What is the main difference between padel and pickleball?

Court: Padel uses 20 x 10 m glass-enclosed, while Pickleball uses 13.4 x 6.1 m open. Walls also differs: Yes vs No.

Padel vs Pickleball

How Padel and Pickleball compare — court, equipment and rules side by side.

	Padel	Pickleball
Court	20 x 10 m glass-enclosed	13.4 x 6.1 m open
Walls	Yes	No
Equipment	Solid padel racket, pressurised ball	Solid paddle, plastic wiffle ball
Serve	Underhand, bounce first	Underhand, no bounce
Kitchen / no-volley zone	No	Yes, 7 ft non-volley zone
Typical play	Doubles	Singles and doubles
Ball speed	Faster, bouncy	Slower, lower bounce

🎾 If you already play pickleball, the biggest adjustment moving to padel is walls.

What is the main difference between padel and pickleball?: Court: Padel uses 20 x 10 m glass-enclosed, while Pickleball uses 13.4 x 6.1 m open. Walls also differs: Yes vs No.