November 1, 2026
Won the inaugural MLP Nations Cup with Team USA Source
Pickleballer player card · 2026–27 series · World No. 3
TYRA BLACK.
PPA · Doubles · Mixed
- Wins
- 482
- Losses
- 241
- World rank
- #3
- Nations Cup
- GOLD
- Brisbane WD
- GOLD
- Brisbane XD
- GOLD
Record: career pro matches, as of 2026-10, 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 25, 2026
Took Hong Kong Slam women's doubles silver with Jorja Johnson Source
October 18, 2026
Won women's doubles with Jorja Johnson and mixed with Gabe Tardio at the PPA Australia Cup Source
October 11, 2026
Took Chicago Cup women's doubles silver with Catherine Parenteau after winning the first game 11-2 Source
October 4, 2026
With Catherine Parenteau, became the first team to take a game off Waters and Bright in the Las Vegas women's doubles final Source
IN THE MAGAZINE.
MLP Nations Cup
Team USA sweeps Latin America to win the first Nations Cup
Ben Johns, Anna Bright and a squad assembled in about 24 hours went undefeated in Dallas, closing with an 11-9, 11-1, 11-6 final.
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 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.