Pickleball World Rankings
Current professional rankings, with unlike ranking systems kept separate and the underlying snapshots preserved. The goal is a historical record of who ranked where, when, and under which methodology — not another copied leaderboard.
Current PPA World No. 1s
| Ranking | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Men · No. 1 | Ben Johns | 19,287.5 |
| Women · No. 1 | Anna Leigh Waters | 21,905 |
PPA World Pickleball Rankings
PPA's World Pickleball Ranking is an overall ranking across three disciplines. It uses a player's 14 best PPA results from the trailing 52 weeks, weighted 50% gender doubles, 35% mixed doubles and 15% singles.
| # | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Johns | 19,287.5 |
| 2 | Gabriel Tardio | 13,476.3 |
| 3 | Christian Alshon | 12,052.5 |
| 4 | Hayden Patriquin | 11,437.5 |
| 5 | Federico Staksrud | 10,877.5 |
| 6 | Andrei Daescu | 10,430 |
| 7 | JW Johnson | 10,380.6 |
| 8 | CJ Klinger | 6,415 |
| 9 | Eric Oncins | 5,861.3 |
| 10 | Connor Garnett | 4,487.5 |
| # | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna Leigh Waters | 21,905 |
| 2 | Anna Bright | 16,730 |
| 3 | Jorja Johnson | 11,796.3 |
| 4 | Tyra Hurricane Black | 10,587.5 |
| 5 | Catherine Parenteau | 8,930 |
| 6 | Parris Todd | 8,570 |
| 7 | Rachel Rohrabacher | 7,630 |
| 8 | Kate Fahey | 6,607.5 |
| 9 | Tina Pisnik | 5,596.3 |
| 10 | Kaitlyn Christian | 5,563.8 |
Download the full Top 25 men + Top 25 women snapshot →
Global Pickleball Alliance leaders
GPA ranks players within individual disciplines over a current 12-month window across participating international events. These standings answer a different question from PPA's composite ranking.
| Category | Current leader | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Dusty Boyer / Ronan Camron | 3,000 each |
| Women's singles | Sofia Sewing | 4,600 |
| Men's doubles | Richard Livornese Jr | 5,950 |
| Women's doubles | Megan Fudge | 6,700 |
| Men's mixed | Casey Diamond | 4,925 |
| Women's mixed | Sofia Sewing | 5,700 |
Download the GPA category-leader snapshot →
Why the systems disagree
| PPA World Ranking | GPA Rankings | |
|---|---|---|
| Structure | Composite overall ranking | Separate discipline rankings |
| Window | Trailing 52 weeks | Current 12 months |
| Results | 14 best PPA results | Points from participating GPA events |
| Interpretation | Overall PPA-tour performance | Standing within a GPA discipline |
The Cosmos rankings archive
August 13, 2026 is the first preserved snapshot. Once a second observed snapshot exists, the archive can support movement arrows, Top-10 entries and exits, ranking-history charts and country representation without estimating the past.
PPA · August 13 CSV · GPA · August 13 CSV
Primary-source basis
- PPA Tour — World Pickleball Rankings
- PPA Tour — World Pickleball Rankings launch, August 5, 2026
- Global Pickleball Alliance — Current Rankings
- Global Pickleball Alliance — Ranking framework
Checked August 13, 2026. Live source pages can change after eligible tournaments; Cosmos snapshots retain the capture date.