Mackenzie McDonald
_(29862797445).jpg) McDonald at the 2016 US Open | |
| Country (sports) |
 United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Born |
16 April 1995 Piedmont, California |
| Height | 5' 10'' |
| Turned pro | 2016 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Coach(es) | Brad Stine |
| Prize money | $150,753 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0-3 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 280 (11 November 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 280 (11 November 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| US Open | 1R (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0-2 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 304 (7 November 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 304 (7 November 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| US Open | 1R (2016) |
| Last updated on: 15 November 2016. | |
Michael Mackenzie Lowe McDonald (born 16 April 1995) is an American male professional tennis player who won the 2016 NCAA Men's Singles and Doubles Championships in the same season.[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 and 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.
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. 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.
2014
McDonald qualified into the main draw of the 2014 Challenger in Winnetka, Illinois and defeated world no. 154 Sam Groth.
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 the University of 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. McDonald was awarded a wild card into the main draw of the US Open, where he lost to Czech qualifier Jan Šátral in the first round. Beginning in late September and lasting through early October, McDonald had an impressive string of results in challenger level tournaments, reaching back to back semifinals in Tiburon and Stockton with impressive wins over three top 150 players and fellow Americans in Frances Tiafoe, Denis Kudla and Tim Smyczek.
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