(Stats and records from PPA events only)
NOTES:
- This is Waters’ 50th consecutive tournament winning at least one medal.
=== MEN’S SINGLES ===
#3 TYSON McGUFFIN:
- His six career gold medals is third all-time behind Johns and Staksrud.
- His last title was nearly a year ago, at the Tournament of Champions, coincidentally against Garnett.
- Beat #1 seed Federico Staksrud in three games in the semis.
#2 CONNOR GARNETT:
- Won the Los Angeles Open in April, vs Federico Staksrud.
- #3 ranked player on Tour.
Bronze:
#1 Federico Staksrud:
- Has earned a medal in every tournament this year. (5 gold, 7 silver, and one bronze)
- His nine career men’s singles titles are second only to Ben Johns.
- His nine career titles have come in finals against nine different players.
#9 Christopher Haworth:
- Ranked #10, but was not in the Top 20 at the start of the year.
- Earned his first career title by beating Staksrud in the Orange County Cup in June, his only podium finish this year.
=== WOMEN’S SINGLES ===
#3 BROOKE BUCKNER:
- Beat top-seed Catherine Parenteau in the quarterfinals.
- Won the Los Angeles Open in April, her first PPA title.
- Was ranked 11th to start the year, now #6.
#31 KATE FAHEY:
- Beat second-seed Lea Jansen in three games to start the tourney.
- Beat four straight higher seeds to reach the final.
- Earning her first career PPA medal today.
Bronze:
#5 Kaitlyn Christian:
- Has one silver and three bronzes this year.
#30 Mari Humberg:
- Trying for her first PPA Singles medal.
- She won a doubles bronze at Mesa in February.
=== MIXED DOUBLES ===
#1 ANNA LEIGH WATERS and BEN JOHNS
- Have 35 titles together. (Waters, 37 overall; Johns, 50 overall)
- They have eight titles this year, including the last four tournaments.
- Their win here last year started streak of winning eight straight PPA tournaments.
#2 JORJA JOHNSON and JW JOHNSON
- Won their only title together in Newport Beach, April 2023.
- Have lost four straight title matches to Waters/Johns, most recently at the Texas Open in June.
- Beat Waters/Johns in the quarterfinals of the Arizona Grand Slam in February 2023.
Bronze:
#4 Catherine Parenteau/Federico Staksrud:
- Both players have one mixed doubles medal this year, both silvers, but not with each other.
#25 Parris Todd/Hunter Johnson:
- Both players are trying to earn their first PPA Mixed Doubles medal.
- Todd has three women’s doubles bronze medals this year, with Hurrican Tyra Black.
- Johnson has two PPA Singles medals from 2022, a silver and a bronze.
=== MEN’S DOUBLES ===
#1 DYLAN FRAZIER and JW JOHNSON
- Their ten men’s doubles titles together are second only to the Johns brothers.
- Their five titles together this year are tied with the Johns brothers for the most on tour.
- Their overall match record is 135-24 coming into this final.
#4 FEDERICO STAKSRUD and GABE TARDIO
- Beat second-seed Johns brothers in the semis.
- Staksrud has one gold, two silvers and two bronze this year.
- Tardio has two silvers this year, both with Andrei Daescu, both losses to Frazier and Johnson.
Bronze:
#6 Christian Alshon/Hayden Patriquin:
- First tournament together.
- Patriquin going for his third straight podium finish.
- Alshon has a gold (with Wilson) and a silver (with Navratil) this year.
#2 Ben Johns/Collin Johns:
- They have 5 titles together this year, and 31 together overall.
- Are they vulnerable? Is “the field” catching up? They did not reach a final in their last five tournaments together (Red Rock, Atlanta, Dallas, Orange County, Kansas City), and twice earlier this year (Mesa, Austin).
=== WOMEN’S DOUBLES ===
#1 ANNA LEIGH WATERS and CATHERINE PARENTEAU
- Have 19 titles together, including eight this year.
- Their overall match record is 97-1 coming into this final.
- Their win here last year started a streak of winning eight straight PPA tournaments.
#5 JADE KAWAMOTO and LACY SCHNEEMANN:
- Beat second-seed Dizon/Wright in the semis.
- Schneemann has two silver medals this year, Kawamoto one.
- Have a silver and a bronze together from last year.
Bronze:
#10 Mari Humberg/Jorja Johnson:
- Won a bronze medal together in Mesa in February.
- Beat #3 seed Callie Smith and Allyce Jones in the quarterfinals.
#2 Meghan Dizon/Etta Wright:
- Have two silvers together this year, both in Arizona, both against Parenteau/Waters.
- Have four bronze medals together this year.
- Won the Red Rock Open in April 2023.
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