UPA-A

No volleys while standing in NVZ or with momentum carrying into NVZ; Foot fault if any part of body touches NVZ during volley

Traditional: games to 11, win by 2 (best of 3 or 5); Rally scoring (MLP): point on every rally regardless of server; games to 21, win by 2; Dreambreaker (MLP tiebreaker): singles rotation, first to 21

Paddle: must appear on the UPA-A approved paddle list (separate from USAP-approved list); pro-only restrictions on core hardness and surface friction; PBCoR (Paddle-Ball Coefficient of Restitution) testing required; Paddle dimensions: combined length + width ≤ 24 in (61 cm); max length 17 in (43....

Court: 20 ft × 44 ft (6.10 m × 13.41 m) — same as USAP; Net: 36 in (91.4 cm) at posts, 34 in (86.4 cm) at center; Non-Volley Zone ("kitchen"): 7 ft from net on each side

Singles: 1 v 1 — most common in PPA Tour individual events; Doubles: 2 v 2 — standard pro doubles + mixed doubles; MLP Team format: 4-player teams (2M + 2W) play men's doubles, women's doubles, and 2 mixed doubles per match; tiebreaker dreambreaker singles

Underhand serve below the waist; drop-serve permitted (USAP 2021+ rule adopted); Service must clear NVZ; lands diagonally in opponent's service court; One-fault rule (no second-serve)

PPA Tour traditional: best-of-3 to 11, win by 2; finals best-of-5; MLP rally scoring: games to 21, win by 2; match decided by aggregate match points across 4 mini-matches + dreambreaker if tied 2-2; UPA-A Tour Championship: $500K+ events with multi-stage knockout brackets

Foot faults: service foot fault, NVZ foot fault; Service violations: illegal serve motion, contact above waist, drop-serve infractions; Code violations: verbal abuse, racket abuse, unsportsmanlike conduct → warning → point penalty → game penalty → match forfeit

Pro Pickleball is a low-impact racquet sport; primary injury risks are ankle sprains (rapid lateral movement), Achilles strain, and shoulder/elbow overuse. Tour events require an on-site athletic trainer + AED + EMT.

Underhand serve below the waist; drop-serve permitted (USAP 2021+ rule adopted); Service must clear NVZ; lands diagonally in opponent's service court; One-fault rule (no second-serve)