# Player Profile: Praveen Akula (DUPR: JJKN0M)
        
**Category:** Pickleball Player
**Verified:** 2026-05-29
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/player-praveen-akula-JJKN0M
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Performance Summary
- **Doubles Rating:** 4.669 (Reliability: 100%)
- **Singles Rating:** 5.009 (Reliability: 47%)
- **Career Record:** 194 Wins / 51 Losses (245 matches)
- **Win Ratio:** 79.2%
- **Average Points Won %:** 61.24%

## Advanced Metrics
- **Strength of Schedule (SoS):** 4.434 (Average opponent DUPR)
- **Clutch Performance Index (CPI):** 50% (Win % in close matches)
- **DUPR Points Gained (DPG):** -4.24 (Points vs expectations)
- **Home Club:** Honcho Pickleball - New Orleans, LA

## 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: 68%
  - Agility: 78%
  - Spin: 78%
  - Stamina: 68%

## Favorite Court & Chemistry
- **Preferred Court:** Biloxi, MS
- **Best Partner Chemistry:** Chance Huynh (DUPR 4.36)
  - Matches Played: 1
  - Chemistry Win Rate: 100%

## Dedication Matrix (Last 18 Weeks)
- **Total Matches Played:** 49
- **Active Days:** 36

## Rating Trajectory
| Match | Date | Rating | Event | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 | 2026-05-23 | 4.702 | 2026 Powerball MISSISSIPPI Amateur State Championships powered Carvana PPA & Southern Pickleball - Mens Doubles Skill: (4.5) Age: (08+/35+/50+) COMBINED | Win |

## Upcoming Pairings
- **Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM** at Rouge Woods Community Centre (Status: Scheduled, Event: League Ladder) vs Jeremy Jones (DUPR: 4.55)
- **Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM** at L'Amoreaux Tennis Centre (Status: Pending Confirmation, Event: Practice Match) vs Marcus Synegal (DUPR: 4.72)