What Pickleball Paddles do the Pros Use?

It’s only natural. We’re influenced by the greats in a sport. That’s why you see massive shoe endorsement deals inked by the likes of Steph Curry, Zion Williamson, or James Harden. We want the same shoes they wear because we’ll be able to run faster or jump higher. Or so we dream.

Pickleball is really no different. We want to know which paddle our favorite pro plays with because if we purchase that same paddle, surely the power, touch, and finesse from that paddle will transfer to our own games. We hope that the pickleball paddle that our favorite pro uses will instantly transform us from a 3.5/4.0 player to a 5.0 player who is competing for prize money on the PPA or APP Tour.

So which paddle does your favorite pro pickleball player use? The following lists – while not exhaustive – do provide insight into the paddle preferences for several of the top men and women pros in our sport.

Note: In the spring of 2021, Collin Johns switched paddle brands from Prince to Electrum while Riley and Lindsey Newman both switched from Selkirk to Gamma.

Male Pickleball Pro Paddles

- Andrews, Jonny Pickleball – Engage – ‘Elite Pro’ Maverick
- Bar, Dekel – Engage – ‘Elite Pro’ Maverick
- Cassidy, Rob – Engage [not sure of the model]
- Davis, Frank Anthony – Niupipo Explorer Pickleball Paddle
- Dawson, Callan – ProKennex Kinetic Pro Speed II
- Deakin, Steve – Head Gravity
- Devilliers, Jay – Vulcan V530 Power
- Farias, Joey – Gearbox GX6 Power
- Golden, Scott – Monarch Golden Axe
- Hall, Jay – Players Pickleball Rogue2 Gel-Core “Gizmo Pickleball” Special Edition
- Howard, DJ – Gamma Legend
- Johns, Ben – Franklin Ben Johns Signature Pickleball Paddle
- Johns, Collin – Electrum Pro
- Johnson, JW – Franklin Ben Johns Signature Pickleball Paddle
- Kern, Aspen – Franklin Aspen Kern Centre Pickleball Paddle
- Koller, AJ – Franklin Ben Johns Signature Pickleball Paddle
- Lica, Eden – Monarch Crown Jewel Pro
- Loong, Tyler – Vulcan V550 Elongated Pickleball Paddle
- McGuffin, Tyson – Selkirk Amped Invicta Tyson McGuffin Signature Paddle
- Merchant, Altaf – Onix Evoke Premier
- Navratil, Zane – Franklin Ben Johns Signature Pickleball Paddle
- Newman, Riley – Gamma (just switched from Selkirk)
- Nunnery, Rob – Franklin Ben Johns Signature Pickleball Paddle
- Seckle, David – Head Gravity
- Smith, Pat – Electrum Pro
- Smith, Spencer – Gamma Compass
- Stone, Adam – Paddletek [not sure of model]
- Warnick, Jeff – Gearbox GX5
- Weinbach, Dave – Paddletek Tempest Wave
- Willson, Will – Head Gravity
- Wright, Matt – Onix Evoke Premier
- Yates, Kyle – Paddletek Bantam EX-L
- Young, DJ – Franklin Ben Johns Signature Pickleball Paddle

Female Pro Pickleball Paddles

Ansboury, Sarah – Head Extreme Tour
Carr, Corrine – Vulcan V520 Control
David, Vivienne – Niupipo Explorer Pickleball Paddle
Dawson, Jennifer – ProKennex Ovation
Esquivel, Michelle – Engage Poach Advantage
Franco, Regina – Head Radical Tour L
Gehrke, Kasandra – Onix Evoke Premier
Irvine, Jessie – Engage – ‘Elite Pro’ Maverick
Jansen, Lea – Engage – ‘Elite Pro’ Maverick
Jardim, Simone – Prince Response Pro Simone Jardim Signature Paddle
Kovalova, Lucy – Onix Evoke Premier
McGrath, Christine – Franklin Christine McGrath Signature Pickleball Paddle
Newman, Lindsey – Gamma (switched from Selkirk)
Parenteau, Catherine – Paddletek Tempest Wave Pro
Stratman, Lauren – Electrum Pro
Tereschenko, Irina – Paddletek Bantam EX-L
Waters, Anna Leigh – Paddletek Bantam TS-5
Waters, Leigh – Paddletek Phoenix Genesis

There you have it! The men’s and women’s pro pickleball paddles. Which pickleball pro paddles do you like the best? Let us know in the comments below.