PPA Tour and Arronax both list Zane Ford with the Arronax KVL004. His core build, colorway, playing weight, tape, grip build, overgrip and shoes are pending.
Zane Ford is a professional pickleball player from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who played junior tennis on the ITF circuit before turning to pickleball.
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.
Tour-reported: PPA Tour equipment listing and Arronax team card both name the KVL004. Neither is an independent recent match sighting. Arronax sells the KVL004 in a honeycomb and a foam core build, so his core build, colorway, personal build and latest match use remain unverified.
Arronax KVL004 Kevlar and carbon paddle. Arronax sells it in two 16mm builds, Gen 4 Honeycomb and Foam Core. This link opens the Honeycomb page, which the player's Team Arronax card links; core build and colorway are not established. Arronax ships from Malaysia, including to the United States.
Thickness
16mm (only thickness offered)
Face
Kevlar + 3K carbon fiber
Core
Honeycomb page: 16mm PP honeycomb core with foam modules; a Foam Core build is also sold
Official Winners Circle feed (opened 2026-10-22) lists Zane Ford as silver in Pro Men's Singles. Official final standings list Zane Ford in Pro Men's Singles with rank 2 (SLV). Official completed event page gives 2026-06-17 to 2026-06-21; the end date is used with an event-end basis.
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Official recap narrates the men's pro singles gold-medal match as Grayson Goldin over Zane Ford (15-11, 12-15, 15-9); the beaten finalist is the silver medalist. Official event page gives 2024-05-07 to 2024-05-12; the end date is used with an event-end basis.
Official Winners Circle feed (opened 2026-10-22) lists Zane Ford as bronze in Pro Men's Singles. Official final standings list Zane Ford in Pro Men's Singles with rank 3 (BRZ). Official completed event page gives 2026-07-01 to 2026-07-04; the end date is used with an event-end basis.
Official final standings list Zane Ford in Mens Singles Pro Main Draw with rank 4. The bronze-medal match loser is the official fourth-place finisher. Official bracket match records (opened 2026-10-22) list four scored wins (Winners Rounds 1 to 4, including over Christian Alshon) before a Round 5 loss to Christopher Haworth; the bronze match against Rafael Lenhard is recorded as a Ford retirement. Official completed event page gives 2025-12-16 to 2025-12-21; the end date is used with an event-end basis.
Official final standings list Zane Ford in Mens Singles Pro Main Draw with rank 4. The bronze-medal match loser is the official fourth-place finisher. Official bracket match records (opened 2026-10-22) list four scored wins (Winners Rounds 1 to 4, including over Jaume Martinez Vich) before a Round 5 loss to Roscoe Bellamy; the bronze match against Federico Staksrud is recorded as a Ford withdrawal. Official completed event page gives 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-06; the end date is used with an event-end basis.
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.
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Zane Ford is a professional pickleball player from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who played junior tennis on the ITF circuit before turning to pickleball.