Luca Mack

Luca Mack is a 25-year-old professional pickleball player from Emmendingen, Germany, who has quickly become one of the sport's most exciting rising stars. Mack only started playing pickleball in August 2024, and just over a year later he was making his first PPA Tour semifinal at the Veolia Lakeland Open in November 2025. As a No. 41 seed wild card entry, he pulled off a stunning Cinderella run, knocking off No. 12 Zane Ford before falling to No. 2 Hunter Johnson in the semis.

Before pickleball found him, Mack had a successful Division II collegiate tennis career at Valdosta State University, where he now works as a graduate assistant for the men's tennis team. His transition to pickleball has been breathtakingly fast. He won men's singles gold at PPA Challenger Series events in Columbia, SC, and Kissimmee, FL, earning his Lakeland wild card through the Kissimmee win. Sponsored by Selkirk and currently ranked No. 38 on the RTA rankings, Mack is the kind of player who makes you wonder what he'll accomplish with a few more years of experience.