The short answer
ONIX lists Altaf Merchant with the Evoke Premier Raw Carbon family; his exact thickness and latest match use are unverified. His playing weight, tape, grip build, overgrip, and shoes are pending.
Altaf Merchant is a pickleball player who previously played collegiate tennis at Southern Illinois University.
Current equipment
A sponsor deal or product page tells you the brand and model, not the exact match paddle, weight, or tape. Each field below shows its own source and date.
via Exact Raw Carbon family shopping reference; player thickness and cosmetic unresolved.
Brand-reported: ONIX lists Raw Carbon in Altaf's Gear on its undated player page. Thickness, cosmetic, personal build and latest match use remain unverified.
Exact Raw Carbon family shopping reference; player thickness and cosmetic unresolved.
Pending
Pending: no retained current player-specific source establishes this part of the setup.
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Pending
Pending: no retained current player-specific source establishes this part of the setup.
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Associated with ONIX, per its undated player page
Pending
Pending: no retained current player-specific source establishes this part of the setup.
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Pending: no retained current player-specific source establishes this part of the setup.
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Pending
Pending: no retained current player-specific source establishes this part of the setup.
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Pending: no retained current player-specific source establishes this part of the setup.
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Pending: no retained current player-specific source establishes this part of the setup.
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Pending: no retained current player-specific source establishes this part of the setup.
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Pending: no retained current player-specific source establishes this part of the setup.
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Pending: no retained current player-specific source establishes this part of the setup.
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Tape placement for Altaf Merchant's current paddle is pending. See the 9 other pros with sourced setups in the pro lead and tungsten tape guide.
Tournament record
Official results with the event, division, partner or team, date and source kept together.
Men's doubles · with Dave Weinbach
Event ended
Official medal PDF linked from US Open Past Results. Page 1 was downloaded and visually inspected to confirm the named discipline, division, medal column and partner. Senior Pro and Pro Split/Age are separate categories. Official post-event release dated April 26, 2024 states that competition took place April 13-20. Event-end April 20 is used because this source does not date each senior or split-age final.
Men's doubles · with Dayne Gingrich
Event ended
Official result recap confirms Merchant/Gingrich won senior pro men’s doubles gold at Nationals without losing a game. Official event dates November 5-12, 2023.
Men's doubles · with Dylan Frazier
Event ended
Official medal PDF linked from US Open Past Results. Page 1 was downloaded and visually inspected to confirm the named discipline, division, medal column and partner. Senior Pro and Pro Split/Age are separate categories. Official post-event release dated April 26, 2024 states that competition took place April 13-20. Event-end April 20 is used because this source does not date each senior or split-age final.
Window: Nov 9, 2023 to Nov 9, 2026. Selected verified results, ordered by finish and then date. This record may not cover every tournament appearance. Tournament results do not establish which paddle was used.
Questions fans ask
Altaf Merchant is a pickleball player who previously played collegiate tennis at Southern Illinois University.
ONIX describes Merchant using the Evoke Premier as he rose through the sport and lists the Evoke Premier Raw Carbon in his gear section. The page supplies no match date, thickness, or personal build, so his latest match paddle remains Pending.