Tag: 2025 APP Fort Lauderdale Open Major

The APP is the first pickleball tour to have an official home base. It returned to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and The Fort for the second time this year. The 2025 APP Fort Lauderdale Open was the first Major tournament of the year. This means pro players competed for bigger prizes. It was also a USA Pickleball Golden Ticket event and included the AARP Champions and Masters Tours.

Players from many countries came to this exciting pickleball tournament to win medals. The event welcomed amateur players of all ages and top professional players. There were also special groups for older players. The AARP Champions division was for players aged 50 and above, and the Masters division was for players aged 60 and above.

Event Details

Wed, April 2 – Sun, April 6, 2025

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

$115 Entry Fee + Free–$135 Division Fees

$150K Prize Money

APP Tour, Golden Ticket

Singles/Doubles

950 registered players

Results

Women’s Pro Doubles

Gold: Emily Cederquist and Yana Newell

Silver: Amanda Hendry and Simone Jardim

Bronze: Sofia Sewing and Shelby Bates

Women’s Pro Singles

Gold: Peichuan Kao

Silver: Sofia Sewing

Bronze: Judit Castillo

Mixed Pro Doubles

Gold: Bobbi Oshiro and Will Howells

Silver: Megan Fudge and Jack Munro

Bronze: Aidan Schenk and Jillian Braverman

Men’s Pro Singles

Gold: Will Howells

Silver: Grayson Goldin

Bronze: Christopher Haworth

Men’s Pro Doubles

Gold: Will Howells and Jack Munro

Silver: William Sobek and Eduardo Irizarry

Bronze: Mario Barrientos and Patrick Kawka

AARP Champions Pro Competition

Men’s Champions Pro Singles: Youssef Bouzidi

Women’s Champions Pro Singles: Karin Ptaszek-Kochis

Men’s Champions Pro Doubles: Jaime Oncins and Marcello Paiva Jardim

Women’s Champions Pro Doubles: Audra Spielberger and Pamela Ruoff

Mixed Champions Pro Doubles: Mircea Morariu and Audra Spielberger

AARP Masters Pro Competition

Men’s Masters Pro Doubles: David Spearman and Howard Mendel

Women’s Masters Pro Doubles: Anna Shirley and Elizabeth Bellamy

Mixed Masters Pro Doubles: Scott Moore and Elizabeth Bellamy

Men’s Masters Pro Singles: David Spearman

Women’s Masters Pro Singles: Sue Johnston