{"id":3474,"date":"2026-04-17T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=3474"},"modified":"2026-04-17T13:55:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T04:55:39","slug":"ppa-sacramento-open-2026-results","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/news\/ppa-sacramento-open-2026-results\/","title":{"rendered":"[Results] PPA Sacramento Open 2026 -- Johns &amp; Tardio Stay Unbeaten in Men's Doubles, Fahey Wins Women's Singles"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>PPA Sacramento Open 2026 tournament overview<\/h2>\n<p>From April 13\u201319, 2026, at<strong>Life Time Arden<\/strong>in Sacramento, California,<strong>PPA Fasenra Sacramento Open presented by Zimmer Biomet<\/strong>was held. This tournament, held at the same venue for the second consecutive year, drew<strong>over 900 people<\/strong>in pros and amateurs combined.<\/p>\n<p>It's one of the two remaining tournaments before the 2025-2026 season PPA Finals (San Clemente), and the winner is awarded<strong>1,000 points<\/strong>making it an important qualifying-point tournament.<\/p>\n<h2>Men's doubles \u2014 Johns &amp; Tardio stay undefeated in 2026<\/h2>\n<p>The first-seeded<strong>Ben Johns<\/strong>\uff06<strong>Gabe Tardio<\/strong>in the final beat<strong>CJ Klinger<\/strong>\uff06<strong>and JW Johnson<\/strong>in four games to take the gold medal.<\/p>\n<p>The Johns &amp; Tardio pair, including the Hanoi tournament in Vietnam,<strong>continues undefeated in the 2026 season<\/strong>. They're solidifying their position as the most consistent doubles team on this season's PPA Tour.<\/p>\n<h2>Women's singles \u2014 Fahey takes her first gold of the season<\/h2>\n<p>The first-seeded<strong>Kate Fahey<\/strong>beat the second-seeded<strong>Kaitlyn Christian<\/strong>in the final to win. Fahey had piled up four silver medals in the 2026 season without reaching gold, but in Sacramento she finally claimed her first title of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Christian had just scored a dramatic comeback win in the previous tournament's Hanoi final and was riding momentum, but she couldn't match Fahey's steady play.<\/p>\n<h2>Women's doubles \u2014 Rohrabacher &amp; Todd reach the top<\/h2>\n<p>The first-seeded<strong>Rachel Rohrabacher<\/strong>\uff06<strong>and Parris Todd<\/strong>will be held<strong>beat Jorja Johnson<\/strong>\uff06<strong>and Tyra Black<\/strong>in the final to win.<\/p>\n<p>At this tournament,<strong>Anna Leigh Waters<\/strong>and<strong>and Anna Bright<\/strong>sat out in preparation for the Atlanta tournament, creating a shift in the women's doubles balance of power.<\/p>\n<h2>Men's singles \u2014 Haworth earns his first top seed<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Chris Haworth<\/strong>competed as his first top seed on the PPA Tour. Reaching the semifinals were<strong>Gabe Joseph<\/strong>(7 seed),<strong>Federico Staksrud<\/strong>(2 seed), and<strong>Roscoe Bellamy<\/strong>(5 seed).<\/p>\n<p>Ben Johns stayed at the 11 seed in men's singles, and with limited qualifying appearances his situation is that<a href=\"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/news\/ppa-finals-race\/\">a Finals berth in singles is mathematically impossible<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Mixed doubles \u2014 the Johnson siblings are top seeds<\/h2>\n<p>In mixed doubles, the<strong>Jorja Johnson<\/strong>\uff06<strong>JW Johnson,<\/strong>siblings competed as first seeds. For the two, who had managed only bronze in 2026, it was a stage for a rebound.<\/p>\n<p>As a notable new pair,<strong>Catherine Parenteau<\/strong>\uff06<strong>and Max Freeman<\/strong>teamed up for the first time as the 9 seed.<\/p>\n<h2>Impact on the Finals qualifying race<\/h2>\n<p>With the Sacramento Open results, the battle for PPA Finals spots has intensified further. With only<strong>the Atlanta tournament remaining<\/strong>in women's doubles and men's singles, the spots will be decided by slim point margins.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, women's singles fifth seed<strong>Judit Castillo<\/strong>needed a deep run to make the Finals top 8. The Sacramento Open results tie directly into the final Atlanta event.<\/p>\n<h2>Notable topics from the tournament<\/h2>\n<p>This tournament used a \"progressive draw\" format, with one round per day advancing in each bracket. Because the previous tournament was a vintage event using wood paddles, Sacramento became an unusual tournament with<strong>no defending medalists<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Matches from the round of 16 onward were streamed on PickleballTV, and many fans watched live.<\/p>\n<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<p>The PPA Sacramento Open 2026 was highlighted by Johns &amp; Tardio's continued men's doubles undefeated run and Fahey's first women's singles gold. With some top players absent, a new balance of power is beginning to take shape.<a href=\"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/news\/ppa-finals-race\/\">The PPA Finals qualifying race<\/a>is left to the final Atlanta event, reaching the season's biggest climax.<\/p>\n<h3>FAQ<\/h3>\n<div class=\"faq-block\">\n<h4>Q. Where was the PPA Sacramento Open 2026 held?<\/h4>\n<p>A. At Life Time Arden in Sacramento, California, from April 13\u201319, 2026. It was a large-scale tournament drawing over 900 pros and amateurs combined.<\/p>\n<h4>Q. Did Ben Johns compete in men's singles?<\/h4>\n<p>A. He competed, but as the 11 seed, and with limited singles appearances this season, a singles berth at the PPA Finals is mathematically impossible. In men's doubles he won gold pairing with Gabe Tardio.<\/p>\n<h4>Q. When are the PPA Finals spots decided?<\/h4>\n<p>A. The Atlanta tournament, the final qualifier, follows the Sacramento Open. Based on its results, the spots for the PPA Finals held in San Clemente are decided.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick results from the PPA Fasenra Sacramento Open 2026. Ben Johns and Gabe Tardio took men's doubles gold, and Kate Fahey won women's singles.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ssp_meta_description":"","swell_btn_cv_data":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"region":[],"class_list":["post-3474","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","category-basic-knowledge"],"acf":{"summary":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/3474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3474"},{"taxonomy":"region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/region?post=3474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}