2022 PPA Red Rock Interview with ‘The Waters Sisters’

 

1. 0:35 Is AL on the top of the Pickleball World?
2. 0:41 What is it like being 15?
3. 1:01 What has changed for you personally and professionally?
4. 1:40 Tennis? College?
5. 2:08 Playing with world #1 Ben Johns?
6. 2:31 What is Ben like as a person?
7. 2:55 Did you drag Ben to Minnesota because you wanted to see snow?
8. 3:11 Now you are in the heat?
9. 3:27 Is there pressure playing with your daughter?
10. 4:04 Gary Vaynerchuk? Advice?

The top pickleball pro in the world is a 15-year-old who used to think the sport was for "old people"

 

Insider

This teen pickleball pro is going to need a bigger trophy room.

Indeed, the darling of the ever-expanding pickleball universe is a 15-year-old from Florida who inadvertently picked up the sport at age 10.

And as Anna Leigh Waters, the youngest pickleball champ in the country and current No. 1 women's singles player in the world, tells Insider, she's just getting warmed up. The teen spoke from her home in Delray Beach after a winning a stunning Professional Pickleball Association Tour title in Women's doubles in Austin, earning herself some more shiny hardware to add to her put-upon mantle. (Read More)

2022 PPA Austin Open

Singles

2:10:56 Anna Leigh Waters vs Yana Grechkina Commentary: Lea Jansen

1:20:43 Anna Leigh Waters vs Callie Smith

5:28:16 Catherine Parenteau vs Anna Leigh Waters (Gold) (Highlights)

0:01 Tyson McGuffin vs Julian Arnold (Game 1) Commentary: Leigh Waters

Mixed Doubles

27:05 Anna Leigh Waters/Dekel Bar vs Jay Devilliers/Jessie Irvine 1:46:19 Riley Newman/Catherine Parenteau vs Anna Leigh Waters/Dekel Bar

3:21:45 Anna Leigh Waters/Dekel Bar vs Jay Devilliers/Jessie Irvine (Bronze)

1:05:12 Tyson McGuffin/Leigh Waters vs Matt Wright/Lucy Kovalova

2:25:58 Tyson McGuffin/Leigh Waters vs Jay Devilliers/Jessie Irvine

4:43:14 Anna Leigh Waters/G. Rancic vs Ben Johns/B. Rancic 4:56:53 Leigh Waters/B. Rancic vs Tyler Loong/Q. Ewers

Doubles

1:19:44 Anna Leigh Waters/Leigh Waters vs Allyce Jones/Meghan Dizon

0:01 Catherine Parenteau/Jessie Irvine vs Anna Leigh Waters/Leigh Waters

1:30:18 Lucy Kovalova/Callie Jo Smith vs Anna Leigh Waters/Leigh Waters (Gold) (Highlights Analysis - TM Boiler Room Breakdown, Episode 16)  

News Reports

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Anna Leigh Waters Claims First Triple Crown at PPA Riverland Open

The Pickler March 2022

 In her own words, Leigh Waters recaps her latest pro pickleball tournament - the PPA Riverland Open - with her daughter and pro women's doubles partner, Anna Leigh Waters...

To say it was windy is an understatement. The PPA Riverland Open in Port St. Lucie, Florida saw some of the highest sustained winds, not to mention gusts, that I personally have ever played in. The pro women’s doubles bracket was placed on a wind delay just after our first round match. Before that first match started, Anna Leigh and I discussed our strategy. Honestly, we felt like the wind was as much our opponent as the women standing across the net. We had a two-pronged plan: (1) keep our feet moving and (2) keep our eyes on the ball.  In the wind especially, these two steps were vital for survival.

After our first round win, and after the wind delay, we decided to have a nice lunch and go back to the hotel and relax. We actually tried to think about anything but pickleball. I took a nap, and AL looked at TikTok and did some stretching and recovery work. We knew we had a tough semifinal against Simone Jardim and Lucy Kovalova that evening, but we didn’t want to overthink the matchup. (Read More) 

Sun-Sentinel: Delray Beach teen sweeps three pro pickleball titles

Pickleball Magazine: March/April 2022

Behind The Scenes with Pro Anna Leigh Waters

 

• Do you have a formal pickleball coach?
  Not Really. My mom is my only coach. She helps me and travels with me.
• What living person do you most admire?
  My mom. She is the best mom I could ever ask for. She takes care of me.
• What are your future plans?
  I would like to play pickleball in the Olympics. I would like to be a part of that. As for life in general, if the opportunity is there, go take it. I haven't decided about college yet. I want to see where pickleball takes me. Right now, I am riding the pickleball wave. My goal is to get more juniors to play the sport.

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March 22: Beat the Dream Team Series

 

10:39 Anna Leigh Waters/Leigh Waters vs Lee Whitwell/Irina Tereschenko 58:07 Lee Whitwell/DJ Young vs Leigh Waters/Adam Stone 1:20:29 Anna Leigh Waters/Collin Johns vs Dekel Bar/Irina Tereschenko

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Pro Pickleball Teen Phenom Anna Leigh Waters Wins More Gold

 West Orlando News

 

The top ranked professional Pickleball Women’s Singles Player in the world, 15-year-old Anna Leigh Waters, won her 10th pro singles title this month at the Professional Pickleball Association Riverland Open at the Riverland Sports and Racquet Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida. 

Her winning was not limited at the tournament either, as she took home the triple crown at the event – which is winning gold in singles, in gender doubles and in mixed doubles. Read More