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Teen Anna Leigh Waters Wins 3rd Pickleball Pro Triple Crown At Tournament Of Champions
Pickleball Phenom Featured On ESPN Sports Center
BRIGHAM CITY, UT (August 23, 2022 ) – Saturday, the #1 Ranked Professional Pickleball Women’s Singles Player in the World Anna Leigh Waters, 15, won her 3rd Triple Crown and 14th Singles title at the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) Tournament Of Champions in Brigham City, Utah.
NOTE: A Triple Crown in Pickleball is when a player wins in all brackets of a tournament: Singles, Mixed Doubles and Doubles. Anna Leigh and her mother Leigh Waters (TeamWaters) have been the Pro Pickleball National Women’s Doubles Champions since 2019.
2022 Triple Crowns
March: PPA Riverland Open
5:20:33 Women’s Singles: Anna Leigh Waters vs. Lea Jansen (11-2,11-8,11-0) (Interview)
17:33 Mixed Doubles: Ben Johns/Anna Leigh Waters vs. Jessie Irvine/Jay Devillers (11-2,11-4,11-3) (Interview)
3:15:14 Women’s Doubles: Anna Leigh Waters/Leigh Waters vs. Jessie Irvine/ Catherine Parenteau (12-10,11-6,11-8) (Interview) Commentary: Lea Jansen
April: PPA Red Rock Open
10:57 Lucy Kovolova/Callie Jo Smith vs Anna Leigh Waters/Leigh Waters
4:06:38 Lea Jansen vs Anna Leigh Waters #AL
4:46:59 Ben Johns/Anna Leigh Waters vs Riley Newman/Catherine Parenteau
August: PPA Tournament Of Champions
2:04:05 (1) Anna Leigh Waters vs. (3) Lea Jansen (Interview) (Highlight, Highlight2+)
0:01 (2) Anna Leigh Waters/Ben Johns vs. (5) Callie Smith/AJ Koller
4:44 (1) Lucy Kovalova/Callie Smith vs. (2) Leigh Waters/Anna Leigh Waters Commentary: Lea Jansen/Dave Fleming (Interview) (Highlight+, Highlight2, Highlight3)
Anna Leigh Waters PRO SINGLES TITLES
NOTE: To access matches, goto the 2022 Schedule or the 2021 Schedule
14) August 2022: PPA Tournament Of Champions, Brigham City, UT
13) May 2022: PPA Atlanta Open Atlanta, GA
12) April 2022: PPA Red Rock St. George, UT
11) March 2022: PPA Austin Open Austin, TX
10) March 2022: PPA Riverland Open Port St. Lucie, FL
9) February 2022: PPA Ororo Indoor National Championships Lakeville, MN
8) February 2022: PPA Foot Solutions Arizona Grand Slam Mesa, AZ
7) January 2022: PPA Carvana Desert Ridge Open Phoenix, AZ
6) December 2021: Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships, Indian Well, CA
5) November 2021: PPA Masters, La Quinta, CA
4) October 2021: PPA Texas Open Shootout, Rockwell, TX
3) September 2021: PPA Orlando Cup, Orlando, FL
2) August 2021: Tournaments Of Champions, Brigham City, UT
1) August 2021: PPA The Takeya Showcase, Newport Beach, CA
On Sunday, TeamWaters were featured on ESPN’s SportsCenter “SC Featured” One Nation, Under Pickleball. (TeamWaters 54 second clip)
The TeamWaters Pickleball Story Began in 2017
“The mother/daughter duo picked up the sport back in 2017 when they evacuated their home in Florida due to Hurricane Irma and stayed with Leigh’s parents for a couple of weeks. Leigh’s dad introduced them to the sport and from there they were hooked. “I think we played like morning, noon and night for two weeks straight while we were up there and the rest is history,” said Leigh.”
The inspiring family journey can be followed on Facebook, Leigh's Instagram and Anna Leigh’s Instagram.
TeamWaters Digital Press Kit (Interviews, Tournament Videos, Highlights, Photos, Schedules)
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