Mackenzie McDonald

Mackenzie McDonald
Country (sports)  United States
Residence Los Angeles, California
Born (1995-04-16) 16 April 1995
Piedmont, California
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 at the 2016 US Open

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)

Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–1)
ITF Futures Tour (2–1)
Titles by Surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2015 USA F26, Claremont Futures Hard United States Deiton Baughman 6–2, 3–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Sep 2016 USA F29, Irvine Futures Hard Germany Jan Choinski 6–0, 6–3
Win 2–1 Jan 2017 USA F1, Los Angeles Futures Hard Sweden Carl Söderlund 6–4, 6–0
Win 3–1 Oct 2017 Fairfield, US Challenger Hard United States Bradley Klahn 6–4, 6–2
Loss 3–2 Jan 2018 Dallas, US Challenger Hard (i) Japan Kei Nishikori 1–6, 4–6
Win 4–2 Apr 2018 Seoul, Korea Challenger Hard Australia Jordan Thompson 1–6, 6–4, 6–1

Doubles: 9 (7–2)

Legend (Doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–1)
ITF Futures Tour (5–1)
Titles by Surface
Hard (7–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2013 USA F24, Costa Mesa Futures Hard United States Marcos Giron South Africa Keith-Patrick Crowley
South Africa Matt Fawcett
6–3, 6–2
Win 2–0 Jun 2014 USA F17, Oklahoma City Futures Hard United States Martin Redlicki Venezuela Jesús Bandrés
Ecuador Gonzalo Escobar
4–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–8]
Loss 2–1 Sep 2014 USA F25, Costa Mesa Futures Hard United States Martin Redlicki United States Nicholas Hunter
United States Junior Alexander Ore
6–4, 4–6, [8–10]
Win 3–1 Sep 2015 USA F27, Costa Mesa Futures Hard United States Martin Redlicki United States Jean-Yves Aubone
Zimbabwe Benjamin Lock
6–2, 3–6, [10–5]
Loss 3–2 Aug 2016 Aptos, US Challenger Hard New Zealand Ben McLachlan South Africa Nicolaas Scholtz
South Africa Tucker Vorster
7–6(7–5), 3–6, [8–10]
Win 4–2 Sep 2016 USA F29, Irvine Futures Hard United States Deiton Baughman United States Timothy Sah
United States Ryan Seggerman
6–4, 6–3
Win 5–2 Oct 2016 Fairfield, US Challenger Hard United States Brian Baker United States Sekou Bangoura
United States Eric Quigley
6–3, 6–4
Win 6–2 Apr 2017 USA F12, Memphis Futures Hard United Kingdom Lloyd Glasspool Canada Philip Bester
United States Alex Lawson
6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Win 7–2 Jan 2018 Playford, Australia Challenger Hard United States Tommy Paul Australia Maverick Banes
Australia Jason Kubler
7–6(7–4), 6–4

Singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current through the 2018 US Open

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 SR W–L
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

  1. "Mackenzie McDonald - 2013-14 Men's Tennis Roster - UCLABruins.com | UCLA Athletics". www.uclabruins.com. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  2. UCLA Athletics, McDonald to Turn Professional, UCLABruins.com, June 16, 2016
  3. 1 2 U.S. 18-year-old Mackenzie McDonald makes an impression
  4. "Easter Bowl". www.easterbowl.com. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  5. Piedmont's Mackenzie McDonald Falls to Belgian Tennis Star - Sports - Piedmont, CA Patch
  6. http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100039221
  7. "Collins, McDonald Receive Oracle US Tennis Awards | BNP Paribas Open". BNP Paribas Open. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
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