Choose the decision

Choose one answer per scenario, then review its explanation. Apply only the stated ruleset and assume no additional infringement or interference. This draft tests decisions rather than scoring formats. Check event regulations before using it for junior or adapted competition.

For preparation, see Padel serving rules and walls and rebounds.

The edition is identified on the cover of the official FIP rulebook.

Rulebook

Make the call

Choose a ruling for each situation, then check your answers.

1. A first serve lands correctly, then hits the fence before another bounce. Decision?
Answer and explanation

Service fault

Rule 7 penalizes this fence contact; landing correctly does not save the serve.

Rule basis: International Padel Federation (FIP) · Rules of Padel — Review of application 01.01.2026 · Standard doubles under the FIP playing rules. Excludes adapted formats and competition-specific or age-group modifications; out-of-court play is not tested.

2. Mira volleys an incoming serve before its first bounce. Who wins?
Answer and explanation

The serving pair

Rule 8 awards the server the point; receiving a serve requires a bounce.

Rule basis: International Padel Federation (FIP) · Rules of Padel — Review of application 01.01.2026 · Standard doubles under the FIP playing rules. Excludes adapted formats and competition-specific or age-group modifications; out-of-court play is not tested.

3. After a first-service fault, the second serve produces a valid net let. Next?
Answer and explanation

Repeat second serve

Rule 9 preserves second-service status; the earlier fault is not erased.

Rule basis: International Padel Federation (FIP) · Rules of Padel — Review of application 01.01.2026 · Standard doubles under the FIP playing rules. Excludes adapted formats and competition-specific or age-group modifications; out-of-court play is not tested.

4. A first-service fault reveals that Leo served from the wrong side. Next?
Answer and explanation

Correct side; second serve

Rule 6 requires correction but retains the fault; changing sides earns no extra serve.

Rule basis: International Padel Federation (FIP) · Rules of Padel — Review of application 01.01.2026 · Standard doubles under the FIP playing rules. Excludes adapted formats and competition-specific or age-group modifications; out-of-court play is not tested.

5. During a rally, a shot lands in your court, then rebounds from glass. Decision?
Answer and explanation

Play before another bounce

Rule 12 keeps the rebound live; glass contact is not another ground bounce.

Rule basis: International Padel Federation (FIP) · Rules of Padel — Review of application 01.01.2026 · Standard doubles under the FIP playing rules. Excludes adapted formats and competition-specific or age-group modifications; out-of-court play is not tested.

6. Your rally shot hits the opponents' glass before their floor. Decision?
Answer and explanation

Your pair loses

Rule 13 penalizes glass-first arrival; a later floor bounce cannot rescue it.

Rule basis: International Padel Federation (FIP) · Rules of Padel — Review of application 01.01.2026 · Standard doubles under the FIP playing rules. Excludes adapted formats and competition-specific or age-group modifications; out-of-court play is not tested.

7. Your return travels off your own back glass into the opponents' floor. Otherwise legal?
Answer and explanation

Yes: valid return

Rule 14 permits your own wall as a route; wall use alone is not a fault.

Rule basis: International Padel Federation (FIP) · Rules of Padel — Review of application 01.01.2026 · Standard doubles under the FIP playing rules. Excludes adapted formats and competition-specific or age-group modifications; out-of-court play is not tested.

8. Your return hits your own fence before crossing into the opponents' court. Decision?
Answer and explanation

Your pair loses

Rule 13 penalizes own-fence contact after striking; the own-wall permission does not extend to fencing.

Rule basis: International Padel Federation (FIP) · Rules of Padel — Review of application 01.01.2026 · Standard doubles under the FIP playing rules. Excludes adapted formats and competition-specific or age-group modifications; out-of-court play is not tested.

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