Who is the highest-paid pickleball player of all time?

As of 2026-04-03, Anna Leigh Waters leads all-time professional pickleball prize money earnings tracked by DinkBank with $7,044,695 across 142 events. These figures represent tournament prize money only and do not include contracts, appearance fees, or endorsements.

How much prize money has been paid in professional pickleball?

DinkBank tracks over $12 million in professional pickleball prize money across PPA, MLP, and APP tours from 2023 to present. Total payouts have grown each year as tours expand and purse sizes increase.

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Top Pickleball Earners of All Time

A live leaderboard of the highest-earning professional pickleball players, ranked by career prize money across PPA, MLP, and APP tours.

Report Type: Live Leaderboard·Last updated: April 3, 2026

Overview

As of April 3, 2026, Anna Leigh Waters leads all-time professional pickleball prize money with $7,044,695 earned across 142 events on the MLP and PPA tours. This leaderboard is updated daily using DinkBank's verified payout data and reflects tournament prize money only — contracts, appearance fees, and endorsements are tracked separately.

Career Prize Money Leaderboard

#	Player	Career Earnings	Events	Tours
1	Anna Leigh Waters	$7,044,695	142	MLP, PPA
2	Ben Johns	$6,264,449	130	MLP, PPA
3	Anna Bright	$2,932,906	109	MLP, PPA
4	Christian Alshon	$2,664,376	124	MLP, PPA
5	Gabriel Tardio	$2,620,082	97	APP, MLP, PPA
6	Andrei Daescu	$2,580,834	115	APP, MLP, PPA
7	Catherine Parenteau	$2,519,965	134	MLP, PPA
8	Riley Newman	$2,401,617	80	PPA
9	Jack Sock	$2,366,207	59	PPA
10	Federico Staksrud	$2,314,336	145	PPA
11	James Ignatowich	$2,185,994	68	MLP, PPA
12	JW Johnson	$2,056,610	115	APP, MLP, PPA
13	Thomas Wilson	$2,001,177	27	MLP, PPA
14	Dylan Frazier	$1,788,091	121	APP, PPA
15	Rachel Rohrabacher	$1,741,662	84	MLP, PPA
16	Jorja Johnson	$1,581,264	126	APP, MLP, PPA
17	Jackie Kawamoto	$1,417,976	51	PPA
18	Meghan Dizon	$1,410,789	86	MLP, PPA
19	Hayden Patriquin	$1,390,431	98	MLP, PPA
20	Tyson McGuffin	$1,387,850	92	PPA
21	Zane Navratil	$1,235,339	46	MLP, PPA
22	Vivienne David	$1,223,901	61	PPA
23	Parris Todd	$1,200,109	125	APP, PPA
24	Lea Jansen	$1,091,319	143	PPA
25	Jade Kawamoto	$1,089,392	50	PPA

Showing top 25 earners. Visit the full player directory for the complete list.

Top Earners by Gender

Top 5 Men

1. Ben Johns$6,264,449

2. Christian Alshon$2,664,376

3. Gabriel Tardio$2,620,082

4. Andrei Daescu$2,580,834

5. Riley Newman$2,401,617

Top 5 Women

1. Anna Leigh Waters$7,044,695

2. Anna Bright$2,932,906

3. Catherine Parenteau$2,519,965

4. Rachel Rohrabacher$1,741,662

5. Jorja Johnson$1,581,264

Methodology

This leaderboard reflects career prize money tracked by DinkBank across PPA, MLP, and APP tours. Earnings are calculated from official event payout structures and bracket results. All figures are labeled as either DinkBank Confirmed (verified by official sources) or DinkBank Estimate (calculated from public data and internal modeling).

Prize money totals do not include contract guarantees, appearance fees, endorsement income, or bonuses unless explicitly noted. The leaderboard updates automatically as new event results are processed.

For full details on data collection, see the Methodology page.