📅 Completed 5/3/2026
APP Sacramento Open Benftg. Shriners Children's
897 players
📍 Roseville, CA, US
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Kailas Shekar
27 yr oldMaleKA, India
5.97 👥 / 5.00 👤
5.20 👥 / 4.90 👤View on
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39 tournaments, 93 events.
Kailas Shekar is proof that the tech industry's most dangerous export isn't AI, it's pickleball obsession. A 25-year-old software engineer who worked at Hertz, Shekar grew up in Mysuru, India, moved to the Bay Area, and made the jump to professional pickleball in 2023 after a knee injury ended his tennis career. He plays on the Aireo Sports pro team and uses a SpeedUp Ice 16 paddle.
Originally dismissive of pickleball as a "simplified version of tennis," Shekar quickly discovered how wrong that assessment was once he stepped on court against actual pros. With only about two years of pickleball experience, he's already competing in PPA Main Draws and building a following on Instagram @kailas.pickle. He represents a growing wave of young, athletic, internationally-raised players bringing fresh energy to the pro tour.
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Fun Fact
He was a software engineer at Hertz before going pro in pickleball. He literally traded debugging code for debugging his third shot drop.
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"I thought pickleball was a simplified version of tennis. Then I actually played it competitively."
— Aireo Sports Pro Team Profile, 2024
DUPR Rating History
Completed 5/3/2026APP Sacramento Open Benftg. Shriners Children's
Mens Pro Doubles (PENDING ACCEPTANCE)
Completed 4/19/2026PPA Tour: 2026 Sacramento Open
Completed 3/22/20262026 Pickle Money Ball
Mens Doubles Skill: (5.0 And Above) Age: (Any)
With
Riley Inn
Completed 11/9/2025NVZ SOCAL SHOWCASE @iPickle The Narrows
$2,500 NVZ OPEN DOUBLES MONEYBALL
With
Luc Pham
Completed 8/3/2025South Sound Slam Charity Pickleball Tournament
Saturday Night Showdown OPEN Double Elimination
With
Riley Inn
Completed 5/4/2025Match Point Open Powered by Proton - $12,000+ Cash Prize Pool in Scottsdale
Men's Doubles 5.0+ (No DUPR Cap)
With
Riley Inn
Completed 3/2/20252025 APP Sacramento Open - a USA Pickleball Golden Ticket Tournament
Mens PRO Doubles
With
Andre Mercado
Mens Pro Doubles - QUALIFIER
With
Andre Mercado
Mens Pro Doubles - QUALIFIER
With
Andre Mercado
Mixed PRO Doubles
With
Alexis Nelson
Mixed Pro Doubles - QUALIFIER
With
Alexis Nelson
Mixed Pro Doubles - QUALIFIER
With
Alexis Nelson
Completed 2/23/2025PPA Tour: Carvana Mesa Cup
Completed 10/13/2024PPA Tour: Guaranteed Rate Las Vegas Open
Mens Doubles Pro Main Draw
With
Quan Do
Mixed Doubles Pro Main Draw
With
Nicole Eugenio
Mixed Doubles Pro Qualifier
With
Nicole Eugenio
Completed 9/29/2024NAPP Pro Tour Tournament #1 2024/2025 Season
Completed 8/25/2024PPA Tour: Picklr Utah Open
Completed 8/18/2024Edmonds Classic Hosted By Devin Schmidt $$$
Mixed Doubles Skill: (Open) Age: (8 And Above)
With
Miok Lee
Completed 7/7/2024APP Tour: The Owl Newport Beach Open -USAP GT Tourney
