Pickleball Strategy Lab

How weather shapes pickleball.

Environmental conditions correlated with match outcomes across 21,010 points and 492 games from PPA Pro tournaments.

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Data coverage

51.6% of all points matched to tournament venues and enriched with historical weather from Open-Meteo. Temperature, humidity, wind, elevation, and indoor/outdoor status.

Games mapped

492

51.6% of all games matched to PPA tournament venues.

Points covered

21,010

Points with full weather data: temperature, humidity, wind, elevation.

Named players

16

Pro players identified via DUPR fingerprinting for conditional records.

Announcer stats

114

54 player, 30 venue, and 30 tier stats.

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Announcer stats

Hyper-specific conditional records — the kind of stats that make sportscasters sound omniscient.

Anna Leigh WatersOutdoor

Anna Leigh Waters is 21-5 Outdoor (81% win rate)

26 games
Catherine ParenteauOutdoor

Catherine Parenteau is 19-4 Outdoor (83% win rate)

23 games
Life Time Rancho San ClementeFederico StaksrudSan Clemente, CA

Federico Staksrud is 5-1 at Life Time Rancho San Clemente, San Clemente, CA (83% win rate) (avg 62°F outdoor)

6 games at venue
All tiers70-80°F50-70%

Average rally is 12.2 shots 70-80°F + 50-70% (142 points) — 4.0 shots longer than normal

142 points
Anna Leigh Waters70%+

Anna Leigh Waters is 17-3 70%+ (85% win rate)

20 games
Anna Leigh Waters<500ft

Anna Leigh Waters is 14-2 <500ft (88% win rate)

16 games
Pictona at Holly HillAnna Leigh WatersHolly Hill, FL

Anna Leigh Waters is 5-0 at Pictona at Holly Hill, Holly Hill, FL — undefeated (avg 60°F outdoor)

5 games at venue
All tiers70-80°F2000-5000ft

Average rally is 12.2 shots 70-80°F + 2000-5000ft (142 points) — 4.0 shots longer than normal

142 points
Anna Leigh WatersModerate (5-15mph)

Anna Leigh Waters is 14-3 Moderate (5-15mph) (82% win rate)

17 games

Analysis block

Drive vs drop: Temperature

How temperature at match time correlates with shot selection and rally length.

Analysis block

Rally length: Temperature

Average shots per rally under different conditions.