Kelsey Grambeau

Kelsey Grambeau is proof that you don't need to quit your day job to compete at the pro level. Based in New York City, Grambeau works full-time in sales while training evenings and competing on the APP Tour, where she's earned multiple bronze medals across 41+ professional tournaments. Originally from Michigan, she spent a decade living in Adelaide, Australia before returning stateside to play Division I tennis at the University of Wisconsin on scholarship. A rotator cuff injury ended her tennis career, but pickleball gave her a second shot at competitive racket sports.

Grambeau discovered pickleball in 2022 through a simple Google search, joined a local NYC group, and entered her first tournament just one week later at the APP New York City Open. She hasn't slowed down since. She's now sponsored by Six Zero Pickleball and signed as a USA Major League Pickleball player for the NY Hustlers. When she's not on the court, she's been known to help build makeshift pickleball courts around NYC and even ran the 2024 NYC Marathon. With a master's degree in sports management from UNC and a biology degree from Wisconsin, Grambeau brings serious brains to go with her competitive fire.