'World's Hottest Pickleball Player' Is Turning Heads In Miami
03/23/2025 12:40 PM
Over the last few years, Rachel Stuhlmann has made her presence felt in the pickleball space.
Stuhlmann, 33, played tennis collegiately before becoming a popular tennis influencer. A USPTA certified professional tennis coach, she made the transition over to pickleball a couple of years ago, participating in her first pickleball tournament last year. Despite some of the criticism of pickleball, Stuhlmann has stuck up for the sport numerous times.
"[Pickleball] is not 'wreaking havoc' on tennis," Stuhlmann said to Outkick in 2023. "I think pickleball is a great and healthy social activity for people. Sometimes it is annoying to go to courts and see that they're being used as pickleball courts or converted into Pickleball courts.
"When it comes to the two sports, it seems like right now more people play pickleball than watch it, and more people watch tennis than play it. Pickleball is easy for anyone to pick up while tennis can be intimidating to some people. That's why my mission has always been to make the sport more mainstream, relatable, and accessible."
Stuhlmann has a penchant for going viral for her on-court outfits for tennis and pickleball. This weekend, she attended the annual Miami Open tennis tournament, sharing some photos from the event on Instagram.
"A little on-site glam✨😘💄🎾 @nyxcosmetics 🩷It was so nice to enjoy a @miamiopen match (& get touched up!💄) in the NYX suite🩷," Stuhlmann captioned the post.
As she always does, Stuhlmann's post drew lots of attention and commentary from her more than 300,000 followers.
"Love the dress 😍😍," one person wrote.
"I'd take the wallpaper and the matching girl in the dress :)," a second person said.
"Cutie batootie 😍🥰✨," a third person said.
"A naturally, stunning beauty! 🔥," a fourth person chimed in.
"Absolutely gorgeous 😍," a fifth person wrote.
You can follow Stuhlmann on Instagram right here.
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