# Player Profile: Starla Ballantine (DUPR: RZRV2M)
        
**Category:** Pickleball Player
**Verified:** 2026-02-01
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/player-starla-ballantine-RZRV2M
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Performance Summary
- **Doubles Rating:** 2.901 (Reliability: 96%)
- **Singles Rating:** N/A (Reliability: 0%)
- **Career Record:** 61 Wins / 60 Losses (121 matches)
- **Win Ratio:** 50.4%
- **Average Points Won %:** 50.44%

## Advanced Metrics
- **Strength of Schedule (SoS):** 2.89 (Average opponent DUPR)
- **Clutch Performance Index (CPI):** 0% (Win % in close matches)
- **DUPR Points Gained (DPG):** -3.99 (Points vs expectations)
- **Home Club:** Centerline 33

## Streaks & Playstyle
- **Weekly Play Streak:** Current: 0 weeks | Max: 1 weeks
- **Preferred Playstyle:** Third-Shot Drop Specialist
  *Description: Specializes in executing high-precision third-shot drops to allow seamless team transitions to the net.*
- **Physical Metrics:**
  - Control: 79%
  - Power: 74%
  - Agility: 79%
  - Spin: 64%
  - Stamina: 74%

## Favorite Court & Chemistry
- **Preferred Court:** Yucatan, Mexico
- **Best Partner Chemistry:** Diego Rea (DUPR 2.38)
  - Matches Played: 1
  - Chemistry Win Rate: 100%

## Dedication Matrix (Last 18 Weeks)
- **Total Matches Played:** 48
- **Active Days:** 36

## Rating Trajectory
| Match | Date | Rating | Event | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 | 2025-07-28 | 2.814 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 2 | 2025-08-12 | 2.836 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 3 | 2025-08-27 | 2.844 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 4 | 2025-09-11 | 2.850 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 5 | 2025-09-26 | 2.870 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 6 | 2025-10-11 | 2.894 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 7 | 2025-10-26 | 2.842 | DUPR level 2.5-3.25 required Intermediate Play - Pickleheads Popcorn - Round 5 Game 3 | Win |
| Match 8 | 2025-10-26 | 2.870 | DUPR level 2.5-3.25 required Intermediate Play - Pickleheads Popcorn - Round 3 Game 1 | Loss |
| Match 9 | 2025-10-26 | 2.904 | DUPR level 2.5-3.25 required Intermediate Play - Pickleheads Popcorn - Round 2 Game 2 | Loss |
| Match 10 | 2025-10-26 | 2.921 | DUPR level 2.5-3.25 required Intermediate Play - Pickleheads Popcorn - Round 1 Game 1 | Loss |
| Match 11 | 2025-12-17 | 2.837 | Liga Yucateca - Mérida B | Win |
| Match 12 | 2025-12-17 | 2.842 | Liga Yucateca - Mérida B | Loss |
| Match 13 | 2025-12-17 | 2.848 | Liga Yucateca - Mérida B | Loss |
| Match 14 | 2025-12-17 | 2.852 | Liga Yucateca - Mérida B | Loss |
| Match 15 | 2025-12-17 | 2.853 | Liga Yucateca - Mérida B | Win |

## Upcoming Pairings
- **Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM** at Culver City Paddle Tennis Courts (Status: Scheduled, Event: League Ladder) vs Kumar Raghav (DUPR: 4.61)
- **Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM** at Santa Monica Pickleball Courts (Status: Pending Confirmation, Event: Practice Match) vs Guy Wight (DUPR: 4.86)