Jared Donaldson

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Jared Donaldson
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Donaldson at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Glocester, Rhode Island / Irvine, California
Born (1996-10-09) October 9, 1996 (age 27)
Providence, Rhode Island
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2014
Retired2021 (last match played in 2019) [1]
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money US$2,090,322
Singles
Career record47–65 (42.0%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 48 (5 March 2018)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (2017, 2018)
French Open 2R (2018)
Wimbledon 3R (2017)
US Open 3R (2016)
Doubles
Career record1–6 (14.3%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 327 (2 February 2015)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (2017)
US Open 2R (2014)
Last updated on: 3 May 2021.

Jared Donaldson (born October 9, 1996) is a former American professional tennis player from Glocester, Rhode Island. Donaldson was the only American to qualify for the inaugural Next Generation ATP Finals at the end of 2017 as the fifth seed. He has won a Challenger title in singles as well as doubles, with both of them having come at the Royal Lahaina Challenger in 2015.

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Junior career

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Donaldson at the 2013 US Open

Donaldson trained on the red clay in Buenos Aires for two years instead of following the conventional route of joining a tennis academy or USTA Player Development. His time there dramatically improved his consistency, movement and mental game. Having never claimed any prestigious junior crowns (Orange Bowl, Junior Grand Slams, Les Petits), Donaldson reached the final of the 2013 USTA Boys 18s National Championship at the age of 16, where he lost to Collin Altamirano in straight sets. Donaldson also attended the Gordon School and played middle school tennis there. [2]

Professional career

Early years

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Donaldson at Wimbledon in 2015

At the 2013 US Open, Donaldson reached the final round of qualifying, beating two players in the Top 250.

He continued to play extensively in the Turkey and US Futures circuit until breaking through with three consecutive Futures titles in June 2014. Donaldson then qualified for his first ATP event in Washington, D.C. at the Citi Open. He made an official statement about turning pro instead of playing collegiate tennis on August 22, 2014, just short of his 18th birthday. [3]

He received main draw wildcards into the singles and doubles tournaments at the 2014 US Open. Although he lost to Gaël Monfils in straight sets, he received high praise from many of the tennis elite. [4]

In January 2015, he won his first Challenger title at the 2015 Royal Lahaina Challenger in Maui, allowing him to move into the top 200 of the ATP rankings. He also won the doubles title in Maui with partner Stefan Kozlov. The following month, he won his first ATP level match at the 2015 Memphis Open, this time defeating Kozlov.

2016: Top 100

Donaldson made it through qualifying at the US Open. He then recorded the biggest win of his career, knocking off 12th-seeded David Goffin in the first round. He then beat Viktor Troicki before losing to Ivo Karlović in the third round, which was enough to push him into the top 100 of the ATP rankings for the first time. [5]

2017: First Masters 1000 quarterfinal, ATP Tour-level consistency, Top 50 debut

With a higher ranking and consistent success, Donaldson was able to play primarily in ATP Tour level events throughout the year. He solidified his position in the Top 100 by reaching the fourth round of the Miami Open as a qualifier, [6] rising from No. 95 to No. 73 in the ATP rankings. After a relatively quiet clay court season, Donaldson continued his climb in the rankings by making it to the third round at Wimbledon. [7] Later in the summer, he scored two of the biggest wins of his career over No. 18 Lucas Pouille and No. 14 Roberto Bautista Agut [8] in the first round at the 2017 Canada Open and 2017 Cincinnati Masters respectively, where in the latter he reached the quarterfinals at a Masters level event for the first time. [9] These two successful runs helped to catapult Donaldson to a then career high ATP ranking of No. 50 in the world on 23 October 2017.

