List of professional pickleball players

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

Professional pickleball tours and leagues:

• Those associated with the Pickleball World Rankings
  • APP - Association of Pickleball Players
  • CPA - Canadian Pickleball Association
  • NPLA - National Pickleball League Australia

• Those associated with the United Pickleball Association
  • PPA - Professional Pickleball Association
  • PPAA - Professional Pickleball Association Australia
  • MLP - Major League Pickleball
  • MLPA - Major League Pickleball Australia

• Other pro pickleball tours & leagues
  • NPL - National Pickleball League of Champions Pros

Men

Name	Native Country	Hometown	DOB & Age	Height	Dom Hand	Turned pro	Pro Pickleball Tours & Leagues	Other Sports Background	Ref
Mohaned "Mo" Alhouni	Libya	Tripoli	(1996-02-17) February 17, 1996 (age 29)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Left	2024	PPA, MLP	Tennis (Gustavus Adolphus College)	[1] [2]
Motasem "Mota" Alhouni	Libya	Tripoli	(1992-01-08) January 8, 1992 (age 33)	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	Right	2024	PPA	Tennis (Gustavus Adolphus College)	[3] [2]
Christian Alshon	United States	Boca Raton, FL	(2000-07-08) July 8, 2000 (age 25)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Right	2021	PPA, MLP	Tennis (University of Chicago)	[4]
Julian Arnold	United States	San Luis Obispo, CA	(1999-03-03) March 3, 1999 (age 26)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Right	2022	PPA	Tennis (UCLA)	[5]
Dekel Bar	Israel	Ra'anana	(1993-03-15) March 15, 1993 (age 32)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Right	2018	PPA	Tennis	[6] [7]
Roscoe Bellamy	United States	Pacific Palisades, CA	(2000-01-26) January 26, 2000 (age 25)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Right	2023	PPA	Tennis (UCLA)	[8] [9]
Cason Campbell	United States	Palmetto Bay, FL		5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Right	2024	PPA	Soccer, Tennis	[10]
Andrei Daescu	Romania	Bucharest	(1988-08-28) August 28, 1988 (age 36)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Right	2022	PPA	Tennis (University of Oklahoma)
Ryler DeHeart	United States	Tampa, FL	(1984-01-03) January 3, 1984 (age 41)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Left	2022		Tennis (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)	[11]
Jay Devilliers	France	Rosny-sous-Bois	(1994-12-18) December 18, 1994 (age 30)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Right	2020		Tennis (Wichita State University)	[12]
Quang Duong	Vietnam		(2006-02-24) February 24, 2006 (age 19)	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	Right	2023	PPA, MLP	Tennis, Paddle Tennis	[13]
Tom Evans	Australia	Sydney	(2001-03-29) March 29, 2001 (age 24)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Right	2023	NPLA, PPA, MLP	Tennis	[14]
Zane Ford	United States	Mars, PA		6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Right	2023	PPA	Tennis	[15]
Dylan Frazier	United States	Ashland, MO	(2001-12-08) December 8, 2001 (age 23)	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	Right	2021		Baseball	[16] [17]
Yuta Funemizu	Japan				Right	2024	PPA	Soft Tennis	[18]
Connor Garnett	United States	Bellevue, WA		5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	Right	2022	PPA, MLP	Tennis (Santa Clara University)	[19]
Augustus "Augie" Ge	United States	Phoenix, AZ		6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Left	2023	PPA	Tennis (University of New Mexico, University of Arizona), Table Tennis (Brown University)
James Ignatowich	United States	Darien, CT	(2000-05-05) May 5, 2000 (age 25)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Right	2022		Tennis (Vanderbilt University)	[20]
Ben Johns	United States	Gaithersburg, MD	(1999-03-18) March 18, 1999 (age 26)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Right	2016
Collin Johns	United States	Columbus, OH	(1993-06-15) June 15, 1993 (age 32)	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	Right	2018		Tennis, Table Tennis, Baseball	[21] [22] [23]
Hunter Johnson	United States	Taos, NM	(1994-06-02) June 2, 1994 (age 31)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Right	2018		Tennis (Southern Methodist University)	[24]
JW Johnson (James W Johnson)	United States	Pittsburgh, KS	(2003-07-04) July 4, 2003 (age 22)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Right	2020		Tennis
Noe Khlif	France	Marseille	(1998-04-28) April 28, 1998 (age 27)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Right	2024	APP, PPA, MLP	Tennis (University of Illinois)	[25] [26]
CJ Klinger (Carson Klinger)	United States	Granville, OH		6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Left	2023	PPA	Tennis, Table Tennis	[27]
AJ Koller	United States	St. Louis, MO		6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Right	2020	PPA	Ice Hockey (University of Colorado), Tennis
Jaume Martinez Vich	Spain	Mallorca	(1993-10-21) October 21, 1993 (age 31)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Right	2023	PPA, MLP	Tennis (Hawaii Pacific University)	[28]
Tyson McGuffin	United States	Chelan, WA	(1989-12-16) December 16, 1989 (age 35)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Right	2016		Tennis (Scottsdale Community College), Wrestling	[29]
Altaf Merchant	India			5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	Right			Tennis (Southern Illinois University)
Zane Navratil	United States	Racine, WI	(1995-11-02) November 2, 1995 (age 29)	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Right	2020		Tennis
Riley Newman	United States	Whidbey Island, WA	(1993-06-03) June 3, 1993 (age 32)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Right	2018	PPA, MLP	Tennis (Seattle University)	[30]
Eric Oncins	Brazil	São Paulo		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Right	2021	PPA	Tennis (Florida Gulf Coast University)	[31]
Hayden Patriquin	United States	Yucaipa, CA	(2005-09-20) September 20, 2005 (age 19)	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Right	2022	PPA, MLP	Baseball	[32]
Jack Sock	United States	Lincoln, NE	(1992-09-24) September 24, 1992 (age 32)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Right	2024		Tennis (University of Nebraska–Lincoln)
Federico Staksrud	Argentina	Buenos Aires	(1996-10-15) October 15, 1996 (age 28)	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	Right	2021		Tennis (University of New Orleans)	[33]
Gabriel Tardio	Bolivia			6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Right	2022		Tennis
Pablo Tellez	Colombia	Bogotá		6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Left	2022		Tennis (University of West Florida)	[34] [35]
Pesa Teoni	American Samoa			5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Right	2023	PPA	Soccer, Volleyball, Rugby
Thomas Wilson	United States	San Antonio, TX	(1990-02-07) February 7, 1990 (age 35)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Right	2020	PPA	Tennis (Purdue University, University of Texas)	[36]
Matt Wright	United States		1977 (age 47–48)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Right	2016	PPA	Tennis (University of Michigan)
Danny Wuerffel	United States	Pensacola, FL	(1974-05-27) May 27, 1974 (age 51)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)			MLP, NPL	American football (University of Florida, NFL)	[37]
Donald Young	United States	Chicago, IL	(1989-07-23) July 23, 1989 (age 36)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Left	2024	PPA, MLP	Tennis

