Pickleball
Tournament coverage, results, and news from the fast-growing world of pickleball, in America and in France.
Munro and Turkovic Shine Again at the Inaugural Louisville Open
The first Humana APP Louisville Open wrapped Championship Sunday at the Kentucky International Convention Center, with Jack Munro and Domenika Turkovic the standouts — and the season now pointing toward Arizona and the Tour Championships.
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Semifinal Saturday in Louisville
It's semifinal day at the APP Humana Louisville Open — men's and women's pro doubles on Championship Court, plus the PickleY'all festival. Here's your Saturday watch guide.
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Louisville Gets Loud: The APP's Weekend in Kentucky
The Humana APP Louisville Open runs October 15–18 with free admission, pro mixed doubles Friday, and Championship Sunday on ESPN+ — plus a free all-ages festival downtown.
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Finals Recap: Johns and Waters Close the Year on Top in San Clemente
The Toys "R" Us PPA Finals wrapped the 2025-26 season in San Clemente. Ben Johns went undefeated, Waters swept doubles, and the kids announced themselves.
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The Finals Are On in San Clemente
The PPA Tour Finals have taken over Life Time Rancho San Clemente, with pool play deciding who survives to the semifinals — and the early results already include an upset and a brand-new partnership.
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Two Hundred: Waters Makes History in Chicago
Anna Leigh Waters won her 200th PPA title at the Chicago Cup — and swept all three golds on the same Sunday. Tanya Ruiz on a milestone weekend, a surprise men's finalist, and the doubles team nobody can beat.
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Semifinal Saturday
Three days of pool play in San Clemente are done, and the brackets are set. Today the season's last finalists get decided. Dana Whitfield on what Friday settled and what Saturday will answer.
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Gold in Kuala Lumpur, Finals in San Clemente
Noé Khlif flew to Malaysia unplanned and came home with PPA gold and silver. Meanwhile the PPA Tour Finals opened in California. A very French week in American pickleball.
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The American Paddle in the French Gym
Pickleball crossed the Atlantic in a tennis bag and landed in the French salle polyvalente: the French Tennis Federation took charge of the sport in January, licensees number in the thousands, and village tennis clubs from Châtillon to Aucamville are converting courts. France is learning the dink — reluctantly, then all at once.
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How Pickleball Works
A badminton court, a wiffle ball, and one sacred rule: thou shalt not volley in the kitchen.
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Pickleball's Unlikely Rise
Three dads, one bored summer afternoon in 1965, and a dog named Pickles. The fastest-growing sport in America was an accident.
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Pro Pickleball's Gold Rush
Two rival leagues, billionaire owners, and a TV deal. Pickleball went pro in about fifteen minutes.
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