Veolia Texas Open presented by Proton Storylines (March 9-15, 2026)

OVERALL TOP 5:

• BACK2BACK: Which players can recover quickly coming directly from Newport Beach?
• NO WAY: Will Noe Khlif and the other Dallas-based pros make a run in their “backyard”?
• NO TWINS: Neither the Kawamoto sisters or the Johnson brothers will be playing in this tournament.
• GO FLY A KITE: What impact will the weather have as there were some very windy days at the ‘25 event.
• OPEN ARMS: Journey to gold will yield 1,000 points to the winners.

VENUE/TOURNEY/TV:

• Event #6 in 20226 features a progressive draw, 1 round per bracket per day at the Courts of McKinney (Year #2 for this venue)
• Over 1,100 pro and amateur players are competing.
• Coverage on PickleballTV begins on Thursday with the round of 16 (starting at 11am Eastern each day).

WOMEN’S SINGLES:

• Defending medalists:Anna Leigh Waters, Kate Fahey, Lea Jansen
• Anna Leigh Waters (1) and Kate Fahey (2) are the top seeds.
• Potential R32 “Dallas” matchup: Judit Castillo (9) vs. Samantha Parker (23)
• Potential quarterfinal matchup: Fahey (2) vs. Catherine Parenteau (6) – CP is back in all 3 events.
• WATCH OUT FOR: Anna Leigh Waters (1) – her remarkable 640+ day unbeaten streak continues.

MEN’S SINGLES:

• Defending medalists: Christian Alshon, Federico Staksrud, Jaume Martinez Vich
• Federico Staksrud is the top seed and Chris Haworth, the 2.
• OG R64 matchup: Tyson McGuffin (32) vs. Zane Navratil (36)
• Potential R16 matchup: Gabe Joseph (5) vs. Dylan Frazier (9)
• WATCH OUT FOR: Chris Haworth (2) – with Hunter Johnson out of the draw, this is Haworth’s highest seed yet as the two.

MIXED DOUBLES:

• Defending medalists: Anna Leigh Waters/Ben Johns, Jorja/JW Johnson, Anna Bright/Hayden Patriquin
• Waters/Johns are the top seed, the Johnson siblings are the 2.
• R64 matchup: Kaitlyn Christian/Jaume Martinez Vich (18) vs. the teenagers Cailyn Campbell and Tama Shimabukruo (41)
• Potential R32 matchup: Rohrabacher/Bar (10) vs. Klinger/Ingram (19)
• WATCH OUT FOR: Jessie Irvine and Christian Alshon (4) pair up again, last played together in March of 2024.

WOMEN’S DOUBLES:

• Defending medalists: Hurricane Tyra Black/Parris Todd, Etta Tuionetoa/Callie Smith, Rachel Rohrabacher/Anna Bright
• Waters and Bright are the (1) seed, Jorja Johnson and Tyra Black are the second seed.
• Potential Quarterfinal: Todd/Truong (4) vs. Fahey/Buckner (8)
• Potential Quarterfinal matchup: Rohrabacher/Parenteau (3) vs. Jansen/Smith (7)
• WATCH OUT FOR: Black and Johnson – will the Dallas Flash Mob be sad or still cheer vociferously for “their” MVP in Jorja Johnson (now a member of the New Jersey 5s in Major League Pickleball).

MEN’S DOUBLES:

• Defending medalists: Ben Johns/Gabe Tardio, Christian Alshon/Federico Staksrud, Pablo Tellez/Hayden Patriquin
• Top seed is Ben Johns and Gabe Tardio, the 2 seed is Christian Alshon/Hayden Patriquin.
• Potential R16: Bar/Wright (6) vs. Hovenier/Khlif (10)
• Potential R16: Martinez Vich/Devilliers (7) vs. Garnett/Ge (9)
• WATCH OUT FOR: Eric Oncincs and Dylan Frazier (5) – will the big 4 teams become a BIG 5 with this team in the mix as well for medals?