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What paddle does Federico Staksrud use?

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The short answer

Federico Staksrud plays the JOOLA Federico Staksrud Kosmos Pro V 16mm in Surge Green and, per JOOLA, wears its R4LLy shoes. His finished playing weight, tape placement, grip build, and overgrip are pending.

Federico Staksrud is a right-handed professional from Buenos Aires, Argentina, based in West Palm Beach, Florida. He turned pro in 2021 after playing college tennis at the University of New Orleans and Tennessee Wesleyan. He plays the PPA Tour and MLP, where he was an Orlando Squeeze keeper for 2026 before a July 2026 trade sent him to the New Jersey 5s. His public equipment record is strongest on his current JOOLA signature paddle; JOOLA’s own May 2026 post also places him in its R4LLy shoe; his added weight, tape placement, overgrip brand, grip build, and finished paddle weight are not confirmed.

Current equipment

What is on the record now?

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.

Paddle Confirmed

JOOLA Federico Staksrud Kosmos Pro V 16mm

via Pickleball Central

JOOLA's first hybrid-shape Pro V model and Federico Staksrud's first signature paddle, launched 2026-03-03 in the Surge Green colourway. The specification below is the retail Kosmos Pro V 16mm as published by JOOLA and its retailer, not a measurement of Staksrud's match paddle. His retail partner publishes a tungsten-tape-and-overgrip recipe for the paddle, but that page is undated and is not a first-person statement from him, and his finished playing weight is not on the public record.

Shape
Hybrid
Dimensions
16.3 x 7.7 in
Stock Weight
8.1 oz for the 16mm per JOOLA; 7.9 to 8.3 oz range per Pickleball Central
Core
16mm Propulsion honeycomb core with Hyperfoam edge wall
Federico Staksrud - Carvana PPA Tour Tour profile · checked Sep 16, 2026 Team JOOLA - Pickleball - JOOLA USA Brand page · checked Sep 16, 2026 JOOLA Kosmos Pro V Pickleball Paddle | Kinetic Frame - JOOLA USA Brand page · checked Sep 16, 2026 JOOLA Reimagines Paddle Innovation with New Pro V Collection Brand page · Mar 3, 2026 JOOLA Signature Athletes Are Dominating the 2026 PPA Tour - JOOLA USA Brand page · May 22, 2026 What paddles top pickleball pros are using (September 2026) Article · Sep 11, 2026
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Shoes Confirmed

JOOLA R4LLy

via Pickleball Central (white/lime; other colors are listed separately)

JOOLA court shoe co-developed with Ben Johns and launched in March 2026. JOOLA’s own 8 May 2026 post names Kate Fahey, Ben Johns, and Federico Staksrud as signature athletes who have won on tour in it. Each player record separates that brand claim from any in-match confirmation.

Launch
March 27, 2026
Design Focus
Lateral movement
JOOLA Unveils R4LLy Pickleball Shoe Core Collection Brand page · May 8, 2026
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Sponsors

JOOLA for the paddle, re-signed July 1, 2025, and Pickleball Effect Shop, which calls itself his partner. adidas Pickleball was a sponsor from January to June 2025 and is not current.

Federico Staksrud - Carvana PPA Tour Tour profile · checked Sep 16, 2026 Team JOOLA - Pickleball - JOOLA USA Brand page · checked Sep 16, 2026 Staksrud, JOOLA announce rekindled partnership Article · Jul 1, 2025 Pickleball Effect Shop Brand page · checked Sep 16, 2026 adidas Pickleball and Federico Staksrud Part Ways Article · Jun 23, 2025
Pending: Playing weight, weight added, tape placement, grip build, overgrip, apparel . Checked Sep 16, 2026
Playing weight

Pending

No public source gives Staksrud's finished or in-match paddle weight. The 8.1 oz figure on the record is the model's retail weight, not his match paddle's weight, and this record does not estimate what his tape and overgrip add to it.

