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1.4.17 Squash
Squash is an indoor racquet sport that is played by two players (or four players for doubles) with
standard racquets in a four walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball. Courts may be either for
singles or doubles play. The dimensions for the two types of court are as follows:
Singles court
The plan dimensions of the singles court, measured 1 metre above fi nished fl oor level, shall be:
• Length: 9,750 mm plus or minus 10 mm
• Width: 6,400 mm plus or minus 10 mm
• Diagonals: 11,665 mm plus or minus 25 mm
• Height above fl oor to lower edge of Front Wall Line 4570 mm
• Height above fl oor to lower edge of Back Wall Line
• Height above fl oor to lower edge of Service Line on
2130 mm
the Front Wall 1780 mm
• Height above fl oor to upper edge of Board 480 mm
• Distance to nearest edge of Short Line from Back Wall 4260 mm
• Internal dimensions of Service Box 1600 mm
• Width of all line and the Board
Doubles court
50 mm
The plan dimensions of the doubles court, measured 1 metre above fi nished fl oor level, shall be:
• Length: 9,750 mm plus or minus 10 mm
• Width: 7,620 mm plus or minus 10 mm
• Diagonals: 12,375 mm plus or minus 25 mm
• Height above fl oor to lower edge of Front Wall Line 4570 mm
• Height above fl oor to lower edge of Back Wall Line
• Height above fl oor to lower edge of Service Line on
2130 mm
the Front Wall 1780 mm
• Height above fl oor to upper edge of Board 480 mm
• Distance to nearest edge of Short Line from Back Wall 4260 mm
• Internal dimensions of Service Box 1600 mm
• Width of all line and the Board 50 mm
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Squash