McCartney Kessler

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McCartney Kessler
McCartney Kessler (2024 DC Open) 04 (cropped).jpg
Kessler at the 2024 Washington Open
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1999-07-08) July 8, 1999 (age 25)
Calhoun, Georgia, U.S.
College University of Florida
Prize moneyUS$ 570,482
Singles
Career record130–68
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 63 (August 26, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 73 (October 21, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (2024)
French Open Q1 (2024)
Wimbledon 1R (2024)
US Open 1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record28–28
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 180 (April 8, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 322 (October 7, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 1R (2024)
Last updated on: 21 October 2024.

McCartney Kessler (born 8 July 1999) is an American tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 63 in singles, achieved on 26 August 2024, and No. 180 in doubles, set on 8 April 2024. [1] [2] Kessler won her first WTA Tour title at the 2024 Tennis in the Land in Cleveland.

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Early life

From Calhoun, Georgia, her parents, Carl Kessler and Julie Driggers, played collegiate tennis at University of Central Florida. Her brother McClain Kessler also played collegiate tennis in Florida. [3]

Kessler attended Calhoun High School. [4]

College career

Kessler signed on to the University of Florida on a tennis scholarship to play collegiate tennis for the Florida Gators in November 2017. [5] [6]

Career

Juniors

Kessler won the U16 doubles title at the Orange Bowl with Emma Kurtz in 2015. [7]

2023: First ITF Circuit title

Partnering with Alana Smith, Kessler won her first $60k tournament in September 2023 at the Central Coast Pro Open in Templeton, defeating Jessie Aney and Jaeda Daniel in the final.

2024: Major, WTA Tour & 1000 debuts, first WTA 125 & 250 titles

Kessler made her WTA Tour debut at the Auckland Open after qualifying. [8]

For her major debut, she received a wildcard at the Australian Open [9] [10] after winning the USTA’s Wild Card Challenge, and reached the second round, recording her first major match win over qualifier Fiona Ferro. She lost in the second round to Linda Nosková. [11] In February, she won the biggest title of her career to that date at the WTA 125 in Puerto Vallarta. [12]

In March, she received a wildcard for the Indian Wells Open making there her WTA 1000 debut. [13] In April, she entered the main draw of the WTA 500 Charleston Open as a lucky loser, making her debut at this level.

She qualified for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships making her debut at this Grand Slam tournament. [14]

Following winning the W100 title in Landisville, Pennsylvania, she reached the top 100 on 12 August 2024. [15] [16] [17]

At the Tennis in Cleveland where she entered as a wildcard, she reached her first WTA Tour quarterfinal by defeating fellow wildcard Katrina Scott and upsetting fourth seed Wang Xinyu for her first top 50 win. [18] Next, she defeated Arantxa Rus in straight sets to reach her first tour semifinal. [19] Kessler reached her first final with a come-from-behind three-set victory over fifth seed Anastasia Potapova, for her second top 50 win [20] and won her maiden career title defeating top seed Beatriz Haddad Maia, her third top 50 win in this tournament. [21] She became the first American and also the first wildcard to reach the final in Cleveland and win the title at that tournament.

She also received a wildcard for the US Open making her debut at her home slam, [22] losing in the first round to 19th seed Marta Kostyuk. [23]

Grand Slam performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (0–0)
WTA 250 (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Aug 2024 Tennis in the Land, United StatesWTA 250Hard Flag of Brazil.svg Beatriz Haddad Maia 1–6, 6–1, 7–5

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Feb 2024 Puerto Vallarta Open, MexicoHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Taylah Preston 5–7, 6–3, 6–0

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
W100 tournaments (1–0)
W60/75 tournaments (2–0)
W15 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Oct 2021ITF Lubbock, United StatesW15Hard Flag of the United States.svg Adriana Reami 6–7(6), 1–6
Win1–1 Oct 2023 Georgia's Rome Open, USW60Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Grace Min 6–2, 6–1
Win2–1 Jan 2024 Georgia's Rome Open, USW75Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Liv Hovde 6–4, 6–1
Win3–1 Aug 2024 Landisville Tennis Challenge, USW100Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Olivia Gadecki 4–6, 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)

Legend
W60 tournaments (2–1)
W25 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Apr 2023ITF Jackson, USW25Clay Flag of the United States.svg Jaeda Daniel Flag of the United States.svg Allura Zamarripa
Flag of the United States.svg Maribella Zamarripa 		1–6, 6–1, [10–5]
Loss1–1Jun 2023ITF Sumter, USW60Hard Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuliia Starodubtseva Flag of the United States.svg Maria Mateas
Flag of the United States.svg Anna Rogers 		4–6, 7–6(3), [6–10]
Loss1–2 Jul 2023 Evansville Classic, USW60Hard Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuliia StarodubtsevaFlag placeholder.svg Maria Kononova
Flag placeholder.svg Veronika Miroshnichenko 		3–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Win2–2 Sep 2023 ITF Templeton Pro, USW60Hard Flag of the United States.svg Alana Smith Flag of the United States.svg Jessie Aney
Flag of the United States.svg Jaeda Daniel		7–5, 6–4

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McCartney Kessler won her first WTA Tour singles title at the 2024 Tennis in the Land, defeating Beatriz Haddad Maia in the final, 1–6, 6–1, 7–5. Kessler became the first wildcard to win the tournament.

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