Oldest competitive pickleball player (female)

The oldest competitive pickleball player is Joyce Jones (USA, b. 4 April 1930), who was aged 94 years 198 days when she took part in the Huntsman World Senior Games in St George, Utah, USA, on 19 October 2024,

At the 2024 Huntsman World Senior Games, Jones achieved what is known as a "triple crown" in her age category, taking golds in the singles, doubles and mixed doubles pickleball contests. She also took two medals in the 90+ category in the track and field events: gold in the 100 m and silver in the 50 m races.

Jones has been playing pickleball since the sport was conceived in the 1960s, She and her husband were taught by one of the game's original creators, US Congressman Joel Pritchard. He and his friend Bill Bell devised the new racket sport playing with table-tennis bats and a perforated plastic ball on a badminton court at Pritchard’s home on Bainbridge Island in Washington, USA.

The first documented pickleball tournament took place at the South Center Athletic Club in Tukwila, Washington, USA, in the spring of 1976.