Randall Mercado

Scottsdale · Phoenix · Mesa

Randall has coached sports since 1993. He started both playing and coaching PB 4 years ago with his son Andre. Randall coached and competed with his son Andre until they reached the 5.0 level at which time, he transitioned to only coaching Andre. Andre and Randall coached the Pickleball Players Club (PPC) junior academy in Scottsdale where they bested all the other Arizona teams to earn the silver at the National Junior Pickleball Tournament in Las Vegas. Randall was also asked to help coach Andre's 2025 ASU Pickleball team. In 2025, DUPR rated Andre number 1 in the world 16 and under (as a 15 year old.) In 2025, Andre was the youngest male to medal at a Pro PPA Event (Bronze Fairfield PPA Challenger Mixed with Isabella Dunlap.). Randall has had experience coaching players like Isabella Dunlap, Tama Shimabukuro, Rafael Lenhard and Indigo Dagnall to name a few. He has had experience coaching against players like Ben and Anna Leigh, Hayden/Fed, Jack Sock/Kaitlyn Christian and Matt Wright/Eric Oncins and has had his players win against some of the world’s best like Colin Johns/Len Yang, and Jaume Martinez Vich/Jay Devilliers, to name a few. Randall is one of the few coaches who has had experience coaching a player from beginner all the way to the Pro level. (His son Andre, who had no previous tennis or racquet experience, currently rated 84 among the World’s top PPA Professionals, with multiple PPA round of 16 appearances.) We are currently coaching a Pure Pickleball team Fridays from 7:00pm to 9:00pm.