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2025 Chicago open
By Deborah Lew
Significant sums from the 2025 Chicago Open
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Shelby Bates won her first ever APP gold medal in Chicago, when she and women's pro doubles partner, Sofia Sewing, beat the number 1 seeds, Megan Fudge and Jill Braverman. It starts with one!
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Sofia Sewing came away with two gold medals in Chicago - one in women's pro doubles with Shelby Bates and another in women's pro singles, when she defeated Kat Stewart, who had previously won two golds in a row.
Lee Whitwell, competing in the AARP Champions Division, came away with a Triple Crown in Chicago. She won gold in singles, women's doubles with Angela Simon, and mixed doubles with Jaime Oncins.
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Daria Walczak made her fourth Championship Sunday of 2025 in Chicago. So far she's earned four silver medals, but her consistency shows that she is knocking on the door and is definitely one to watch.
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The APP Tour has held its Chicago Open at Danny Cunniff Park for five years running. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
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Will Howells and Jack Munro earned their sixth men's pro doubles title of 2025 at the Chicago Open. They defeated long-time rivals Max Manthou and Erik Lange. The gold was Munro's first of two from Chicago - he also won the mixed pro doubles gold with partner Megan Fudge.
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Amaar Wazir was the hometown hero as he took men's singles gold for the second tournament in a row, this time besting Ronan Camron. Wazir has called Chicago home for the past 15 years.
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Chicago Dogs are one of the city's most famous eats. VIPs at the 2025 Chicago Open were treated to elite pickleball views and throughout the weekend, consumed 137 hot dogs!
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Chicago is the home of the APP and the 2025 Chicago Open was a reflection of that - there were 345 total matches played...on Friday alone!
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Chicago is the third largest city in the United States with an estimated population of 2.7 million people. With a standing-room-only crowd each day of the 2025 Chicago Open, the APP Tour saw a good percentage of that population. Thank you, Chicago!
