{"id":1047,"date":"2026-04-09T02:42:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T17:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/tournament\/us-open-pickleball-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T17:02:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T08:02:03","slug":"us-open-pickleball-2026","status":"publish","type":"tournament","link":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/tournament\/us-open-pickleball-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 US Open Pickleball Championships | The World's Largest Combined Amateur and Pro Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Franklin US Open Pickleball Championships 2026 was held April 11-18, 2026 at East Naples Community Park in Naples, Florida, and is the largest pickleball tournament in the world. The 10th anniversary edition drew roughly 3,450 players from more than 40 countries and over 55,000 spectators. Chris Haworth won the men's singles title.<\/p>\n<h2>Overview of the 2026 Tournament<\/h2>\n<p>The venue features about 60 courts, with a major pickleball festival unfolding around the Zing Zang Championship Court. The event has both pro and amateur divisions, with amateur entry spots determined by lottery. Watching pro and amateur matches on courts other than the Championship Court is free.<\/p>\n<h2>The tournament's significance<\/h2>\n<p>Marking the 10th anniversary, the 2026 tournament symbolizes pickleball's remarkable growth over the past decade. With food trucks, sponsor booths, and entertainment areas as well, it has captivated fans worldwide as a celebration of pickleball.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Articles<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/venue\/east-naples-community-park\/\">East Naples Community Park<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/brand\/franklin-sports\/\">Franklin Sports (official ball supplier)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/tournament\/ppa-tour-2026\/\">PPA Tour 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Reference Links<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usopenpickleball.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">US Open Pickleball Official<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.empowerpickleball.com\/blogs\/2026-us-pickleball-open-event-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2026 Tournament Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"pt-listing-note\">This information is introduced based on publicly available information. To request corrections or removal of listed content, see<a href=\"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/event-listing-policy\/\">here<\/a>\u3002<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ssp_meta_description":"2026 US Open\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u9078\u624b\u6a29\u306e\u30b9\u30b1\u30b8\u30e5\u30fc\u30eb\u30fb\u7d50\u679c\u30fb\u898b\u3069\u3053\u308d\u3092\u89e3\u8aac\u3002\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u5927\u4f1a\u30ac\u30a4\u30c9\u3002","swell_btn_cv_data":""},"categories":[32,53],"tags":[123,134,57,133,33],"tournament_level":[171],"tournament_area":[184],"tournament_year":[188],"tournament_status":[191],"region":[1973],"event_type":[],"class_list":["post-1047","tournament","type-tournament","status-publish","hentry","category-tournament-info","category-overseas","tag-year-2026","tag-usa-pickleball","tag-us","tag-senior","tag-tournament","tournament_level-international","tournament_area-usa","tournament_year-188","tournament_status-upcoming","region-united-states"],"acf":{"date_start":null,"date_end":null,"entry_deadline":null,"venue_name":"","is_official":false,"capacity":"","entry_url":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tournament\/1047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tournament"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tournament"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1047"},{"taxonomy":"tournament_level","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tournament_level?post=1047"},{"taxonomy":"tournament_area","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tournament_area?post=1047"},{"taxonomy":"tournament_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tournament_year?post=1047"},{"taxonomy":"tournament_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tournament_status?post=1047"},{"taxonomy":"region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/region?post=1047"},{"taxonomy":"event_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_type?post=1047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}