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McCartney Kessler
American tennis player (born 1999)
McCartney Kessler (born 8 July 1999) is an American tennis player. She has a career-high WTA ranking of 119 in singles, achieved on 22 April 2024, and 180 in doubles, set on 8 April 2024.[1][2]
Kessler at the 2023 US Open | |
| Country (sports) |  United States |
|---|---|
| Born | (1999-07-08) July 8, 1999 (age 24) Calhoun, United States |
| College | University of Florida |
| Prize money | US$ 285,449 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 112–59 (65.5%) |
| Career titles | 1 WTA 125 |
| Highest ranking | No. 119 (April 22, 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 122 (May 27, 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2024) |
| French Open | Q1 (2024) |
| US Open | Q3 (2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 27–26 (50.9%) |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 180 (April 8, 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 203 (May 27, 2024) |
| Last updated on: June 7, 2024. | |
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]
Juniors
Kessler won the 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 in Templeton, defeating Jessie Aney and Jaeda Daniel in the final.
2024: WTA Tour, major & WTA 1000 debuts, WTA 125 title
She made her WTA Tour 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 major match 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.[11] She received a wildcard for the 2024 Indian Wells Open for her WTA 1000 debut.[12]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles
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Singles: 1 (title)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2024 | Puerto Vallarta Open, Mexico | Hard |  Taylah Preston |
5–7, 6–3, 6–0 |
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2021 | ITF Lubbock, United States | W15 | Hard |  Adriana Reami |
6–7(6), 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2023 | Georgia's Rome Open, United States | W60 | Hard (i) | Grace Min |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jan 2024 | Georgia's Rome Open, United States | W75 | Hard (i) | Liv Hovde |
6–4, 6–1 |
Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Evansville Classic, United States | W60 | Hard | Yulia Starodubtseva |
 Maria Kononova Veronika Miroshnichenko |
3–6, 6–2, [8–10] |
| Win | 2–2 | Sep 2023 | ITF Templeton Pro, United States | W60 | Hard | Alana Smith |
Jessie Aney Jaeda Daniel |
7–5, 6–4 |
- "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.
- "Saville, Kubler, McCabe among latest AO wildcards". 5 January 2024.
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