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Arizona Open recap: Waters wins twice as Haworth takes singles
PPA's report records the 20 September 2026 finals.
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The 2026 Veolia Arizona Open held its championship day in Mesa on 20 September. The PPA published its final statistics on 23 September. Anna Leigh Waters won singles and mixed doubles, Chris Haworth took men's singles, and both gender-doubles finals required deciding games.
Report details
Waters and Ben Johns won mixed doubles 11–3, 11–6 against Rachel Rohrabacher and Christian Alshon. Waters beat Kate Fahey 11–9, 11–4 in women's singles. Straight-game wins still contain different levels of closeness within each game.
Alshon and Andrei Daescu won men's doubles 11–7, 7–11, 15–13 against Nico Acevedo and Yuta Funemizu. The official account records seven saved match points. Acevedo and Funemizu nevertheless earned their first domestic PPA medals.
Rohrabacher and Parris Todd won women's doubles 11–4, 10–12, 11–6 against Tyra Black and Meghan Dizon. Haworth beat Federico Staksrud 10–12, 11–9, 11–6 for his first title of the season, which is different from a first career title.
Context and viewing analysis
OPEN COURT analysis: three finals went to a decider, and the men's doubles final demonstrates why an early lead or match point does not establish the outcome. Returns, third shots and risk selection are useful viewing questions, without assuming unreported tactical or psychological explanations.
These are the 20 September finals, checked against the 23 September official recap. Its career-statistics scope is domestic PPA competition, not every international event. Arizona Open results should also remain distinct from other tournaments held at the same venue.
