McCartney Kessler

McCartney Kessler (born 8 July 1999) is an American tennis player. She has a career-high WTA ranking of world No. 112 in singles, achieved on 15 July 2024, and No. 180 in doubles, set on 8 April 2024.

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.

Kessler attended Calhoun High School. She signed on to the University of Florida on a tennis scholarship to play collegiate tennis for the Florida Gators in November 2017.

Juniors
Kessler won the U16 doubles title at the Orange Bowl with Emma Kurtz in 2015.

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 in Templeton, defeating Jessie Aney and Jaeda Daniel in the final.

2024: WTA Tour, Major & WTA 1000 debuts, WTA 125 title, top 125
She made her WTA Tour debut at the Auckland Classic after qualifying.

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

She won the biggest title of her career so far at the WTA 125 in Puerto Vallarta. She received a wildcard for the 2024 Indian Wells Open for her WTA 1000 debut.

She qualified for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships making her debut at this Major.