PPA Finals Pickleball 2027: dates, winners and guide
PPA Finals is played in San Clemente, California. Here's when it's on, who won it and what to know before you watch or go.
PPA Finals 2027
Life Time Rancho San Clemente, San Clemente, California
About PPA Finals
- The PPA Finals closes the PPA season. The 2026 edition (May 4-10, 2026 in San Clemente, California) was the last event of the 2025-26 PPA year.
- In 2026 the top 8 men and women qualified for singles and the top 16 for gender and mixed doubles. They played round-robin pools of four, with the top two from each pool reaching the semifinals.
- Under the World Pickleball Rankings, Finals players earn 300 points per round-robin win, 400 for a semifinal win and 700 for the title, so an unbeaten champion earns 2,000 points.
- In the 2026 singles finals, Chris Haworth beat John Lucian Goins 11-2, 11-8 and Kate Fahey beat Brooke Buckner 11-0, 11-9.
- Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns have won six straight titles in San Clemente.
- Before the season moved to a May finish, the event ran in December as the 'CIBC PPA Finals' (December 2023 and December 2024).
- The 2027 PPA Finals are scheduled for May 10-16, 2027 in San Clemente, California.
Sources: ppatour.com · pickleball.com
Recent PPA Finals champions
| Year | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Christopher Haworth | Kate Fahey |
Today's top players: the pickleball world rankings.
PPA Finals dates by year
202710–16 May 2027
Life Time Rancho San Clemente, San Clemente, California
20264–10 May 2026
Life Time Rancho San Clemente, San Clemente, California
Sources: ppatour.com
For pickleball coaches
Turn the big tournaments into busier lessons
Run a watch-and-play clinic
Show one rally from the weekend's final, then drill the dinks, resets and third-shot drops the pros used.
Help players enter amateur events
Many big events have amateur divisions. Players with a goal book more lessons in the weeks before.
Grow your group sessions
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PPA Finals: questions people ask
When are the PPA Finals 2027?
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May 10-16, 2027 in San Clemente, California, according to the PPA Tour schedule.
Who won the 2026 PPA Finals?
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Chris Haworth won men's singles and Kate Fahey won women's singles. Ben Johns and Gabe Tardio won men's doubles, Anna Bright and Anna Leigh Waters won women's doubles, and Waters and Johns won mixed doubles.
Who qualifies for the PPA Finals?
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The top-ranked pros. In 2026 that meant the top 8 men and women in singles and the top 16 in doubles. From 2026-27, qualification runs through the World Pickleball Rankings, with the top eight men and top eight women competing across all three disciplines.
How can I watch the PPA Finals?
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Replays are on PickleballTV, which the PPA Tour's event page links to.