2022 World Pickleball Rankings - Anna Leigh #1 In The World

 

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Singles

1. Anna Leigh Waters 157502
2. Salome Devidze 100253
3. Lea Jansen 83684
4. Anna Bright 82755
5. Catherine Parenteau 81336
6. Jorja Johnson 74257
7. Parris Todd 70428
8. Irina Tereschenko 47819
9. Megan Fudge DeHeart 350010
10. Mary Brascia 3300

Doubles

1. Anna Leigh Waters 14000
2. Andrea Koop 13150
3. Leigh Waters 11280
4. Catherine Parenteau 11075
5. Anna Bright 10625
6. Lucy Kovalova 9975
7. Callie Smith 9675
8. Simone Jardim 9402
9. Lea Jansen 8612
10. Jessie Irvine 8450

Mixed Doubles

1. Anna Leigh Waters 14250
2. Catherine Parenteau 10057
3. Simone Jardim 8146
4. Vivienne David 7365
5. Jessie Irvine 6856
6. Andrea Koop 6432
7. Jorja Johnson 6135
8. Lucy Kovalova 6081
9. Lee Whitwell 4418
10. Anna Bright 4144

World Pickleball Rankings are endorsed by USA Pickleball, the PPA/APP and the US Open Pickleball Championships as their official rankings. 2022 Tournaments

Anna Leigh Waters Pro Singles Titles, Triple Crowns

2022 PPA Hertz National Championship

 

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Singles

5:17:42 Anna Leigh Waters vs Salome Devidze (Interview) (Gold)

8:28 Anna Leigh Waters vs Mari Humberg Commentary: Anna Bright/Dave Fleming (Live Stream Begins) 5:27:34 Anna Leigh Waters vs Lea Jansen

Doubles

1:31:47 Anna Leigh Waters/Catherine Parenteau vs Lea Jansen/Jackie Kawamoto (Interview) (Gold)

2:58:49 Catherine Parenteau/Anna Leigh Waters vs Meghan Dizon/Allyce Jones 3:01:15 Highlight Of The Tournament: Allyce Jones does a back somersault at the end of the point 6:59:36 Catherine Parenteau/Anna Leigh Waters vs Anna Bright/Jessie Irvine

Mixed Doubles

3:07:55 Anna Leigh Waters/Ben Johns vs Catherine Parenteau/Riley Newman (Interview) (Gold)

46:30 Anna Leigh Waters/Ben Johns vs Hoaz/Parks 2:36:20 Anna Leigh Waters/Ben Johns vs Yana Grechikina/Ben Newell 6:17:50 Anna Leigh Waters/Ben Johns vs Jessie Irvine/Jay Devilliers

Forbes: 30 Under 30 2023

 

Anna Leigh Waters became the youngest professional pickleball player in history at age 12 and the youngest tournament champion the same year; last year, she won her first national championship, in women's doubles, playing alongside her mother, Leigh Waters. (Read More) 

The 2023 30 Under 30 list itself shows how representation is changing in the sports world: Of the nominees selected by the judges, 16 are women, and 17 identify as people of color. And the honorees are breaking new ground in other ways as well.

Anna Leigh Waters is the top-ranked player in the ascendant sport of pickleball—at just 15. (Read More) 

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Leigh Waters - Torn ACL Injury

 

Today, Leigh Waters announced that due to a torn ACL injury that occurred during the U.S. Nationals, she will not be playing on the PPA Tour in 2023. (PPA Tour Facebook Post)  

2022 USA Pickleball Nationals | Pro Mixed Doubles (November 10, 2022)
Leigh Waters ACL Injury
Leigh Waters/Tyson McGuffin vs Maggie Remynse/Federico Staksrud 

NML Blog - Leigh Waters Out for All of 2023 With Torn ACL

November 11, 2022 Facebook Comment

Thank you everyone for thinking of me. I’ve had to withdraw from playing with AL today. In the next few days I’ll have a better idea of how long the road to recovery will be. Yesterday was tough-really tough. But the love I have received from all of you and fellow players has been amazing. Thank you 🙏

Anna Leigh Waters | 15 year old GOAT of Pickleball?

 

At 15 years old, she is absolutely dominating the Pickleball Scene with her most recent success of winning a Triple Crown at the 2022 Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships.

