McCartney Kessler

McCartney Kessler (born 8 July 1999) is an American tennis player. She has a career-high WTA ranking of 119 in singles, achieved on 22 April 2024, and 180 in doubles, set on 8 April 2024.

McCartney Kessler

Kessler at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1999-07-08) July 8, 1999 Calhoun, United States
College	University of Florida
Prize money	US$ 285,449
Singles
Career record	112–59 (65.5%)
Career titles	1 WTA 125
Highest ranking	No. 119 (April 22, 2024)
Current ranking	No. 122 (May 27, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2024)
French Open	Q1 (2024)
US Open	Q3 (2023)
Doubles
Career record	27–26 (50.9%)
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 180 (April 8, 2024)
Current ranking	No. 203 (May 27, 2024)
Last updated on: June 7, 2024.

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.

Kessler attended Calhoun High School. She signed on to the University of Florida on a tennis scholarship to play collegiate tennis for the Florida Gators in November 2017.

Career

Juniors

Kessler won the U16 doubles title at the Orange Bowl with Emma Kurtz in 2015.

2023: First ITF doubles title

Partnering with Alana Smith, Kessler won her first $60k tournament in September 2023 at the Central Coast Pro Tennis Open in Templeton, defeating Jessie Aney and Jaeda Daniel in the final.

2024: WTA Tour, major & WTA 1000 debuts, WTA 125 title

She made her WTA Tour debut at the Auckland Classic after qualifying.

For her Grand Slam debut, she received a wildcard at the Australian Open and reached the second round, recording her first major match win over qualifier Fiona Ferro. She lost in the second round to Linda Nosková.

She won the biggest title of her career so far at the WTA 125 in Puerto Vallarta. She received a wildcard for the 2024 Indian Wells Open for her WTA 1000 debut.

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.

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 2024	Puerto Vallarta Open, Mexico	Hard	Taylah Preston	5–7, 6–3, 6–0

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend W60/75 tournaments (2–0) W15 tournaments (0–1)

Finals by surface Hard (2–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 2021	ITF Lubbock, United States	W15	Hard	Adriana Reami	6–7(6), 1–6
Win	1–1	Oct 2023	Georgia's Rome Open, United States	W60	Hard (i)	Grace Min	6–2, 6–1
Win	2–1	Jan 2024	Georgia's Rome Open, United States	W75	Hard (i)	Liv Hovde	6–4, 6–1

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)

Legend W60 tournaments (2–1) W25 tournaments (0–1)

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	W25	Clay	Jaeda Daniel	Allura Zamarripa Maribella Zamarripa	1–6, 6–1, [10–5]
Loss	1–1	Jun 2023	ITF Sumter, United States	W60	Hard	Yulia Starodubtseva	Maria Mateas Anna Rogers	4–6, 7–6(3), [6–10]
Loss	1–2	Jul 2023	Evansville Classic, United States	W60	Hard	Yulia Starodubtseva	Maria Kononova Veronika Miroshnichenko	3–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Win	2–2	Sep 2023	ITF Templeton Pro, United States	W60	Hard	Alana Smith	Jessie Aney Jaeda Daniel	7–5, 6–4

External links

• McCartney Kessler at the Women's Tennis Association
• McCartney Kessler at the International Tennis Federation