Picked up teenager Tama Shimabukuro as a new doubles partner for 2026-27.
PPA world ranking
JW Johnson is World No. 6 on the PPA’s composite ranking with 10,380.6 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 JW 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 | #5 | 2130 |
| Mixed | #9 | 2062 |
| Season | Matches | Gender doubles | Mixed | Singles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 92 | 25-10 | 29-9 | 11-8 |
DUPR 7.153 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.
2026 MLP season
Finished the 2026 Major League Pickleball season on the roster of the Dallas Flash — full roster, draft class and every transaction.
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About this profile. Pickleball Insiders is an independent publication, not affiliated with, endorsed by or authorised by JW Johnson, 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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