Steve Deakin

Resides: Pitt Meadows, BC, Canada

Turned Pro: 2019

Birthday: March 9, 1974

Age: 48

Height: 5′ 11″

Plays: Right-Handed

Paddle: Head Gravity Tour

Meet Steve

Meet Steve Deakin

Steve Deakin first picked up a tennis racquet at 5 years old and learned the game with his Dad who would take him for ice cream after. That proved to be incentive enough for him to go on to win 11 Canadian National Titles. He is a formerly ranked ATP player and a 2 time Senior World Team player and Captain.

He is the founder of stevedeakinpickleball.com and runs clinics and camps across Canada in between his competitive schedule.

When Steve suffered a tennis injury in 2017, he found Pickleball and never went back to the big court. He is now a multi major medalist, 5 time Canadian National Champion along with many Pro Doubles Titles.

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Welcome to the Carvana Arizona Grand Slam Presented by Hyundai. Today's match-ups will feature the top-ranked pro mixed doubles pickleball teams worldwide, including Ben Johns/Anna Leigh Waters, Matt Wright/Lucy Kovalova, and AJ Koller/Jessie Irvine.

Date: February 16-19, 2023

Follow the brackets live at PPAtour.com and fill out your predictions for Men's and Women's Doubles for a chance to win up to a $250 gift card to PickleballCentral.com.

5:39 - (7) Parenteau/Arnold vs (26) Kawamodo/Navratil
56:20 - (14) Dizon/Smith vs (19) Buckner/Deakin
1:58:44 - (1) Waters/Johns vs (17) Kawamoto/Ignatowich
2:44:58 - (3) Bright/Newman vs (11) Stratman/Frazier
3:20:40 - (1) Waters/Johns vs (8) Johnson/Johnson
4:25:35 - (18) Fudge/Bar vs (23) Wright/Hewett
5:17:20 - (5) David/Wilson vs (11) Jansen/Rettenmaier
6:26:30 - (3) Bright/Newman vs (18) Fudge/Bar
7:13:24 - (5) David/Wilson vs (8) Johnson/Johnson


Mixed Doubles Draw (Top 5):

1 Ben Johns/Anna Leigh Waters
2 Matt Wright/Lucy Kovalova
3 AJ Koller/Jessie Irvine
4 Riley Newman/Anna Bright
5 Jay Devilliers/Callie Smith

To see the entire Mixed Doubles Draw, go to PPAtour.com.

Storylines:
     - Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters won their 2nd tourney here last year as they kicked off their new partnership and are the defending champions. 
     - The other medalists from ’22 are either not entered or not paired together: Lauren Stratman/McGuffin (Silver) and Callie Smith/AJ Koller (Bronze).  
     - This will mark event #2 for Riley Newman and Anna Bright as a partnership. They had a match point in the second set to make it to Sunday during their debut tournament but ultimately lost in 3 to Kovalova and Wright. Will they push a step further this week?
     - WATCH OUT FOR: JW Johnson/Jorja Johnson, who played a strong match during their loss to Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters at Desert Ridge.

To see the all of the storylines for the Carvana Arizona Grand Slam Presented by Hyundai, visit ppatour.com/storylines-for-the-2023-carvana-arizona-grand-slam/

About Our Sponsors:

Carvana: Founded in 2012 and based in Phoenix, Carvana’s (NYSE: CVNA) mission is to change the way people buy and sell cars. With a continued focus on its customers, technology and innovation, Carvana offers an intuitive and convenient online car buying, selling, and financing experience. Carvana.com enables customers to quickly and easily shop thousands of vehicles, finance, trade in or sell their current vehicle to Carvana, sign contracts and schedule delivery or pickup at one of its patented, automated Car Vending Machines. Carvana is a Fortune 500 company, providing as-soon-as-next-day delivery to customers in over 300 U.S. markets. For further information on Carvana, please visit www.carvana.com.

Hyundai: Hyundai Motor America focuses on ‘Progress for Humanity’ and smart mobility solutions. Hyundai offers U.S. consumers a technology-rich lineup of cars, SUVs, and electrified vehicles. Our 830 dealers sold more than 724,000 vehicles in the U.S. in 2022, and nearly half were built at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama. For more information, visit www.HyundaiNews.com.

Welcome to the Carvana Arizona Grand Slam Presented by Hyundai. Today's match-ups will feature the top-ranked pro mixed doubles pickleball teams worldwide, including Ben Johns/Anna Leigh Waters, Matt Wright/Lucy Kovalova, and AJ Koller/Jessie Irvine.

Follow the brackets live at PPAtour.com and fill out your predictions for Men's and Women's Doubles for a chance to win up to a $250 gift card to PickleballCentral.com.

5:39 - (7) Parenteau/Arnold vs (26) Kawamodo/Navratil
56:20 - (14) Dizon/Smith vs (19) Buckner/Deakin
1:58:44 - (1) Waters/Johns vs (17) Kawamoto/Ignatowich
2:44:58 - (3) Bright/Newman vs (11) Stratman/Frazier
3:20:40 - (1) Waters/Johns vs (8) Johnson/Johnson
4:25:35 - (18) Fudge/Bar vs (23) Wright/Hewett
5:17:20 - (5) David/Wilson vs (11) Jansen/Rettenmaier
6:26:30 - (3) Bright/Newman vs (18) Fudge/Bar
7:13:24 - (5) David/Wilson vs (8) Johnson/Johnson


Mixed Doubles Draw (Top 5):

1 Ben Johns/Anna Leigh Waters
2 Matt Wright/Lucy Kovalova
3 AJ Koller/Jessie Irvine
4 Riley Newman/Anna Bright
5 Jay Devilliers/Callie Smith

To see the entire Mixed Doubles Draw, go to PPAtour.com.

Storylines:
- Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters won their 2nd tourney here last year as they kicked off their new partnership and are the defending champions.
- The other medalists from ’22 are either not entered or not paired together: Lauren Stratman/McGuffin (Silver) and Callie Smith/AJ Koller (Bronze).
- This will mark event #2 for Riley Newman and Anna Bright as a partnership. They had a match point in the second set to make it to Sunday during their debut tournament but ultimately lost in 3 to Kovalova and Wright. Will they push a step further this week?
- WATCH OUT FOR: JW Johnson/Jorja Johnson, who played a strong match during their loss to Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters at Desert Ridge.

To see the all of the storylines for the Carvana Arizona Grand Slam Presented by Hyundai, visit ppatour.com/storylines-for-the-2023-carvana-arizona-grand-slam/

About Our Sponsors:

Carvana: Founded in 2012 and based in Phoenix, Carvana’s (NYSE: CVNA) mission is to change the way people buy and sell cars. With a continued focus on its customers, technology and innovation, Carvana offers an intuitive and convenient online car buying, selling, and financing experience. Carvana.com enables customers to quickly and easily shop thousands of vehicles, finance, trade in or sell their current vehicle to Carvana, sign contracts and schedule delivery or pickup at one of its patented, automated Car Vending Machines. Carvana is a Fortune 500 company, providing as-soon-as-next-day delivery to customers in over 300 U.S. markets. For further information on Carvana, please visit www.carvana.com.

Hyundai: Hyundai Motor America focuses on ‘Progress for Humanity’ and smart mobility solutions. Hyundai offers U.S. consumers a technology-rich lineup of cars, SUVs, and electrified vehicles. Our 830 dealers sold more than 724,000 vehicles in the U.S. in 2022, and nearly half were built at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama. For more information, visit www.HyundaiNews.com.

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