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APPENDIX 5.1
DESCRIPTION
AND DIMENSIONS OF A SINGLES COURT
DESCRIPTION
A Squash Court is a rectangular box with four vertical
walls of varying height; being the Front Wall, Side Walls
and Back Wall. It has a level floor and a clear height
above the court area.
DIMENSIONS
Length
of court between playing surfaces = 9750 mm
Width of court between playing surfaces = 6400 mm
Diagonal = 11665 mm
Height above floor to lower edge of Front Wall Line =
4570 mm
Height above floor to lower edge of Back Wall Line = 2130
mm
Height above floor to lower edge of Service Line on Front
Wall = 1780 mm
Height above floor to upper edge of Board = 480 mm
Distance to nearest edge of Short Line from Back Wall =
4260 mm
Internal dimensions of Service Boxes = 1600 mm
Width of all lines and the Board = 50 mm
Minimum clear height above the floor of the court = 5640
mm
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NOTES
1. The Side Wall is angled between the Front Wall Line
and the Back Wall Line.
2. The Service Box is a square formed by the Short Line,
the Side Wall and two other lines marked on the floor.
3. The length, width and diagonal of the court are
measured at a height of 1000 mm above the floor.
4. It is recommended that the Front Wall Line, Side Wall
Line, Back Wall Line and Board are shaped so as to
deflect any ball that strikes them.
5. The Board shall not project from the Front Wall by
more than 45 mm.
6. It is recommended that the door to the court is in the
centre of the Back Wall.
7. The general configuration of a Squash Court, its
dimensions and its markings are illustrated on the
diagram.
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