Women

Name [38]	Native Country	Hometown	DOB & Age	Height	Dom Hand	Turned pro	Pro Pickleball Tour(s)	Other Sports Background	Ref
Hurricane Tyra Black	United States	Boca Raton, FL	(2001-03-02) March 2, 2001 (age 24)		Right				[39]
Maggie Brascia	United States	Mission Viejo, CA		5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Right	2022	PPA, MLP	Tennis
Mary Brascia	United States	Mission Viejo, CA		5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Right	2022	PPA, MLP
Anna Bright	United States	Fort Worth, TX	(1999-10-08) October 8, 1999 (age 25)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Right	2022		Tennis (UC Berkeley)	[40]
Eugenie Bouchard	Canada	Montreal	(1994-02-25) February 25, 1994 (age 31)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Right	2024		Tennis
Kaitlyn Christian	United States	Orange, CA	(1992-01-13) January 13, 1992 (age 33)	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Right	2024			[41]
Salome Devidze	Georgia	Tbilisi	(1986-01-02) January 2, 1986 (age 39)		Right	2022
Meghan Dizon	United States	Murrieta, CA		5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Right	2021
Jessie Irvine	United States	Cary, NC	(1989-06-22) June 22, 1989 (age 36)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Right	2019	PPA	Tennis, Paddle tennis	[42]
Lea Jansen	United States	Valleyford, WA		5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Right	2022	PPA	Tennis (Washington State University)	[43]
Simone Jardim	Brazil	Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul	(1979-11-07) November 7, 1979 (age 45)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Right	2015			[44]
Jorja Johnson	United States	Pittsburth, KS		5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Right	2020	PPA, MLP
Allyce Jones	United States	Pleasant Grove, UT	(1987-10-25) October 25, 1987 (age 37)	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)	Right	2021	PPA	Softball, Tennis, Volleyball (Utah Valley University)	[45]
Lucy Kovalova	Slovakia			5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Right	2015
Catherine Parenteau	Canada	Montreal	(1994-08-26) August 26, 1994 (age 30)	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Right	2016
Tina Pisnik	Slovenia	Maribor	(1981-02-19) February 19, 1981 (age 44)	5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)	Right	2022			[46]
Rachel Rohrabacher	United States	Tampa, FL		5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Right	2023		Tennis	[47]
Callie Jo Smith	United States			5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Right	2021		Tennis	[48]
Marietta "Etta" Tuionetoa (previously Etta Wright)	New Zealand	Menlo Park, CA		5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Right	2022	PPA, MLP	Tennis (Brigham Young University–Hawaii)	[49] [50]
Anna Leigh Waters	United States	Delray Beach, FL	(2007-01-26) January 26, 2007 (age 18)	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Right	2019			[51]

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