PICKLEBALL GLOBAL RANKING LADIES DOUBLES PRO

PICKLEBALL GLOBAL RANKING  LADIES DOUBLES PRO November 2019

Team Waters Guest Commentators Live @ Nationals

2019 Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships 'Live @ Nationals' Day 9 

Women's Singles Pro: Katlyn Christian vs Michelle Esquivel

• 6:28:03 Anna Leigh talks about playing Simone Jardim in Singles
• 6:29:48 Leigh and Anna Leigh talk about winning the Women's Doubles Pro Gold Medal at Nationals
• 6:32:22 Anna Leigh talks about playing pickleball tournaments and school work
• 6:32:47 Leigh talks about Anna Leigh's time management skills regarding her school work
• 6:33:44 Benifits of a two handed backhand
• 6:35:31 Anna Leigh talks about playing against older players
• 6:37:58 Leigh talks about prize money and collegiate sports

Anna Leigh and Leigh travel to Pickleball tournaments with Ann Eichelberger,

Leigh’s mother, Anna Leigh’s grandmother and home school teacher.

Team Waters Is Sponsored By Paddletek

In April 2019, Anna Leigh and Leigh became sponsored by Paddletek

Team Waters were featured in the companies re-branding campaign October 1, 2019

Play Like Anna Leigh

Anna Leigh’s custom Bantam TS-5 delivers power, speed and control, all in her favorite colors. And for an extra boost of confidence on the court, she added her own mantra: “Rip Bang Win Cake”—shorthand for mastering third shot drop shot, winning the game, then celebrating. (Learn More)

In The News

Team Waters In The News

2022

1. February: Channel 12 News: Growing sport of pickleball brings thousands to Mesa
2. February: Desert Sun: The family that plays together stays together 
3. March:   Fox 9 News: Top Pickleball players in the county face off in Lakeville, Minn.
4. March: Pickler: Anna Leigh Waters Claims First Triple Crown at PPA Riverland Open
5. March: Sun-Sentinel: Delray Beach teen sweeps three pro pickleball titles 
6. March: Pickleball Magazine: Behind The Scenes with Pro Anna Leigh Waters
7. March: Pickleball University: Venise Chan Interviews Youngest Pickleball Queen, Anna Leigh Waters
8. March: Shape Magazine: Why Pickleball Should Be Your Next Hobby
9. April: Insider: The top pickleball pro in the world is a 15-year-old who used to think the sport was for "old people"
10. May: South Carolina News: Florida’s Pickleball Champion Anna Leigh Waters Quickly Moves to No. 1
11. May: Naples Daily News May 4, 2022 11 Photos
12. May: Yahoo News: Florida teen Anna Leigh Waters ranks No. 1 in the world of Pickleball
13. May: The Palm Beach Post: 'I'll be defending my triple crown.' No. 1 Pickleball champ in the world is 15-year-old from Florida
14. August: ESPN Sports Center: One Nation, Under Pickleball
15. September: Washington Post: Pickleball is exploding, and it’s getting messy
16. September: PPA Tours News: Two And Two For Waters And Johns
17. October: ABC News: Meet the mother-daughter pickleball team dominating America's fastest-growing sport
18. October: Washington Post: Meet the teen queen of professional pickleball
19. October: Flamingo Magazine: This Mother-Daughter Duo is Dominating the Pickleball Scene
20. November: The Pickler: Triple Crown at the 2022 USA Pickleball National Championships
21. November: Desert Sun: Professional players and celebrity investors all hoping to cash in on pickleball boom 
22. November: News Channel 3: Championship Sunday, USA Pickleball at IWTG
23. November: SportsEdTV: Anna Leigh Waters talks to Sophie Chiche
24. November: News Channel 3: 2022 Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships
25. November: Desert Sun: What makes Ben Johns so good
26. November: NML: Leigh Waters Out for All of 2023 With Torn ACL
27. November: PPA Article: Triple Crowns, Knee Injuries, And Shotgun Beers
28. November: Forbes: 30 Under 30 2023
29. December: Washington Post: Pickleball is a hit with kids, but interest in team sports drops
30. December: Kitchen Konversations Podcast: Connor Pardoe PPA CEO
31. December: Pickler The Newsroom: Latest News & Headlines in Pickleball
32. December: Pickleball Magazine: She's Golden!
33. December: Tennis.com: 2023 MLP Draft Recap: Anna Leigh Waters to New Jersey 5's
34. December: Palm Beach Post: Jupiter is planning for pickleball courts
35. December: NML Blog: MLP 2023 Mock Draft – Season 1
36. December: Pickler: Pickler of the Year: Just the Beginning for Anna Leigh Waters

2021

1. December 2021: NBC News: Not Your Grandparents’ Sport: Mom-Daughter Duo Ride Pickleball Wave To The Pro Circuit
2. December 2021: Desert Sun: Pickleball champions: Anna Leigh Waters, Tyson McGuffin, Riley Newman all win double-gold
3. November 2021: NML Pickleball Rankings 2.0 – Singles
4. November 2021: Desert Sun: Meet Anna Leigh Waters: The 14-year-old pickleball pro is taking the sport by storm 
5. October 2021: The Morning Call: Pickleball’s popularity is soaring in the Lehigh Valley. Two of the sport’s phenoms got their start here
6. October 2021: West Orlando News: Professional Pickleball Teen Wins 4th Consecutive Title
7. September 2021: The Sampson Independent: Waters family makes big splash
8. August 2021:ESPN 106.3/WPTV News: Mother-daughter Pickleball duo in Boynton Beach
9. August 2021: The Pickler: ANN EICHELBERGER – THE WOMAN BEHIND THE TEAM WATERS' WOMEN
10. August 2021:Torrance Memorial News: Pickle Relish - Under lockdown, Americans of all ages have been spicing things up with a fun new pastime 
11. March 2021 Pickleball Fire Magazine: Cover, Feature, Instructional Article
12. March 2021 Sun-Sentinel: Delray Beach Pickleball Open attracts 835 competitors
13. February 2021 Channel 12  (KPNX-TV, NBC) Mother-daughter pickleball duo are transcending the sport
14. January 2021 Kolter Homes Inside WORLD Pickleball Episode 7: Leigh Reflexes on 2020
15. January 2021 Pickleball Fire Podcast: Aggressive Pickleball with National Champions Leigh and Anna Leigh Waters
16. Interviews
17. Articles Written By Team Waters

