Federico Staksrud

Federico Staksrud is a rising talent in the pickleball world. Federico started playing tennis when he was just 5 years old in his home country of Argentina and later became the #7 ranked player for U18 in Argentina. He later moved to the U.S. to pursue an education and continue playing tennis at the University of New Orleans. Once his tennis career was over, Federico was introduced to pickleball in July of 2021 and the rest is history. Although he is still pretty new to the sport he has managed to win the 2022 Atlanta Open PBA tournament by beating Rafa Hewitt in the finals and even beat Tyson Mcguffin at the U.S. open.