UTR-P: OFFICIAL RATING OF USA PICKLEBALL

Equipped with over a decade of expertise as the creator of the gold-standard UTR Rating for tennis, UTR Sports offers the most accurate and reliable global rating for pickleball. 

The UTR-P is designed to rate every kind of player, whether you're just swinging your first paddle or smashing your way through pro-level tournaments. The UTR Pickleball Rating (UTR-P) includes both provisional and numerical ratings for singles and doubles players. 

Players without match results logged will receive a provisional rating (P1-P5) based on a questionnaire. After a few matches, the rating automatically converts to a reliable decimal rating on a scale of 1 - 10.0 (from beginner to expert/pro).

Read more about the UTR Pickleball Rating.

Transitioning from a smaller 1.0-6.0 scale UTPR that included limited USA tournaments to the global UTR-P scale of 1.0-10.0, results in players’ ratings naturally moving up and changing as they continue to compete.

The 10-point scale is nearly twice as large as the UTPR 6.0-point scale, so it is normal and expected for our rating to see more movement for players. In turn, players can have a higher rating spread from their partners.

Every team can play with their partners. All teams are required to play in the division of the highest-rated partner in doubles or mixed doubles.

Your opponents are moving up as well, so there is no reason to worry that the level of play or competition will be significantly higher if you register in a higher division. You can view more of this movement by looking at your and/or your opponents’ ratings on the UTR Sports website.

Results are either verified or unverified scores depending on whether the match or tournament was organized and played according to UTR Sports’ verified rules, or the match or tournament was a player organized/social/recreational, for which scores are unverified.

All USA Pickleball-owned events, all APP events, and all UTR Sports events are verified events. The UTR-P algorithm takes into account up to 60 of your most recent matches.

A verified UTR-P Rating is indicated by a checkmark badge on a player’s profile. Ratings will dynamically move up and down as new results are factored in.

USA Pickleball and UTR Sports have entered into a landmark partnership to connect, grow, and unite the pickleball community. Part of that partnership is establishing the UTR-P Rating as the new standard rating for the sport.

With the USA Pickleball and UTR Sports partnership, USA Pickleball is sunsetting all UTPR ratings and using the UTR-P Rating. Learn more. 

Transitioning from the smaller UTPR 1.0-6.0 scale that included limited USA tournaments to the global UTR-P scale of 1.0-10.0 has resulted in players’ ratings naturally moving up and changing as they continue to compete.

The 10-point scale is nearly twice as large as the UTPR 6.0-point scale, so it's expected for players to experience rating movement in this transition. Players may have a higher rating spread from their partners as well.

Using the UTR Sports platform, event organizers have flexibility for how open or restricted  divisions are set up. It will be up to the organizer’s discretion, and it is possible to have open divisions where players may be placed into groups within a division using their rating as a guide to ensure level-based play.

USA Pickleball membership verification is integrated into the UTR Sports platform.

From the makers of the world’s most accurate rating system with patented technology, UTR Sports’ capabilities in algorithm development and data science is a strength no other organization in the sport has come close to matching. UTR Sports monitors the rating continuously and refines the analytics around the algorithm to watch for edge cases, inflation, and fraud. We measure our accuracy against pickleball pro points rankings and have statistically significant advantages in predicting winners.

Contact UTR Sports support with any questions at usaphelp@utrsports.net.

Find more FAQs at the UTR Pickleball Rating page.