Anna Leigh Waters looking for her eighth Triple Crown of 2023 and her fifth consecutive Triple Crown. Simone Jardim has the Tour record with six in a row.
Ben Johns is marching toward his 100th PPA Tour Title. He has 90, according to ppatour.com‘s tournament history. He has 16 career PPA Triple Crowns, and five this year.
=== MEN’S SINGLES ===
BEN JOHNS, the top seed, going for his sixth singles title of the year.
CHRISTIAN ALSHON, the #7 seed, is in his first PPA final. He beat #2 seed Federico Staksrud along the way. Alshon has two bronze medals this year.
(Jaume Martinez Vich won the bronze medal)
=== WOMEN’S SINGLES ===
ANNA LEIGH WATERS, the #1 seed, is going for her ninth singles title of the year, and her fifth in a row.
IRINA TERESCHENKO, the #3 seed, is in her first final this year. Her only PPA singles title was in February 2020.
(Judit Castillo wins the bronze…she beat #2 seed Lea Jansen along the way, handing Lea her first “no-medals” showing in singles this year.)
=== MIXED DOUBLES ===
ANNA LEIGH WATERS and BEN JOHNS, the top seeds, did not lose a game en route to the finals. They are looking for their 8th title this year, and their 20th together.
LUCY KOVALOVA and MATT WRIGHT, the #3 seeds, lost to Waters/Johns in the final at the Desert…
