World Pickleball Rankings
The World Pickleball Rankings, powered by Pickleball Tournaments, is the most comprehensive ranking for Pro and Senior Pro pickleball players. As the tournament management solution provider to all professional tours (PPA & APP), USA Pickleball tournaments, and all the major independent tournaments including US Open Pickleball Championships and Tournament of Champions, PickleballTournaments.com is uniquely positioned to provide insight into player performance in the form of a player ranking. The World Pickleball Rankings are endorsed by USA Pickleball, the APP tour and the US Open Pickleball Championships as their official rankings.
Current Rankings
Singles | Doubles | Mixed |
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Rank | Player | Points | PPAOCUP | APPNJ | PPATS | WPO | NAT | TXO | APPHH | PPADCO | APPSunMed | BAMA | PPAC | Sacc | PTC | Baird | ATL | Chicago | APP PA | TOC | NJO | BCO | NBC | LA | SoCal | OC | Indy | NY | Atlanta | Cinci | NC | StLouis | USOpen | SC | RedRock | Legacy | Austin | Delray | Riverland | Plantation | Punta | Ororo | PPA AZ | DRO | Masters |
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2022 Tournaments
- PPA Hertz National Championship
- APP Sunmed Mesa Open
- PPA Takeya Showcase
- 2022 World Pickleball Open presented by Kolter Homes
- 2022 Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships
- Baird Wealth Management Texas Open
- APP Sunmed Hilton Head Open - Golden Ticket Qualifier for Amateurs and Pros ($65K)
- PPA n2grate DC Open
- APP Sunmed Houston Open Golden Ticket Qualifier for Amateurs and Pros ($60K)
- APP Sunmed Alabama Classic ($35K)
- PPA Championships
- APP Sacramento Open ($40K)
- PPA Peachtree Classic
- PPA Baird Wealth Management Open
- APP Atlanta Metro Open GOLDEN TICKET Qualifier for Amateurs and Pros ($65K)
- APP Chicago Open presented by Lexus
- APP Sunmed Philadelphia Open ($35K)
- John A. Gullo Tournament of Champions 2022
- APP New Jersey Open ($50K)
- 2022 BEER CITY OPEN Sponsored by AHC Hospitality
- Consumer Cellular USA Pickleball Newport Beach Championships - GOLDEN TICKET - $65,000 Purse
- APP Los Angeles Open ($40K)
- APP So Cal Classic ($40K)
- Select Medical Orange County Cup
- APP $35K Indianapolis Open hosted by Rick Witsken Sponsored by Arnold Meyer Realty
- The Franklin NYC Open
- PPA Atlanta Open
- APP $35K Cincinnati Pickleball Open
- PPA North Carolina Open
- APP $100K St. Louis Open
- Minto US Open Pickleball Championships
- APP $40K South Carolina Open Hosted by Lee Whitwell
- PPA Red Rock Open
- APP $60,000 Legacy Open GOLD TICKET Qualifier for Amateurs & Pros Hosted by Jennifer Lucore & Daniel Roditi
- PickleballCentral Austin Open Presented by ClubCorp
- APP $60K Delray Beach Open Hosted by Julie Johnson and Mircea Morariu
- PPA Riverland Open hosted by Simone Jardim
- APP Plantation Open $40k Hosted by Johnny Goldberg and JW Johnson
- APP Punta Gorda $40K Hosted by Eden Lica and Barry Waddell
- Ororo PPA Indoor National Championships
- PPA Foot Solutions Arizona Grand Slam
- Carvana PPA Desert Ridge Open
- APP $75,000 Masters - Boca Raton 'Gold Ticket' Qualifier for Amateurs and Pros Hosted by Martina Kochli
Grand Slam
- US Open Pickleball Championships
- APP New York City
- PPA Championship
- USA Pickleball National Championships
1,000
- APP Mesa Open
- APP Masters
- PPA Foot Solutions AZ Grand Slam
- APP Delray Beach Pickleball Open
- APP Legacy Open
- APP St Louis Open
- PPA Atlanta Open
- PPA Orange County Cup
- APP Beer City Open
- Tournament of Champions
- APP Atlanta Metro Open
- PPA Baird Wealth Management Open
- APP Hilton Head Open
- PPA Baird Wealth Texas Open
- PPA Peachtree Open
- PPA Orlando Cup
- The PPA Masters
500
- PPA Carvana Desert Ridge Open
- APP Punta Gorda Open
- PPA Indoor National Championships
- PPA Austin Open
- PPA Red Rock Open
- APP Prescott Open
- APP South Carolina Open
- PPA North Carolina Open
- APP So Cal Classic
- APP Los Angeles Open
- APP New Jersey Open
- The Takeya PPA Showcase
- APP Chicago Open
- N2GRATE DC Open
- APP Houston Open
- APP Casa Grande Open
250
- APP Plantation Open
- PPA Riverland Open
- APP Cincinnati Open
- APP Indianapolis Open
- USAP Newport Beach Championships
- APP Philadelphia Open
- APP Sacramento Open
- APP Alabama Classic
- Newport Beach Open
- APP World Pickleball Open
How It Works
Players earn points in pro tournaments for placement and wins. Results are updated at the conclusion of each tournament.
