court, with premium panoramic structures, difficult ground or hurricane engineering pushing well above that. The court kit alone typically quotes at $20,000 to $30,000. Indoor projects are a separate calculation because the building, its roof, lighting and fire protection are funded before the court itself.
How much space does a padel court need?
The playing surface is 20 metres by 10 metres, or 65 feet 7 inches by 32 feet 10 inches, and it is fully enclosed, so that rectangle is the footprint rather than a line marking inside a larger area. Allow roughly a metre of clear working space on every side for the structure, anchoring and access. Indoors, plan clear height rather than floor area as the binding constraint.
Can I convert a tennis court into padel courts?
Often yes, and it is one of the more economical routes into the sport. A tennis doubles court is 23.77 by 10.97 metres, which is larger than a single padel court in both directions. The decisive questions are the condition, level and load capacity of the existing slab, whether drainage still works, and whether the surface can carry the anchor points. A builder should core or survey before quoting.
How long does a padel court take to build?
Four to nine months from decision to opening is the range most projects fall into, and permitting is usually the variable rather than the build. The court itself is assembled quickly once it is on site. The time goes into approvals, foundation curing, and the lead time on a kit that is manufactured in Europe or Asia and shipped by sea.
Where are padel courts manufactured?
Most courts sold in the United States are manufactured abroad, principally in Spain and Italy, with a growing volume from Asia and a small number of domestic fabricators. That matters commercially because a factory-gate price leaves freight, insurance, customs clearance and inland haulage on your side of the ledger. Ask which Incoterm a quote is written on before comparing it with anything else.
Panoramic or standard enclosure: does it change the price much?
Yes, and it is one of the larger controllable variables in the kit. A panoramic court removes the corner structure to give uninterrupted sightlines, which requires heavier engineering and larger glass panels. Standard courts with corner posts cost less and play identically. The choice is about spectating, photography and how the facility looks in its own marketing, not about the game.
Do you charge me anything for an introduction?
No. Buyers pay nothing at any point. The builder holding your region pays a fixed monthly fee for territory access, which is how this site is funded. Because the fee is fixed rather than per enquiry, nobody has an incentive to push you toward a project you do not want or to inflate what you are told a court should cost.

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Cost guide

The full padel court cost stack

Every line item from slab to lighting, with a calculator that does the arithmetic.

Specification

Dimensions and clearances

Court size in metres and feet, and the indoor ceiling height nobody checks early enough.

Builders

Choosing a court builder

Nine questions that turn three incomparable totals into three comparable ones.

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