JOOLA Kosmos Pro V Federico Staksrud 16mm Pickleball Paddle Retail spec · checked Sep 16, 2026

Checked Sep 16, 2026

Weight added

Pending

Not confirmed as a match-use claim. His retail partner Pickleball Effect Shop publishes a build for this paddle, one 5 3/4 in strip of 1 g/inch tape per side, two strips in total, roughly 11.5 in of tape and so about 11.5 g, plus an overgrip, with two small butt-cap strips offered as an optional counterbalance. The page is undated, is written in the shop's own words rather than quoting Staksrud, and the shop sells the tungsten tape kit it prescribes. It also still bills him as world No. 2 while his Carvana PPA Tour profile read No. 5 on September 16, 2026, so the page predates his current ranking. Treat the recipe as last-known partner-published information, not a verified measurement of his match paddle. No source gives his finished playing weight.

Joola Kosmos Pro V 16mm - Federico Staksrud's Setup Retail spec · checked Sep 16, 2026 Pickleball Effect Shop Brand page · checked Sep 16, 2026

Checked Sep 16, 2026

Tape placement

Pending

Not confirmed as a match-use claim. The only source is his retail partner's undated setup page, which prescribes one 5 3/4 in strip per side starting 1 1/4 inches above the handle, offers two small strips on the butt cap in a plus-sign pattern as an optional counterbalance, and says Federico prefers the weight closer to his hand rather than a head-heavy balance. That is the shop's own wording, not a first-person statement from Staksrud, and the shop sells the tape. The page still bills him as world No. 2 while his Carvana PPA Tour profile read No. 5 on September 16, 2026, so it predates his current ranking. PaddleSetups has not verified where tape sits on his match paddle.

Joola Kosmos Pro V 16mm - Federico Staksrud's Setup Retail spec · checked Sep 16, 2026 Pickleball Effect Shop Brand page · checked Sep 16, 2026

Checked Sep 16, 2026

Overgrip

Pending

His partner's setup page says to add an overgrip over the stock grip but names no brand, model, or number of wraps, and no other source names one.

Joola Kosmos Pro V 16mm - Federico Staksrud's Setup Retail spec · checked Sep 16, 2026

Checked Sep 16, 2026

Apparel

Pending

He was signed to adidas from the January 20, 2025, announcement until the partnership was mutually concluded on June 23, 2025, and was photographed in adidas apparel at the Carvana PPA Mesa Cup on February 18, 2025. The last public apparel observation is JOOLA clothing at the PPA Orange County Cup in June 2025, reported July 1, 2025. No apparel or footwear source dated in 2026 was found, so his current apparel is not confirmed.

Adidas Signs World No. 1 Federico Staksrud Article · Jan 20, 2025 Staksrud starts Mesa campaign using JOOLA paddle despite being signed with Adidas Article · Feb 18, 2025 Staksrud announces end of partnership with adidas Pickleball Article · Jun 23, 2025 Staksrud, JOOLA announce rekindled partnership Article · Jul 1, 2025

Checked Sep 16, 2026

Tape placement for Federico Staksrud's current paddle is pending. See the 9 other pros with sourced setups in the pro lead and tungsten tape guide.

Tournament record

Best recorded results, past 3 years

Official results with the event, division, partner or team, date and source kept together.

  1. GoldPPA Tour · Open Pro

    Veolia Chicago Cup

    Men's Doubles · with Hayden Patriquin

    PPA Tour tournament history, Veolia Chicago Cup Article · checked Oct 21, 2026

    Official history lists gold in Men's Doubles with Hayden Patriquin; Finals date 2026-10-11.

  2. GoldPPA Tour · Open Pro

    Fasenra Sacramento Open presented by Zimmer Biomet

    Men's Singles

    PPA Tour tournament history, Fasenra Sacramento Open presented by Zimmer Biomet Article · checked Oct 21, 2026

    Official history lists gold in Men's Singles; Finals date 2026-04-19.

