Some numbers need a second look. During the PPA Tour's first-ever stop in Chicago, Anna Leigh Waters earned her 200th career PPA Tour title — and then, in pickleball.com's words, "followed up" by winning two more golds on the same weekend to complete her 45th career Triple Crown.
A Triple Crown means winning all three events at one tournament: singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles. Waters closed her Chicago weekend by beating No. 2 seed Kate Fahey 11-1, 11-7 in the women's singles final. In women's doubles, she and Anna Bright were pushed to three games for the second straight tournament by No. 2 seeds Tyra Black and Catherine Parenteau, dropping the first game before winning 2-11, 11-3, 11-4.
Bellamy breaks through in men's singles
The men's singles title went to Zane Bellamy, the No. 4 seed, who beat Chris Haworth in the final. It is Bellamy's first singles gold since the 2025 Lakeland Open, and he was honest about how it happened: "I got lucky today. Chris didn't play his best, and fortunately I was able to come up with some really clutch shots. Chris is one of my best friends on tour, and the guy's an absolute beast, so to even get a win against him is huge."
Bellamy goes into next week's Virginia Beach tournament as the top seed. Other pros are heading the other direction — to Brisbane for the 2026 Australia Pickleball Cup.
Why 200 matters
For context on how far ahead of the field Waters is: Ben Johns, the most successful men's player of the era, earned his 181st PPA Tour title this same stretch of the season. Waters is 19 years old. Our explainer on what a good pickleball rating is puts the pro 5.0+ world in perspective against the levels the rest of us play at.
Source: pickleball.com, "Bellamy powers past Haworth for first 2026 title as Waters earns Triple Crown" (Chicago championship coverage). Scores and quotes as reported there. Curious where you would land on the ladder? Take the free skill check.
