Waters Secures 46th Triple Crown in Pickleball

The longest test came in a five-game mixed final

Waters and Ben Johns dropped the opening game and then fell into a 7–1 deficit in a decisive third game. They chipped back point by point, capitalising on late Johnson errors to take it 11–9 before closing out an 11–4 fifth game. The match lasted over two hours, with extended rallies on nearly every point.

Across the contest Waters committed no errors on serves, returns or third shots. The four players produced a 52-shot rally, and Waters and Johns made fewer dink and volley mistakes than their opponents.

Eight games played, then a statement final

By the time Waters walked on court for the singles final against Kate Fahey, she had already played eight doubles games. She struck 11 clean winners to Fahey’s two, a display one outlet described as her seeming unable to miss. The 11-3, 11-2 win also marked her 300th career PPA Tour singles match victory.

Her women’s doubles win alongside Anna Bright faced an inspired performance from Catherine Parenteau and Sofia Sewing. Waters and Bright held the edge in clean winners 13-6 and produced the final’s longest rally at 51 shots before closing it 11-4, 11-9, 11-5.

That victory was their 18th consecutive tournament triumph, the longest streak in PPA Tour doubles history. Waters has now won 56 straight finals dating back to June 2022.

The 46th Triple Crown arrived barely four weeks after her 45th in Chicago, where she also claimed her 200th career PPA title. At 19, Anna Leigh Waters is still adding landmarks to a record book she already owns at Brookhaven Country Club in Farmers Branch.