Mens PRO Doubles Qualifier
With
Santhosh Narayanan
Mens PRO Singles Qualifier
Mixed PRO Doubles - QUALIFIER
With
Alexis Nelson
Completed 6/23/2024On the Rise Pickleball Tournament Series #1
Mens Doubles Skill: (Open) Age: (Any)
With
Matt Baca
Completed 6/9/2024PPA Tour: Veolia Sacramento Open
Mens Doubles Pro Main Draw
With
Miguel Alda
Mens Doubles Pro Qualifier
With
Miguel Alda
Mixed Doubles Pro Qualifier
With
Alexis Nelson
Completed 4/21/2024PPA Tour: Veolia LA Open
Completed 4/14/2024Wine Country Pickleball for All Spring Classic
SUN-Mens Doubles 5.0/OPEN
With
Benjamin Grant
Completed 4/7/2024PPA Tour: North Carolina Cup
Mens Doubles Pro Main Draw
With
Miguel Alda
Mens Singles Pro Main Draw
Mens Singles Pro Qualifier
Mixed Doubles Pro Main Draw
With
Anna Lenhart
Mixed Doubles Pro Qualifier
With
Anna Lenhart
Completed 3/17/2024PPA Tour: Austin TX
$1,000 Money Ball
With
Benjamin Grant
Mens Doubles Pro Main Draw
With
Santhosh Narayanan
Mens Doubles Pro Qualifier
With
Santhosh Narayanan
Completed 3/10/2024APP Tour: Sacramento Open - Golden Ticket Qualifier
Completed 2/4/2024PPA Tour: Phoenix AZ
$1,000 Money Ball
With
Riley Inn
Mens Doubles Pro PPA Points Draw
With
Riley Inn
Mens Doubles Pro Qualifier
With
Riley Inn
Mixed Doubles Pro PPA Points Draw
With
Joana Stark
Mixed Doubles Pro Qualifier
With
Joana Stark
Completed 12/3/2023State Farm 2023 APP U.S. Indoor Championships
Completed 10/8/2023PPA Tour: Las Vegas NV
Men's Doubles Pro Qualifier
With
Ethan Fukuda
Mens Doubles Pro PPA Points Draw
With
Ethan Fukuda
Mens Singles Pro PPA Points Draw
Mens Singles Pro Qualifier
Completed 7/18/2023San Francisco: Pickleball Flex Leagues July 18th - August 21st
Singles Group 01
Singles Registration (First 8 free)
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Watch This Match to Instantly Improve Your Pickleball
REAL Pickleball and Briones Pickleball Academy · Mar 20, 2026
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One of the Highest Level Pickleball Games We've Ever Filmed
REAL Pickleball and Briones Pickleball Academy · Mar 14, 2026
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Shekar/Inn vs Zoeteman/Fisher | 2026 Mesa PPA | Mens Doubles Pro Qualifiers
Evan Zoeteman Pickleball · Feb 18, 2026
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$1K Streetball Finals! Pailet(∞)/Emery(6.2) vs Shekar(6.0)/Inn(5.9) | Open Doubles Championship
Bad Pickleball · Dec 5, 2025
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$1k Men’s Open Semifinals 🔥 Shekar(6.0)/Inn(5.9) vs Taibl(5.4)/Dagnall(5.2) | Streetball 6
Bad Pickleball · Dec 4, 2025
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Upset of the Year? Luc Pham (5.9) & Kailas Shekar (6.0) vs Will Lam (4.8) & Rob Hutchins (5.4) NVZ
Bad Pickleball · Dec 1, 2025
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$2.5K Men’s Open Finals Shekar(6.0)/Pham(5.9) vs Green(5.7)/Quiñones-Garcia(5.8) NVZ SoCal Showcase
Bad Pickleball · Nov 30, 2025
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$2.5K Men’s Open Semifinals — Pham(5.9)/Shekar(6.0) vs Guidroz(5.7)/Rand(4.5) | NVZ SoCal | 4K!
