PaddleSetups
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What paddle does Shelby Bates use?

Shoes
Pending

The short answer

Shelby Bates is pictured by Ramsports with a likely Typhoon family paddle. Her latest match use, exact variant and personal customization remain unverified.

Shelby Bates is a professional pickleball player with a college tennis background.

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

Ramsports Typhoon family (exact variant pending)

via Ramsports Typhoon family shop; exact pictured player variant unresolved

Most likely

The angular face motif, lower R logo, side RAMSPORTS lettering and pink-to-white rim match the Typhoon family in manufacturer player photos. Photo capture date, latest match use, generation and personal thickness remain unverified.

Qualified model-family shopping reference for a likely identification from manufacturer player photos. Exact generation, player thickness, cosmetic revision and latest match use remain unverified.

Ramsports signs Shelby Bates, original player imagery Brand page · Mar 20, 2026 Ramsports Typhoon family shop Brand page · checked Oct 17, 2026

Checked Oct 17, 2026

Shoes

Shoes

Pending

Pending: no retained player-specific evidence establishes this field.

Checked Oct 17, 2026

Thickness

Pending

Pending: no retained player-specific evidence establishes this field.

Checked Oct 17, 2026

Sponsors

Ramsports signing announced March 20, 2026; exact match model pending.

Ramsports signs Shelby Bates Press release · Mar 20, 2026
Pending: Retail specs, handle, playing weight, weight added, tape placement, grip build, overgrip, apparel . Checked Oct 17, 2026
Retail specs

Pending

Pending: no retained player-specific evidence establishes this field.

Checked Oct 17, 2026

Handle

Pending

Pending: no retained player-specific evidence establishes this field.

Checked Oct 17, 2026

Playing weight

Pending

Pending: no retained player-specific evidence establishes this field.

Checked Oct 17, 2026

Weight added

Pending

Pending: no retained player-specific evidence establishes this field.

Checked Oct 17, 2026

Tape placement

Pending

Pending: no retained player-specific evidence establishes this field.

Checked Oct 17, 2026

Grip build

Pending

Pending: no retained player-specific evidence establishes this field.

Checked Oct 17, 2026

Overgrip

Pending

Pending: no retained player-specific evidence establishes this field.

Checked Oct 17, 2026

Apparel

Pending

Pending: no retained player-specific evidence establishes this field.

Checked Oct 17, 2026

Tape placement for Shelby Bates' 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. GoldAPP Tour · Open Pro

    2026 APP Detroit Open

    Women's Doubles · with Christine Maddox

    Bates and Maddox's Epic Comeback Highlight Championship Sunday at 2026 APP Detroit Open Article · Aug 24, 2026 Championship Sunday Loading Article · Aug 23, 2026

    Official final recap records the gold-medal win with Christine Maddox. Official same-day announcement identifies gold-medal Sunday as August 23, 2026.

  2. GoldAPP Tour · Open Pro

    2025 APP Chicago Open

    Women's Doubles · with Sofia Sewing

    Wazir's Hometown Gold, Bates' Career First Highlight Champ Sunday in Chicago Article · Sep 1, 2025 Hometown Showdown Article · Aug 27, 2025

    Official final recap names the podium and partners; AARP Champions is explicitly 50+. Official event coverage ends Sunday, August 31, 2025.

  3. SilverAPP Tour · Open Pro

    2025 APP Women's Open presented by The James

    Women's Doubles · with Sofia Sewing

    Whitwell, Walczak and Columbus Community Shine Article · Oct 6, 2025 2025 APP Women's Open pres. by The James Article · checked Oct 18, 2026

    Official final recap names each title and the split-age final runners-up. Champions is explicitly 50+; split-age pairs one 50+ player with one under 50. Official event page dates October 3-5, 2025.

  4. SilverAPP Tour · Split-age Pro (50+ / under 50)

    2025 APP Women's Open presented by The James

    Women's Doubles · with Cantillon Endara

    Whitwell, Walczak and Columbus Community Shine Article · Oct 6, 2025 2025 APP Women's Open pres. by The James Article · checked Oct 18, 2026

    Official final recap names each title and the split-age final runners-up. Champions is explicitly 50+; split-age pairs one 50+ player with one under 50. Official event page dates October 3-5, 2025.

  5. BronzeUS Open Pickleball Championships · Open Pro

    2026 Franklin US Open Pickleball Championships

    Women's Doubles · with Roos van Reek

    2026 US Open Pickleball Championships Medalists Article · checked Oct 18, 2026 2026 US Open schedule Article · checked Oct 18, 2026

    Official final medal PDF page 1, visually inspected: exact named medal and partner in pro division. Official schedule sets open pro medal matches April 18; Champions Pro ages 50-59; split-age pairs 49-and-under with 50-and-over. Gender split-age April 12, mixed split-age April 13, Champions women doubles April 16 and mixed April 17.

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

Shelby Bates setup FAQs

Who is Shelby Bates?

Shelby Bates is a professional pickleball player with a college tennis background.

Ramsports signs Shelby Bates Press release · Mar 20, 2026
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