Tennis Court Surface Compared to a Pickleball Court Surface

Both courts are typically made of a concrete base and an acrylic top coat when they are intended to be pickleball permanent. In tennis, this is typically referred to as a “hard court” because tennis courts do come in alternate materials at times such as grass or clay.

Both games can be played indoors and outdoors and the marking of tennis courts for pickleball play as described above will be the same in both cases.

Both tennis and pickleball court have a slightly textured surface so that it is non-slip. The texture is so slight that it does not affect the bounce of either a tennis ball or a pickleball ball.

Although courts can have consistent color throughout all sections of the court. Tennis courts typically come in two colors. One color for the inside of the court and one color for the outside of the court. Greens, blues and reds are used most frequently.

Pickleball courts can also come in a consistent color throughout out but often come in two or three colors. Very often the out of bounds area, the service boxes and the kitchen will be three different colors. Many colors are popping up across the country including various shades and combinations of blue, green, red, purple and grey.