Sofia Sewing achieved a historic Triple Crown victory at the 2026 Sacramento Open, winning all three disciplines. This remarkable feat has only been accomplished 15 times on tour.
Key points
Sofia Sewing wins the Triple Crown at the Sacramento Open
Only 15 Triple Crown victories have occurred before this
Event took place in Sacramento, California
Sacramento Open benefits Shriners Children’s
Sewing won all three disciplines
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Sewing wins all three disciplines, a feat that's only been done 15 times on tour.
Sewing wins all three disciplines, a feat that's only been done 15 times on tour.
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Shriners Children’s APP Pro Invitational Recap
The APP hosted a new competition at this event for the first time, a 24-person invitational one-day event featuring the top players on tour which benefited the Shriners Children’s organization to the tune of nearly $40k in support.
In this event, the top 12 men and women each formed six doubles teams, played a round robin for seeding, then a quick knockout to determine the champions. On the men’s side, Jack Munro and his regular partner Richard Livornese took out Max Manthou & Aidan Schenk in the final, while on the women’s side top pair Sofia Sewing & Megan Fudge topped Jill Braverman & Emelia Schmidt for the win.
Q&A
What is the significance of Sofia Sewing's Triple Crown win at the Sacramento Open?
Sofia Sewing's Triple Crown win is significant as it marks only the 16th time this achievement has occurred in pickleball tour history.
Which disciplines did Sofia Sewing win at the 2026 Sacramento Open?
Sofia Sewing won all three disciplines at the 2026 Sacramento Open, completing the Triple Crown.
How many times has the Triple Crown been achieved in pickleball history?
The Triple Crown has been achieved only 15 times prior to Sofia Sewing's recent victory.
What event did the Sacramento Open benefit?
The Sacramento Open benefited Shriners Children’s, supporting their charitable efforts.
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Men’s Pro Singles Recap
Wazir Ammir 2026 Sacramento champ
After a lengthy absence, Ammar Wazir returns to the top of the APP singles scene.
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With their entire top 10 present in Sacramento, the Men’s Singles draw promised to be action packed. The draw went mostly to seeds to the semis, where No. 5 Patrick Kawka (fresh off an upset of No. 4 DeHeart in the quarters) took out the top seed Camron to make the final. Meanwhile, No. 2 Ammar Wazir, who missed a big chunk of the end of the 2025 season after ascending to the top spot, took out Beasley and Boyer to get to Sunday’s gold medal match. There, Wazir won two close games 9,7 to claim the gold. It is his first gold since Oct 2025.
Gold: Ammar Wazir. Silver: Patrick Kawka. Bronze: Dustin Boyer.
Women’s Pro Singles Recap
There were plenty of upsets in the Women’s singles draw. Australian Roos van Reek made statements early with upsets of both Pretorius and Huynh, but fell in the quarters to top seed Sofia Sewing. No. 14 Emilia Schmidt, who won a triple crown at the most recent APP Next event in February, took out No. 3 Oshiro for a career win but subsequently fell in the quarters. Lastly, No. 2 Kat Stewart, who has had a run of dominance over Sewing in singles, was upset in the quarters by another incoming Aussie in Seone Medez, giving the medal round some new blood.
In the end, it was top seed Sewing coming out on top for the gold, but just by the skin of her teeth with a 12-10 third game win over Mendez.
Gold: Sofia Sewing. Silver: Seone Mendez. Bronze: Domenika Turkovic.
Mixed Pro Doubles Recap
Diamond Casey overhead 2026 Sacramento mixed
Casey Diamond smashes an overhead in the Mixed final as her partner Sewing (background) looks on.
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Sofia Sewing’s is looking to take over with her new mixed partner Casey Diamond: the pair cruised through the draw as the top seed and took gold without dropping a set. They topped long-time Mixed No. 1 Megan Fudge, who looks to have split up with Munro after a long run last year and played this event with Livornese. Meanwhile, Jack Munro paired with the precocious Emilia Schmidt here, but were upset early by Richmond-based David Bieger paired with APP Next graduate Riley Bohnert. Interestingly, the two ex-PPA pros Glozman and Duong paired together but were ousted in the quarters by No. 2 Oshiro & Blanco.
