Vlasic Classic
Dates
9
May
-
14
May
Location
Sawyer Point Pickleball Facility
Vlasic Classic
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Vlasic Classic

Vlasic Classic

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The 2023 APP Vlasic Classic was a pickleball tournament held at Sawyer Point Pickleball Complex in Cincinnati, Ohio, from May 9-14, 2023. The tournament featured singles, doubles, and mixed doubles competition for both amateur and professional players.

The 2023 APP Vlasic Classic was held- at Sawyer Point Pickleball Complex in Cincinnati, Ohio from May 9-14, 2023. The tournament featured singles, doubles, and mixed doubles competition for both amateur and professional players. The professional divisions were headlined by some of the top pickleball players in the world, including Parris Todd, Hunter and Yates Johnson, Megan Fudge, Simone Jardim, Andrei Daescu, Susannah Barr, Rob Nunnery and Alix Truong

In the men's pro singles final, Yates Johnson defeated his brother Hunter in a rematch of the APP Sunmed Sacramento Open to defend his title. In the women's pro singles final, Salome Devidze earned her second gold medal of 2023. Todd and Jardim won their unprecedented fifth consecutive women's pro doubles gold medal, while Daescu and Nunnery teamed up to earn men's pro doubles gold - Daescu's fifth-straight in the category. Daescu and rising star Alix Truong won a thrilling mixed pro doubles final, awarding Truong her first career APP Tour gold medal.

The 2023 APP Vlasic Classic was a major success, with a record number of players participating and a high level of competition. The tournament was a great showcase for the growth of pickleball in the United States.

Here is a summary of the gold medal winners in each division:

Men's pro singles: Yates Johnson
Women's pro singles: Salome Devidze
Men's pro doubles: Andrei Daescu and Rob Nunnery
Women's pro doubles: Parris Todd and Simone Jardim
Mixed pro doubles: Andrei Daescu and Alix Truong
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World Rankings

Last Updated:
January 29, 2024
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Rank
Player Name
Total Points
11
65
960
11
67
1880
11
43
1360
11
63
880
11
64
2080
11
66
880
12
69
1520
12
68
820
12
73
1520
12
70
1460
12
71
880
13
75
840
13
77
680
13
76
1380
13
78
600
14
79
800
14
84
1260
14
80
580
14
82
1320
14
81
600
15
86
1195
15
90
700
15
91
580
15
87
560
15
88
700
2023

Pro Tour Medals

Tour Location
Event Category
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APP Sunmed Sacramento Open
AARP Champions Pro Men's Doubles
Mircea Morariu / Stefan Andren
David Furman / Tao Thongvanh
Todd Murphy / Scurf Scurfield
The Boca Raton APP New York City Open
AARP Masters Pro Men's Doubles
Ken Lehman / Bill Muno
F.d. Wilder / David Spearman
Ej Karsten / Mark Redding
The Boca Raton APP New York City Open
AARP Masters Pro Women's Doubles
Pam Gilbert / Sue Johnston
Cass Rollins / Laura Fenton
Moira Roush / Yvonne Ting
The Boca Raton APP New York City Open
AARP Masters Pro Mixed Doubles
Kelly Ojeda / Bill Muno
Jenny Reifeis / Pablo Salas
Kristin Hickman / David Spearman
The Boca Raton APP New York City Open
AARP Champions Women's Singles
Karin Ptaszek-Kochis
Brenda Tilford
Missy Grant
The Boca Raton APP New York City Open
AARP Champions Pro Women's Doubles
Chris Karges / Sheri Courter
Jenny Klitch / Eva Welsher
Tabitha Johnson / Mardie Corcoran
The Boca Raton APP New York City Open
AARP Champions Pro Men's Singles
Steve Rogers
Lee Sponaugle
Lance Cowart
The Boca Raton APP New York City Open
Men's Pro Singles
William Sobek
Vuk Velickovic
Jhonnatan Medina Alvarez
2023

Medal Count

Gender
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Player Name
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
Andrei Daescu
20
6
3
29
Parris Todd
16
5
1
22
Hunter Johnson
13
11
2
26
Susannah Barr
11
8
5
24
Simone Jardim
10
3
3
16
Rob Nunnery
9
5
3
17
Megan Fudge
6
13
9
28
Salome Devidze
6
4
1
11
Yates Johnson
3
6
4
13
Pesa Teoni
3
0
0
3
Kyle Yates
2
0
1
3
Alix Truong
2
4
5
11
Dominique Schaefer
2
0
1
3
Quang Duong
1
1
0
2
John Cincola
1
2
1
4
Andre Mick
1
2
2
5

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