What do the pickleball pros actually use?

Explore paddle, tape, grip and shoe records for 228+ professional players. Every setup links to its sources and shows what is still Pending.

Record checked Oct 28, 2026

Paddle
Franklin C45 Dynasty Hayden Patriquin Edition 16mm via Pickleball CentralReported by Pickleball.com, Sep 17, 2026.
Thickness
16mmPer Pickleball.com.
Pending
Playing weight, tape placement, grip build, overgrip, shoes.
See Hayden’s full setup and sources

Where the pros add weight

9 sourced lead and tungsten setup examples, with placement diagrams, dates and earlier paddle eras. See which details are known and which remain Pending.

Read the tape setup guide

Paddle brands on tour

122 sourced paddle records across 28 brands. Counts include only Confirmed paddle records, not necessarily recent match use. The 106 Pending, likely or conflicting paddle records are excluded.

  1. JOOLA 41 of 122
  2. Paddletek 12 of 122
  3. Six Zero 8 of 122
  4. Selkirk 7 of 122
  5. 11SIX24 5 of 122
  6. Warping Point 5 of 122
  7. CRBN 4 of 122
  8. Franklin 4 of 122
  9. Luzz 4 of 122
  10. Adidas 3 of 122
  11. OWL 3 of 122
  12. PIKKL 3 of 122
  13. SLK by Selkirk 3 of 122
  14. Eleven Zero 2 of 122
  15. MEHAU 2 of 122
  16. NOX 2 of 122
  17. ONIX 2 of 122
  18. RPM 2 of 122
  19. Arronax 1 of 122
  20. Diadem 1 of 122
  21. Engage 1 of 122
  22. Friday 1 of 122
  23. Gearbox 1 of 122
  24. HIT Pickleball 1 of 122
  25. Holbrook 1 of 122
  26. Kamito 1 of 122
  27. Proton 1 of 122
  28. ProXR 1 of 122

How thick the pros go

65 players are listed at 16mm and 33 at 14mm. The thinnest listing is Steve Deakin, at 12mm. Pending here means thickness is pending, even when the paddle model is known.

12mm
Steve Deakin
1 player Steve Deakin
13.3mm
Juan Varon
1 player Juan Varon
Pending
121 players Abbigal Hatton, Alex Walker, Alexander Crum, Alix Truong, Altaf Merchant, Amanda Hendry, Andrea Koop, Angie Walker, Anna Leigh Waters, Armaan Bhatia, Ben Newell, Blaine Hovenier, Bobbi Oshiro, Brandon French, Camden Chaffin, Camila Zilveti, Casey Diamond, Cason Campbell, Catherine Parenteau, Chloe Diskin, Christine McGrath, Christopher Haworth, CJ Klinger, Clayton Powell, Daniel De La Rosa, Dave Weinbach, Dylan Frazier, Elliott Schupp, Emilien Burnel, Emily Cederquist, Erik Lange, Estée Widdershoven, Etta Tuionetoa, Eunggwon Kim, Eva Welsher, Gabe Joseph, Gabe Tardio, Genie Bouchard, George Wall, Helena Jansen, Hien Truong, Hoang Nam Ly, Hong Kit Wong, Irina Tereschenko, Isabella Dunlap, Ivan Jakovljevic, Jackie Kawamoto, Jade Kawamoto, Jaeda Minniefield, Jalina Ingram, Jamie Haas, Jennifer Dawson, Jhonnatan Medina Alvarez, Jill Braverman, Jimmy Liong, Joey Wild, John Cincola, John Isner, Julian Arnold, Kaitlyn Christian, Kara Wheatley, Kei Sawaki, Kiora Kunimoto, Kyle Koszuta, Kyle Yates, Layne Sleeth, Lee Whitwell, Leigh Waters, Lina Padegimaite, Lingwei Kong, Luc Pham, Lucy Kovalova, Maggie Brascia, Marcela Aguila Ampon, Marshall Brown, Martin Emmrich, Martina Kochli, Mary Brascia, Matt Wright, Matthew Barlow, Max Manthou, Megan Fudge, Michelle Esquivel, Mihae Kwon, Mitchell Hargreaves, Mohaned Alhouni, Mya Bui, Nicolas Acevedo, Nicole Conard, Nok Yiu Tang, Parris Todd, Quan Do, Quang Duong, Rachel Rohrabacher, Rafael Lenhard, Rick Witsken, Rob Nunnery, Roscoe Bellamy, Ryler DeHeart, Sahra Dennehy, Salome Devidze, Sam Querrey, Sarah Burr, Scott Moore, Shelby Bates, Sofia Sewing, Sophia Nhi Huynh, Susannah Barr, Tama Shimabukuro, Tanner Tomassi, Ting Chieh Wei, Todd Fought, Tyler Loong, Vivienne David, Wes Gabrielsen, Wyatt Stone, Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall, Yana Newell, Yates Johnson, Yufei Long, Zane Navratil

Counts include reported player thicknesses and model specifications. “Model spec” means the factory thickness of the reported paddle.

These figures come from players, brands, and tour profiles. We haven't measured anyone's paddle.

Sources and dates stay with every claim. Missing evidence stays Pending; conflicting reports stay visible. How we check setups