McCartney Kessler

McCartney Kessler (born 8 July 1999) is an American tennis player. She has a career-high WTA ranking of world No. 118 in singles, achieved on 24 June 2024, and No. 180 in doubles, set on 8 April 2024.[1][2]

McCartney Kessler
Kessler at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports) United States
Born (1999-07-08) July 8, 1999
Calhoun, Georgia, U.S.
CollegeUniversity of Florida
Prize moneyUS$ 285,449
Singles
Career record112–59 (65.5%)
Career titles1 WTA 125
Highest rankingNo. 118 (June 24, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 118 (June 24, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2024)
French OpenQ1 (2024)
Wimbledon1R (2024)
US OpenQ3 (2023)
Doubles
Career record27–26 (50.9%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 180 (April 8, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 210 (June 24, 2024)
Last updated on: 24 June 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.[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

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, top 125

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 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]

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

Grand Slam performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(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

WTA Challenger finals

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

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Legend
W60/75 tournaments (2–0)
W15 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
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)
Legend
W60 tournaments (2–1)
W25 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (1–0)
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

References
  1. "McCartney Kessler". wta. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  2. "McCartney Kessler". itf. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  3. Krass, Ed. "THE KESSLER TENNIS FAMILY: AN AMERICAN SUCCESS STORY". College Tennis. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  4. McElhaney, Tori (June 11, 2017). "Calhoun's McCartney Kessler in two Open Championship tennis finals". times free press.com. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  5. "M.Kessler". Florida Gators. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  6. Farrer, Alex (November 11, 2017). "College Signing: Calhoun's Kessler signs to play tennis at Florida". apnews.com. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  7. "Calhoun's Kessler wins Orange Bowl Tennis doubles title". allongeorgia. December 30, 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  8. "Photos: The players contesting their first WTA main draw in 2024".
  9. "Saville, Kubler, McCabe among latest AO wildcards". 5 January 2024.
  10. "Aussie Open 2024's Slam debuts: Korneeva, Seidel, Starodubtseva and more".
  11. https://www.usta.com/en/home/pro/pro-media---news/kessler-wins-wta-125-puerto-vallarta-title.html
  12. "Emma Raducanu, Paula Badosa Headline Full List of 2024 Wild Cards". 1 March 2024.
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