Bad Pickleball · Nov 26, 2025
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Will MacKinnon & Victor Rodrigo vs Riley Inn & Kailas Shekar - APP Newport Beach 2025 - MD Pro Qualy
Adam MacKinnon · Jul 2, 2025
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MPO Men's Doubles 5.0 Gold - Inn/Shekar v Santini Ayon/Poland
Match Point Open Pickleball · May 4, 2025
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Vizualspots @PickleGuild Mesa | Singles Final | Rio Newcombe Vs Kailas Shekar | Dec 13 2024
Vizualspots · Dec 14, 2024
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04 06 24 CAPA Mixed Open AA vs Cori Elliot and Kailas Shekar 15 v 8
OCPickleDad · Dec 6, 2024
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2024 Los Cab On the Rise Men's Open Final 5.5+ Erik Pailet Nick Black Matt Baca Kailas Shekar
Bad Pickleball · Jun 23, 2024
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'Pickleball for All' Spring Classic - MD Gold G3 - W.MacKinnon & C.Nakayama vs B.Grant & K.Shekar
Adam MacKinnon · May 15, 2024
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'Pickleball for All' Spring Classic - MD Gold G1 - W.MacKinnon & C.Nakayama vs B.Grant & K.Shekar
Adam MacKinnon · May 15, 2024
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Wilson/Alshon vs Alda/Shekar at the Fanatics Sportsbook North Carolina Cup
PPA Tour · Apr 4, 2024
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Aggressive 5.5 SF Pickleball | Dylan, Kai, Cambell, Dan | Bay Club SF
Dylan Goldman Pickleball · Mar 2, 2024
5/5/2026:
Riley entered PPA Tour: 2026 PPA Finals - Mens Doubles Pro Main Draw with Kailas Shekar
4/28/2026:
Riley entered PPA Tour: 2026 PPA Finals - Mens Doubles Pro Qualifier with Kailas Shekar
4/23/2026:
Doubles DUPR dropped ↓ from 5.98 to 5.97
4/16/2026:
Doubles DUPR dropped ↓ from 6.00 to 5.98
4/15/2026:
Doubles DUPR increased ↑ from 5.99 to 6.00
4/14/2026:
Victor entered PPA Tour: 2026 Sacramento Open - Mens Doubles Pro Main Draw with Kailas Shekar
4/5/2026:
Doubles DUPR increased ↑ from 5.94 to 5.98
4/2/2026:
Kailas entered PPA Tour: 2026 Sacramento Open - Mens Doubles Pro Qualifier with Victor Rodrigo
4/2/2026:
Kailas removed from APP Sacramento Open Benftg. Shr… - Mens Pro Doubles (PENDING ACCEP…
3/31/2026:
Doubles DUPR increased ↑ from 5.92 to 5.94
3/29/2026:
Kailas removed from APP Sacramento Open Benftg. Shr… - Mens Pro Doubles (PENDING ACCEP…
📅 Completed 5/3/2026
APP Sacramento Open Benftg. Shriners Children's
897 players
📍 Roseville, CA, US
3/23/2026:
Doubles DUPR dropped ↓ from 5.94 to 5.92
3/23/2026:
Kailas removed from APP Sacramento Open Benftg. Shr… - Mens Pro Doubles (PENDING ACCEP…
📅 Completed 5/3/2026
APP Sacramento Open Benftg. Shriners Children's
897 players
📍 Roseville, CA, US
3/22/2026:
Doubles DUPR increased ↑ from 5.89 to 5.94
3/16/2026:
Kailas removed from APP Sacramento Open Benftg. Shr… - Mens Pro Doubles (PENDING ACCEP…
📅 Completed 5/3/2026
APP Sacramento Open Benftg. Shriners Children's
897 players
📍 Roseville, CA, US
3/15/2026:
Riley entered 2026 Newport Beach PPA Challeng… - Mens Doubles Pro Main Draw with Kailas Shekar
3/14/2026:
Kailas entered APP Sacramento Open Benftg. Shr… - Mens Pro Doubles (PENDING ACCEP…
📅 Completed 5/3/2026
APP Sacramento Open Benftg. Shriners Children's
897 players
📍 Roseville, CA, US
