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Jorja Johnson and JW Johnson competing at the Veolia Pickleball National Championships in Cary, NC.

.com·Oct 7, 2026Order of play for Wednesday at the Veolia Chicago CupJorja and JW Johnson will return to action on Wednesday after taking two tournaments off.Reads on Pickleball.com

Actor and entrepreneur Mark Wahlberg is taking his talents to the pickleball court.

.com·Oct 6, 2026Mark Wahlberg to headline MUNICIPAL Celebrity Pickleball Showdown at 2026 Opendoor Pickleball World ChampionshipsThe actor and entrepreneur is taking his talents to the court.Reads on Pickleball.com

Anna Leigh Waters competing on the PPA Tour earlier this season.

.com·Oct 6, 2026Veolia Chicago Cup: Everything you need to knowAnna Leigh Waters’ quest for her 200th PPA title continues.Reads on Pickleball.com

Anna Bright and Hayden Patriquin competing on Championship Sunday in Las Vegas.

.com·Oct 5, 2026Upsets are the big story of PPA Las VegasThe top seeds were toppled in four of the five events.Reads on Pickleball.com

Tour News · Feb 22, 2024“PPA Tour Australia” Brings Elite Pro Pickleball Tour Down Under through Partnership between PPA Tour and the Pacific PickleballDallas, Texas USA and Sydney, Australia – The Carvana PPA Tour, the elite pickleball tour where top athletes go head-to-head to determine the best players in the world, has announced…PPA Tour

Tour News · Feb 22, 2024Todd back in championship form; rallies past BouchardGenie Bouchard is playing in just her second tournament on the PPA Tour and she’s trying to make a name for herself in the pickleball world. And on the long…Andrew Gilman

Tour News · Feb 21, 2024Carvana Mesa Arizona Cup gets going Tuesday in MesaThe qualifiers are into the main draw and we’re heading to the round of 32 at the PPA Tour’s Mesa Arizona Cup. Men’s doubles In the men’s bracket, former tennis…Andrew Gilman

ALW & Ben Johns

Tour News · Feb 16, 2024Carvana PPA Tour Announces Exciting Updates to 2024 Tournament SchedulePPA Tour upgrades the Virginia Beach stop and moves it to September, adds the Salt Lake City Open and temporarily moves Cincinnati Slam during renovations to Lindner Family Tennis Center…PPA Tour

Tour News · Feb 14, 2024“Humana Champions Showcase” to Debut at PPA Carvana Arizona Cup“Humana Champions Showcase” will Highlight Amateur 50+ Age Brackets at PPA Tour Events in Mesa, Austin, Cincinnati and Fort Lauderdale and Feature Special Experiences by Humana Registration and Tickets available…PPA Tour

Tour News · Feb 7, 2024Veolia Becomes Official Partner of the Professional Pickleball Association to Make it America’s Leading Green SportBOSTON – As the sport of pickleball continues its meteoric rise as one of the most popular athletic and recreational activities in the U.S., Veolia North America has signed on…PPA Tour

Tour News · Jan 16, 2024Parenteau and Waters pair up for first title of 2024Even Anna Leigh Waters needs a bit of a pick-me-up from time to time. Hard to believe, but it’s true. Same goes for Catherine Parenteau. “If I feel a little…Andrew Gilman

Tour News · Jan 14, 2024Frazier on fire, earns shot at singles titleWhen Quang Duong beat No. 1 Ben Johns in the round of 16 in the men’s singles bracket earlier in the week, it opened up all the possibilities. After all…Andrew Gilman

Tour News · Jan 13, 2024Duong takes out No. 1 Ben JohnsTennis is still Quang Duong’s life, but pickleball is his expertise. And after a win against Ben Johns at the PPA’s first event of the season – the Hyundai Masters…Andrew Gilman

Tour News · Jan 11, 20242024 will tell a lot about the future of tennis stars in pickleballGenie Bouchard moved her way to Championship Court Wednesday afternoon, snaking her way through the crowd at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif. It wasn’t the first…Andrew Gilman

