Mackenzie McDonald
McDonald at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships | |
Country (sports) |
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Residence | Los Angeles, California |
Born |
Piedmont, California | 16 April 1995
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Turned pro | 2016 |
Plays | Right handed, two-handed backhand |
College | UCLA |
Coach | Mat Cloer |
Prize money | $737,333.00 |
Singles | |
Career record | 6-10 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 77 (23 July 2018) |
Current ranking | No. 80 (24 September 2018) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2018) |
French Open | Q2 (2017) |
Wimbledon | 4R (2018) |
US Open | 1R (2016, 2018) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–3 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 206 (31 July 2017) |
Current ranking | No. 294 (13 November 2017) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2018) |
US Open | 2R (2018) |
Last updated on: 14 November 2017. |
Michael Mackenzie Lowe McDonald (born 16 April 1995) is an American male professional tennis player who won the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships in both singles and doubles.[1] After the NCAA tournament, on June 16, 2016, he announced that he would not return to UCLA for his senior year, but turn professional.[2]
Juniors career
McDonald was a semifinalist in the boys' singles of the 2012 Australian Open.[3] In 2012, he reached a career high ranking in the ITF World Tour Junior Rankings of number 12. Won the 18s singles title at the 2012 Easter Bowl.[4]
College career
2013
Listed as the No. 1 player coming into college according to the ITA. At UCLA as a freshman was named a Singles All-American and Pac-12 Freshman of the Year. McDonald was also a quarter finalist at the NCAA singles championship while compiling a 33-9 record during the season, including an 18-4 record in dual matches.
2015
At the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship, he defeated top-ranked Axel Alvarez of Oklahoma during team competition. He played #1 singles and doubles for the UCLA Bruins for most of the season.
2016
During the 2016 season, he helped his Bruins to the quarterfinals of the Division I Tennis Team Championship. Then on Memorial Day, May 30, McDonald defeated the No. 1 ranked Mikael Torpegaard of Ohio State University for the singles championship at Michael D. Case Tennis Center, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He became the 12th UCLA Bruins player to win the singles title. McDonald also teamed with Martin Redlicki to play for the doubles championship. They defeated the team of Arthur Rinderknech and Jackson Withrow from Texas A&M to win the doubles individual championship. In doing so, McDonald became the first college player to win both the national singles and doubles titles since Matias Boeker of the University of Georgia in 2001.
Professional career
2013
McDonald qualified for the 2013 Western & Southern Open.[3] McDonald lost in the first round to David Goffin in straight sets.[5] He was subsequently given a wildcard entry into the 2013 US Open qualifying.
2014
McDonald qualified into the main draw of the 2014 Challenger in Winnetka, Illinois and defeated world no. 154 Sam Groth.
2016
McDonald was awarded a wild card into the main draw of the US Open, where he lost to Czech qualifier Jan Šátral in five sets in the first round. Beginning in late September and lasting through early October, McDonald had an impressive string of results in challenger level tournaments, winning his first ITF Pro Circuit title at USA F29 Irvine Futures, as well as reaching back to back semifinals in Tiburon and Stockton with impressive wins over three top 150 players.
2017
McDonald began the season winning the singles title at the F1 Los Angeles Pro Futures held at the University of Southern California, beating Carl Söderlund in the final 6-4, 6-0 by winning the last eleven games.[6] In March at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, McDonald, along with former University of Virginia tennis player Danielle Collins, were selected to receive the Oracle US Tennis Awards, given to exceptional collegiate players transitioning to a professional.[7] McDonald won the USA F12 Futures doubles event with Lloyd Glasspool, his fifth career Futures doubles title.
2018
He participated in his first Australian Open in January where he defeated Elias Ymer 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in the first round after winning the qualifiers. In the next round, he was defeated by 3rd ranked Grigor Dimitrov in a 5 set thriller, losing 6-4, 2-6, 4-6, 6-0, 6-8. Later, he won the Seoul Challenger 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 against Jordan Thompson.
At Wimbledon, he reached his first Grand Slam third-round by winning his first-ever 5-set match, 11-9 in the 5th, over Nicolás Jarry in the round of 64. He then proceeded to defeat Guido Pella in straight sets to reach the second week of a grand slam for the first time in his career. He was then defeated in four sets by Milos Raonic in the round of 16.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 5 (4–2)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2015 | USA F26, Claremont | Futures | Hard | 6–2, 3–6, 3–6 | |
Win | 1–1 | Sep 2016 | USA F29, Irvine | Futures | Hard | 6–0, 6–3 | |
Win | 2–1 | Jan 2017 | USA F1, Los Angeles | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 6–0 | |
Win | 3–1 | Oct 2017 | Fairfield, US | Challenger | Hard | 6–4, 6–2 | |
Loss | 3–2 | Jan 2018 | Dallas, US | Challenger | Hard (i) | 1–6, 4–6 | |
Win | 4–2 | Apr 2018 | Seoul, Korea | Challenger | Hard | 1–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Doubles: 9 (7–2)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Sep 2013 | USA F24, Costa Mesa | Futures | Hard | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
Win | 2–0 | Jun 2014 | USA F17, Oklahoma City | Futures | Hard | 4–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–8] | ||
Loss | 2–1 | Sep 2014 | USA F25, Costa Mesa | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 4–6, [8–10] | ||
Win | 3–1 | Sep 2015 | USA F27, Costa Mesa | Futures | Hard | 6–2, 3–6, [10–5] | ||
Loss | 3–2 | Aug 2016 | Aptos, US | Challenger | Hard | 7–6(7–5), 3–6, [8–10] | ||
Win | 4–2 | Sep 2016 | USA F29, Irvine | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
Win | 5–2 | Oct 2016 | Fairfield, US | Challenger | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
Win | 6–2 | Apr 2017 | USA F12, Memphis | Futures | Hard | 6–2, 7–6(7–3) | ||
Win | 7–2 | Jan 2018 | Playford, Australia | Challenger | Hard | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
Singles performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
Current through the 2018 US Open
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 4R | 0 / 1 | 3–1 |
US Open | Q1 | Q1 | A | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 0 / 4 | 4–4 |
Career statistics | ||||||||
Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 14 | |
Overall Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 6–10 | 6–14 | |
Year-end ranking | 673 | 642 | 371 | 321 | 176 | 30% |
References
- ↑ "Mackenzie McDonald - 2013-14 Men's Tennis Roster - UCLABruins.com | UCLA Athletics". www.uclabruins.com. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ↑ UCLA Athletics, McDonald to Turn Professional, UCLABruins.com, June 16, 2016
- 1 2 U.S. 18-year-old Mackenzie McDonald makes an impression
- ↑ "Easter Bowl". www.easterbowl.com. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ↑ Piedmont's Mackenzie McDonald Falls to Belgian Tennis Star - Sports - Piedmont, CA Patch
- ↑ http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100039221
- ↑ "Collins, McDonald Receive Oracle US Tennis Awards | BNP Paribas Open". BNP Paribas Open. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
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