How Is Pickleball Different From Tennis - Major Differences (2023)

If you are going through our site or if you are Looking for things that are related to pickleball then by now you must have known that pickleball is a unique game.

But if you are tennis player you must convince someone to play pickleball with you. Obviously you would learn to know the difference between tennis and pickleball.

So here in this article I am going to give you Major differences between tennis and pickleball. Don’t stop reading.

Differences between pickleball and tennis

Unlike Tennis you don’t face double fault while serving in the pickleball.

In pickleball doubles each player of the team gets to make a short until they lose their turn.

In pickleball Doubles there are three numbers in the score. Score of your team, score of your opponent, and the score of the first or second server.

In pickleball overhead serving is prohibited and only underhand serving can be done.

You can enjoy pickleball with music and it is loud and frantic.

The sides of the pickleball court are odd or even unlike tennis they are not Deuce or AD.

You can always play pickleball in the volleyball and basketball indoor.

Pickleball is easy on your knees and elbows.

The balls of the Tennis are big and bouncy. The inside of the ball is Hollow rubber Core that makes the ball Bounce high.
Whereas the balls of pickleball do not bounce high because they are a shell and do not have a core. They are made up of delicate plastic that is why it does not compress and don’t bounce high.

Tennis has a racket and pickleball has paddle. Pickleball paddles dink and the Tennis racquets sink. When the ball hit the tennis racket the ball compresses on the racket and strings band slightly.
In Pickleball this is not the scenario. The pickleball paddles are stone walls. The balls do not compress on the paddle so when a strike is made the ball pops off immediately, it does not compress and deflect.

The size of the pickleball court is smaller than the tennis ball court. The dimensions of the pickleball court are 20*44 Feet. So you cannot play tennis in the pickleball court but yes you can play badminton.

The non volley zone in pickleball is different from tennis. You are not allowed to stand in this zone and smash the balls.
The kitchen zone adds adventure to the pickleball so we can say that if there is no kitchen zone there is no pickleball.

Pickleball is a volatile game and a fast sport. One moment you must experience a calm game and the next moment you could be hitting the ball like a missile. You can experience very wild swings in pickleball.

In pickleball you hit the ball that is in front of you but in tennis you hit the balls on the side of you. So you can move your body sideways to hit the ball but in pickleball you would not like the ball coming close to you.
This is because in pickleball you need to swing the ball forward and in tennis you let the ball sink into the racket.