The glass is the most visible part of a padel court, and it is also the part that looks most alike from one quote to the next. That is why it helps to know exactly what to ask about: the type of glass, its thickness, what it rests on and how it attaches to the frame.
At MejorSet, we build the official court of Premier Padel and the FIP. This guide covers what the rules call for and how we meet those requirements on those courts.
The FIP Rules of Padel allow opaque or transparent walls, as long as they give a consistent, uniform bounce and have a smooth, hard finish with no rough spots. If the walls are glass, it must be tempered, and the rules point to the tempered glass standards in the FIP homologation annex.
The wall is 3 meters high (about 10 feet), and mesh makes up the fourth meter on the back ends. On the sides, the glass option uses 3 by 4 meter panels (about 10 by 13 feet) with no step. Any openings are protected with padding of at least 2 centimeters (about 0.8 inch).
Tempered glass goes through a heat treatment that multiplies its strength, and if it does fail, it breaks into small pieces. Laminated glass bonds two sheets together with an interlayer that holds the fragments in place, but it costs more and weighs more.
The Rules of Padel only mention tempered glass, and that is what we use on our courts.
The FIP rules do not specify a thickness. In Spain, the Spanish Padel Federation’s glass regulation (2013 edition) requires tempered glass of at least 10 millimeters (about 3/8 inch) indoors and 12 millimeters (about 1/2 inch) outdoors.
At MejorSet, we install 12 mm glass, manufactured to the UNE-EN 12150-1 standard and CE marked. That is the thickness on the Premier Official Court, the FIP Official Court, the Full Panoramic and the Panoramic RC10.
On the Premier Official Court and the FIP Official Court, the glass rests on 5 mm neoprene (about 3/16 inch), which absorbs vibration and impact.
How the panels connect to each other matters too. Our central fixing uses a structural polymer instead of silicone, which removes the need for panel connectors and leaves fewer potential points of failure.
Glass is one of the line items that explains why two quotes with the same total may not describe the same court. If you are comparing options, request the spec sheet for the model you are considering.
The Rules of Padel do not set a thickness and refer to the FIP homologation annex. Official models, such as the FIP Official Court, use 12 mm glass. In Spain, the Spanish Padel Federation requires tempered glass of at least 12 mm outdoors and 10 mm indoors.
The rules require the same consistent, uniform bounce from both. The difference is off the court: glass lets spectators watch the match from outside and lets in more light, while a solid wall needs a single, uniform color that differs from the floor.
Yes. Only the damaged panel is replaced, not the whole enclosure, using glass of the same thickness and type and installed by qualified personnel.
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