A top junior tennis player in India, Altaf Merchant represented India in the tennis Orange Bowl. Altaf also earned national and Masters tennis championships in India. He played collegiate tennis for SIU at Carbondale.
As he transitioned into pickleball, Altaf has been dominant with a 59-0 season in 2023 as a senior pro, 3 US OPEN gold medals, and being crowned national champion twice.
Off the court, Merchant is Senior Vice President of investments at UBS and was named on Forbes' list of best financial advisors.
993 days ago
1021 days ago
PPA Canada Vancouver 250 - Junior 500 Presented by Luzz Pickleball
Bracket Completed
Match #6
Aug 22
Will MacKinnon, Matt Burkhardt
G1
11
-8
G2
11
-4
Steve Deakin, Altaf Merchant
G1
11
8
G2
11
4
Match #18
Aug 22
David Litvinov, Levi Daniel
G1
15
-13
Steve Deakin, Altaf Merchant
G1
15
13
Gold:
Ivan Jakovljevic / James Delgado
Silver:
Jace Morris / Michael Loyd
Bronze:
Andre Mercado / Rafael Lenhard
