Jillian Braverman

Jillian Braverman went from running a tech startup and serving as a CEO to becoming the #1 ranked female player on the APP World Tour. A former D1 scholarship tennis player at Pepperdine University where she was the top singles and doubles player, Braverman made the leap to full-time professional pickleball in February 2023. The transition paid off fast: she's now a 2x USAP National Champion, 2023 Major League Pickleball champion (where she also served as team captain and MVP), and has racked up over 40 professional medals including a silver at the 2025 US Open.

Based in Newport Beach, California, Braverman's motto is "pickleball is joy" and she backs it up both on and off the court. She co-hosts two podcasts: "This Pickleball Life" with her wife Kristin "K-Dubs" Walla, and "The Pickleball Breakdown" with Scott Crandall. When she's not competing or podcasting, she runs elite pickleball camps in Southern California and shares instructional content on her YouTube channel. Her doubles partner Megan Fudge has helped her lock down that #1 women's doubles ranking on the APP.