The short answer
Paddletek associates Kyle Yates with the Bantam GTO-C on its player page. His thickness, latest match use, weight, tape, grip, overgrip and shoes are pending.
Kyle Yates is a professional pickleball player based in Fort Myers, Florida, and one of the sport’s early touring pros.
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.
Brand-reported: Undated manufacturer player page; not linked from the current Team Paddletek index. Not an independent match sighting; thickness and latest match use remain unverified.
Paddletek’s Bantam GTO-C, sold in 12.7mm and 14.3mm and several colors. Shopping reference; a player’s thickness is not implied.
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Pending: no player-specific source establishes this field.
Checked Oct 21, 2026
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Pending: the GTO-C is sold in 12.7mm and 14.3mm and Paddletek does not say which he uses.
Checked Oct 21, 2026
Associated with Paddletek, per the brand’s player page
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Pending: no player-specific source establishes this field.
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Pending: no player-specific source establishes this field.
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Pending: no player-specific source establishes this field.
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Pending: no player-specific source establishes this field.
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Tape placement for Kyle Yates' 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 Eli Steiner
Event ended
Official pickleball.com player result module (12-month rank history, opened 2026-10-21) lists Kyle Yates with Gold in "Mens Doubles Pro Main Draw" at 2026 Fracas in Fort Collins PPA Challenger (event 2026-05-29 to 2026-05-31). Module podium: Gold Eli Steiner / Kyle Yates; Silver Kyle Koszuta / Elliott Schupp; Bronze Riley Inn / Rio Newcombe; Fourth Matt Burkhardt / Victor Rodrigo.
Men's Doubles · with Dave Weinbach
Event ended
Official medal PDF linked from US Open Past Results (downloaded 2026-10-21; byte-identical to the copy saved 2026-10-18). Page 1 inspected visually: PRO SPLIT AGE, Men's Split Pro Age Event, Gold Jaime Oncins - Jack Munro, Silver Dave Weinbach - Kyle Yates, Bronze Richard Livornese - Marcello Paiva Jardim. Pro Split Age is a separate category from Pro and Senior Pro. Official release dated May 8, 2024 states the 2025 Open "will be held April 26 - May 3, 2025". Event-end May 3, 2025 is used because no per-division final date is published.
Men's Doubles · with William Sobek
Event ended
Official medal PDF linked from US Open Past Results (downloaded 2026-10-21; byte-identical to the copy saved 2026-10-18). Page 1 inspected visually: Pro, Mens Pro Doubles-MAIN DRAW, Gold Dylan Frazier - James Johnson, Silver Andrei Daescu - Gabriel Tardio, Bronze Kyle Yates - William Sobek. Official post-event release dated April 26, 2024 states that competition took place April 13-20. Event-end April 20 is used because the release does not date each 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
Kyle Yates is a professional pickleball player based in Fort Myers, Florida, and one of the sport’s early touring pros.