Editing Squash (sport) (section)

===Court===
[[File:Squash Court.svg|thumb|Dimensions of a squash court]]

The squash court is a playing surface surrounded by four walls. The court surface contains a front line separating the front and back of the court and a half court line, separating the left and right sides of the back portion of the court, creating three 'boxes': the front half, the back left quarter and the back right quarter. The back two boxes contain smaller service boxes.

The court's four walls are divided into a front wall, two side walls, and a back wall. An 'out line' runs along the top of the front wall, descending along the side walls to the back wall. The bottom line of the front wall marks the top of the 'tin', a half meter-high metal area. The middle line of the front wall is the service line. The dimensions of the court are:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://asbsquash.com/faq/squash-court-construction/|title=Squash Court Construction: "How to build a Court?" – ASB SquashCourt|website=asbsquash.com|language=en-US|access-date=25 April 2017}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! Dimensions !! Distance !! +/−
|-
| Length || 9750&nbsp;mm || 10&nbsp;mm
|-
| Width ||  6400&nbsp;mm || 10&nbsp;mm
|-
| Height || 5640&nbsp;mm ||
|-
| Diagonals || 11,665&nbsp;mm || 25&nbsp;mm
|}

North American hardball doubles courts are larger than international singles courts because of a hard ball that has a much faster pace. With double the number of players, the doubles court needs to be significantly larger than a singles court. Doubles courts measure 25 feet wide by 45 feet long and have a ceiling height of at least 24.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bosssquash.com/blog/squash-sport/|title=Squash: The Definitive Guide (and How You Can Start to Play Today)|date=14 August 2019|website=BossSquash|language=en-US|access-date=25 August 2019}}</ref>