With a record of 156-13 for the 2022 season Anna Leigh is:

• ranked #1 in the world for Women's doubles with her mom
• ranked #1 in the world for Women's singles with almost double the points of the #2 ranked woman
• ranked #1 in Mixed Doubles at the time of the recording

2022 USA Pickleball National Championships

 

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Singles

00:00:00 Anna Leigh Waters vs Lea Jansen (Gold)

Doubles

3:19:19 Anna Leigh Waters/Catherine Parenteau vs Lea Jansen/Vivienne David

1:16:09 Anna Leigh Waters/Catherine Parenteau vs Jade Kawamoto/MIchelle Esquivel

Mixed Doubles

7:40 Anna Leigh Waters/Riley Newman vs Ryler DeHeart/Sarah Ansboury 1:38:39 Anna Leigh Waters/Riley Newman vs Dekel Bar/Jade Kawamoto (Highlights)

1:41:32 Leigh Waters/Tyson McGuffin vs Maggie Remynse/Federico Staksrud

1:21:54 Leigh Waters/Tyson McGuffin vs Jessie Irvine/Jay Devilliers

Media Coverage

• Triple Crown at the 2022 USA Pickleball National Championships (The Pickler)

• Professional players and celebrity investors all hoping to cash in on pickleball boom (Palm Springs Desert Sun) 

• Championship Sunday, USA Pickleball at IWTG (WESQ News Channel 3)

• Anna Leigh Waters talks to Sophie Chiche (SportsEdTV)

• 2022 Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships (WESQ Channel 3 News

• What makes Ben Johns so good (Desert Sun)

Anna Leigh Waters Pro Singles Titles, Triple Crowns

 

Anna Leigh Waters PRO WOMEN'S SINGLES TITLES

20) November 2022: Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships, Indian Wells, CA (Lea Jansen) (Highlight) (Highlights)

19) November 2022: PPA Texas Open, Rockwall, TX (Lea Jansen)

18) October 2022: PPA DC Open, Washington, DC (Catherine Parenteau)

17) October 2022: PPA Las Vegas Championships, Las Vegas, NV (Catherine Parenteau)

16) September 2022: PPA Peachtree Classic, Peachtree, GA (Callie Smith)

15) September 2022: PPA Baird Wealth Management Open, Cincinnati, OH (Lea Jansen)

14) August 2022: PPA Tournament Of Champions, Brigham City, UT (Lea Jansen)
13) May 2022: PPA Atlanta Open Atlanta, GA (Catherine Parenteau)
12) April 2022: PPA Red Rock, St. George, UT (Lea Jansen)
11) March 2022: PPA Austin Open, Austin, TX (Catherine Parenteau)
10) March 2022: PPA Riverland Open, Port St. Lucie, FL (Lea Jansen)

9) February 2022: PPA Ororo Indoor National Championships, Lakeville, MN (Irina Tereschenko)
8) February 2022: PPA Foot Solutions Arizona Grand Slam Mesa, AZ (Catherine Parenteau)
7) January 2022: PPA Carvana Desert Ridge Open Phoenix, AZ (Catherine Parenteau)
6) December 2021: Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships, Indian Wells, CA (Jill Braverman)
5) November 2021: PPA Masters, La Quinta, CA (Lea Jansen)
4) October 2021: PPA Texas Open Shootout, Rockwell, TX (Lea Jansen)
3) September 2021: PPA Orlando Cup, Orlando, FL (Lea Jansen)
2) August 2021: Tournaments Of Champions, Brigham City, UT (Callie Smith)
1) August 2021: PPA Takeya Showcase, Newport Beach, CA (Catherine Parenteau) 

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 #TeamWaters (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 #TeamWaters 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)

September: PPA Peachtree Classic

33:19 Anna Leigh Waters vs Callie Smith 3:01:55 Anna Leigh Waters/Leigh Waters vs Jessie Irvine/Anna Bright 4:54:41 Anna Leigh Waters/Ben Johns vs Riley Newman/Catherine Parenteau

October: PPA Las Vegas Championships

1:08:16 Anna Leigh Waters/Ben Johns vs Catherine Parenteau/JW Johnson (Interview) 2:28:11 Anna Leigh Waters/Leigh Waters vs Anna Bright/Parris Todd (Interview) 5:56:00 Anna Leigh Waters vs Catherine Parenteau (Interview)

November: PPA Texas Open

2:22:38 Anna Leigh Waters/Leigh Waters vs. Anna Bright/Jessie Irvine (Stats) 5:33:57 Anna Leigh Waters vs. Lea Jansen 6:09:12 Anna Leigh Waters/Ben Johns vs. Riley Newman/Catherine Parenteau (Stats)

November: Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships 

Video: Anna Leigh Waters/Chatherine Parenteau vs Anna Bright/Jessie Irvine

Anna Leigh Waters vs. Lea Jansen (Highlight) (Highlights)

Video: Anna Leigh Waters/Riley Newman vs Ben Johns/Catherine Parenteau (Highlight)

SportsEdTV Interview

NOTE: Match videos will be posted when available.