McCartney Kessler

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McCartney Kessler
McCartney Kessler (2023 US Open) 02 (cropped).jpg
Kessler at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1999-07-08) 8 July 1999 (age 24)
Calhoun, United States
College University of Florida
Prize moneyUS$ 240,824
Singles
Career record106–51 (67.5%)
Career titles1 WTA 125
Highest rankingNo. 119 (22 April 2024)
Current rankingNo. 119 (22 April 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (2024)
US Open Q3 (2023)
Doubles
Career record27–25 (51.9%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 180 (8 April 2024)
Current rankingNo. 200 (22 April 2024)
Last updated on: 22 April 2024.

McCartney Kessler (born 8 July 1999) is an American tennis player. She has a career-high WTA ranking of world No. 119 in singles, achieved on 22 April 2024, and No. 180 in doubles, set on 8 April 2024. [1] [2]

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Personal and early life

Kessler is from Calhoun, Georgia and her parents Carl Kessler and Julie Diggers played collegiate tennis at University of Central Florida. Her brother McClain Kessler is also a collegiate tennis player in Florida. [3]

Kessler attended Calhoun High School. [4] She 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 girls u16 doubles title at the Orange Bowl with Emma Kurtz in 2015. [7]

2023: First ITF doubles title

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

2024: WTA Tour, Major & WTA 1000 debuts & first win, WTA 125 title

She made her WTA debut at the Auckland Classic after qualifying. [8]

For her Grand Slam debut, she received a wildcard at the Australian Open [9] [10] and reached the second round recording her first Grand Slam win over qualifier Fiona Ferro. She lost in the second round to Linda Nosková.

She won the biggest title of her career so far, the WTA 125 in Puerto Vallarta. [11] She received a wildcard for the 2024 BNP Paribas Open for her WTA 1000 debut. [12]

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 Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (title)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Feb 2024 WTA 125 Puerto Vallarta, MexicoHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Taylah Preston 5–7, 6–3, 6–0

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
W60/75 tournaments (2–0)
W15 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
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 ITF Rome, United StatesW60Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Grace Min 6–2, 6–1
Win2–1 Jan 2024 ITF Rome, United StatesW75Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Liv Hovde 6–4, 6–1

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)
Result W–L    Date   Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1–0Apr 2023ITF Jackson, United StatesW25Clay 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, United StatesW60Hard Flag of Ukraine.svg Yulia 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 ITF Evansville, United StatesW60Hard Flag of Ukraine.svg Yulia StarodubtsevaFlag placeholder.svg Maria Kononova
Flag placeholder.svg Veronika Miroshnichenko 		3–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Win2–2 Sep 2023 ITF Templeton, United StatesW60Hard 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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References

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  4. ↑ McElhaney, Tori (June 11, 2017). "Calhoun's McCartney Kessler in two Open Championship tennis finals". times free press.com. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "M.Kessler". Florida Gators. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  6. ↑ Farrer, Alex (November 11, 2017). "College Signing: Calhoun's Kessler signs to play tennis at Florida". apnews.com. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
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  10. ↑ "Aussie Open 2024's Slam debuts: Korneeva, Seidel, Starodubtseva and more".
  11. ↑ https://www.usta.com/en/home/pro/pro-media---news/kessler-wins-wta-125-puerto-vallarta-title.html
  12. ↑ "Emma Raducanu, Paula Badosa Headline Full List of 2024 Wild Cards". 1 March 2024.
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