McCartney Kessler
Country (sports) | United States |
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Born | Calhoun, United States | 8 July 1999
College | University of Florida |
Prize money | US$ 240,824 |
Singles | |
Career record | 106–51 (67.5%) |
Career titles | 1 WTA 125 |
Highest ranking | No. 119 (22 April 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 119 (22 April 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2024) |
US Open | Q3 (2023) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 27–25 (51.9%) |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 180 (8 April 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 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]
Personal and early life[edit]
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[edit]
Juniors[edit]
Kessler won the girls u16 doubles title at the Orange Bowl with Emma Kurtz in 2015.[7]
2023: First ITF doubles title[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles[edit]
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WTA Challenger finals[edit]
Singles: 1 (title)[edit]
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Feb 2024 | WTA 125 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Hard | Taylah Preston | 5–7, 6–3, 6–0 |
ITF Circuit finals[edit]
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)[edit]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2021 | ITF Lubbock, United States | W15 | Hard | Adriana Reami | 6–7(6), 1–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Oct 2023 | ITF Rome, United States | W60 | Hard (i) | Grace Min | 6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 2–1 | Jan 2024 | ITF Rome, United States | W75 | Hard (i) | Liv Hovde | 6–4, 6–1 |
Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)[edit]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Apr 2023 | ITF Jackson, United States | W25 | Clay | Jaeda Daniel | Allura Zamarripa Maribella Zamarripa |
1–6, 6–1, [10–5] |
Loss | 1–1 | Jun 2023 | ITF Sumter, United States | W60 | Hard | Yulia Starodubtseva | Maria Mateas Anna Rogers |
4–6, 7–6(3), [6–10] |
Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2023 | ITF Evansville, United States | W60 | Hard | Yulia Starodubtseva | Maria Kononova Veronika Miroshnichenko |
3–6, 6–2, [8–10] |
Win | 2–2 | Sep 2023 | ITF Templeton, United States | W60 | Hard | Alana Smith | Jessie Aney Jaeda Daniel |
7–5, 6–4 |
References[edit]
- ^ "McCartney Kessler". wta. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "McCartney Kessler". itf. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ Krass, Ed. "THE KESSLER TENNIS FAMILY: AN AMERICAN SUCCESS STORY". College Tennis. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ McElhaney, Tori (June 11, 2017). "Calhoun's McCartney Kessler in two Open Championship tennis finals". times free press.com. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "M.Kessler". Florida Gators. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ Farrer, Alex (November 11, 2017). "College Signing: Calhoun's Kessler signs to play tennis at Florida". apnews.com. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Calhoun's Kessler wins Orange Bowl Tennis doubles title". allongeorgia. December 30, 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Photos: The players contesting their first WTA main draw in 2024".
- ^ "Saville, Kubler, McCabe among latest AO wildcards". 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Aussie Open 2024's Slam debuts: Korneeva, Seidel, Starodubtseva and more".
- ^ https://www.usta.com/en/home/pro/pro-media---news/kessler-wins-wta-125-puerto-vallarta-title.html
- ^ "Emma Raducanu, Paula Badosa Headline Full List of 2024 Wild Cards". 1 March 2024.