Jessie Irvine
An incredibly talented player who leaves her heart out on the court, Jessie Irvine has cruised her way to the top of women’s pickleball. She is ranked Top 10 in the world in women’s and mixed doubles combined.
She is known for her on-court passion, athleticism, and fierce “come on’s!” during crucial points. Jessie has won 8 PPA and 2 Major Championship gold medals. And most recently finished the 2023 year winning the MLP Super Finals with her Chicago Slice team.
Jessie comes to the sport of pickleball from a successful tennis career and is originally from Cary, North Carolina. She started playing tennis at the age of 10 and was a Top 10 Nationally Ranked Junior Tennis Player, former WTA Pro Tennis Player, and a Top Women Paddle/POP Tennis Player. She moved to Southern California to focus on coaching juniors in tennis, which she did for almost 10 years. During her time in California, she studied at UCLA and did some TV work with Tennis Channel, including roles on “Court Report” and “One-Minute Clinic.”
Jessie’s pickleball career began in November 2018, and she started playing professional pickleball at the beginning of 2019. Outside of playing pickleball, Jessie enjoys hanging out with friends, coaching, watching movies, going out for dinner, working out/training, listening to music, dancing, golf and having a good time!