CompletedPPAResults confirmed

Veolia Atlanta Pickleball Championships 2026

April 27 – May 3, 2026 · Life Time Peachtree Corners, Peachtree Corners, Georgia

PPA Tour official Championship Sunday recap ↗

Results checked2026-05-05

Updated from the official result page.

RESULTS

Champions, finalists, and result status

Finals verified from the official recap.

Results confirmed

Mixed doubles

ChampionAnna Leigh Waters / Ben Johns

Runner-upAnna Bright / Hayden Patriquin

Final score11-4, 11-5, 11-4

Men’s doubles

ChampionBen Johns / Gabe Tardio

Runner-upRoscoe Bellamy / Connor Garnett

Final score11-5, 11-7, 11-2

Women’s doubles

ChampionAnna Bright / Anna Leigh Waters

Runner-upTyra Black / Jorja Johnson

Final score11-3, 11-4, 11-0

Men’s singles

ChampionChristopher Haworth

Runner-upTama Shimabukuro

Final score11-5, 11-1

Women’s singles

ChampionAnna Leigh Waters

Runner-upKate Fahey

Final score12-10, 11-5

Event briefing

Event context

The final regular-season Slam awarded major ranking points and produced a Triple Crown for Anna Leigh Waters plus a breakout men’s singles finalist.

StatusCompleted

TourPPA

DatesApril 27 – May 3, 2026

LocationLife Time Peachtree Corners, Peachtree Corners, Georgia

STORYLINES

The stories beyond the score

Format, player development, scheduling, and season pressure explain what the result means.

BREAKOUT

Tama Shimabukuro turned a No. 22 seed into a final

His run offered a concrete reason to track emerging players before they appear in the top-ten rankings.

TRIPLE CROWN

Waters controlled every draw she entered

The singles title and two doubles titles reinforced how her individual pressure and partnership chemistry can coexist.

Field & format

Players and teams

Top PPA professionals across five divisions
A deep Slam field with double ranking-point implications

What to watch

Key questions

Anna Leigh Waters’ Triple Crown
Ben Johns and Gabe Tardio extending their men’s doubles streak
No. 22 seed Tama Shimabukuro reaching the men’s singles final

SEASON CONTEXT

Why this event matters

Atlanta combined dominant champions with the week’s biggest breakout: a 15-year-old finalist who made the next-generation storyline impossible to ignore.

DEEP READ

Three ways to read beyond the result

Picklary editorial analysis connecting scores, partner roles, player development, and club-player application.

How to read this event

Use Veolia Atlanta Pickleball Championships 2026 to connect the result with partnership roles, schedule pressure, and the next ranking opportunity. The score is the starting point, not the whole story.

The player-development question

Look for one player whose decisions changed across rounds. Improvement during a tournament often matters more than one highlight shot.

What a club team can borrow

Choose one repeatable pattern—return and advance, third-shot selection, middle coverage, or reset height—and turn it into a ten-minute drill.

EVENT TIMELINE

Event flow

April 27 – May 3, 2026Event window and official draw
Result updatePicklary verifies winners and storylines after the official table stabilizes.

CLUB LESSONS

Take it to your court

01Separate confirmed results from live expectation.
02Study repeated patterns before copying highlight speed.
03Connect the event to one player page and one practice goal.