2018: First ATP semifinal

Donaldson's first big result of the year came at the Mexican Open, an ATP 500 event. He made it through to his first ATP semifinal to reach a new career high ranking of No. 48. [10]

2019: Comeback & Career suspension

Donaldson came back at the 2019 Delray Beach Open [11] but was forced later in the year to suspend his professional career after continuing struggles with Patellar tendinitis. [12]

Playing style

Unlike many of his other top American contemporaries (such as John Isner and Jack Sock, among others) whose success relies on big serves and forehands, Donaldson's strength is in his return game. In the 2017 season, Donaldson was the 6th-highest ranked American (51st overall). He rated behind all five above him in serving, but was the best returner out of the group at 32nd on the tour, according to Infosys Nia Data. [13]

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 7 (4–3)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–2)
ITF Futures Tour (3–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Mar 2014Turkey F7, Antalya FuturesClay Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Samper Montaña 2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win1–1Jun 2014Turkey F19, Bodrum FuturesClay Flag of Serbia.svg Nikola Milojević 6–3, 6–4
Win2–1Jun 2014USA F15, Tulsa FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Jarmere Jenkins 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win3–1Jun 2014USA F17, Oklahoma City FuturesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Harris 6–3, 6–2
Win4–1 Jan 2015 Maui, USAChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Nicolas Meister 6–1, 6–4
Loss4–2 Oct 2015 Sacramento, USAChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Fritz 4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss4–3 Apr 2016 Savannah, USAChallengerClay Flag of the United States.svg Bjorn Fratangelo 1–6, 3–6

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
ITF Futures Tour (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jun 2014USA F15, Tulsa FuturesHard Flag of Libya.svg Farris Fathi Gosea Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Novikov
Flag of the United States.svg Eric Quigley 		6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win1–1 Jan 2015 Maui, USAChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Stefan Kozlov Flag of the United States.svg Chase Buchanan
Flag of the United States.svg Rhyne Williams 		6–3, 6–4

Performance timelines

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

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 SR W–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AA Q2 Q1 1R 1R A0 / 20–20%
French Open AA Q3 Q3 1R 2R A0 / 21–233%
Wimbledon AA Q1 A 3R 2R A0 / 23–260%
US Open Q3 1R 1R 3R 2R AA0 / 43–443%
Win–loss0–00–10–12–13–42–30–00 / 107–1041%
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters AA Q1 1R Q1 2R 2R 0 / 32–340%
Miami Open AAA 1R 4R 3R Q1 0 / 34–357%
Monte-Carlo Masters AAAAA 1R A0 / 10–10%
Madrid Open AAAA 2R 1R A0 / 21–233%
Italian Open AAAA 1R 1R A0 / 20–20%
Canadian Open AAA 3R 3R 1R A0 / 34–357%
Cincinnati Masters AA 2R 2R QF AA0 / 35–363%
Shanghai Masters AAA Q1 2R AA0 / 11–150%
Paris Masters AAAA Q1 AA0 / 00–0 – 
Win–loss0–00–01–13–49–63–61–10 / 1817–1849%
Career statistics
Tournaments0271025192Career total: 65
Overall win–loss0–00–24–77–1021–2514–191–247–6541.96%
Year-end ranking73026113410554111720

Record against other players

Record against top 10 players

Donaldson's match record against those who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who have been No. 1 in boldface

*As of 10 March 2019.

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References

  1. ↑ "Donaldson ends career two years after being labeled as 'one of best talents' by Nadal".
  2. ↑ USTA Nationals: Collin Altamirano becomes first unseeded player to win singles title | MLive.com
  3. ↑ R.I. star Jared Donaldson making the jump to professional tennis | providencejournal.com
  4. ↑ Former R.I. champ Jared Donaldson falls in US Open debut – News – providencejournal.com – Providence, RI
  5. ↑ Jared Donaldson, Unlikeliest of American Teenagers, Advances at the U.S. Open | nytimes.com
  6. ↑ Raonic Withdraws; Young Beats Paire In Miami | atptour.com
  7. ↑ Thiem's Best Run On Grass Continues | atptour.com
  8. ↑ Wild Card Donaldson Fells 12th Seed In Cincy | atptour.com
  9. ↑ Knee injury forces Jared Donaldson to decline Cincinnati Masters wildcard | tennisworldusa.com
  10. ↑ Donaldson dismisses Lopez in straight sets, moves onto Mexico Open last 4 | efe.com
  11. ↑ "Donaldson on His Blessing in Disguise | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  12. ↑ | Knee injury forces ex-RI tennis star Jared Donaldson to put down racket| providencejournal.com
  13. ↑ "#NextGenATP Donaldson Breaks The Trend, Climbs The Rankings". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
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