Mac Styslinger

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Mac Styslinger
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg United States
Born (1993-09-06) September 6, 1993 (age 29)
Birmingham, Alabama
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$18,768
Singles
Career record0–0
Highest rankingNo. 1066 (July 22, 2013)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 873 (April 21, 2014)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 1R (2013)

Mac Styslinger (born September 6, 1993) is an American former professional tennis player.

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Styslinger grew up in the Birmingham suburb of Mountain Brook and trained at the IMG Bollettieri Academy in Florida. He is the son of tennis player Mark Styslinger, a two-time All-American for SMU who also achieved a world ranking. [1] [2]

A top-30 junior, Styslinger made the boys' singles quarter-finals of the 2011 Australian Open, beating Nick Kyrgios en route. He played collegiate tennis for the University of Virginia and was a member of three NCAA championship teams. [3] In 2013 he teamed up with Jarmere Jenkins to win the NCAA doubles championships. This earned them a wildcard to the doubles main draw of the 2013 US Open, where they fell in the first round to Michaël Llodra and Nicolas Mahut. [4]

ITF Futures titles

Doubles: (2)

No.   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.Jun 2013USA F16, Amelia Island Clay Flag of the United States.svg Jarmere Jenkins Flag of El Salvador.svg Marcelo Arévalo
Flag of Venezuela.svg Roberto Maytín
6–4, 6–2
2.Jun 2016USA F17, Charlottesville Hard Flag of the United States.svg Thai-Son Kwiatkowski Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Jones
Flag of New Zealand.svg Rubin Statham
6–4, 6–1

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References

  1. Hightower, Will (June 27, 2013). "Mountain Brook native wins NCAA tennis championship". villagelivingonline.com.
  2. "Gamble paying off for UVa freshman Styslinger". The Daily Progress . April 17, 2013.
  3. Crenshaw Jr, Solomon (May 22, 2013). "Mountain Brook native Mac Styslinger and Virginia earn national tennis title over UCLA (update)". The Birmingham News .
  4. Crenshaw Jr, Solomon (August 27, 2013). "Alabama natives Jamie Hampton and Mac Styslinger in the main draw at U.S. Open". The Birmingham News.