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:

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 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 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 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 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Right 2022 PPA Tennis (UCLA) [5]
Dekel Bar Israel Ra'anana (1993-03-15) March 15, 1993 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 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Right 2023 PPA Tennis (UCLA) [8][9]
Cason Campbell United States Palmetto Bay, FL5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Right 2024 PPA Soccer, Tennis [10]
Andrei Daescu Romania Bucharest (1988-08-28) August 28, 1988 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 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 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Right 2020 Tennis (Wichita State University) [12]
Quang Duong Vietnam (2006-02-24) February 24, 2006 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 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Right 2023 NPLA, PPA, MLP Tennis [14]
Zane Ford United States Mars, PA6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Right 2023 PPA Tennis [15]
Dylan Frazier United States Ashland, MO (2001-12-08) December 8, 2001 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, WA5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Right 2022 PPA, MLP Tennis (Santa Clara University) [19]
Augustus "Augie" Ge United States Phoenix, AZ6 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 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 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Right 2016
Collin Johns United States Columbus, OH (1993-06-15) June 15, 1993 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 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 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Right 2020 Tennis
Noe Khlif France Marseille (1998-04-28) April 28, 1998 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, OH6 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 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 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 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Right 2020 Tennis
Riley Newman United States Whidbey Island, WA (1993-06-03) June 3, 1993 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Right 2018 PPA, MLP Tennis (Seattle University) [30]
Eric Oncins Brazil São Paulo6 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 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 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 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 Bogotá6 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 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Right 2020 PPA Tennis (Purdue University, University of Texas) [36]
Matt Wright United States 1977 (age 48–49) 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 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 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 Right [39]
Maggie Brascia United States Mission Viejo, CA5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Right 2022 PPA, MLP Tennis
Mary Brascia United States Mission Viejo, CA5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Right 2022 PPA, MLP
Anna Bright United States Fort Worth, TX (1999-10-08) October 8, 1999 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Right 2022 Tennis (UC Berkeley) [40]
Eugenie Bouchard Canada Montreal (1994-02-25) February 25, 1994 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Right 2024 Tennis
Kaitlyn Christian United States Orange, CA (1992-01-13) January 13, 1992 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Right 2024 [41]
Salome Devidze Georgia Tbilisi (1986-01-02) January 2, 1986 Right 2022
Meghan Dizon United States Murrieta, CA5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Right 2021
Jessie Irvine United States Cary, NC (1989-06-22) June 22, 1989 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Right 2019 PPA Tennis, Paddle tennis[42]
Lea Jansen United States Valleyford, WA5 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 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Right 2015 [44]
Jorja Johnson United States Pittsburth, KS5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Right 2020 PPA, MLP
Allyce Jones United States Pleasant Grove, UT (1987-10-25) October 25, 1987 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 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Right 2016
Tina Pisnik Slovenia Maribor (1981-02-19) February 19, 1981 5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m) Right 2022 [46]
Rachel Rohrabacher United States Tampa, FL5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Right 2023 Tennis [47]
Sofia Sewing United States 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Right 2024 APP Tennis [48]
Callie Jo Smith United States 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Right 2021 Tennis [49]
Marietta "Etta" Tuionetoa (previously Etta Wright)  New Zealand Menlo Park, CA5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Right 2022 PPA, MLP Tennis (Brigham Young University–Hawaii) [50][51]
Anna Leigh Waters United States Delray Beach, FL (2007-01-26) January 26, 2007 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Right 2019 [52]

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