October 25, 2026
Won women's doubles (with Anna Bright) and mixed (with Ben Johns) at the Hong Kong Slam Source
Pickleballer player card · 2026–27 series · World No. 1
ANNA LEIGH WATERS.
PPA · Singles · Doubles · Mixed
- Wins
- 934
- Losses
- 57
- World rank
- #1
- PPA titles
- 200+
- Chicago
- 3 GOLD
- Hong Kong
- 2 GOLD
Record: career pro matches, as of 2026-11, via PickleWave. World rank: World Pickleball Rankings (women), Nov. 2, 2025 to Nov. 1, 2026. Full rankings.
The season so far
HIGHLIGHTS.
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October 11, 2026
Won all three finals at the Chicago Cup for her 200th career PPA title and 45th triple crown; the PPA says she is 55-0 in singles finals since June 2022 Source
October 4, 2026
Won women's doubles at the Las Vegas Open with Anna Bright; The Dink reported it was her 199th career PPA title Source
September 6, 2026
Won National Championships singles over Kate Fahey 11-1, 11-9, and women's doubles with Anna Bright Source
September 6, 2026
As of early September, had not lost a singles match in more than 830 days, per The Kitchen Source
IN THE MAGAZINE.
Worlds preview
Five world titles, one week: what’s at stake in Dallas
The PPA World Championships begin today at Brookhaven. Here's the schedule, the stakes and the five storylines that will decide it.
The Breakdown
Bright and Patriquin vs. Johns and Waters: the rivalry that will decide mixed at Worlds
Bright and Patriquin have beaten the best mixed team of the era twice this year. Johns and Waters just answered with back-to-back golds.
PPA Tour Asia
Johnson and Dikosavljevic go back to back in Hong Kong
A week after Brisbane, both singles champions won again. Patriquin and Staksrud beat Johns and Tardio, and Waters won twice.
PPA Chicago Cup
Waters wins her 200th title with a Chicago triple crown
Anna Leigh Waters swept all three finals in Northbrook. Roscoe Bellamy, at 6-foot-5, took men's singles over the top seed.
PPA Las Vegas Open
Johnson routs Johns, Bright wins twice in Las Vegas
Hunter Johnson won the singles final 11-1, 11-3, Alshon and Daescu got their revenge, and Bright and Patriquin beat the top mixed seeds.
The illustration is a stylized Pickleballer design, not a likeness of the player. Card stats are updated by the Pickleballer desk from published results.