World No. 1 on the PPA composite. Note he is 7th on PickleWave’s men’s singles ELO — his No. 1 comes from doubles and mixed, which carry 85% of the ranking.
PPA world ranking
Ben Johns is World No. 1 on the PPA’s composite ranking with 18,837.5 points. That number weights gender doubles at 50%, mixed at 35% and singles at just 15%, from a player’s best 14 results over 52 weeks. We explain what that formula does to the standings here.
Captured 3 September 2026. The PPA rankings page carries no update date of its own.
Where Ben ranks, and how the season went
Independent per-discipline ratings from PickleWave, alongside every professional match played this season. Refreshed automatically.
| Discipline | Rank | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s doubles | #1 | 2461 |
| Mixed | #2 | 2418 |
| Men’s singles | #7 | 1909 |
| Season | Matches | Gender doubles | Mixed | Singles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 98 | 44-0 | 45-1 | 6-2 |
DUPR 7.411 doubles.
Ratings and records are PickleWave’s per-discipline model, refreshed automatically — an independent rating built from professional match results, not an official tour ranking. Records cover all professional play in the season shown, not one tour. Mixed doubles is a single combined pool of men and women.
Career titles
177 PPA Tour titles, on the tour’s own all-time leaderboard — counted across all five pro divisions, with both partners credited on a winning doubles team. The full list and why we don’t use the PPA’s per-player splits.
2026 MLP season
Finished the 2026 Major League Pickleball season on the roster of the Los Angeles Mad Drops — full roster, draft class and every transaction.
Follow the coverage
Pro pickleball · all 20 MLP rosters · PPA rankings explained · PPA records · the APP Tour
About this profile. Pickleball Insiders is an independent publication, not affiliated with, endorsed by or authorised by Ben Johns, the PPA Tour, the APP or Major League Pickleball. Ranking figures are attributed and dated above; MLP roster placement is reconstructed from the league’s published draft, trade and waiver records. Corrections welcome and made in place. Contact · How we work
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