Pickleball Slam 2025: Schedule, Prize Money for Agassi, Graf vs. Roddick, Bouchard
Tennis legends Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf, Andy Roddick, and Eugenie Bouchard will descend upon the Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on Sunday for Pickleball Slam 3: The Duel in the Desert.
Agassi will look to remain undefeated, entering the event as the two-time defending champion. He and Graf will look to run it back in 2025, partnering up to battle the man Agassi partnered with to win his first title, Roddick, and Bouchard.
Can the younger tandem best the opposition or will Agassi once again the winner's portion of the $1 million purse in this extravaganza featuring the fastest-growing sport in the country?
Schedule
Date: Sunday, February 16
Time: 4:00 p.m. EST
TV: ESPN
Streaming: ESPN+
Format
Match 1: Agassi vs. Roddick
Match 2: Graf and a special guest vs. Bouchard and a special guest
Match 3: Agassi and Graf vs. Roddick and Bouchard
Duel in the Desert and a Growing Passtime
In 2023, Agassi and Roddick ushered in the Pickleball Slam event by besting John McEnroe and Michael Chang to become the inaugural champions.
The event sold out Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. It drew a record crowd and outperformed other prominently featured televised sporting events held on the same day.
One year later, Agassi continued his winning ways by partnering with Graf to defeat the returning McEnroe and Maria Sharapova in a broadcast that once again outperformed other televised sporting events held on the same day and, again, drew a capacity crowd at the Hard Rock.
Three years into the spectacular, Roddick returns to challenge the dominant Agassi, looking to tie his former partner with two titles. It will not be easy as Bouchard has yet to compete on this stage, against a tandem that emerged victoriously from last year's championship match.
The event reflects the growing popularity of pickleball in the United States.
In a January 2025 report, USA Pickleball announced the addition of 4,000 new locations dedicated to growing the sport, raising the total north of 15,000 courts across the country.
Membership in the organization topped 62,000, with a diverse collection of players of different ages and skill levels. USA Pickleball sanctioned 142 tournaments in 2024.
Professional athletes from every major sporting league in the country have noticed the game's momentum and have invested in it.
Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady, four-time NBA champion LeBron James, and three-time Super Bowl winner Patrick Mahomes invested in the Pro Pickleball League in 2023.
Current New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson is one of the co-founders of the Celebrity Pickleball Bash, which also features ambassadors Terrell Owens, CC Sabathia, Brandi Chastain, John Isner, and actor Mario Lopez, among others.
Against that background, Agassi, Roddick, Graf, and Bouchard have the opportunity to convert skeptics into fans and positively affect the game's evolution and the perception of the sport by live and television audiences.
