Guess who’s back, back again? APP Tour is back, tell your friends! After a nice holiday offseason, the 2025 APP Tour officially begins this week with the Humana APP Fort Lauderdale Open.
The world’s first and world’s best pickleball tour is starting 2025 in style, with five days of elite pickleball action at our brand-new global headquarters, The Fort. The state-of-the-art pickleball hub is home to 43 pickleball courts and the first ever pickleball stadium, and there’s no better place to kick off the new year.
Pickleball players from around the world will hit the courts to battle for hardware, featuring amateurs of all ages, pickleball’s elite pros, the AARP Champions (50+) and Masters (60+) Divisions and the Humana Cup competition.
The Humana APP Fort Lauderdale Open is also a USA Pickleball Golden Ticket event, meaning gold medalists earn the right to secure their spot at the 2025 USAP National Championships.
In addition to national television coverage on CBS Sports Network, the APP Tour is bringing four full days of livestream coverage on Championship Court and introducing a second broadcast featuring thrilling matches throughout the day on the Players Court. Tune in to APPTV on YouTube for all the action!
We can’t wait to see what’s in store for the 2025 APP Tour. Here are the top storylines heading into the Humana APP Fort Lauderdale Open.
FANTASTIC FUDGE
Megan Fudge had a career year in 2024, leading all APP Tour pros in total medals (22) and gold medals (10). Fudge enters 2025 as the No. 1 ranked women's singles and doubles pro in the APP World Rankings.
CAN'T STOP CHRIS
Chris Haworth was a force on the men's pro singles circuit in 2024, winning seven gold medals. The Oklahoma City native quickly rose the ranks to become the No. 1 men's singles pro in the APP World Rankings.
BRAVERMANIA
Jill Braverman earned 11 total APP Tour medals in 2024 and looks to build on a successful season. Braverman holds the top seed in both women's pro doubles (alongside Megan Fudge) and mixed pro doubles (alongside Will Howells) in Fort Lauderdale.
WILL THE THRILL
Will Howells burst onto the scene in 2024, leading all APP Tour men's pros with 12 total medals, including four golds. The former Notre Dame tennis star became the No. 1 ranked men's doubles pro in the APP World Rankings.
SECOND-TO-NUNNERY
Longtime APP Tour pro Rob Nunnery enters 2025 with 32 total medals, the sixth-most all-time among APP Tour men's pros. Nunnery pairs with Chris Haworth in men's pro singles and Christa Gecheva in mixed pro doubles in Fort Lauderdale.
YOU GO, YANA!
Yana Newell enjoyed a breakout campaign in 2024, medaling in eight of ten APP Tour events and winning three gold medals. Newell has the No. 2 seed in both women's pro singles and women's pro doubles, where she'll pair up with Allison Harris.
DYNAMIC DUO
Max "Purple Jesus" Manthou and Erik Lange emerged as one of the APP Tour's top men's pro doubles pairings late in 2024, winning thee of the last four gold medals as a team. The crowd-favorite duo will return as the No. 2 seeds in Fort Lauderdale.
THE AMANDA SHOW
Amanda Hendry won her first two career gold medals at the season-ending 2024 OWL APP Newport Beach Open, in women's pro singles and women's pro doubles with Simone Jardim. Hendry returns to action as the No. 3 seeds in both women's pro singles and mixed pro doubles alongside Susannah Barr.
GOLDIN STANDARD
Grayson Goldin emerged as one of the top men's pro singles players in the game last season and looks to build on an impressive 2024 campaign in which he earned six medals. The Bradenton, Florida native is the No. 2 seed in men's pro singles at the Humana APP Fort Lauderdale Open.
RAISING THE BARR
Susannah Barr took home 10 total APP Tour medals in 2024, including three golds. Barr's 53 career APP Tour medals are the second-most all time among women's pros, behind only Megan Fudge's 61. The Boise, Idaho resident is the No. 3 seed in women's pro doubles and in mixed pro doubles with Brandon Lane, a duo that won gold together in Cincinnati last year.
DON’T MISS THE ACTION
Live coverage from the 2025 Humana APP Fort Lauderdale Open begins Thursday 1/16 and continues through Sunday 1/19 on APPTV on YouTube, Court Sports Network and Facebook,. CBS Sports Network will carry linear television shows on Jan. 27, 28 and 31, and Feb. 2. Dorian Craft, pro pickleball coach Dominic Catalano and APP Next Gen U.S. National Team head coach Chad Edwards will be on the call.
Fans can stay posted on all the action on UTR Sports and by following the APP’s social media pages: @OfficialAPPTour on Instagram, X, TikTok, and Threads and APP Tour on Facebook.
Venue:
The Fort
891 SW 34th Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315
Tickets:
Available via SITickets.com
Broadcast Info (all times Eastern):
Championship Court
Thursday, Jan. 16 | 10 am – 4 pm | APPTV on YouTube, Court Sports Network, Facebook
Friday, Jan. 17 | 12 – 6 pm | APPTV on YouTube, Court Sports Network, Facebook
Saturday, Jan. 18 | 12 – 6 pm | APPTV on YouTube, Court Sports Network, Facebook
Sunday, Jan. 19 | 12 – 5 pm | APPTV on YouTube, Court Sports Network, Facebook
Players Court
Thursday, Jan. 16 | 9 am – 3 pm | APPTV on YouTube
Friday, Jan. 17 | 10 am – 4 pm | APPTV on YouTube
Saturday, Jan. 18 | 10 am – 4 pm | APPTV on YouTube
Sunday, Jan. 19 | 10 am – 4 pm | APPTV on YouTube
National Coverage
Monday, Jan. 27 | 6 – 7 pm | CBS Sports Network
Tuesday, Jan. 28 | 6 – 7 pm | CBS Sports Network
Friday, Jan. 31 | 6 – 7 pm | CBS Sports Network
Sunday, Feb. 2 | 6 – 7 pm | CBS Sports Network
Full tournament schedule and results are available via UTRSports.net.
* All dates and times subject to change
