Hurricane Tyra Black most likely plays the PIKKL Hurricane Pro Tyra Black Edition 14mm, though PIKKL's own team page lists the Vantage Pro 14mm. Her playing weight, added weight, tape placement, grip build, overgrip, shoes and apparel are pending.
Hurricane Tyra Black, also known as Tyra Black, is a right-handed professional pickleball player from the United States who turned pro in 2023 and lives in Delray Beach, Florida. She competes on the PPA Tour.
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.
Her live PPA Tour profile, pickleball.com's 17 September 2026 roundup and The Kitchen's April and September 2026 trackers all name the Hurricane Pro, and PIKKL's own paddle guide calls it her signature paddle. PIKKL's team page looks out of date: it credits her with 3 PPA golds, while her PPA Tour profile now shows 6 titles.
The 14mm Hurricane Pro, which PIKKL's product page names the Tyra Black Edition. This is the released Hurricane Pro, a different model from the unreleased Hurricane Pro X. Every variant on PIKKL's shop showed as coming soon on 2026-09-23. The specification below is PIKKL's retail listing, not a measurement of Black's own paddle.
PIKKL's own team page names a different PIKKL paddle from every other current source. No switch announcement explains the difference, so both reports stay visible.
Checked Sep 23, 2026
Shoes
Shoes
Pending
No 2026 source names her current shoes, and the pickleball.com Sponsors tab names no shoe sponsor. Her 2024 Reebok association is in the previous-era section.
14mm for both current-model candidates. PIKKL lists the Hurricane Pro Tyra Black Edition in 14mm, and PIKKL's team page lists the Vantage Pro in 14mm. Retail cores, not a measurement of her own paddle.
Model specifications describe the retail paddle. A player may use a custom build; we have not measured their paddle.
Her live PPA Tour profile, pickleball.com's 17 September 2026 roundup and The Kitchen's April and September 2026 trackers all name the Hurricane Pro, and PIKKL's own paddle guide calls it her signature paddle. PIKKL's team page looks out of date: it credits her with 3 PPA golds, while her PPA Tour profile now shows 6 titles.
PIKKL's own team page names a different PIKKL paddle from every other current source. No switch announcement explains the difference, so both reports stay visible.
Tape placement for Hurricane Tyra Black's current paddle is pending. See the 9 other pros with sourced setups in the pro lead and tungsten tape guide.
Previous-era setup
Earlier setups, with dates
These setups are sourced but belong to an earlier paddle or sponsor, so they are not carried over to the current setup above.
Reebok footwear
Named July 2024; later use pending
Historical report
Black, described in July 2024 as sponsored by Reebok, named the Reebok Nano Court among her essentials. No 2026 source says whether she still wears Reebok.
Official final standings list Tyra Hurricane Black / Gabriel Tardio in PRO MIXED DOUBLES - MAIN DRAW with rank 1 (GLD); bracket wins 5 winners-bracket and 0 losers-bracket. Official event page dates Oct 14 2026 to Oct 18 2026; the end date is used with an event-end basis.
Official final standings list Tyra Hurricane Black / Jorja Johnson in PRO WOMEN'S DOUBLES - MAIN DRAW with rank 1 (GLD); bracket wins 4 winners-bracket and 0 losers-bracket. Official event page dates Oct 14 2026 to Oct 18 2026; the end date is used with an event-end basis.
GoldPPA Tour · Open Pro
Fasenra Sacramento Open presented by Zimmer Biomet
Official history lists gold in Mixed Doubles with Eric Oncins; Finals date 2026-04-19. The official history prints her name as 'Tyra Hurricane Black'; the same name appears in the official event standings and on the player's pickleball.com result detail.
Official history lists gold in Mixed Doubles with Christian Alshon; Finals date 2026-01-25. The official history prints her name as 'Tyra Hurricane Black'; the same name appears in the official event standings and on the player's pickleball.com result detail.
Official history lists gold in Women's Doubles with Jorja Johnson; Finals date 2025-08-31. The official history prints her name as 'Tyra Hurricane Black'; the same name appears in the official event standings and on the player's pickleball.com result detail.
Official history lists gold in Women's Doubles with Jorja Johnson; Finals date 2025-04-06. The official history prints her name as 'Tyra Hurricane Black'; the same name appears in the official event standings and on the player's pickleball.com result detail.
Official history lists gold in Women's Doubles with Parris Todd; Finals date 2025-03-16. The official history prints her name as 'Tyra Hurricane Black'; the same name appears in the official event standings and on the player's pickleball.com result detail.
Official APP recap's APP Pro Results table lists mixed doubles gold to 'Hurricane' Tyra Black and Dylan Frazier (recap names her as a Delray Beach resident). Official APP event page dates the event March 19 to March 24, 2024; event-end is used because the recap does not date each final.
Official history lists silver in Women's Doubles with Catherine Parenteau; Finals date 2026-10-11. The official history prints her name as 'Tyra Hurricane Black'; the same name appears in the official event standings and on the player's pickleball.com result detail.
Official history lists silver in Women's Doubles with Catherine Parenteau; Finals date 2026-10-04. The official history prints her name as 'Tyra Hurricane Black'; the same name appears in the official event standings and on the player's pickleball.com result detail.
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
Hurricane Tyra Black setup FAQs
What paddle does Hurricane Tyra Black use?+
Most likely the PIKKL Hurricane Pro 14mm, which PIKKL names the Tyra Black Edition. Her PPA Tour profile names the Hurricane Pro and 2026 gear trackers list it in 14mm; PIKKL's own team page lists the Vantage Pro 14mm instead, and no source explains the difference.
Pending. PIKKL lists a 7.76 oz retail average for the 14mm Hurricane Pro, but no source reports the weight of her paddle as played or whether she adds tape.