# Anna Leigh Waters

Pickleballer player card, 2026–27 series (card 002)

- Tour: PPA
- Events: Singles, Doubles, Mixed
- Page: https://pickleballer.world/players/anna-leigh-waters/
- Card image: https://pickleballer.world/assets/cards/anna-leigh-waters.png

## Card stats

- 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 (https://www.picklewave.com/players/477702-anna-leigh-waters). World rank: World Pickleball Rankings, Nov. 2, 2025 to Nov. 1, 2026 (https://www.ppatour.com/rankings/).

## Season highlights

- Won women's doubles (with Anna Bright) and mixed (with Ben Johns) at the Hong Kong Slam (October 25, 2026) — [source](https://www.thedinkpickleball.com/hong-kong-slam-recap-waters-wins-twice-staksrud-and-patriquin-stun-johns-and-tardio/)
- 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 (October 11, 2026) — [source](https://www.ppatour.com/championship-sunday-standout-stats-from-the-veolia-chicago-cup/)
- Won women's doubles at the Las Vegas Open with Anna Bright; The Dink reported it was her 199th career PPA title (October 4, 2026) — [source](https://www.thedinkpickleball.com/hunter-johnson-dominates-alshon-and-daescu-get-revenge-and-bright-and-patriquin-stun-top-seeds-at-ppa-las-vegas-open/)
- Won National Championships singles over Kate Fahey 11-1, 11-9, and women's doubles with Anna Bright (September 6, 2026) — [source](https://thekitchenpickle.com/blogs/news/ppa-tour-2026-pickleball-national-championships-recap/)
- As of early September, had not lost a singles match in more than 830 days, per The Kitchen (September 6, 2026) — [source](https://thekitchenpickle.com/blogs/news/ppa-tour-2026-pickleball-national-championships-recap/)

## Pickleballer coverage

- [Five world titles, one week: what’s at stake in Dallas](https://pickleballer.world/stories/worlds-2026-preview/) (November 2, 2026)
- [Bright and Patriquin vs. Johns and Waters: the rivalry that will decide mixed at Worlds](https://pickleballer.world/stories/bright-patriquin-mixed-rise/) (November 2, 2026)
- [Johnson and Dikosavljevic go back to back in Hong Kong](https://pickleballer.world/stories/hong-kong-slam-recap/) (October 25, 2026)
- [Waters wins her 200th title with a Chicago triple crown](https://pickleballer.world/stories/ppa-chicago-cup-recap/) (October 12, 2026)
- [Johnson routs Johns, Bright wins twice in Las Vegas](https://pickleballer.world/stories/ppa-las-vegas-open-recap/) (October 5, 2026)