Mitchell Krueger

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Mitchell Krueger
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Krueger at the 2022 French Open
Full nameMitchell Krueger
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Dallas, Texas, United States
Born (1994-01-12) January 12, 1994 (age 31)
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2012
PlaysRight-handed (two handed-backhand)
Prize moneyUS $ 1,725,727
Singles
Career record11–24
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 135 (July 18, 2022)
Current rankingNo. 164 (30 June 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (2025)
French Open Q1 (2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2025)
Wimbledon Q2 (2022)
US Open 2R (2020, 2024)
Doubles
Career record0–6
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 173 (April 27, 2015)
Current rankingNo. 457 (30 June 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 1R (2019, 2021, 2024)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open 1R (2012, 2017, 2021)
Last updated on: 30 June 2025.

Mitchell Krueger (born January 12, 1994) is an American tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking by the ATP of world No. 135, achieved on July 18, 2022 and a doubles ranking of No. 173, achieved on April 27, 2015.

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Professional career

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Krueger at the 2016 US Open

Krueger received a wildcard into the 2012 US Open mixed doubles event, where he partnered fellow American Samantha Crawford, but lost in the first round.

He made his ATP Tour main-draw debut and recorded his first ATP win when he qualified and defeated Benoît Paire for a first of two wins of his career against this same player at the 2017 Western & Southern Open and the 2018 BNP Paribas Open. [1] He made his Grand Slam debut when he qualified into the main draw of the 2018 US Open. [2]

At the 2019 Australian Open, Krueger qualified for the first time at this Major but lost to world No. 1, Novak Djokovic, in the first round. [3]

His first Grand Slam win was at the 2020 US Open where he defeated Pedro Sousa in the first round as a wildcard. [1]

He received a wildcard for the inaugural edition of the 2022 Dallas Open. The following week at the 2022 Delray Beach Open, he reached the second round as a qualifier, defeating Jordan Thompson for his fourth ATP Tour-level win before losing to third seed Grigor Dimitrov. [1] [4]

He received also a wildcard for the 2024 Dallas Open where he lost to Max Purcell. [5] Ranked No. 192, he qualified for the main draw of the Citi DC Open in Washington and recorded his first ATP win in close to a year, since August 2023. [6] Ranked No. 170, he qualified for the 2024 US Open making his third main draw appearance at this Grand Slam and defeated fellow qualifier Hugo Grenier, for his second win at this tournament and second Major win in his career. [7]

Ranked No. 140, he entered the main draw 2024 Hangzhou Open, as a lucky loser, into the second round, after the late withdrawal of third seed Tomás Martín Etcheverry, getting a first round bye. [8]