Tour News · Jan 4, 2024Vulcan VPRO FLIGHT Pickleball Named “Official Ball” of the Carvana PPA Tour, Will Make Debut at Hyundai PPA Masters in Palm SpringsThe elite pro pickleball is now available at Pickleball Central and vulcanpickleball.com DALLAS, January 4, 2024 – Today, the Carvana Professional Pickleball Association (PPA Tour) announced that Vulcan Sporting Goods Co. was selected as…PPA Tour

Tour News · Dec 28, 2023Moneyball coming to the PPA TourThe PPA Tour is about the best pickleball professionals in the world competing and amateur players of every age and level playing there right beside them. But now the PPA…Andrew Gilman

PPA Tour Palm Springs

Tour News · Dec 13, 2023Genie Bouchard, Jack Sock, Sam Querrey and Donald Young Set to Make 2024 Carvana PPA Tour Debuts at Hyundai Masters in JanuaryTennis stars begin their quest to challenge the world’s best pro pickleball players, including Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters, at Mission Hills Country Club in Palm Springs, January 10-14…PPA Tour

Tour News · Dec 3, 2023Newman beats Wright in last matchup between the two of 2023In a season of drama on the PPA Tour, both on and off the court, the Matt Wright-Riley Newman soap opera is still going on. A day after Wright and…Andrew Gilman

Tour News · Dec 2, 2023First Round Trips Up Johns AgainKind of a weird pattern Ben Johns is slipping into here at the PPA Championships. It’s the same thing two days in a row now. Another early round loss for…Andrew Gilman

Tour News · Dec 1, 2023Johns rallies, earns spot in finalsAfter losing his first match of the day, Ben Johns was in a situation he wasn’t quite used to. Well, for one, any time Johns has lost in previous tournaments…Andrew Gilman

CIBC-PPA-Tour-Finals

Tour News · Nov 23, 2023Pairings and Pools for the CIBC PPA Tour FinalsWith the Hertz Gold Cup behind us, there’s just one stop left on the 2023 PPA schedule: the CIBC PPA Tour Finals taking place Nov. 30 – Dec. 3 in…PPA Tour

Pickleball Tournament

Tour News · Nov 21, 2023Record-Breaking Biofreeze USA Pickleball National Championships in Dallas Welcome More Than 50,000 Fans and 3,500 ParticipantsMore than 2.6 million people watched top Carvana PPA Tour pros compete across 20+ hours of coverage on ESPN, Tennis Channel and PickleballTV Dallas (November 21, 2023) – The 2023…PPA Tour

Hertz Gold Cup Pickleball

Tour News · Nov 19, 2023Preview to Hertz Gold Cup Championship Sunday=== MEN’S SINGLES === Johns seeking career PPA singles title #30, and his tenth this year. McGuffin has three titles this year, and he beat Johns in the final in…Hannah Johns

Nationals Pickleball Tournament

Tour News · Nov 13, 2023It’s Waters and Johns again in mixed doublesMake it 11 titles in the past 12 tournaments for Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters, and in the post-match celebration in Dallas, holding another trophy at another PPA Tour…Andrew Gilman

Anna Bright

Tour News · Nov 12, 2023Ignatowich and Bright earn Mixed Doubles Final berthNo. 2 seeds James Ignatowich and Anna Bright are through to the mixed doubles final after a clinical three-game victory over JW and Jorja Johnson on a chilly Saturday in…PPA Tour

Tour News · Nov 12, 2023Brascia Sisters into First Final TogetherIt’s never fun getting pickled. It’s even less fun getting pickled in the first game of a semifinal match. And even though that’s what happened to sisters Mary and Maggie…Andrew Gilman

Martinez PPA Tour

Tour News · Nov 11, 2023Martinez Vich moves into singles finalJaume Martinez Vich played so well, was so dominant and was so effective Saturday morning in Dallas at the PPA’s National Championship, it looked like he didn’t miss a shot.Andrew Gilman

Tour News · Nov 11, 2023Bright, Kawamoto cruise into semisTo be the best team in women’s pickleball, Anna Bright knows she and partner Jade Kawamoto will have to play something better than how they played Friday in Dallas at…Andrew Gilman

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