Men's Doubles winners Jack Munro (L) and Richard Livornese JR (R) show their affection to tour founder Ken Herrmann (center).
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Jack Munro is picking up right where he left off for most of 2025, with new partner Richard Livornese Jr as the top seed. They cruised through the draw and topped surprise finalists No. 7 Robert Slutsky & Zack Taylor, who were also finalists in Mesa last November and who are pushing their way up the ranks.
In other notable player news, PPA expat Quang Duong teamed with Jaylen Broderick, but were upset in the round of 16 relatively easily by No. 3 Wazir & Tomassi.
Sofia Sewing teamed with Megan Fudge as the top seed and took the title, but it was no easy pathway for the two top-ranked players on tour. After a couple of early round blow-outs, the pair were extended in the semis by No. 5 Oshiro & Stewart before winning11-7 in the third, then in the final were similarly taxed by the new-look team of Vivian Glozman & Roos van Reek. Glozman & van Reek topped the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 7 seeds on their way to the title, and this was the Aussie’s first APP pro medal.
With this win, Sewing wrapped up a rare feat on the APP: a Triple Crown. This is just the 15th domestic triple in the history of the APP, and the first since Will Howells pulled off the feat in Fort Lauderdale last April. Sewing also did a triple in Kuala Lumpur earlier this year on the APP’s International circuit.
Men’s Champions Pro Singles: Top seeded Virginian Youssef Bouzidi set down the new force on the 50+ singles circuit (Blake Arrant) in the semis, then held off No.2 Jardim for the title.
Women’s Champions Pro Singles: Karin Ptaszek-Kochis got the win this time in the latest battle with her top rival Lee Whitwell for the title.
Men’s Champions Pro Doubles: Bouzidi teamed with the legend Dayne Gingrich to upset top seeds Oncins & Jardim and throw a shot across the bow of the long-time top pair on tour.
Women’s Champions Pro Doubles: Argentine Eugenia Carolina Lopez Ascarate is the new force on the 50+ circuit, having already started to take over this season (her first upon turning 50). She took the gold easily with Lee Whitwell and the pair will be a force to reckon with for some time.
Mixed Champions Pro Doubles: Lee Whitwell / Jaime Oncins held serve as the top seeds for the title, preventing Bouzidi from a Champions triple crown in the process.
AARP Masters 60+ Pro Competition Quick Recap
There was no 65+ division in Sacramento, so the 60+ division included both the regular 60+ pros as well as the 65+ regulars.
Men’s Masters 60+ Pro Singles: Lee Sponaugle won an upset-riddled Masters singles draw where neither top seed made the final.
Women’s Masters 60+ Pro Singles: Lisa Conway took the small round robin group competition for the title.
Men’s Masters 60+ Pro Doubles: Todd Murphy & Steve Scurfield held serve as the top seeds and dominated the field for gold, and in doing so foiled Sponaugle’s shot at a rare Masters triple crown.
Women’s Masters 60+ Pro Doubles: Nathalie Bagby & Anna Shirley took the five-team round robin competition with a solid +71 points differential to take gold.
Mixed Masters 60+ Pro Doubles: Anna Shirley & Lee Sponaugle got the best of top seeds Ojeda & Moore to take the title. With the win both players took home double golds for the weekend.
The Pro Pickleball Medal Tracker spreadsheets have now been updated with these results. Click here for the Pro-only Medal Tracker, and click here for the Senior Pro Medal Tracker. These spreadsheets hold Medal winners for every pro event going back to the beginnings of the tours.
Next up for the APP? After a couple of weeks off, the APP’s young pros head to Houston for APP next Houston on the 5/24/26 weekend. The same weekend, the main pros head to Australia for the 2026 NPL Championships - Melbourne. The next big APP domestic event is the 2026 APP Vlasic Classic at the historic Sawyer point courts in Cincinnati.
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