Yuta Funemizu

Yuta Funemizuis a leading Japanese pickleball player. A former soft tennis world champion, he has 10 straight Japan League titles (NTT West). He moved to the US in January 2024 and decided to turn pro in pickleball.

A string of historic feats

• The first Japanese exclusive PPA Tour / UPA contractPlayer
• The first Japanese JOOLA brand ambassador(December 2024)
• The first Japanese MLP (Major League Pickleball) player(March 2025, drafted by the Miami Pickleball Club)
• Asia Pickleball Games 2024 (Taiwan) men's singles silver medal
• PJF Pickleball Championships 2024: men's doubles (skill division) gold medal, mixed doubles (open) gold medal
• PPA Tour At the Masters, he beat the world No. 1 player in mixed doubles

Play style

His weapons are the outstanding hand skills and court coverage built in soft tennis. His reaction speed and soft touch at the net in particular are world-class, and in a short time he gained the ability to go toe-to-toe with the PPA Tour's top players.

Sponsor

Diadem SportsHe is active under contract with.MLPIn, he belongs to the Miami Pickleball Club.

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• PPA Tour 2026
• MLP 2026
• Diadem Sports brand overview
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Reference Links

• PPA Tour official announcement
• Pickle-One: PPA contract report
• Pickle-One: JOOLA ambassador
• Pickle-One: MLP draft