Top 5 best female athletes in pickleball

(Dan Tri) - Below are the top 5 best female pickleball players voted by pickleball.com.

Anna Leigh Waters

Anna Leigh Waters is basically good at everything. She is the best server, the best returner, the best forehand, the best dink, the best speedups. In the PPA Tours professional rankings, Anna Leigh Waters is ranked #1 in doubles , #1 in mixed doubles, and #1 in singles.

Anna Leigh Waters is the world's number 1 female pickleball player (Photo: Getty).

Anna Bright

Anna Bright is considered the most potential player to compete with Anna Leigh Waters. Anna Bright is improving her skills day by day and is considered the second best player in the world in all aspects. Anna Bright has good physical strength, good observation and court coverage. However, Anna Bright still needs to participate in more singles events to prove herself.

Jorja Johnson

Jorja Johnson has made great progress in the past year. In mixed doubles, she and her brother JW Johnson have risen to second place behind Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns. In addition, Jorja Johnson is gradually moving to women's doubles. Her backhand is getting better and better. Jorja Johnson's dinks are quite solid. At 18, she still has a lot of potential to develop.

Catherine Parenteau had a pretty optimistic start to 2025 (Photo: Getty).

Catherine Parenteau

Catherine Parenteau declined in late 2024 but started well in 2025. She played very well at The Masters, winning the women's doubles with Anna Leigh Waters. Catherine Parenteau is very good at counter-attacking situations.

Rachel Rohrabacher

Rachel Rohrabacher has had a good development in 2024. However, her results have not been as expected. Rachel Rohrabacher has a good backhand but needs to improve her cross-court forehand. She needs more speed and accuracy in her shots. Overall, Rachel Rohrabacher is a player with a lot of potential and is in the process of perfecting her skills.

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