List of professional pickleball players

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This list of professional pickleball players includes players who currently, or have in the past, played in professional pickleball tournaments.

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Professional pickleball tours and leagues:

Men

NameNative CountryHometownDOB & AgeHeightDom HandTurned proPro Pickleball Tours & LeaguesOther Sports BackgroundRef
Mohaned "Mo" Alhouni Flag of Libya.svg Libya Tripoli February 17, 1996 (age 29)6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)Left2024PPA, MLPTennis (Gustavus Adolphus College) [1] [2]
Motasem "Mota" Alhouni Flag of Libya.svg Libya Tripoli January 8, 1992 (age 33)5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)Right2024PPATennis (Gustavus Adolphus College) [3] [2]
Christian Alshon Flag of the United States.svg United States Boca Raton, FL July 8, 2000 (age 24)6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)Right2021PPA, MLPTennis (University of Chicago) [4]
Julian Arnold Flag of the United States.svg United States San Luis Obispo, CA March 3, 1999 (age 25)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)Right2022PPATennis (UCLA) [5]
Dekel Bar Flag of Israel.svg Israel Ra'anana March 15, 1993 (age 31)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)Right2018PPATennis [6] [7]
Cason Campbell Flag of the United States.svg United States Palmetto Bay, FL 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)Right2024PPASoccer, Tennis [8]
Andrei Daescu Flag of Romania.svg Romania Bucharest August 28, 1988 (age 36)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)Right2022PPATennis (University of Oklahoma)
Ryler DeHeart Flag of the United States.svg United States Tampa, FL January 3, 1984 (age 41)6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)Left2022Tennis (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) [9]
Jay Devilliers Flag of France.svg France Rosny-sous-Bois December 18, 1994 (age 30)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)Right2020Tennis (Wichita State University) [10]
Quang Duong Flag of the United States.svg United States Torrance, CA February 24, 2006 (age 19)5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)Right2023PPA, MLPTennis, Paddle Tennis [11]
Tom Evans Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Sydney March 29, 2001 (age 23)6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)Right2023NPLA, PPA, MLPTennis [12]
Dylan Frazier Flag of the United States.svg United States Ashland, MO December 8, 2001 (age 23)5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)Right2021Baseball [13] [14]
Connor Garnett Flag of the United States.svg United States Bellevue, WA 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)Right2022PPA, MLPTennis (Santa Clara University) [15]
James Ignatowich Flag of the United States.svg United States Darien, CT May 5, 2000 (age 24)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)Right2022Tennis (Vanderbilt University) [16]
Ben Johns Flag of the United States.svg United States Gaithersburg, MD March 18, 1999 (age 25)6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)Right2016
Collin Johns Flag of the United States.svg United States Columbus, OH June 15, 1993 (age 31)5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)Right2018Tennis, Table Tennis, Baseball [17] [18] [19]
Hunter Johnson Flag of the United States.svg United States Taos, NM June 2, 1994 (age 30)6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)Right2018Tennis (Southern Methodist University) [20]
JW Johnson (John Wayne Johnson)Flag of the United States.svg United States Pittsburgh, KS July 4, 2003 (age 21)5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)Right2020Tennis [21]
CJ Klinger (Carson Klinger)Flag of the United States.svg United States Granville, OH 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)Left2023PPATennis, Table Tennis [22]
AJ Koller Flag of the United States.svg United States St. Louis, MO 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)Right2020PPAIce Hockey
Jaume Martinez Vich Flag of Spain.svg Spain Mallorca October 21, 1993 (age 31)5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)Right2023PPA, MLPTennis (Hawaii Pacific University) [23]
Tyson McGuffin Flag of the United States.svg United States Chelan, WA December 16, 1989 (age 35)5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)Right2016Tennis (Scottsdale Community College), Wrestling [24]
Altaf Merchant Flag of India.svg India5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)RightTennis (Southern Illinois University)
Zane Navratil Flag of the United States.svg United States Racine, WI November 2, 1995 (age 29)5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)Right2020Tennis
Riley Newman Flag of the United States.svg United States Whidbey Island, WAJune 3, 1993 (age 31)6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)Right2018PPA, MLPTennis (Seattle University) [25]
Hayden Patriquin Flag of the United States.svg United States Yucaipa, CA September 20, 2006 (age 18)5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)Right2022Baseball [26]
Jack Sock Flag of the United States.svg United States Lincoln, NE September 24, 1992 (age 32)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)Right2024Tennis (University of Nebraska)
Federico Staksrud Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Buenos Aires October 15, 1996 (age 28)5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)Right2021Tennis (University of New Orleans) [27]
Gabriel Tardio Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)Right2022Tennis
Pablo Tellez Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Bogotá June 4, 1995 (age 29)6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)Left2022Tennis (University of West Florida) [28] [29]
Pesa Teoni Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)Right2023PPASoccer, Volleyball, Rugby
Thomas Wilson Flag of the United States.svg United States San Antonio, TX February 7, 1990 (age 35)5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)Right2020PPATennis (Purdue University, University of Texas) [30]
Matt Wright Flag of the United States.svg United States1977 (age 47–48)6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)Right2016PPATennis (University of Michigan)
Danny Wuerffel Flag of the United States.svg United States Pensacola, FL May 27, 1974 (age 50)6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)MLP, NPLAmerican football (University of Florida, NFL) [31]
Donald Young Flag of the United States.svg United States Chicago, ILJuly 23, 1989 (age 35)6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)Left2024PPA, MLPTennis

Women

Name [32] Native CountryHometownDOB & AgeHeightDom HandTurned proPro Pickleball Tour(s)Other Sports BackgroundRef
Hurricane Tyra Black Flag of the United States.svg United States Boca Raton, FL March 2, 2001 (age 23)Right [33]
Anna Bright Flag of the United States.svg United States Fort Worth, TX October 8, 1999 (age 25)5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)Right2022Tennis (UC Berkeley) [34]
Eugenie Bouchard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Montreal February 25, 1994 (age 31)5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)Right2024Tennis
Kaitlyn Christian Flag of the United States.svg United States Orange, CA January 13, 1992 (age 33)5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)Right2024 [35]
Salome Devidze Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia Tbilisi January 2, 1986 (age 39)Right2022
Meghan Dizon Flag of the United States.svg United States Murrieta, CA 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)Right2021
Jessie Irvine Flag of the United States.svg United States Cary, NC June 22, 1989 (age 35)5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)Right2019PPATennis, Paddle tennis [36]
Lea Jansen Flag of the United States.svg United States Valleyford, WA 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)Right2022PPATennis (Washington State University) [37]
Simone Jardim Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul November 7, 1979 (age 45)5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)Right2015 [38]
Allyce Jones Flag of the United States.svg United States Pleasant Grove, UT October 25, 1987 (age 37)5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)Right2021PPASoftball, Tennis, Volleyball (Utah Valley University) [39]
Lucy Kovalova Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)Right2015
Catherine Parenteau Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Montreal August 26, 1994 (age 30)5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)Right2016
Tina Pisnik Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia Maribor February 19, 1981 (age 44)5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)Right2022 [40]
Rachel Rohrabacher Flag of the United States.svg United States Tampa, FL 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)Right2023Tennis [41]
Callie Jo Smith Flag of the United States.svg United States5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)Right2021Tennis [42]
Anna Leigh Waters Flag of the United States.svg United States Delray Beach, FL January 26, 2007 (age 18)5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)Right2019 [43]
Etta Wright Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)Right2022Tennis [44]


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