McCartney Kessler

McCartney Kessler (born 8 July 1999) is an American tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of 288 in singles, achieved on 2 October 2023, and 261 in doubles, set on 2 October 2023.[1][2]

McCartney Kessler
Country (sports) United States
Born (1999-07-08) 8 July 1999
Calhoun, United States
CollegeUniversity of Florida
Prize moneyUS$ 71,544
Singles
Career record82–42 (66.1%)
Highest rankingNo. 288 (October 2, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 288 (October 2, 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenQ3 (2023)
Doubles
Career record23–20 (53.5%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 261 (October 2, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 261 (October 2, 2023)
Last updated on: 2 October 2023.

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

Early life

From Calhoun, Georgia,[3] 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[4][5]

Career

Junior career

Kessler won the girls u16 doubles title at the Orange Bowl with Emma Kurtz in 2015.[6]

Personal life

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.[7]

References
  1. "McCartney Kessler". wta. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  2. "McCartney Kessler". itf. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  3. McElhaney, Tori (June 11, 2017). "Calhoun's McCartney Kessler in two Open Championship tennis finals". times free press.com. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  4. "M.Kessler". Florida Gators. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  5. Farrer, Alex (November 11, 2017). "College Signing: Calhoun's Kessler signs to play tennis at Florida". apnews.com. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  6. "Calhoun's Kessler wins Orange Bowl Tennis doubles title". allongeorgia. December 30, 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  7. Krass, Ed. "THE KESSLER TENNIS FAMILY: AN AMERICAN SUCCESS STORY". College Tennis. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
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