Country (sports) | Brazil, United States |
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Residence | Naples, Florida |
Born | Santa Maria, Brazil | November 7, 1979
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
Turned pro | 2015 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
College | Fresno State University |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No.1 |
Grand Slam singles results | |
US Open | W 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
Doubles | |
Highest ranking | No. 1 |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
US Open | W 2017, 2018, 2023 |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
US Open | W 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 |
Simone Jardim (pronounced Si-MO-nee zhar-ZHING; born November 7, 1979) is a Brazilian-American professional pickleball player. Jardim was ranked the number one woman player in the world from 2016 to 2020. She won the US Open women's singles four consecutive times (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) and is a two-time triple crown winner of the US Open Pickleball championships, winning in singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles in 2017 and 2018. As of 2021, Jardim holds the record for most women's Pro Pickleball Association titles with 32. Jardim is a former All-American collegiate tennis player and was the head tennis coach at Michigan State University from 2009 to 2016.