The top 20 women's pickleball players, ranked by anonymous pro

Alex Lantz

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Last Edited

Jul 03 2025

Women's Mid-Season Player of the Year

Anna Leigh Waters -- She has 8 gold medals in women’s doubles (next closest is Catherine Parenteau with 5, all of which were with ALW) and 6 gold medals in mixed doubles (next closest is Jorja Johnson with 3). Johnson should get an honorable mention here, though. She's clearly stepped up her game in 2025 and has been absolutely wrecking people in MLP. But in the end, ALW is still having the best season by a fairly wide margin.

Women's Mid-Season Most Improved Player

Kate Fahey -- Last year she was mostly known as a great singles player. This year she has been making consistent deep runs in women’s doubles and also has a bronze medal in mixed doubles. Her improvement in mixed has been especially evident in MLP. Last year Fahey and Gabe Tardio were 6-22 as a partnership -- this season they are 11-1.

The Kitchen's Top 20 Women's Players -- July 2025

1. Anna Leigh Waters — It’s hard to find new things to say about the GOAT. Just when it looked like the field might be catching up, she switched partners in women’s doubles and stepped on the gas. She’s won a triple crown in her last two PPA Tour events.

2. Anna Bright — You could make an argument for a couple different players here, but Bright has made it to 6 women’s doubles finals this season (4 silvers with Rachel Rohrabacher and 2 golds playing with Waters).

3. Jorja Johnson — Her and brother JW Johnson are the next-best mixed doubles team outside of Ben Johns and Waters, but Jorja’s women’s doubles results can be a little up and down, which is the only reason she isn’t No. 2 on this list.

4. Catherine Parenteau — The ultimate pro. She took the breakup of her and Waters in stride and has continued to post good results in the tournaments since. Her and Rohrabacher have made the final in both of the tournaments they’ve played since the partnership shakeup.

5. Tyra Black — She has hit the podium in 8 tournaments in women’s doubles this season (2 golds, 2 silvers, 5 bronze). Could make a case for her being higher on this list based on those numbers. It’s a tough group to separate after ALW.

6. Rachel Rohrabacher -- She has made it to 6 finals in women's doubles this season, earning silver each time. She also has 2 bronze medals in women's doubles.

7. Parris Todd -- She has played in 2 finals this season (once in each division) and won both of them. Have to respect a player who closes the deal when they find themselves on the big stage. She also has 4 bronze medals in women's doubles to this point in the season. The only reason she's not higher on this list is because the consistency isn't quite there. But her top-end gear might be better than some of the players we've named so far.

8. Etta Tuionetoa -- She has made it to 2 finals in women's doubles this season and 1 final in mixed doubles, earning silver each time.

9. Tina Pisnik -- Almost always makes deep runs in both women's doubles and mixed doubles, but doesn't quite have the firepower to hit the podium consistently. She has 1 medal this season -- a silver in mixed.

10. Kate Fahey -- Our most improved player. She's now a threat in both doubles divisions and is still getting better. You could make an argument for her as high as No. 8 right now, which is about where I think she'll be by the end of the season.

11. Jackie Kawamoto

12. Meghan Dizon

13. Jessie Irvine

14. Lacy Schneemann

15. Lea Jansen

16. Jade Kawamoto

17. Allyce Jones

18. Callie Smith

19. Vivian Glozman

20. Zoey Wang

Notably absent: Alix Truong, Lucy Kovalova, Vivienne David, Brooke Buckner, Mari Humberg, Mary Brascia, Maggie Brascia.

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