Professional Pickleball Coming to Lindner Family Tennis Center

Transformed Lindner Family Tennis Center to Host Slam-Level Professional Pickleball Tournament, SEPT. 8-14

On-court action at the Lindner Family Tennis Center continues as Beemok Sports and Entertainment and the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) partner to host the Carvana PPA Tour’s Veolia Cincinnati Showcase presented by Six Zero, September 8-14. Tickets are available now, inviting fans to witness the highest level of America’s fastest growing sport, which has seen over 300 percent growth over the last three years. 

Hosting the highest level of pickleball alongside the PPA is an exciting opportunity to tap into the sport’s momentum and offer a best-in-class pickleball experience on our campus.

Ben Baumeister, Senior Director of Event Strategy, Beemok Sports and Entertainment

As one of only four slam-level events on the PPA Tour, alongside tournaments in Atlanta, Dallas, and Rancho Mirage, Calif., the Veolia Cincinnati Showcase ranks among the most prestigious pickleball tournaments worldwide. The tournament will feature the world’s top men’s and women’s players competing for a coveted title at one of the final marquee stops of the season, including teenage-phenom Anna Leigh Waters, Wimbledon finalist Genie Bouchard, Olympic tennis medalist Jack Sock and Cincinnati native Mehvish Safdar, among others. 

“The Lindner Family Tennis Center is a top destination for racquet sports in the Midwest and beyond,” said Ben Baumeister, Senior Director of Event Strategy with Beemok Sports and Entertainment. “Hosting the highest level of pickleball alongside the PPA is an exciting opportunity to tap into the sport’s momentum and offer a best-in-class pickleball experience on our campus.” 

This year’s tournament marks the return of the PPA to Cincinnati after hosting the Baird Wealth Management Cincinnati Open Presented by Vizzy in 2023.

“We’re thrilled to return to Mason and strengthen our partnership with Beemok Sports and Entertainment,” said Connor Pardoe, Founder and CEO of the PPA Tour. “The site’s dramatic growth and new amenities open the door to elevating the fan and player experience in innovative ways.”

The tournament will be the first major event at the venue outside of the Cincinnati Open, showcasing the Lindner Family Tennis Center’s $260 million transformation done in partnership with the City of Mason, Warren County and the State of Ohio. The upgraded site includes 31 outdoor tennis courts, six indoor tennis courts, six pickleball courts and two padel courts. The site recently hosted the Cincinnati Open, which welcomed 285,571 fans over two weeks. It will open as a year-round facility in 2026. 

The Veolia Cincinnati Showcase will be played across 16 of the site’s 31 courts, taking over the north end of the Lindner Family Tennis Center campus. The fan experience will feature sponsor activations, shopping, food, drinks and the opportunity to see pro pickleball stars up close.

In addition to the professional tournament, the Veolia Cincinnati Showcase will include a Junior PPA event, offering a spotlight for youth athletes to showcase their talents, develop physical and mental skills and compete against other top juniors in the rapidly growing pickleball community. It will also include an amateur competition, allowing competitive and recreational pickleball players to play alongside the pros in men’s and women’s singles, doubles and mixed doubles.