3/4/2026:
Doubles DUPR increased ↑ from 5.85 to 5.89
3/4/2026:
Kailas entered 2026 Pickle Money Ball - Men's Doubles Skill: (5.0) with Riley Inn
3/3/2026:
Doubles DUPR increased ↑ from 5.84 to 5.85
3/2/2026:
Riley entered PPA Tour: 2026 Newport Beach Op… - Mens Doubles Pro Main Draw with Kailas Shekar
3/2/2026:
Doubles DUPR dropped ↓ from 5.86 to 5.84
2/23/2026:
Riley entered PPA Tour: 2026 Newport Beach Op… - Mens Doubles Pro Qualifier with Kailas Shekar
2/18/2026:
Doubles DUPR dropped ↓ from 5.99 to 5.86
2/16/2026:
Riley entered PPA Tour: 2026 Carvana Mesa Cup - Mens Doubles Pro Main Draw with Kailas Shekar
2/8/2026:
Riley entered PPA Tour: 2026 Carvana Mesa Cup - Mens Doubles Pro Qualifier with Kailas Shekar
11/6/2025:
Doubles DUPR dropped ↓ from 6.01 to 5.99
11/2/2025:
Kailas entered NVZ SOCAL SHOWCASE @iPickle The… - $2,500 NVZ OPEN DOUBLES MONEYBA… with Luc Pham
10/12/2025:
Kailas entered 2025 USA Pickleball National Ch… - Player Entry Fee
📅 Completed 11/23/2025
2025 USA Pickleball National Championships
2409 players
📍 San Diego, CA, US
10/12/2025:
Riley entered 2025 USA Pickleball National Ch… - Pro Men's Doubles with Kailas Shekar
10/11/2025:
Riley entered APP Tour: 2025 AARP Open - Mens Pro Doubles with Kailas Shekar
9/30/2025:
Kailas entered APP Tour: 2025 AARP Open - Player Entry Fee
📅 Completed 10/12/2025
APP Tour: 2025 AARP Open
594 players
📍 Fort Lauderdale, FL, US
9/28/2025:
Riley entered APP Tour: 2025 AARP Open - Mens Pro Doubles - PENDING ACCE… with Kailas Shekar
8/29/2025:
Riley entered 2025 APP Chicago Open - Mens Pro Doubles with Kailas Shekar
8/19/2025:
Kailas entered 2025 APP Chicago Open - Player Entry Fee
📅 Completed 8/31/2025
2025 APP Chicago Open
634 players
📍 Highland Park, IL, US
8/18/2025:
Riley entered 2025 APP Chicago Open - Mens Pro Doubles - PENDING ACCE… with Kailas Shekar
8/14/2025:
Doubles DUPR increased ↑ from 5.98 to 6.01
8/13/2025:
Kailas entered 2025 APP GREAT LAKES OPEN - GOL… - Mens Pro Doubles with Riley Inn
8/12/2025:
Kailas entered 2025 APP GREAT LAKES OPEN - GOL… - QUALIFIER - MPD with Riley Inn
8/6/2025:
Kailas removed from 2025 APP GREAT LAKES OPEN - GOL… - Mens Pro Doubles - PENDING ACCE…
📅 Completed 8/17/2025
2025 APP GREAT LAKES OPEN - GOLDEN TICKET FOR THE 2026 USA PICKLEBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
363 players
📍 Midland, MI, US
8/6/2025:
Kailas entered 2025 APP GREAT LAKES OPEN - GOL… - QUALIFIER - Mens Pro Doubles with Riley Inn
8/6/2025:
Doubles DUPR dropped ↓ from 6.10 to 5.98
8/5/2025:
Kailas entered 2025 APP GREAT LAKES OPEN - GOL… - Player Entry Fee
📅 Completed 8/17/2025
2025 APP GREAT LAKES OPEN - GOLDEN TICKET FOR THE 2026 USA PICKLEBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
363 players
📍 Midland, MI, US
7/31/2025:
Kailas entered 2025 APP GREAT LAKES OPEN - GOL… - Mens Pro Doubles - PENDING ACCE… with Riley Inn
7/3/2025:
Kailas entered South Sound Slam Charity Pickle… - Saturday Night Showdown OPEN Do… with Riley Inn
7/2/2025:
Riley entered CLOUD 11 CLASSIC $$$ - Mens Doubles Skill: (Open) Age:… with Kailas Shekar
7/1/2025:
Riley entered 2025 Zimmer Biomet APP Newport … - QUALIFIER - MPD with Kailas Shekar
6/17/2025:
Kailas entered 2025 Zimmer Biomet APP Newport … - Player Entry Fee
📅 Completed 7/6/2025
2025 Zimmer Biomet APP Newport Beach Open - a USA Pickleball Golden Ticket event
