Pablo Tellez started playing pickleball in December of 2019 after randomly signing up for a pro tournament without ever playing pickleball before. After he went out and lost all of his matches, he decided to start taking the games more seriously. However, he played collegiate tennis at the University of West Florida and won the NCAA DII National Championship in 2017, so he picked up pickleball naturally. Tellez is a lefty and contributes his success to it, along with having crafty shots that have helped him find great success.
When Tellez isn’t playing on the PPA Tour or for the MLP Brooklyn Aces, he is usually teaching it at his country club in Naples, FL or playing with his two german shepherds.
2026 Opendoor Pickleball World Championships
Bracket Completed
Match #7
Nov 2
Jim Bronson, Caden Nemoff
G1
11
-1
G2
11
-3
Pablo Tellez, Rich Turasky
G1
11
1
G2
11
3
Gold:
Andrei Daescu / Steve Deakin
Silver:
John Lucian Goins / Davidson Kozlowski
Bronze:
Mikael Maatta / Prycen Haas
Gold:
Silver:
Bronze:
In Progress
Match #16
Nov 3
Mari Humberg, Pablo Tellez
G1
11
-3
G2
11
-6
Christopher Haworth, Zoey Weil
G1
11
3
G2
11
6
Match #40
Nov 4
Aiko Yoshitomi, Luca Mack
G1
12
-10
G2
5
-11
G3
4
-11
Pablo Tellez, Mari Humberg
G1
12
10
G2
5
11
G3
4
11
Match #52
Nov 5
Tyra Hurricane Black, Gabriel Tardio
G1
11
-1
G2
11
-8
Pablo Tellez, Mari Humberg
G1
11
1
G2
11
8
Gold:
Silver:
Bronze:
In Progress
Match #10
Nov 3
Pablo Tellez, Roscoe Bellamy
G1
11
-5
G2
11
-4
Jace Howard, Ethan Bakalinsky
G1
11
5
G2
11
4
Match #36
Nov 5
Pablo Tellez, Roscoe Bellamy
G1
9
-11
G2
11
-4
G3
11
-5
Rio Newcombe, Andrew Caldarella
G1
9
11
G2
11
4
G3
11
5
Gold:
Silver:
Bronze: