McCartney Kessler
American tennis player (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
McCartney Kessler (born July 8, 1999) is an American tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 42 in singles, and No. 152 in doubles, achieved on March 31, 2025.[1][2] Kessler has won two singles titles on the WTA Tour.
_04_(cropped).jpg) Kessler at the 2024 Washington Open | |
| Country (sports) |  United States |
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| Born | July 8, 1999 Calhoun, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| College | University of Florida |
| Prize money | US$ 965,887 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 149–78 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 42 (March 31, 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 42 (March 31, 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2024) |
| French Open | Q1 (2024) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2024) |
| US Open | 1R (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 33–32 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 152 (March 31, 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 152 (March 31, 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2025) |
| US Open | 1R (2024) |
| Last updated on: March 31, 2025. | |
Early life
From Calhoun, Georgia, her parents, Carl Kessler and Julie Driggers, played collegiate tennis at University of Central Florida. She has an older sister Mackenzie and an older brother McClain Kessler, who also played collegiate tennis at Florida.[3][4]
Kessler attended Calhoun High School.[5]
College
Kessler signed on to the University of Florida on a tennis scholarship to play collegiate tennis for the Florida Gators in November 2017.[6][7] At Florida, she was a three-time All-American and three-time First Team All-SEC player. She also earned the 2022 SEC Player of the Year Award, becoming the ninth player from University of Florida to earn the award.[8]
Career
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Juniors
Kessler won the U16 doubles title at the Orange Bowl with Emma Kurtz in 2015.[9]
2024: Major & WTA Tour debuts and first title
Kessler made her WTA Tour debut at the Auckland Open after qualifying.[10] She lost in the first round to Lulu Sun.[11]
For her major debut, she received a wildcard for the Australian Open,[12][13] after winning the USTA's Wild Card Challenge, and reached the second round, recording her first major match win over qualifier Fiona Ferro. She lost in the second round to Linda Nosková.[14] In February, she won the biggest title of her career to that date at the WTA 125 in Puerto Vallarta, defeating Taylah Preston in the final.[15]
In March, she received a wildcard from the Indian Wells Open making there her WTA 1000 debut,[16] losing to Nuria Párrizas Díaz in the first round.[17] In April, she entered the main draw of the WTA 500 Charleston Open as a lucky loser, making her debut at this level. She lost in the first round to Caroline Wozniacki.[18]
Kessler qualified for the Wimbledon, making her debut at this Grand Slam tournament,[19] losing to ninth seed Maria Sakkari in the first round.[20]
Following winning a W100 title in Landisville, Pennsylvania, she reached the top 100 on August 12, 2024.[21][22][23]
At the Tennis in Cleveland, she reached her first WTA Tour quarterfinal by defeating fellow wildcard Katrina Scott[24][25] and fourth seed Wang Xinyu for her first top 50 win.[26][27] Next, she defeated Arantxa Rus in straight sets.[28][29] Kessler reached her first final with a come-from-behind three set victory over fifth seed Anastasia Potapova, for her second top 50 win,[30][31] and won her maiden Tour title defeating top seed Beatriz Haddad Maia.[32][33]
She also received a wildcard for the US Open making her debut at her home slam,[34] losing in the first round to 19th seed Marta Kostyuk.[35]
2025: Hobart title, top 50
Kessler started her season at the Brisbane International, where she defeated Magda Linette,[36] before losing to 15th seed Yulia Putintseva in the second round.[37] The following week, she reached the final at the Hobart International with wins over seventh seed Rebecca Šramková,[38] María Lourdes Carlé[39] top seed Dayana Yastremska[40] and sixth seed Elina Avanesyan.[41][42] In the championship match, Kessler defeated second seed Elise Mertens in three sets to secure her second career title.[43][44] As a result, she reached the top 50 at world No. 47 in the WTA singles rankings on January 13, 2025.[45][46]
In February, at the Dubai Championships, Kessler defeated Amanda Anisimova in the first round[47] and then overcame world No. 3, Coco Gauff, to record her first win against a top-10 ranked player.[48][49] She lost in the third round to Karolína Muchová in a match which went to a deciding set tiebreak.[50]
Kessler reached the final at the ATX Open, and despite losing to top seed Jessica Pegula, she returned to the top 50, at world No. 48 on March 3, 2025.[51] Alongside Zhang Shuai, she was also runner-up in the doubles at the same tournament, losing the championship match to Anna Blinkova and Yuan Yue.[52]
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2024 | Tennis in the Land, United States | WTA 250 | Hard |  Beatriz Haddad Maia |
1–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jan 2025 | Hobart International, Australia | WTA 250 | Hard |  Elise Mertens |
6–4, 3–6, 6–0 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Mar 2025 | ATX Open, United States | WTA 250 | Hard |  Jessica Pegula |
5–7, 2–6 |
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2025 | ATX Open, United States |
WTA 250 | Hard |  Zhang Shuai |
 Anna Blinkova Yuan Yue |
6–3, 1–6, [4–10] |
WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 1 (title)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2024 | Puerto Vallarta Open, Mexico | Hard |  Taylah Preston |
5–7, 6–3, 6–0 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
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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(6–8), 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2023 | Georgia's Rome Open, US | W60 | Hard (i) | Grace Min |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jan 2024 | Georgia's Rome Open, US | W75 | Hard (i) | Liv Hovde |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–1 | Aug 2024 | Landisville Tennis Challenge, US | W100 | Hard | Olivia Gadecki |
4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)
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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, US | W25 | Clay | Jaeda Daniel |
Allura Zamarripa Maribella Zamarripa |
1–6, 6–1, [10–5] |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jun 2023 | ITF Sumter, US | W60 | Hard |  Yuliia Starodubtseva |
Maria Mateas Anna Rogers |
4–6, 7–6(7–3), [6–10] |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2023 | Evansville Classic, US | W60 | Hard | Yuliia Starodubtseva |
 Maria Kononova Veronika Miroshnichenko |
3–6, 6–2, [8–10] |
| Win | 2–2 | Sep 2023 | ITF Templeton Pro, US | W60 | Hard | Alana Smith |
Jaeda Daniel Jessie Aney |
7–5, 6–4 |
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