Christina McHale

Christina McHale

Country	United States
Residence	Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Born	May 11, 1992 (1992-05-11) Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	108 lb (49 kg)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money	$616,132
Singles
Career record	135–92
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 34 (20 February 2012)
Current ranking	No. 34 (27 February 2012)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	3R (2012)
French Open	1R (2010, 2011)
Wimbledon	2R (2011)
US Open	3R (2011)
Doubles
Career record	32–26
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 171 (August 22, 2011)
Current ranking	No. 178 (February 27, 2012)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon	3R (2011)
US Open	1R (2009)
Last updated on: January 16, 2012.

Medal record
Tennis
Competitor for United States
Pan American Games
Silver	2011 Guadalajara	Doubles
Bronze	2011 Guadalajara	Singles

Christina McHale (born May 11, 1992) is a professional American tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is no. 34, and in doubles it is no. 171. McHale has beaten numerous top WTA tour players, including two-time Grand Slam event winner Svetlana Kuznetsova, Caroline Wozniacki (ranked world no. 1 at the time), Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, and Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli.

Biography

Christina McHale was born in Teaneck, New Jersey. She is the daughter of John and Margarita McHale. Her father John is an Irish American while her mother Margarita was born in Cuba. Her family lived in Hong Kong from the time she was three until she was eight, and she speaks a degree of Mandarin Chinese. In 2000, the McHale family moved back to the United States and bought a home in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. In June 2006, she graduated from Upper School of the Englewood Cliffs Public Schools as the eighth-grade valedictorian.

Christina McHale currently trains at the USTA Training Center in Carson, California. At the age of 15, she left her home to train at the USTA Training Center headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida. She was also homeschooled through Kaplan Online High School since she was 15. Her sister Lauren is a junior at UNC-Chapel Hill, where she plays tennis for the Tar Heels.

Her favorite tennis players include Andy Roddick, Serena and Venus Williams, and Rafael Nadal. In her spare time, she enjoys listening to music and spending time with friends. She currently resides in the upscale suburb of Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

Career

2009

McHale was granted a wildcard into the main draw of the 2009 Australian Open, where she lost a close match in the first round to Jessica Moore, 6–1, 3–6, 7–9.

She received a wildcard into the main draw of the 2009 US Open, where she won her first career Grand Slam and WTA match by defeating Polona Hercog, 6–3, 6–1, in the first round. However, in the second round she lost to Maria Sharapova in straight sets, 2–6, 1–6.

2010

In Boca Raton, Florida, Christina McHale beat Asia Muhammad in qualifying, 6–4, 6–0. Soon afterwards, McHale earned a qualifying victory in the 2010 French Open, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, over Beatrice Capra. At the French Open, she lost 5–7, 3–6 in the first round to Varvara Lepchenko.

At The Kennedy Funding Invitational Tournament, she beat Melanie Oudin, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4. She defeated Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, 6–4, 7–5. This tournament raised $475,000 to support breast cancer care facilities. Christina received a $40,000 cheque after she won the match.

At the 2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open, Christina defeated Nadia Petrova in the first round, 7–6, 5–3, ret. and Ayumi Morita in the second, 6–2, 6–4. She then lost in the third round to the eventual winner and former world no. 1 Kim Clijsters in straight sets, 1–6, 1–6.

2011

At the 2011 Family Circle Cup, Christina defeated Heather Watson in the first round, eighth-seeded Alisa Kleybanova in the second round, and tenth-seeded Daniela Hantuchová in the third. She reached her first WTA quarterfinal, but lost to third-seeded Jelena Janković in straight sets, 2–6, 0–6.

In June, she won her first ITF singles title, winning a $50,000 event in Italy.

At the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, McHale won her second Grand Slam match by defeating 28th seed Ekaterina Makarova in three sets. She lost in the second round to Tamira Paszek of Austria. McHale scored the biggest win of her career in Cincinnati, beating then-world no. 1 Caroline Wozniacki in the second round of the Western & Southern Open in straight sets, 6–4, 7–5.

In the 2011 US Open, she defeated Aleksandra Wozniak in the first round in three sets. She then went on to beat eighth seed Marion Bartoli in the second round in straight sets, 7–6, 6–2. McHale exited after a third-round loss to 25th seeded Maria Kirilenko.

2012

McHale kicked off her season with a 6–2, 6–3 win over Alexandra Dulgheru at the 2011 ASB Classic in Auckland. She lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the second round, 1–6, 1–6.

At the Australian open, she beat Lucie Šafářová in the first round and Marina Erakovic in the second, only to be defeated in the third round by Jelena Janković, 2–6, 0–6.

She won both of her Fed Cup matches against Belarus in February.

Career statistics

ITF Circuit singles finals (1–2)

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner–up	1.	October 22, 2007	Itu, Brazil	Clay	Mailen Auroux	5–7, 2–6
Runner–up	2.	October 5, 2009	Troy, United States	Hard	Alison Riske	4–6, 6–2, 5–7
Winner	3.	June 5, 2011	Rome, Italy	Clay	Ekaterina Ivanova	6–2, 6–4

ITF Circuit doubles finals (3–2)

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner–up	1.	May 29, 2007	Houston, United States	Hard	Kimberly Couts	Helen Besovic Nina Munch-Soegaard	6–7(2–7), 5–7
Winner	2.	October 15, 2007	Serra Negra, Brazil	Clay	Allie Will	Mailen Auroux Tatiana Bua	7–5 6–3
Winner	3.	June 23, 2008	Wichita, United States	Hard	Sloane Stephens	Dominika Diešková Ana-Clara Duarte	6–3 6–2
Runner–up	4.	June 8, 2009	Szczecin, Poland	Clay	Asia Muhammed	Michaela Paštiková Lenka Tvarosková	1–6, 0–6
Winner	5.	May 31, 2010	Rome, Italy	Clay	Olivia Rogowska	Iryna Kuryanovich Arantxa Rus	6–4, 6–1

Grand Slam performance timeline

Only Main Draw results in WTA Tour are considered. This table is current through the 2012 BNP Paribas Open.

Tournament	2009	2010	2011	2012	SR	W–L
Australian Open	1R	LQ	1R	3R	0 / 3	2–3
French Open	A	1R	1R		0 / 2	0–2
Wimbledon	A	A	2R		0 / 1	1–1
US Open	2R	1R	3R		0 / 3	3–3
Win–Loss	1–2	0–2	3–4	2–1	0 / 9	6–9
Fed Cup
Singles	A	F	PO	P	0 / 3	2–3
WTA Premier Mandatory Tournaments
Indian Wells	A	1R	3R	4R	0 / 3	4–2
Miami	LQ	LQ	LQ		0 / 0	0–0
Madrid	A	A	A		0 / 0	0–0
Beijing	A	A	2R		0 / 1	1–1
Win–Loss	0–0	0–1	3–2	2–0	0 / 4	5–3
Career Statistics
Tournaments Played	2	9	18	5	34
Titles–Runner-ups	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 34	0–0
Hardcourt Win–Loss	1–2	3–6	13–11	11–4	0 / 25	28–23
Clay Win–Loss	0–0	2–3	4–6	0–0	0 / 6	6–9
Grass Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	2–2	0–0	0 / 2	2–2
Carpet Win–Loss	0–0	3–1	0–0	0–0	0 / 1	3–1
Overall Win–Loss	1–2	8–10	19–19	11–4	0 / 34	39–35
Year End Ranking	218	115	42		$616,132

External links

• Christina McHale at the Women's Tennis Association
• Christina McHale at the International Tennis Federation
• Christina McHale at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile