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Pro pickleball majors: dates, venues and champions

The biggest events in pro pickleball, from the PPA Tour's World Championships and Majors to the US Open in Naples, Florida.

Coming up

  1. Pickleball Masters 2027 Rancho Mirage, California11–17 January 2027
  2. US Open 2027 Naples, Florida17–24 April 2027
  3. Atlanta Championships 2027 Peachtree Corners, Georgia26 April – 2 May 2027
  4. PPA Finals 2027 San Clemente, California10–16 May 2027

Dates checked 14 November 2026. Dates not yet announced are left out.

The majors

PPA Tour Major (3,000 ranking points to the champion)

Pickleball World Championships

Brookhaven Country Club, Farmers Branch, Texas

  • 20262–8 November 2026Prize money: $1,648,641 in total payouts, including appearance fees (Pickleball.com event guide)

Surface and format: Outdoor hard courts; five pro titles (men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, mixed doubles) plus amateur, senior and junior divisions. Pro matches are rally-scored to 11 (singles best of 3, doubles finals best of 5, per 2026 final scores).

Latest champions (2026): Men: John Lucian Goins · Women: Anna Leigh Waters

Full guideOfficial site

Independent open championship (not part of the PPA Tour)

US Open Pickleball Championships

USOP National Pickleball Center, East Naples Community Park, Naples, Florida · First held 2016

  • 202717–24 April 2027Prize money: $220,000+ prize pool

Surface and format: Outdoor courts (59 courts in 2026); open format with Pro, Champions Pro (50+), Masters Pro (60+) singles/doubles/mixed, Pro Split Age doubles, age and skill amateur brackets, juniors and wheelchair divisions.

Latest champions (2025): Men: Christopher Haworth · Women: Megan Fudge

Full guideOfficial site

PPA Tour season finale (2,000 ranking points)

PPA Finals

Life Time Rancho San Clemente, San Clemente, California

  • 202710–16 May 2027

Surface and format: Invitation-only: in 2026 the top 8 men and women played singles and the top 16 played gender and mixed doubles, in round-robin pools of four with the top two advancing to semifinals.

Latest champions (2026): Men: Christopher Haworth · Women: Kate Fahey

Full guideOfficial site

PPA Tour Major (2,000 ranking points)

Carvana Pickleball Masters

Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California

  • 202711–17 January 2027Prize money: $1,648,641 total payout across five pro divisions, including appearance fees

Surface and format: Outdoor courts; five pro divisions (singles, doubles, mixed).

Latest champions (2026): Men: Christopher Haworth · Women: Anna Leigh Waters

Official site

PPA Tour Major

Pickleball Players Championships (Atlanta)

Life Time Peachtree Corners, Peachtree Corners, Georgia

  • 202726 April – 2 May 2027

Surface and format: Five pro divisions (singles, doubles, mixed).

Latest champions (2026): Men: Christopher Haworth · Women: Anna Leigh Waters

Official site

More big events

MLP season championship (team format)

Major League Pickleball (MLP) Finals

CityPickle at Wollman Rink, Central Park, New York City

  • 2026Ends 30 August 2026

Surface and format: Team event: each match has four doubles games (two gender doubles, two mixed). Tied matches go to a DreamBreaker singles tiebreaker. The headline champion is a team, not singles players.

Latest champions (2026): New Jersey 5s (def. St. Louis Shock 2-0)

Official site

USA Pickleball's national championship (pro and amateur)

USA Pickleball National Championships

Barnes Tennis Center, San Diego, California

  • 202631 October – 8 November 2026

Surface and format: Nine days of competition for juniors, amateurs, wheelchair athletes and pros. Entry is through Golden Ticket qualifiers and USA Pickleball's Tiered Point System, with DUPR as the official rating.

Latest champions (2025): Men: Patrick Kawka · Women: Sofia Sewing

Official site

Who's playing? See the pickleball world rankings.

Sources: ppatour.com · usopenpickleball.com · thedinkpickleball.com · majorleaguepickleball.co · pickleball.com · usapickleballnationals.com

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Questions people ask

When is US Open Pickleball 2027?

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US Open Pickleball 2027 runs 17–24 April 2027, in Naples, Florida.

When is PPA Finals Pickleball 2027?

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PPA Finals Pickleball 2027 runs 10–16 May 2027, in San Clemente, California.

Who won Pickleball World Championships 2026?

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John Lucian Goins (men) and Anna Leigh Waters (women) won Pickleball World Championships 2026.

What are the biggest pickleball tournaments?

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World Championships, US Open, PPA Finals, Pickleball Masters, Atlanta Championships, plus MLP Finals and USA Pickleball Nationals.

More rankings and tournaments

World rankings

Grand Slams and majors