She’s played a role in the popularity of the PPA Tour, which merged with Major League Pickleball in February 2024. The circuits saw more than 320,000 fans attend PPA Tour and MLP events last year.
Bouchard’s still looking for her first win on the tour. But she maintains her sense of humor — and style.
Case in point: After her exit last weekend in Tucson, Arizona, Bouchard, who was playing in a yellow New Balance top and a green-patterned skirt, wrote on social media: “I may not have won the tournament but at least I had the cutest outfit.”
Her goals remain modest for pickleball, where she’s 18-19 in singles, 8-18 in doubles, and 8-19 in mixed doubles (she paired with Sock in mixed doubles last weekend).
“Success is going to a tournament and leaving with at least a win,” said Bouchard, whose pink Versix Vector pickleball paddle is designed to take advantage of her tennis background. “For the first couple of tournaments, I would play singles, doubles and mixed doubles and be 0-3. There’s just something really defeating about flying to a city and being on that plane back having not even won one match. You’re like, ‘What am I doing here?’ So thankfully I started getting wins.”