  3. GoldPPA Tour · Open Pro

    Veolia Texas Open

    Men's Singles

    PPA Tour tournament history, Veolia Texas Open Article · checked Oct 21, 2026

    Official history lists gold in Men's Singles; Finals date 2026-03-15.

  4. GoldPPA Tour · Open Pro

    Zimmer Biomet Cape Coral Open

    Men's Singles

    PPA Tour tournament history, Zimmer Biomet Cape Coral Open Article · checked Oct 21, 2026

    Official history lists gold in Men's Singles; Finals date 2026-02-15.

  5. GoldPPA Tour · Open Pro

    Jenius Bank Pickleball World Championships

    Men's Doubles · with Hayden Patriquin

    PPA Tour tournament history, Jenius Bank Pickleball World Championships Article · checked Oct 21, 2026

    Official history lists gold in Men's Doubles with Hayden Patriquin; Finals date 2025-11-09.

  6. GoldPPA Tour · Open Pro

    Jenius Bank Pickleball World Championships

    Men's Singles

    PPA Tour tournament history, Jenius Bank Pickleball World Championships Article · checked Oct 21, 2026

    Official history lists gold in Men's Singles; Finals date 2025-11-09.

  7. GoldPPA Tour · Open Pro

    Rate Vegas Cup presented by Holland America

    Men's Singles

    PPA Tour tournament history, Rate Vegas Cup presented by Holland America Article · checked Oct 21, 2026

    Official history lists gold in Men's Singles; Finals date 2025-10-26.

  8. GoldPPA Tour · Open Pro

    The Masters

    Men's Singles

    PPA Tour tournament history, The Masters Article · checked Oct 21, 2026

    Official history lists gold in Men's Singles; Finals date 2025-01-12.

  9. GoldPPA Tour · Open Pro

    Daytona Beach Open

    Men's Singles

    PPA Tour tournament history, Daytona Beach Open Article · checked Oct 21, 2026

    Official history lists gold in Men's Singles; Finals date 2024-12-22.

  10. GoldPPA Tour · Open Pro

    CIBC PPA Finals

    Men's Doubles · with Hayden Patriquin

    PPA Tour tournament history, CIBC PPA Finals Article · checked Oct 21, 2026

    Official history lists gold in Men's Doubles with Hayden Patriquin; Finals date 2024-12-08.

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.

Change history

What changed, and when?

Each sponsor or gear change, with its date and source.

Feb 18, 2025

Paddle · reason not stated

A JOOLA paddle at the Carvana PPA Mesa Cup; the exact model is not stated in any source

An adidas paddle, used at a single PPA event; never a signature adidas model A JOOLA paddle at the Carvana PPA Mesa Cup; the exact model is not stated in any source

Both reports agree he used an adidas paddle at only one PPA event and never played a signature adidas paddle; the announced April 2025 signature model never shipped to him. Neither names the adidas model, and neither names the JOOLA model he returned to.

Staksrud starts Mesa campaign using JOOLA paddle despite being signed with Adidas Article · Feb 18, 2025 Staksrud announces end of partnership with adidas Pickleball Article · Jun 23, 2025 adidas Pickleball and Federico Staksrud Part Ways Article · Jun 23, 2025
Mar 3, 2026

Paddle · reason not stated

JOOLA Federico Staksrud Kosmos Pro V 16mm

JOOLA Perseus 3S for most of the 2025 season, per a single secondary year-end article JOOLA Federico Staksrud Kosmos Pro V 16mm

A switch to a different model, not a respec of the same one; no source states his reason, so the reason is recorded as unknown. The "from" value rests on one secondary year-end article, not on a brand or tour source, and that article says he used several models in 2025.