1219 players
📍 Newport Beach, CA, US
6/17/2025:
Riley entered 2025 Zimmer Biomet APP Newport … - Mens Pro Doubles - PENDING ACCE… with Kailas Shekar
6/12/2025:
Riley entered 2025 Zimmer Biomet APP New York… - MPD Qualifier with Kailas Shekar
6/12/2025:
Riley entered 2025 Zimmer Biomet APP New York… - Mens Pro Doubles with Kailas Shekar
5/14/2025:
Kailas removed from 2025 Zimmer Biomet APP New York… - Mens Pro Doubles - PENDING ACCE…
📅 Completed 5/25/2025
2025 Zimmer Biomet APP New York City Open - A USA Pickleball Golden Ticket Tournament
1093 players
📍 NY, US
5/14/2025:
Riley entered 2025 Zimmer Biomet APP New York… - Mens Pro Doubles - QUALIFIER with Kailas Shekar
5/9/2025:
Kailas entered 2025 Zimmer Biomet APP New York… - Player Entry Fee
📅 Completed 5/25/2025
2025 Zimmer Biomet APP New York City Open - A USA Pickleball Golden Ticket Tournament
1093 players
📍 NY, US
5/7/2025:
Kailas entered 2025 APP Vlasic Classic - Cinci… - Mens Pro Doubles with Riley Inn
5/6/2025:
Kailas entered 2025 APP Vlasic Classic - Cinci… - MPD Qualifier with Riley Inn
5/4/2025:
Doubles DUPR increased ↑ from 6.05 to 6.10
4/29/2025:
Riley entered Match Point Open Powered by Pro… - Men's Doubles 5.0+ (No DUPR Cap) with Kailas Shekar
4/23/2025:
Kailas entered 2025 APP Vlasic Classic - Cinci… - Player Entry Fee
📅 Completed 5/11/2025
2025 APP Vlasic Classic - Cincinnati - a USA Pickleball Golden Ticket Tournament
527 players
📍 Cincinnati, OH, US
4/20/2025:
Riley entered 2025 Zimmer Biomet APP New York… - Mens Pro Doubles - PENDING ACCE… with Kailas Shekar
4/20/2025:
Kailas entered 2025 APP Vlasic Classic - Cinci… - Mens Pro Doubles - PENDING ACCE… with Riley Inn
2/27/2025:
Alexis entered 2025 APP Sacramento Open - a US… - Mixed Pro Doubles - QUALIFIER with Kailas Shekar
2/25/2025:
Kailas entered 2025 APP Sacramento Open - a US… - Mens Pro Doubles - QUALIFIER with Andre Mercado
2/20/2025:
Kailas removed from 2025 APP Sacramento Open - a US… - Mens PRO Doubles - PENDING ACCE…
📅 Completed 3/2/2025
2025 APP Sacramento Open - a USA Pickleball Golden Ticket Tournament
1238 players
📍 Roseville, CA, US
2/20/2025:
Kailas entered 2025 APP Sacramento Open - a US… - Mens Pro Doubles - QUALIFIER with Andre Mercado
2/20/2025:
Kailas removed from 2025 APP Sacramento Open - a US… - Mixed PRO Doubles - PENDING ACC…
📅 Completed 3/2/2025
2025 APP Sacramento Open - a USA Pickleball Golden Ticket Tournament
1238 players
📍 Roseville, CA, US
2/20/2025:
Kailas entered 2025 APP Sacramento Open - a US… - Mixed Pro Doubles - QUALIFIER with Alexis Nelson
2/18/2025:
Doubles DUPR increased ↑ from 5.99 to 6.05
2/18/2025:
Caden entered PPA Tour: Carvana Mesa Cup - Mens Doubles Pro Main Draw with Kailas Shekar
2/15/2025:
Kailas entered 2025 APP Sacramento Open - a US… - Mixed PRO Doubles - PENDING ACC… with Alexis Nelson
2/15/2025:
Kailas entered 2025 APP Sacramento Open - a US… - Player Entry Fee
📅 Completed 3/2/2025
2025 APP Sacramento Open - a USA Pickleball Golden Ticket Tournament
1238 players
📍 Roseville, CA, US
2/15/2025:
Kailas entered 2025 APP Sacramento Open - a US… - Mens PRO Doubles - PENDING ACCE… with Andre Mercado
2/11/2025:
Caden entered PPA Tour: Carvana Mesa Cup - Mens Doubles Pro Qualifier with Kailas Shekar
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