Jay Devilliers
Jocelyn “Jay” Devilliers (born December 18, 1994) is a French professional pickleball player. As of August 12, 2023, he is ranked No. 4 in the world for Men's Singles, No. 7 in the world for Men's Doubles, and No. 9 in the world for Men's Mixed Doubles by the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA). Personal life Devilliers was born in Rosny-Sous-Bois, France on December 18, 1994. During his childhood, he would compete in multiple varsity sports consisting of soccer, tennis, handball, swimming, squash, badminton, table tennis and skiing. He had excelled greatly in tennis and soccer, but would have to choose one to continue in, ultimately he would choose tennis. In 2009, Devilliers would leave his home country and move to Barcelona, Spain where he would continue his training in Tennis, and while living there, completed his high school diploma and had met his future wife, Aleksandra Trifunovic. Unfortunately, after suffering a severe injury, Devillers was unable to compete at a professional level of tennis, so he made the decision to accept a College Tennis Scholarship at the Wichita State University. In 2013, Devilliers had joined the Men's Tennis Team at Wichita State University. After graduation, he would be introduce to pickleball and had noticed it had many similarities to Tennis, and how it did not require as much physical effort as tennis did, which inspired him to start competing as a hobby in 2020. He now competes full time and is working on growing the sport in his home country, France. As of August 2023, he currently resides in Wichita, Kansas, U.S. Pickleball career Devilliers started his professional pickleball career in 2020, and has won multiple tournaments throughout his career. His highest PPA Career ranking was No. 2 in Men's Singles; No. 3 in Men's Doubles; and No. 2 in Mixed Doubles. As of August 2023, In the PPA he is sponsored by Bemer Group, Ultimate RepairX, and Vulcan Advanced Logic Pickleball, and currently uses the Vulcan V740 Max Jay Devilliers Signature paddle. 2020 Devilliers has won gold at the 2020 APP Cincinnati Open in the Men's Singles and Mixed Doubles division, and has won gold at the 2020 APP Hilton Head in the Men's Singles and Mixed Doubles division. He's won silver at the 2020 APP Hilton Head in the Men's Doubles division, and has won silver at the 2020 APP Chicago Open in the Men's Singles division. He's won bronze at the 2020 PPA Florida Grand Slam in the Men's Singles division, the APP Cincinnati Open in the Men's Doubles division, and the 2020 PPA Texas Open in the Men's Singles Division. 2021 Devillers has won gold at the 2021 APP Cincinnati Open in the Men's Singles division, the 2021 APP Indianapolis Open in the Men's Singles and Men's Doubles division, the 2021 APP Los Angeles Open in the Men's Singles and Men's Doubles division, the 2021 APP SoCal Classic Open in the Men's Singles and Mixed Doubles Division, the 2021 APP Beer City Open in the Men's