# Player Profile: Altaf Merchant (DUPR: 84VQ7V)
        
**Category:** Pickleball Player
**Verified:** 2026-05-03
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/player-altaf-merchant-84VQ7V
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Performance Summary
- **Doubles Rating:** 5.994 (Reliability: 62%)
- **Singles Rating:** N/A (Reliability: 0%)
- **Career Record:** 350 Wins / 161 Losses (511 matches)
- **Win Ratio:** 68.5%
- **Average Points Won %:** 60.57%

## Advanced Metrics
- **Strength of Schedule (SoS):** 5.329 (Average opponent DUPR)
- **Clutch Performance Index (CPI):** 0% (Win % in close matches)
- **DUPR Points Gained (DPG):** -18.36 (Points vs expectations)
- **Home Club:** N/A

## Streaks & Playstyle
- **Weekly Play Streak:** Current: 0 weeks | Max: 1 weeks
- **Preferred Playstyle:** Precision Dink Strategist
  *Description: A master of soft placement, commanding the kitchen dink rallies with patience, consistency, and crosscourt angles.*
- **Physical Metrics:**
  - Control: 88%
  - Power: 93%
  - Agility: 88%
  - Spin: 93%
  - Stamina: 93%

## Favorite Court & Chemistry
- **Preferred Court:** Las Vegas, NV
- **Best Partner Chemistry:** Steve Deakin (DUPR 6.21)
  - Matches Played: 21
  - Chemistry Win Rate: 90%

## Dedication Matrix (Last 18 Weeks)
- **Total Matches Played:** 53
- **Active Days:** 38

## Rating Trajectory
| Match | Date | Rating | Event | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 | 2025-05-12 | 5.814 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 2 | 2025-05-27 | 5.852 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 3 | 2025-06-11 | 5.875 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 4 | 2025-06-26 | 5.896 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 5 | 2025-07-11 | 5.932 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 6 | 2025-07-26 | 5.972 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 7 | 2025-08-10 | 6.049 | PPA Tour: Bristol Open - 2025 - Mens Doubles Senior Open | Win |
| Match 8 | 2025-08-10 | 6.073 | PPA Tour: Bristol Open - 2025 - Mens Doubles Senior Open | Win |
| Match 9 | 2025-08-30 | 6.030 | PPA Tour: Open at the Las Vegas Strip - Mens Doubles Pro Main Draw | Loss |
| Match 10 | 2025-08-30 | 6.024 | PPA Tour: Open at the Las Vegas Strip - Mens Doubles Pro Main Draw | Win |
| Match 11 | 2025-08-31 | 6.092 | PPA Tour: Open at the Las Vegas Strip - Mens Doubles Senior Open | Win |
| Match 12 | 2025-08-31 | 6.045 | PPA Tour: Open at the Las Vegas Strip - Mens Doubles Senior Open | Win |
| Match 13 | 2025-09-09 | 6.053 | PPA Tour: Veolia Cincinnati Showcase presented by Six Zero - Mens Doubles Pro Main Draw | Loss |
| Match 14 | 2025-10-26 | 6.055 | PPA Tour: Rate Vegas Cup - Mens Doubles Senior Open | Win |
| Match 15 | 2025-10-26 | 6.066 | PPA Tour: Rate Vegas Cup - Mens Doubles Senior Open | Win |
| Match 16 | 2025-10-26 | 6.034 | PPA Tour: Rate Vegas Cup - Mens Doubles Senior Open | Win |
| Match 17 | 2025-11-05 | 6.113 | 2025 Pickleball World Championships - Mens Doubles Senior Open | Win |
| Match 18 | 2025-11-05 | 6.096 | 2025 Pickleball World Championships - Mens Doubles Senior Open | Win |
| Match 19 | 2026-01-18 | 6.070 | PPA Tour: Carvana PPA Masters Powered by Invited - Mens Doubles Senior Open | Win |
| Match 20 | 2026-01-18 | 6.085 | PPA Tour: Carvana PPA Masters Powered by Invited - Mens Doubles Senior Open | Win |
| Match 21 | 2026-01-18 | 6.100 | PPA Tour: Carvana PPA Masters Powered by Invited - Mens Doubles Senior Open | Win |
| Match 22 | 2026-01-18 | 6.105 | PPA Tour: Carvana PPA Masters Powered by Invited - Mens Doubles Senior Open | Win |
| Match 23 | 2026-03-15 | 6.008 | PPA Tour: Veolia Texas Open - Mens Doubles Senior Open | Win |
| Match 24 | 2026-03-15 | 6.038 | PPA Tour: Veolia Texas Open - Mens Doubles Senior Open | Win |
| Match 25 | 2026-03-15 | 6.076 | PPA Tour: Veolia Texas Open - Mens Doubles Senior Open | Win |
| Match 26 | 2026-05-03 | 5.994 | PPA Tour: 2026 Veolia Atlanta Pickleball Championships - Mens Doubles Senior Open | Win |
| Match 27 | 2026-05-03 | 6.008 | PPA Tour: 2026 Veolia Atlanta Pickleball Championships - Mens Doubles Senior Open | Win |

## Upcoming Pairings
- **Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM** at Rouge Woods Community Centre (Status: Scheduled, Event: League Ladder) vs Brian Kimball (DUPR: 4.77)
- **Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM** at L'Amoreaux Tennis Centre (Status: Pending Confirmation, Event: Practice Match) vs Nick White (DUPR: 4.58)