Titles are ranked for the following Pro events – Men and Women:
- Singles
- Doubles
- Mixed Doubles
- Senior Singles
- Senior Doubles
- Senior Mixed Doubles
Considerations:
- Player points accumulate over a rolling 52-week window, with points awarded outside of that window expiring and being replaced by points awarded within that window.
- A player’s Top 15 results are represented in the rankings.
- In the case where a draw fails to complete (e.g.: rainout, facilities issue, etc.) and the Gold and Bronze matches were not completed, no Place points (Gold, Silver, Bronze, 4th) will be awarded for the tournament and only Non-place (Main Draw and Back Draw) Win points will be awarded. The rankings point table display for tournaments draws where this happens will have an "Incomplete" notice in red in the table's title (e.g.: Pro Senior Women Mixed Incomplete).
- Rankings points will only be awarded to players in the Main Draw and corresponding Back Draw based on their place (Gold, Silver, Bronze, 4th) or the number of Non-Place Wins (Main Draw or Back Draw). No rankings points will be award to players participating in a Qualifying Draw feeding into the Main Draw or a subsequent draw of players who did not qualify for the Main Draw.
Points are awarded based on the following model:
Designation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 4th | Non-place Wins (Main Draw) | Non-place Wins (Back Draw) |
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Grand Slam | 2000 | 1500 | 1000 | 600 | 75 | 56 |
1000 | 1000 | 750 | 500 | 300 | 30 | 22 |
500 | 500 | 375 | 250 | 150 | 15 | 11 |
250 | 250 | 188 | 125 | 75 | 8 | 6 |
Golden Tickets
Starting in 2022, the Top 20 players in each competition category on Sept 1st will be awarded automatic qualification (“Golden Ticket”) to the USA Pickleball National Championships of that year if qualifying criteria is met.
Qualifying Criteria:
- The player must be in the Top 20 of one of the disciplines (Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles) on September 1st preceding that year’s National Championships.
- The player must have played in at least 2 National Championships Series tournaments supporting that year’s National Championships.
- A Top 20 player who is awarded a Ranking’s Golden Ticket in one discipline, may choose to participate in the other two competitions at the National Championships. Example: A Golden Ticket winner in Singles may choose to play Doubles and Mixed Doubles as well.
- A Top 20 player who is awarded a Ranking’s Golden Ticket may choose a partner for Doubles or Mixed who does not have a Golden Ticket with the requirement that the partner must have played in at least 2 National Championships Series tournaments supporting that year’s National Championships.
- If a Top 20 player has earned a Golden Ticket by some other means, their Ranking’s Golden Ticket will not be reassigned to another player below the Top 20.
2021 Final Rankings

2021 Tournaments
Watch this page for details and updated World Pickleball Rankings.
* Given the uncertainty caused by the pandemic, all aspects of the Rankings are subject to change.
Updated 1-20-22: During the course of reorganizing this page late in the afternoon on 1-19-22, the section describing the tournament levels were updated incorrectly. This has been corrected and the tournament levels are now being displayed accurately.