TY PETTY

Ty Petty is an IPTPA Level II Pickleball Instructor who teaches at the Pavilion of Pickleball in Knoxville, TN.  He is a Babolat Pickleball Ambassador and a frequent tournament player.  Ty has won 14 gold medals in 5.0 events and is the 2018 U.S. Open Over 40 years old Mixed Doubles champion.  Ty is known for his ever-present smile, tye-die headbands, and never say die attitude.  His diving ATP shot became a YouTube sensation and was ranked as the second best shot of all time last year.  Click here to see his diving ATP shot.

Before discovering pickleball, he played table tennis and was ranked in the top ten under 18 years old in the United States.  Ty enjoys playing pickleball with his wife, Cindy, and they have three children.  He likes the long rallies in pickleball and enjoys helping players maximize their game by adopting advanced strategies.

To find out more about Ty, click here to see his interview on the Pickleball Central Blog.
Major Wins

Ty is an instructor at the Suncoast Pickleball Camps in Montreat, NC - www.suncoastpickleball.com

Major Tournament Wins

2018 USAPA INAUGURAL Mid-Atlantic Regional
Gold: Mixed Doubles Age/Skill Groups 5.0:19-49,50-59 (with Mary Helen Atkins)

2018 Minto US Open Pickleball Championships
Gold: Mixed Doubles Age 40+ (with Lucy Kitcher)

2017 USAPA Atlantic South Regional
Bronze: Mens Doubles Skill/Age Groups 5.0:19+ (with Brad Tursky)

2017 USAPA Great Lakes Regional/Pickleball Fever in the Zoo
Bronze: Mixed Doubles 5.0:35-49 (with Kat Smalley)

2017 USAPA Atlantic South Regional
Bronze: Mens Doubles Skill/Age Groups 5.0:19+ (with Brad Tursky)
Bronze: Ty Petty / Brad Tursky

Minto US Open Pickleball Championships
Gold: Mixed Doubles Age 40+ (with Lucy Kitcher)
Gold: Lucy Kitcher / Ty Petty

2018 USAPA INAUGURAL Mid-Atlantic Regional
Mixed Doubles Age/Skill Groups 5.0:19-49,50-59
Gold: Mary Helen Atkins-Ty Petty