Pro pickleball players by age

192 PPA Tour pros have an age on file. They average 29.3; the 20 highest-rated average 28.2. Ages are as the tour lists them, data to Oct 9, 2026.

By age group

Average of each player's best current rating in any discipline, titles since June 2023, and the top-rated player in the group.

Age	Pros	Avg rating	Titles	Top rated
Under 20	19	64	145	Anna Leigh Waters19 · 99
20–24	22	70	113	Gabriel Tardio20 · 92
25–29	62	66	226	Ben Johns27 · 96
30–34	54	69	179	Catherine Parenteau32 · 85
35–39	19	66	32	Andrei Daescu38 · 85
40 and over	16	62	5	Tina Pisnik45 · 82

Youngest pros

The 15 youngest with an age on file, youngest first.

Player	Age	Country	Best rating	Titles
Elsie Hendershot	13	USA	60	–
Kelly Goodnow	14	USA	59	1
Tama Shimabukuro	15	USA	72	8
Camden Chaffin	15	USA	64	–
Emma Nelson	15	USA	59	–
Cailyn Campbell	16	United States	64	–
Braden Jacobson	16	USA	62	–
Ella Yeh	16	USA	61	–
Jade Rau	16	USA	58	–
Andre Mercado	17	USA	59	–
Andrew Caldarella	17	USA	59	–
Ella Cosma	17	USA	56	–
Anna Leigh Waters	19	USA	99	127
Jonathan Truong	19	USA	69	2
George Rangelov	19	United States	66	1

Oldest pros

Still on tour: the 10 oldest with an age on file.

Player	Age	Country	Best rating	Titles
Danny Phillips	61	USA	58	–
Altaf Merchant	53	India	54	–
Steve Deakin	52	Canada	57	–
Matt Wright	49	USA	71	2
Ewa Radzikowska	46	Poland	65	–
John Cincola	46	USA	58	–
Tina Pisnik	45	Slovenia	82	1
Jhonnatan Medina Alvarez	44	Venezuela	66	1
Travis Rettenmaier	43	USA	62	–
Sarah Ansboury	43	USA	60	–

Under 25 and highest rated

The best of the next generation, by current ratings.

Rank	Player	S	D	X	W–L
1W	Anna Leigh WatersUSA	94	99	93	705–17
2M	Gabriel TardioBolivia	66	92	78	367–115
3W	Jorja JohnsonUSA	68	78	84	369–140
7M	JW JohnsonUSA	69	82	83	416–134
4M	Hayden PatriquinUSA	62	81	81	336–130
12M	Dylan FrazierUSA	67	78	70	338–171
8M	CJ KlingerUSA	–	76	68	161–83
33W	Danni-Elle TownsendAustralia	62	75	72	111–43
9M	Eric OncinsBrazil	65	72	71	169–111
11M	Tama ShimabukuroUSA	72	72	68	128–68
17W	Alix TruongUSA	60	69	70	167–120
62M	Zane FordUSA	70	59	54	97–87
12W	Chao Yi WangChinese Taipei	69	67	66	240–166
32M	Jonathan TruongUSA	57	69	64	77–64
39M	Wyatt StoneUSA	53	69	57	101–136

Questions about player ages

Who is the youngest pro pickleball player?

Among pros with an age on file, Elsie Hendershot is the youngest at 13, followed by Kelly Goodnow (14) and Tama Shimabukuro (15). Ages as listed by the PPA Tour, data to Oct 9, 2026.

Who is the oldest pro pickleball player?

Danny Phillips is the oldest with an age on file, at 61.

What is the average age of a pro pickleball player?

29.3 across the 192 PPA Tour pros with an age on file. The 20 highest-rated of them average 28.2.