CJ Klinger

PPA Career

12 Tournaments

2 🥇 Golds

4 🥈 Silvers

6 🥉 Bronze

Format Breakdown

Doubles

32 events

6% Gold Rate

38% Podium

🥇2 🥈4 🥉6

Mixed

28 events

0% Gold Rate

0% Podium

🥇0 🥈0 🥉0

2026 Season

1 Tournaments

0 🥇 Golds

0 🥈 Silvers

1 🥉 Bronze

Format Breakdown

Doubles

2 events

0% Gold Rate

50% Podium

🥇0 🥈0 🥉1

Mixed

1 events

0% Gold Rate

0% Podium

🥇0 🥈0 🥉0

Tournament Results (2026)

Place	Event	Tournament	Partner
🥉	Mens Doubles Pro Main Draw	The Carvana Masters 2026 (Week 1)	JW Johnson

Recent Form (2026)

L

vs Ben Johns / Gabriel Tardio

11-7, 11-4 The Carvana Masters 2026 (Week 1) doubles

W

vs Federico Staksrud / Andrei Daescu

12-10, 11-9 The Carvana Masters 2026 (Week 1) doubles

W

vs Wesley Burrows / Rachel Rettger

11-1, 11-2 The Carvana Masters 2026 (Week 1) mixed

W

vs Blaine Hovenier / Jade Kawamoto

11-8, 11-4 The Carvana Masters 2026 (Week 1) mixed

L

vs Ben Johns / Anna Leigh Waters

11-0, 11-5 The Carvana Masters 2026 (Week 1) mixed

W

vs Anderson Scarpa / Ivan Jakovljevic

11-2, 11-3 The Carvana Masters 2026 (Week 2) doubles

W

vs Zane Navratil / Carlos Di Laura

11-3, 11-1 The Carvana Masters 2026 (Week 2) doubles

W

vs Max Freeman / Tyson McGuffin

11-0, 6-11, 11-6 The Carvana Masters 2026 (Week 2) doubles

L

vs Andrei Daescu / Gabriel Tardio

13-11, 4-11, 11-7 The Carvana Masters 2026 (Week 2) doubles

L

vs Eric Oncins / Dylan Frazier

12-10, 6-11, 8-11 The Carvana Masters 2026 (Week 2) doubles

Match Record (2026)

9-4 Record

69.0% Win Rate

13 Matches

Doubles

7-3

70%

Mixed

2-1

67%

2025 Season

11 Tournaments

2 🥇 Golds

4 🥈 Silvers

5 🥉 Bronze

Format Breakdown

Doubles

30 events

7% Gold Rate

37% Podium

🥇2 🥈4 🥉5

Mixed

27 events

0% Gold Rate

0% Podium

🥇0 🥈0 🥉0

Tournament Results (2025)

Place	Event	Tournament	Partner
🥈	Mens Doubles Pro Main Draw	Veolia Milwaukee Open 2024	James Ignatowich
🥇	Mens Doubles Pro Main Draw	Daytona Beach Open 2024	Andrei Daescu
🥈	Mens Doubles Pro Main Draw	Proton Australia Pickleball Open	Quang Duong
🥉	Mens Doubles Pro Main Draw	Veolia Cape Coral Open	JW Johnson
🥉	Mens Doubles Pro Main Draw	Black Desert Resort Red Rock Open	JW Johnson
🥇	Mens Doubles Pro Main Draw	Veolia Atlanta Pickleball Championships	JW Johnson
🥉	Mens Doubles Pro Main Draw	Select Medical Orange County Cup 2025	JW Johnson
🥉	Mens Doubles Pro Main Draw	Veolia Cincinnati Showcase	JW Johnson
🥈	Mens Doubles Pro Main Draw	Fasenra Virginia Beach Cup	JW Johnson
🥈	Mens Doubles Pro Main Draw	Jenius Bank Pickleball World Championships	JW Johnson
🥉	Mens Doubles Pro Main Draw	Veolia Lakeland Open	JW Johnson

Recent Form (2025)

W

vs Eric Oncins / Etta Tuionetoa

13-11, 8-11, 7-11 Jenius Bank Pickleball World Championships mixed

L

vs Federico Staksrud / Parris Todd

11-6, 11-5 Jenius Bank Pickleball World Championships mixed

W

vs Luca Mack / Anouar Braham

11-4, 11-5 Veolia Lakeland Open doubles

W

vs Tam Trinh / Mohaned Alhouni

11-3, 11-5 Veolia Lakeland Open doubles

W

vs Pablo Tellez / Noe Khlif

11-7, 11-2 Veolia Lakeland Open doubles

L

vs Andrei Daescu / Christian Alshon

4-11, 11-8, 11-9 Veolia Lakeland Open doubles

W

vs Tyson McGuffin / Federico Staksrud

Veolia Lakeland Open doubles

W

vs Elsie Hendershot / Steve Deakin

11-3, 11-3 Veolia Lakeland Open mixed

W

vs Connor Garnett / Milan Rane

11-6, 11-4 Veolia Lakeland Open mixed

L

vs Parris Todd / Federico Staksrud

7-11, 11-0, 11-6 Veolia Lakeland Open mixed

Match Record (2025)

93-39 Record

70.0% Win Rate

132 Matches

Doubles

57-18

76%

Mixed

36-21

63%

About

One of the youngest players in MLP… Nickname “CJ”... Has won nearly 20 gold medals playing pickleball… Played many sports when younger including soccer, basketball, tennis and a lot of rec ping pong… Big Cincinnati Bengals and Ohio State fan… Got to meet the greatest golfer of all time, Jack Nicklaus… Lists Jesse Owens as his personal hero.