Eric Roddy

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Eric-Roddy

ERIC RODDY
Professional Pickleball Player | PPA Tour & Major League Pickleball
Current Residence: Charlotte, North Carolina
Age: 32
Height: 6’0″ (182 cm)
Plays: Right-handed
Turned Pro: 2022 (signed PPA Tour contract, fall 2023)
Disciplines: Men’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles
DUPR: Singles 6.08 | Doubles 5.91 (DUPR ID: 3YNV6G)
Sponsors: ProXR Pickleball, TasteCanDo Keto Krisp, Steggy’s Henleys
College: Sewanee: The University of the South (D-III tennis All-American); MBA, University of Georgia
Languages: English, Spanish (fluent)

Eric Roddy is a professional pickleball player on the PPA Tour, competing in men’s singles, men’s doubles, and mixed doubles out of Charlotte, North Carolina. One of the sport’s most distinctive backgrounds underpins his game: a standout collegiate tennis career, a coaching résumé, an MBA, fluency in Spanish, and even a stint in sports media.

Roddy grew up playing baseball, basketball, football, and tennis before committing fully to tennis at age 12. He went on to play at Sewanee: The University of the South, a Division III program in the mountains of Tennessee, where he became an All-American—ranking as high as #2 in the country in doubles and inside the top 40 in singles. A crafty, net-rushing style built on slice and a long wingspan would later prove tailor-made for pickleball.

After college he coached, beginning with a year in A Coruña, Spain (where he became fluent in Spanish), then served as interim men’s head tennis coach at Swarthmore College. While earning his MBA at the University of Georgia in 2020, he volunteered with the women’s tennis team—and it was there that pro pickleball standout Drake Bernstein taught him the game on a homemade backyard court. Roddy played his first tournament on the APP Tour in 2021, moved to Charlotte after graduating in 2022, and committed to pursuing pickleball professionally, earning a PPA Tour contract in the fall of 2023.

Known for consistent, heady play and sharp shot selection, Roddy has landed on SportsCenter’s Top 10, and represented MLP franchises including the Bay Area Breakers and the Atlanta Bouncers. He has remarkably balanced his pro career with a full-time job at Bank of America. Off the court, he teaches pickleball, plays golf, and is a devoted fan of the band Goose.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Earned a PPA Tour contract in fall 2023 after breaking through on the APP and PPA circuits
  • PPA Challenger gold medalist in Men’s Singles
  • PPA Challenger gold and silver medalist in Men’s Doubles
  • PPA Challenger silver medalist in Mixed Doubles
  • Bronze medal in men’s doubles at a PPA event in Charlotte
  • Major League Pickleball competitor (Bay Area Breakers; later the Bouncers)
  • Featured on ESPN and SportsCenter’s Top 10
  • Division III tennis All-American at Sewanee (No. 2 nationally in doubles)

CURRENT PPA TOUR RANKINGS (JUNE 2026)
Singles: #57 — 637.5 pts
Doubles: #65 — 1,050 pts
Mixed Doubles: #62 — 600 pts