The 2025–26 Carvana PPA Tour season delivered a feast of milestones, information, and standout performances that underscored the game’s rising depth and dynamism. From gamers showcasing outstanding versatility throughout singles, doubles, and combined doubles, to dominant gold-medal hauls and technical precision in finals, the marketing campaign was wealthy in storylines that will likely be remembered for years to come back.
This wrap highlights the numbers behind the narratives—triple threats who excelled throughout all codecs, athletes who redefined consistency with clear winners and flawless fundamentals, and breakthrough moments that added recent chapters to pickleball historical past. Whether or not it was Anna Leigh Waters’ relentless pursuit of gold, Ben Johns’ mastery in doubles, or Jade Kawamoto’s trailblazing achievement as the primary left-handed feminine champion, the season provided no scarcity of fireworks.
Listed below are the stats and details that outlined the 2025–2026 PPA Carvana Tour:
Triple Threats
Gamers who completed the 12 months ranked within the High Ten in Singles, Doubles, and Blended Doubles:
- Christian Alshon
- Catherine Parenteau
- Federico Staksrud
- Parris Todd
- Anna Leigh Waters
Versatility
Gamers who received a Singles title and a title in both Gender Doubles or Blended Doubles:
- Christian Alshon
- Federico Staksrud
- Parris Todd
- Anna Leigh Waters
Gold Rush
Gamers who received no less than 5 gold medals:
- 43, Anna Leigh Waters.
- 31, Ben Johns.
- 17, Gabe Tardio.
- 16, Anna Vibrant.
- 7, Chris Haworth.
- 7, Federico Staksrud.
Targeted Fundamentals, Singles
Gamers who didn’t hit a Serve or Return “out” in a Singles ultimate:
- Anna Leigh Waters vs Zoey Wang, Lakeland Open.
- Kat Stewart vs Catherine Parenteau, Daytona Seaside Open (dropping effort)
- Anna Leigh Waters vs Kate Fakey, Mesa Open.
- Anna Leigh Waters vs Lea Jansen, Newport Seaside Open.
- Chris Haworth vs Federico Staksrud, Zion Cup.
Targeted Fundamentals, Doubles
Gamers in a Doubles ultimate who didn’t hit a ball “out” on a serve, return, third shot, or dink:
- Andrei Daescu, Cincinnati Open, Males’s Doubles.
- Federico Staksrud, Texas Open, Males’s Doubles.
- Anna Leigh Waters, Zion Cup, Blended Doubles.
Targeted Fundamentals, Teammates
- Tyra Black and Eric Oncins didn’t hit a Serve, Return, or Third Shot “out” of their gold medal win on the Sacramento Open. They’re the primary workforce to do this inany five-game Doubles ultimate, and solely the third workforce to take action in any Doubles ultimate because the begin of 2022.
Candy “Pickles”
There have been seven 11-0 video games in finals:
- Hunter Johnson vs Chris Haworth, Indoor Championships.
- Anna Vibrant and Anna Leigh Waters vs Kate Fahey and Parris Todd, Zion Cup.
- Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns vs Anna Vibrant and Hayden Patriquin, Zion Cup.
- Kate Fahey vs Kaitlyn Christian, Sacramento Open.
- Anna Vibrant and Anna Leigh Waters vs Tyra Black and Jorja Johnson, Atlanta Championships.
- Ben Johns and Gabe Tardio vs Andrei Daescu and Federico Staksrud, PPA Finals.
- Kate Fahey vs Brooke Buckner, PPA Finals.
Clear Winners
Gamers with 20-or-more Clear Winners in a ultimate (no internet or opponent’s paddle):
- 31, Kaitlyn Christian, Vegas Open, Singles. (Girls’s Singles report)
- 24, Hayden Patriquin, Indoor Championships, Males’s Doubles.
- 22, Kate Fahey, Cincinnati Open, Singles.
- 21, Anna Leigh Waters, Zion Cup, Singles.
- 20, Kaitlyn Christian, Bristol Open, Singles.
- 20, Ben Johns, Masters, Blended Doubles.
- 20, Hayden Patriquin, Masters, Blended Doubles.
- 20, Ben Johns, Cape Coral Open, Blended Doubles.
Profession Triple Crowns
- Tyra Black and Christian Alshon received the Indoor Championships in January. Their first titles in Blended Doubles go together with earlier gold medals earned in Singles and Gender Doubles.
Breakthrough
- Jade Kawamoto grew to become the primary left-handed feminine participant ever to win a title. She received the Girls’s Doubles title in Cincinnati along with her sister Jackie. CJ Klinger and Augie Ge are the solely different left-handers to win championships.
Return the Serve Over There!
5 high-volume situations the place one participant hit no less than 90 % of their workforce’s Third Photographs in a ultimate:
- Lacy Schneemann 76, Etta Tuionetoa 4, (95%), Sacramento Classic Open.
- Christian Alshon 63, Tyra Black 3, (95%), Indoor Championships.
- Tyra Black 29, Jorja Johnson 3, (91%), Atlanta Championships.
- Ben Johns 51, Gabe Tardio 6, (90%), Cape Coral Open.
- Hayden Patriquin 38, Anna Vibrant 4, (90%), Atlanta Championships.
Fireworks
All 4 gamers had no less than ten Clear Winners in a Doubles ultimate:
- Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns vs Jorja and JW Johnson, Bristol Open.
- Ben Johns and Gabe Tardio vs Christian Alshon and Andrei Daescu, Vegas Open (indoors).
- Andrei Daescu and Gabe Tardio vs Christian Alshon and Hayden Patriquin, Indoor Championships.
- Ben Johns and Gabe Tardio vs Christian Alshon and Hayden Patriquin, Zion Cup.
- Ben Johns and Gabe Tardio vs JW Johnson and CJ Klinger, Sacramento Open.
Longest Rallies in a Closing
- 122 photographs, Sacramento Open. Ben Johns and Gabe Tardio received the rally, and the match, in opposition to JW Johnson and CJ Klinger.
- 100 photographs, Lakeland Open. Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns received the rally, and the match, in opposition to Jorja Johnson and JW Johnson.
Lob-ster
- Christian Alshon hit 17 Offensive Lobs within the Males’s Doubles ultimate on the Vegas Open (indoors).
Driver’s Licence
- Jade Kawamoto hit 39 Third Photographs, all Drives and no Drops, within the Girls’s Doubles ultimate on the Cincinnati Open.
Sport Level
- Tyra Black’s 18 Clear Winners within the Girls’s Doubles ultimate on the Vegas Open (indoors) in August tied Rachel Rohrabacher’s report for probably the most in a Girls’s ultimate because the begin of 2022.
