Eleven PPA “Stats and Facts” Headlines from 2023 Pt. 2

Part Two: Medals and Standings

Triple Threats: Which male players finished the year ranked in the Top Ten in all three categories: Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles?

Ben Johns (1-1-1, respectively)

Tyson McGuffin (3-10-6)

JW Johnson (5-3(tie)-4)

Dylan Frazier (9-3(tie)-7)

Triple Threats: Which female players finished the year ranked in the Top Ten in all three categories: Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles?

Anna Leigh Waters (1-1-1 respectively)

Catherine Parenteau (2-2-5)

Lea Jansen (3-7-8)

Did you know…Riley Newman won Mixed Doubles medals this year with five different partners? 

Jessie Irvine, Anna Bright, Allyce Jones, Parris Todd, and Lindsey Newman.

Did you know…Vivienne David played in the Women’s Doubles Finals this year with five different partners? 

Meghan Dizon, Etta Wright, Lacy Schneemann, Jackie Kawamoto, and Anna Bright.

2023 First-Time Men’s Gold Medalists:

Dylan Frazier (Doubles)

James Ignatowich (Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles)

Gabriel Joseph (Singles)

Brendon Long (Doubles)

Jack Sock (Mixed Doubles)

2023 First-Time Women’s Gold Medalists:

Hurricane Tyra Black (Singles)

Salome Devidze (Singles)

Meghan Dizon (Doubles)

Jorja Johnson (Mixed Doubles)

Etta Wright (Doubles)

Which players won gold medals in Singles, Doubles, and Mixed Doubles this year?

James Ignatowich

Ben Johns

JW Johnson 

Tyson McGuffin

Catherine Parenteau

Anna Leigh Waters 

(Simone Jardim is the only other player to have accomplished this previously).

The Gold Standard: Only five players have won gold medals every year since the PPA started tracking results in 2020:

Ben Johns

Lucy Kovalova

Tyson McGuffin

Riley Newman

Matt Wright

Doubles teams with the most gold medals in 2023:

15: Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters.

12: Ben Johns and Collin Johns.

10: Catherine Parenteau and Anna Leigh Waters.

 7: Anna Bright and Anna Leigh Waters.

 5: Dylan Frazier and JW Johnson.

The Golden Girl:

Anna Leigh Waters’ 47 medals this year were all gold medals. She did not win gold only four times: Mixed Doubles at the Arizona Grand Slam (L), and Singles at the Florida Open (L), Takeya Showcase (L), and Hertz Gold Cup (withdrew). Waters was undefeated in Women’s Doubles. 

The Century Mark:

Ben Johns earned his 100^th career PPA title, winning the Men’s Doubles Final (with Collin Johns) at the Cincinnati Open. Johns won more than 10 titles in each of the three disciplines, (Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles,) in 2023.