Kaitlyn Christian
At a glance
- Tour
- PPA
- Age
- 34
- Handedness
- right
- Hometown
- Orange, CA
- Slams won
- 0
- Women's world rank
- #10
- Singles rank
- #10
- Doubles rank
- Not confirmed
- Mixed rank
- Not confirmed
- Paddle sponsor
- Luzz Pickleball — Glider
Rankings checked against the PPA on Sep 7, 2026. Fields marked “Not confirmed” are ones we could not verify at that date, not evidence the player is unranked.
Kaitlyn Christian is World #3 in women's singles and a former WTA Tour pro whose tennis career topped out at #38 in doubles (February 2019).
Career
NCAA doubles champion at USC and winner of the 2022 Abierto Zapopan WTA doubles title, Christian transitioned to pro pickleball full-time in January 2024. Her first PPA gold medal came against Dominique Schaefer (11-3, 14-12). She has gold medals at the Cape Coral Open and the MB Hanoi Cup in 2026.
She plays the Luzz Glider hybrid — the same paddle line as World #1 men's Chris Haworth and #5 men's Roscoe Bellamy.
Playing style
Right-handed, two-handed backhand. Tennis doubles experience translates directly to pickleball's stacking and poaching — she reads partner movement and the opponent's body language as well as anyone on tour.