JOOLA Reimagines Paddle Innovation with New Pro V Collection Brand page · Mar 3, 2026 Kosmos Shape Matters - JOOLA USA Brand page · Feb 12, 2026 These pickleball paddle brands won the most medals on the PPA Tour in 2025 Article · Dec 23, 2025

Questions fans ask

Federico Staksrud setup FAQs

What paddle does Federico Staksrud use?

The JOOLA Federico Staksrud Kosmos Pro V 16mm in Surge Green. His Carvana PPA Tour profile names the JOOLA Kosmos Pro V 16mm, JOOLA's team page carries the full retail name, and JOOLA's product page assigns the 16mm Kosmos to him as his first signature paddle. A September 11, 2026, gear roundup still lists him on it.

Federico Staksrud - Carvana PPA Tour Tour profile · checked Sep 16, 2026 JOOLA Kosmos Pro V Pickleball Paddle | Kinetic Frame - JOOLA USA Brand page · checked Sep 16, 2026 What paddles top pickleball pros are using (September 2026) Article · Sep 11, 2026
How heavy is Federico Staksrud's paddle?

Pending. JOOLA lists the Kosmos Pro V 16mm at 8.1 oz and Pickleball Central gives a 7.9 to 8.3 oz range, but that is the stock paddle, and no source gives the finished weight of the one he plays with tape and an overgrip on it.

JOOLA Kosmos Pro V Pickleball Paddle | Kinetic Frame - JOOLA USA Brand page · checked Sep 16, 2026 JOOLA Kosmos Pro V Federico Staksrud 16mm Pickleball Paddle Retail spec · checked Sep 16, 2026 Joola Kosmos Pro V 16mm - Federico Staksrud's Setup Retail spec · checked Sep 16, 2026
Where does Federico Staksrud put lead tape?

Pending. His retail partner Pickleball Effect Shop publishes a recipe of 5 3/4 inches of 1 g/inch tape on each side starting 1 1/4 inches above the handle, with two optional butt-cap strips in a plus-sign pattern, and the shop supplies tungsten tape rather than lead. That page is undated, is written in the shop's own words rather than quoting Staksrud, and still bills him as world No. 2 while his PPA Tour profile read No. 5 on September 16, 2026, so PaddleSetups does not treat it as a verified reading of his match paddle.

Joola Kosmos Pro V 16mm - Federico Staksrud's Setup Retail spec · checked Sep 16, 2026 Pickleball Effect Shop Brand page · checked Sep 16, 2026
What shoes does Federico Staksrud wear?

JOOLA’s May 8, 2026 R4LLy post names him, with Kate Fahey and Ben Johns, as a signature athlete who has won on tour wearing the shoe. That is a brand claim, not a match observation, and no source states the colorway. Earlier third-party guesses placed him in adidas court shoes during an adidas partnership that ended in June 2025.

JOOLA Unveils R4LLy Pickleball Shoe Core Collection Brand page · May 8, 2026 adidas Pickleball and Federico Staksrud Part Ways Article · Jun 23, 2025
What grip and overgrip does Federico Staksrud use?

His partner's setup page says to add an overgrip over the stock grip but names no brand or number of wraps, and nothing describes a build-up or grip-size change underneath it. The only grip figure on the record is the model's stock 4.25 in circumference.

Joola Kosmos Pro V 16mm - Federico Staksrud's Setup Retail spec · checked Sep 16, 2026 JOOLA Kosmos Pro V Federico Staksrud 16mm Pickleball Paddle Retail spec · checked Sep 16, 2026
What MLP team does Federico Staksrud play for?

The New Jersey 5s. Major League Pickleball named him the Orlando Squeeze's sole male keeper for 2026 on February 16, 2026, and a July 20, 2026, trade sent him and Milan Rane to the Fives. This is roster context, not an equipment change, so it is not carried in the equipment changelog.

Major League Pickleball Announces 2026 Player Keepers Press release · Feb 16, 2026 Federico Staksrud Sent to New Jersey in Blockbuster MLP Trade Article · Jul 20, 2026
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