Chicago Slice

The publicly documented owners, general manager, coaches, and leadership connected to Chicago Slice.

Chicago, ILLast verified 2026-07-136 profiles

Owners

Ron Saslow

Ron Saslow

Owner (majority) & General Manager

Founder & Managing Partner, Thirty-Five Capital (owns Paddletek, ProXR)

Majority owner and GM of the Chicago Slice. Runs Thirty-Five Capital, whose pickleball portfolio includes Paddletek and ProXR. Son Joe Saslow is active across the firm's pickleball investments. Ranked #26 on The Kitchen's 2026 Power 50.

Worth Knowing

  • Saslow founded Thirty-Five Capital after three decades of operating and ownership experience, including serving as chairman and CEO of Hu-Friedy Group before its 2019 sale.
  • Thirty-Five Capital's pickleball holdings include equipment brands Paddletek and ProXR, placing him across both team ownership and the equipment business.
  • He graduated from Washington University's Olin Business School and serves with Northwestern Memorial Foundation and Ravinia Music Festival.
Thirty-Five Capital Profile ↗
Heidi Klum

Heidi Klum

Owner (celebrity)

Model, TV host/producer

Supermodel and TV host/producer; investor in the Chicago Slice ownership group.

Worth Knowing

  • Primary professional background: Model, TV host/producer.
  • Publicly associated with Los Angeles, CA.
Instagram ↗
Tom Ricketts

Tom Ricketts

Owner (notable)

Chairman, Chicago Cubs; Chairman, Incapital/TD Ameritrade family

Chairman of the Chicago Cubs and part of the Ricketts family; investor in the Chicago Slice.

Worth Knowing

  • Ricketts is chairman of the Chicago Cubs; the Ricketts family completed its purchase of the Cubs, Wrigley Field and a regional-sports-network stake in 2009.
  • He previously co-founded Incapital, a financial-services firm focused on access to corporate bonds.
  • During his ownership tenure, the Cubs won the 2016 World Series and completed a major modernization of Wrigley Field.
Chicago Cubs Front Office ↗
Chris Evert

Chris Evert

Owner (notable)

Tennis Hall of Famer, broadcaster

18-time Grand Slam singles champion; investor in the Chicago Slice.

Worth Knowing

  • Evert won 18 major singles titles and finished with a .900 career win rate, among the strongest records in professional tennis history.
  • She joined ESPN as a tennis analyst in 2011 after an earlier decade-long broadcasting run with NBC.
  • She operates the Evert Tennis Academy in Boca Raton and was unanimously inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1995.
Instagram ↗
Steve Bellamy

Steve Bellamy

Owner (notable)

Founder, Tennis Channel; media entrepreneur

Media entrepreneur and founder of the Tennis Channel; Chicago Slice owner.

Worth Knowing

  • Bellamy founded Tennis Channel and later launched other action-sports media ventures, including Ski Channel and Surf Channel.
  • His career bridges sports facilities, television, event formats and film production; he also created LiveBall and the Tennis Channel Open.
  • He earned a business degree from Indiana University and began developing sports businesses through tennis facilities.
Sports Business Journal Profile ↗

Head Coach

Unconfirmed

Unconfirmed

Details have not been publicly confirmed.

Worth Knowing

Additional public background has not been confirmed.

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