October 25, 2026
Won the Hong Kong Slam, beating Tama Shimabukuro 11-4, 6-11, 11-7, his fourth singles gold since September Source
Pickleballer player card · 2026–27 series · World No. 14
HUNTER JOHNSON.
PPA · Singles
- Wins
- 524
- Losses
- 262
- World rank
- #14
- Fall MS golds
- 4
- Las Vegas
- GOLD
- Hong Kong
- GOLD
Record: career pro matches, as of 2026-11, via PickleWave. World rank: World Pickleball Rankings (men), Nov. 2, 2025 to Nov. 1, 2026. Full rankings.
The season so far
HIGHLIGHTS.
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October 18, 2026
Won the PPA Australia Cup singles title, beating Christian Alshon 11-8, 5-11, 11-8 Source
October 4, 2026
Beat Ben Johns 11-1, 11-3 in the PPA Las Vegas Open singles final Source
September 6, 2026
Won the season-opening National Championships, beating Federico Staksrud 7-11, 11-3, 11-0; The Kitchen reported it was his ninth career singles title 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
Hunter Johnson is the man to beat in Dallas
Four singles golds since September, including an 11-1, 11-3 rout of Ben Johns, make him the form pick for the men's world title.
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 Australia Cup
Johnson, Tardio and Black strike gold in Brisbane
Tardio and Black won two titles each, and Brisbane’s own Andie Dikosavljevic took women’s singles at home.
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.