World TeamTennis

Mitchell enters his second season with World TeamTennis in 2020, after making his debut with the Philadelphia Freedoms in 2019. It was announced he joined the Springfield Lasers during the 2020 WTT season that began on July 12. [9]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 20 (9 titles, 11 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (5–4)
ITF Futures/WTT (4–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–5)
Clay (1–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Jul 2016 Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger, USAChallengerHard Flag of Barbados.svg Darian King 2–6, 3–6
Loss0–2 Feb 2017 Launceston International, AustraliaChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Noah Rubin 0–6, 1–6
Win1–2 Feb 2019 RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas, USAChallengerHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Mackenzie McDonald 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–1
Win2–2 Jul 2021 Cary Challenger, USAChallengerHard Flag of India.svg Ramkumar Ramanathan 7–6(7–4), 6–2
Win3–2 Sep 2021 Cary Challenger II, USAChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Bjorn Fratangelo 6–4, 6–3
Win4–2 Jan 2024 Southern California Open Challenger, USAChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Holt 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss4–3 Apr 2024 Tallahassee Tennis Challenger, USAChallengerClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Zizou Bergs 4–6, 6–7(9–11)
Win5–3 May 2024 Little Rock Challenger, USAChallengerHard Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Shimizu 6–3, 6–4
Loss5–4 May 2025 Open de Oeiras, PortugalChallengerClay Flag of Chile.svg Cristian Garín 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 2–6
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jun 2013Netherlands F2, AlkmaarFuturesClay Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Hocevar 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Loss1–1Mar 2014USA F8, BakersfieldFuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Kosakowski 4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss1–2May 2014USA F13, Orange ParkFuturesClay Flag of Chile.svg Nicolás Jarry 1–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss1–3Jun 2014Italy F16, CesenaFuturesClay Flag of Italy.svg Luca Vanni 6–4, 3–6, 1–6
Loss1–4Jun 2014Italy F18, NaplesFuturesClay Flag of Italy.svg Luca Vanni3–6, 3–6
Loss1–5Sep 2014Canada F9, TorontoFuturesClay Flag of the United States.svg Bjorn Fratangelo 2–6, 3–6
Loss1–6Dec 2014Dominican Republic F4, Santo DomingoFuturesHard Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Rublev 2–6, 4–6
Win2–6Jan 2015USA F2, Los AngelesFuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Jason Jung 6–1, 6–2
Loss2–7Jul 2015USA F21, WichitaFuturesHard Flag of India.svg Sanam Singh 6–7(6–8), 6–7(4–7)
Win3–7Jun 2016China F9, JinanFuturesHard Flag of New Zealand.svg Finn Tearney 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win4–7Jul 2023M25 Dallas, USAWTTHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Aidan Mayo 6–4, 6–0

