McCartney Kessler (born 8 July 1999) is an American tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 63 in singles, achieved on 26 August 2024, and No. 180 in doubles, set on 8 April 2024.[1][2] Kessler won her first WTA Tour title at the 2024 Tennis in the Land in Cleveland.
2024: Major, WTA Tour & 1000 debuts, first WTA 125 & 250 titles
Kessler made her WTA Tour debut at the Auckland Open after qualifying.[8]
For her major debut, she received a wildcard at the Australian Open[9][10] 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.[11]
In February, she won the biggest title of her career to that date at the WTA 125 in Puerto Vallarta.[12]
In March, she received a wildcard for the Indian Wells Open making there her WTA 1000 debut.[13]
In April, she entered the main draw of the WTA 500 Charleston Open as a lucky loser, making her debut at this level.
She qualified for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships making her debut at this Grand Slam tournament.[14]
Following winning the W100 title in Landisville, Pennsylvania, she reached the top 100 on 12 August 2024.[15][16][17]
At the Tennis in Cleveland where she entered as a wildcard, she reached her first WTA Tour quarterfinal by defeating fellow wildcard Katrina Scott and upsetting fourth seed Wang Xinyu for her first top 50 win.[18] Next, she defeated Arantxa Rus in straight sets to reach her first tour semifinal.[19] Kessler reached her first final with a come-from-behind three-set victory over fifth seed Anastasia Potapova, for her second top 50 win[20] and won her maiden career title defeating top seed Beatriz Haddad Maia, her third top 50 win in this tournament.[21] She became the first American and also the first wildcard to reach the final in Cleveland and win the title at that tournament.
She also received a wildcard for the US Open making her debut at her home slam,[22] losing in the first round to 19th seed Marta Kostyuk.[23]
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.
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