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Anna Leigh Waters turned pro at age 12. Now 18, she's the queen of pickleball | Q&A

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Anna Leigh Waters started playing pickleball at age 10 and turned pro at age 12 .

She's in her seventh full season as a professional and fourth as her sport's top-ranked female.

Waters has won an astounding 96% of her 578 career PPA matches.

Her longtime mixed-doubles partner remains the longtime No. 1 male player.

Anna Leigh Waters has been playing professional tournaments since she was 11 .

Waters: "I’ve already been playing for seven years . I’m definitely not at the burnout stage yet. Maybe in 10 years I'll feel that way. As long as I'm enjoying it, I'm trying to keep training hard. It’s something I love to do. And I'm also making money doing it.

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