11/30/2026 - 12/6/2026
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📅 4/13/2026 - 4/19/2026
PPA Tour: 2026 Sacramento Open
987 players
📍 Sacramento, CA, US
Anna Leigh Waters
19 yr oldFemaleGolf, FL
/ 67 tournaments, 195 events.
Anna Leigh Waters is an 18-year-old phenomenon who has been the #1 ranked women's pickleball player since before she could legally drive. Born in Delray Beach, Florida, she transitioned from youth soccer (where she admits she was "a very good assister" because she lacked speed and power) to pickleball and immediately started collecting titles like Pokemon cards. She plays for the New Jersey 5s in MLP and is sponsored by Franklin, Nike, and DoorDash.
Waters competes alongside her mom, Leigh Waters, in women's doubles, forming what might be the most dominant mother-daughter duo in any sport, ever. Their partnership has produced a world #1 doubles ranking and, according to Anna Leigh, "a crazy bond" built on thousands of hours of travel and training together. Follow her on Instagram @anna.leigh.waters or her YouTube channel. With 37 women's titles in 2025 alone (30 more than the next closest player) and four consecutive Triple Crowns, she's not just winning the sport. She's lapping it.
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Fun Fact
She was a pickleball doubter before becoming its biggest star. She openly admits that before playing, she thought pickleball was a joke, telling ESPN, "Before I started playing, I was honestly one of those doubters.".
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"Come on, fight, you got this! That was the right idea."
— Self-talk during matches, Pickleball Portal interview, 2024