McCartney Kessler
Kessler at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports) United States
Born (1999-07-08) 8 July 1999
Calhoun, United States
CollegeUniversity of Florida
Prize moneyUS$93,057
Singles
Career record93–48 (66.0%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 217 (January 1, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 217 (January 1, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2024)
US OpenQ3 (2023)
Doubles
Career record25–24 (51.0%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 241 (November 6, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 256 (December 25, 2023)
Last updated on: 5 january 2023.

McCartney Kessler (born 8 July 1999) is an American tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of 217 in singles, achieved on 1 January 2024, and 241 in doubles, set on 6 November 2023.[1][2]

Partnering 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.

Personal and 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 girls u16 doubles title at the Orange Bowl with Emma Kurtz in 2015.[7]

Professional

2024: WTA and Grand Slam debuts

She made her WTA debut at the 2024 ASB Classic after qualifying.

For her Grand Slam debut she received a wildcard for the Australian Open.[8]

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

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2021 ITF Lubbock, United States 15,000 Hard United States Adriana Reami 6–7(6), 1–6
Win 1–1 Oct 2023 ITF Rome, United States 60,000 Hard United States Grace Min 6–2, 6–1

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
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 25,000 Clay United States Jaeda Daniel United States Allura Zamarripa
United States Maribella Zamarripa		 1–6, 6–1, [10–5]
Loss 1–1 Jun 2023 ITF Sumter, United States 60,000 Hard Ukraine Yulia Starodubtseva United States Maria Mateas
United States Anna Rogers		 4–6, 7–6(3), [6–10]
Loss 1–2 Jul 2023 ITF Evansville, United States 60,000 Hard Ukraine Yulia Starodubtseva Maria Kononova
Veronika Miroshnichenko		 3–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Win 2–2 Sep 2023 ITF Templeton, United States 60,000 Hard United States Alana Smith United States Jessie Aney
United States 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. ↑ "Saville, Kubler, McCabe among latest AO wildcards". 5 January 2024.
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