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By analyzing nearly 100,000 aerial photographs, we were able to identify more than 26,000 outdoor pickleball courts made in the last seven years — a majority of them at the expense of once-exclusive tennis spaces and created since the onset of the pandemic in 2020.
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Analysis of 100000 aerial photographs identified over 26000 outdoor pickleball courts made in last seven years mostly from tennis spaces since 2020
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{
    "date": "2020",
    "sport": "Pickleball",
    "number_of_photographs": "100000"
}
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September 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM (6 days ago)
Last Updated
September 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM (6 days ago)

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Aerial analysis reveals thousands of tennis courts converted to pickleball since 2020. The shift is driven by pickleball's popularity and profitability, despite some tennis community resistance.

Pickleball
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