2020

• December: Pickleball By Pros Interview
• January: Washington Post: Looking for a new sport in the new year? Take a swing at...
• January: Pickleball Magazine Cover: Dynamic Duos! 

2019

2019 USA Pickleball National Women's Doubles Champions

• December: Pickleball Rocks 2019 Players Of The Year
• December: Pickleball Magazine Rising Waters
• December: Sun Sentinel Mother, daughter win naitonal pickleball title 
• December: Pickleball tournament held in Delray Beach featuring local mother-daughter duo
• November: Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships wrap up this weekend in Indian Wells 
• October: South Sound Magazine The Local Origin of Pickleball 
• October: Metromode: Growing pickleball scene builds community in Metro Detroit 
• October: Meet The Pros – Leigh Waters
• July: Fox 17 Meet the mother-daughter duo competing in Beer City Open Pickleball Championship 
• February: Mother/Daughter Team Defeats Jardim/Carr at Florida Grand Slam

2018

2018 Nationals

• December: WPTV News: 2018 Delray Beach Pickleball Classic
• December: Interview with Anna Leigh Waters 
• April: Naples Daily News: All ages, from 10 to 91, compete at U.S. Open Pickleball Championships in Naples

2017

• November: THE PICKLER I MET: ANNA LEIGH - THE FUTURE OF PICKLEBALL

2019 Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships Highlights

• Oct. 29 Polls: What 2019 Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships Pro matches do you want to see live streamed? (Pickleball Forum/Live Stream Network)
• Nov. 1 Pro Exhibition Highlight Point: Anna Leigh Waters/Leigh Waters vs Irina Tereschenko/Jessie 'Trinity' Irvine 
• Nov. 1 Pro Exhibition: Remote Control Car Race Anna Leigh Waters vs Jessie Irvine
• Nov. 2 Womens Skill/Age Doubles 5.0 Leigh Waters/Simone Jardim and Anna Leigh Waters/Christine McGrath (See YouTube Comments For Links To Highlights/Matches)
• Nov. 2 Womens Skill/Age Doubles 5.0: 35+ Waters,Leigh-Jardim,Simone vs Barr,Susannah-DeJager-hale,Tracie
• Nov. 2 Gold Medal Match Womens Skill/Age Doubles 5.0: 35+ Waters,Leigh-Jardim,Simone vs Atkins,Mary Helen-Dyer,Katie
• Nov. 3 USAPA Nationals Morning Update Report: Interview with Anna Leigh Waters, Leigh Waters and Christine McGrath
• Nov. 4 Mixed Skill/Age Doubles 5.0: 35+ Waters,Leigh-Warnick,Jeffrey vs Whitwell,Lee-Sperling,John 
• Nov. 8 Women’s Doubles Pro: Team Waters vs Irina Tereschenko/Lucy Kovalova (Video Highlights/Photos) 
• Nov. 9 Women’s Doubles Pro Gold Medal Match: Team Waters vs Jessie Irvine/Catherine Parenteau
• Nov. 10 Women’s Singles Pro: Anna Leigh Waters vs Simone Jardim 
• Nov. 10 Live @ Nationals: Team Waters were guest commentators on the Katlyn Christian vs Michelle Esquivel Women’s Singles Pro Match

Online Interviews

Online Interviews

• Mark Renneson (March 2019) Pickleball Problems Podcast: Ep. 23. The value of the drive and playing with a 12 year old. (Leigh Waters)
• Randy Coleman (October 2019) What’s In My Bag? (Leigh and Anna Leigh Waters)
• 2019 Nationals (November 2019) USAPA Live:  Interview with Anna Leigh Waters, Leigh Waters and Christine McGrath

Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships

November 3, 2019

Anna Leigh Waters

Twelve Year Old Anna Leigh Waters Travels Coast-To-Coast Playing Professional Pickleball With Her Mother

Press Release:

Twelve Year Old Anna Leigh Waters Travels Coast-To-Coast Playing Professional Pickleball With Her Mother 

INDIAN WELLS, CA, October 21, 2019 - This year at the Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships, November 2-10, 2019, that is being held for the second year at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California,  twelve-year-old Anna Leigh Waters (#AL) will be playing in the Women’s Professional bracket with her mother, Leigh Waters. 

In August, the dynamic mother/daughter duo, sponsored by leading paddle company Paddletek, qualified for the eleventh annual USA Pickleball Association (USAPA) National tournament by winning a gold medal at the Tournament Of Champions (TOC) in Brigham City, Utah, in the Women’s Doubles Open against the top Pickleball players in the world without losing a match. 

2019 Team Waters Highlight Point (1+ minute)

Video clip - 68 shot rally during the Texas Open Women’s Doubles Pro Gold Medal Match between the top female Pickleball players in the world: Simone Jardim and Lucy Kovalova