Doubles: 27 (8 titles, 19 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (4–10)
ITF Futures/WTT (4–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–11)
Clay (1–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 May 2014 Tallahassee Tennis Challenger, USAChallengerClay Flag of the United States.svg Bjorn Fratangelo Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Agar
Flag of Austria.svg Sebastian Bader
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss0–2 Nov 2014 Latrobe City Traralgon ATP Challenger, AustraliaChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Jarmere Jenkins Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dane Propoggia
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brydan Klein
1–6, 6–1, [3–10]
Win1–2 Feb 2015 Launceston International, AustraliaChallengerHard Flag of Moldova.svg Radu Albot Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Hubble
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jose Statham
3–6, 7–5, [11–9]
Loss1–3 Sep 2015 Columbus Challenger, USAChallengerHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Eric Quigley Flag of the United States.svg Chase Buchanan
Flag of Slovenia.svg Blaž Rola
4–6, 6–4, [17–19]
Loss1–4 Apr 2016 Open de Guadeloupe, GuadeloupeChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Austin Krajicek Flag of the United States.svg James Cerretani
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Antal van der Duim
2–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Win2–4 Jul 2016 Winnipeg Challenger, CanadaChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Nguyen Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jarryd Chaplin
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Benjamin Mitchell
6–2, 7–5
Loss2–5 May 2017 Savannah Challenger, USAChallengerClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Bambridge Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Peter Polansky
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski
6–4, 3–6, [1–10]
Win3–5 Nov 2019 Charlottesville Men's Pro Challenger, USAChallengerHard (i) Flag of Slovenia.svg Blaž Rola Flag of the United States.svg Sekou Bangoura
Flag of Slovenia.svg Blaž Kavčič
6–4, 6–1
Loss3–6 Mar 2020 Oracle Challenger Series - Indian Wells, USAChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Sebastian Korda Flag of the United States.svg Denis Kudla
Flag of the United States.svg Thai-Son Kwiatkowski
3–6, 6–2, [6–10]
Win4–6 Apr 2021 Orlando Open, USAChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Novikov
Flag of the United States.svg Christian Harrison
4–6, 7–5, [13–11]
Loss4–7 Aug 2022 Chicago Men's Challenger, USAChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Evan King Flag of Sweden.svg André Göransson
Flag of Japan.svg Ben McLachlan
4–6, 7–6(7–3), [5–10]
Loss4–8 Nov 2022 Knoxville Challenger, USAChallengerHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Martin Damm Jr. Flag of the United States.svg Hunter Reese
Flag of the United States.svg Tennys Sandgren
7–6(7–4), 6–7(3–7), [5–10]
Loss4–9 Feb 2023 Texas Tennis Classic, USAChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Evan King Flag of Serbia.svg Ivan Sabanov
Flag of Serbia.svg Matej Sabanov
1–6, 6–3, [10–12]
Loss4–10 Nov 2023 Knoxville Challenger, USAChallengerHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Mac Kiger Flag of the United States.svg Cannon Kingsley
Flag of Venezuela.svg Luis David Martínez
6–7(3–7), 3–6
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Oct 2012USA F29, BirminghamFuturesClay Flag of the United States.svg Bjorn Fratangelo Flag of the United States.svg Chase Buchanan
Flag of the United States.svg Vahid Mirzadeh
6–2, 6–3
Loss1–1Jun 2013Netherlands F3, BredaFuturesClay Flag of the United States.svg Bjorn Fratangelo Flag of Finland.svg Henri Kontinen
Flag of Indonesia.svg Christopher Rungkat
4–6, 5–7
Loss1–2May 2014USA F13, Orange ParkFuturesClay Flag of the United States.svg Bjorn Fratangelo Flag of the United States.svg Connor Smith
Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Novikov
3–6, 2–6
Loss1–3May 2014USA F14, TampaFuturesClay Flag of the United States.svg Bjorn Fratangelo Flag of Brazil.svg Tiago Lopes
Flag of Chile.svg Nicolás Jarry
5–7, 1–6
Loss1–4Jun 2014Italy F17, ParmaFuturesClay Flag of the United States.svg Bjorn Fratangelo Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Frigerio
Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Trevisan
3–6, 2–6
Loss1–5Aug 2014USA F23, EdwardsvilleFuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Bjorn Fratangelo Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Davidson
Flag of India.svg Saketh Myneni
3–6, 4–6
Loss1–6Sep 2014Canada F9, TorontoFuturesClay Flag of the United States.svg Bjorn Fratangelo Flag of the United States.svg Sekou Bangoura
Flag of the United States.svg Evan King
4–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Win2–6Oct 2014Australia F6, Alice SpringsFuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Jarmere Jenkins Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dane Propoggia
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brydan Klein
6–4, 6–4
Win3–6Oct 2014Australia F8, ToowoombaFuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Jarmere Jenkins Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jake Eames
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christopher O'Connell
6–2, 6–2
Loss3–7Nov 2014Australia F9, WollongongFuturesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Whittington Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven de Waard
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marc Polmans
6–7(2–7), 6–7(2–7)
Win4–7Dec 2014Dominican Republic F4, Santo DomingoFuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Sekou Bangoura Flag of Peru.svg Mauricio Echazú
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Aleksandar Lazov
6–7(1–7), 6–1, [10–8]
Loss4–8Mar 2015USA F10, BakersfieldFuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Connor Smith Flag of the United States.svg Sekou Bangoura
Flag of Barbados.svg Darian King
4–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Loss4–9Jun 2016China F9, JinanFuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Connor Smith Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Peng Hsien-yin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gong Maoxin
6–7(2–7), 4–6

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Krueger Making Most of His Opportunity to Compete in Delray Beach". February 17, 2022.
  2. "Felix Qualifies for First Grand Slam; Krueger Leads American Charge | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  3. "Djokovic Beats Krueger in Australian Open 2019 First Round | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  4. "Grigor Dimitrov Returns with Win in Tough Delray Beach Conditions | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  5. "Purcell needs five match points to see off Krueger in Dallas".
  6. "Tiafoe 'finds spark' to win Washington three-setter". July 31, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  7. "After a career of toil, Mitchell Krueger meets his moment at the US Open". ATPTour. August 28, 2024.
  8. @HangzhouOpen (September 21, 2024). "Pulling in front ✅ Lucky loser Mitchell Krueger takes the first set 6-3 edging closer to his first tour-level quarter-final! @mitch_krueger #HangzhouOpen" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  9. "World TeamTennis Adds Stars Tiafoe, Puig, Roanic, Bouchard, & Sock As Rosters Set For 2020". WTT.com. June 16, 2020.