Mackenzie McDonald
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Residence | Lake Nona, Orlando, Florida |
Born | Piedmont, California | April 16, 1995
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Turned pro | 2016 |
Plays | Right handed (two-handed backhand) |
College | UCLA |
Coach | Jaime Pulgar García |
Prize money | $2,092,543 |
Singles | |
Career record | 38–51 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 57 (29 April 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 64 (9 August 2021) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 4R (2021) |
French Open | 2R (2020, 2021) |
Wimbledon | 4R (2018) |
US Open | 2R (2021) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 13–26 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 182 (26 July 2021) |
Current ranking | No. 183 (2 August 2021) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2021) |
French Open | 1R (2019, 2020, 2021) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2018) |
US Open | QF (2020) |
Last updated on: 8 August 2021. |
Michael Mackenzie Lowe "Mackie" McDonald (born April 16, 1995) is an American professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 57 on 29 April 2019, and No. 182 in doubles on 26 July 2021. He won the 2016 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships in both singles and doubles.[1][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 and won the 18s singles title at the 2012 Easter Bowl.[4] While still a junior, he won the men's singles in the Ojai Tennis Tournament in 2013[5] and also qualified for the 2013 Cincinnati Masters at age 18 by defeating top 100 players Nicolas Mahut and Steve Johnson. However, he lost in the first round of the main draw to fellow qualifier David Goffin.
College career
2014
McDonald was listed as the No. 1 player coming into college according to the ITA. As a freshman at UCLA, he was named a Singles All-American and the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year. McDonald was also a quarterfinalist 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 the 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 Matías Boeker of the University of Georgia in 2001. After the NCAA tournament, on June 16, 2016, he announced that he would not return to UCLA for his senior year, but turn professional.[6]
Professional career
2013: ATP main draw debut
At age 18, McDonald qualified for the 2013 Western & Southern Open[3] by defeating two top 100 players despite never previously having earned an ATP point. McDonald lost in the first round to David Goffin in straight sets.[7] 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: Grand Slam and US Open debut
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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.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] McDonald won the USA F12 Futures doubles event with Lloyd Glasspool, his fifth career Futures doubles title.
2018: Wimbledon fourth round, Top 100 debut
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.[11] Later, he won the Seoul Challenger 1–6, 6–4, 6–1 against Jordan Thompson.[12]
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.[13] 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.[14][15] He was then defeated in four sets by Milos Raonic in the round of 16.[16]
2019: First top 10 win, Career-high ranking, Injury and out of Top 100
McDonald reached the final of the 2019 Dallas Challenger in February, where he lost 6–4, 6–7(3), 1–6 to Mitchell Krueger, despite leading by a set and a break in the 2nd set. He also participated in the 2019 Delray Beach Open in February, where he achieved his first top 10 win by defeating Juan Martín del Potro in the quarterfinals 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(5) to reach his first ATP level semifinal,[17] where he lost to Radu Albot 6–3, 0–6, 0–6.[18] His good form carried on into the ATP 500 Acapulco tournament, where he reached the quarterfinals, eventually losing to Cameron Norrie 3–6, 2–6. These results helped propel him to a then career-high ranking of World No. 62 on 4 March 2019.
At the 2019 French Open, McDonald suffered a serious hamstring injury in his first round doubles match, forcing him to miss the rest of the 2019 season.[19]
2020: Return to the tour, loss of form during COVID season
McDonald returned to the tour at the 2020 Auckland Open, where he lost in qualifiers to Mikael Ymer. He then used a protected ranking to enter the 2020 Australian Open, where he lost in the first round to 30th seed Dan Evans, despite having a 2 sets to love lead.[20]
At the 2020 US Open, McDonald lost to 30th seed Casper Ruud from 2 sets up.[21]
At the 2020 French Open, on his debut at this Major, McDonald earned his first victory at a Major since the 2019 Australian Open. Under the supervision of his new coach Jaime Pulgar García, he defeated Canadian qualifier Steven Diez in 4 sets before losing to defending (and eventual) champion Rafael Nadal in the second round in straight sets.[22]
2021: Australian Open fourth round, First ATP final, return to Top 100
At the 2021 Australian Open, McDonald reached the 4th round of a Major for the second time, defeating Marco Cecchinato, 22nd seed Borna Ćorić, and Lloyd Harris. He was defeated in the 4th round by 4th seed and eventual finalist Daniil Medvedev in straight sets.[23]
McDonald reached the semifinals at ATP 500 level for the first time at the 2021 Citi Open, defeating defending champion Nick Kyrgios,[24] 13th seed Benoît Paire, Ilya Ivashka, and Denis Kudla. There, he defeated 2015 champion Kei Nishikori in three sets to reach his first ATP final.[25] McDonald lost to 5th seed Jannik Sinner in three sets in the final.[26] As a result, he returned to the top 100 for the first time in 2 years, climbing more than 40 positions up in the rankings to world No. 64 on 9 August 2021.
Personal life
McDonald is of Chinese, Scottish and English descent.[27][28]
ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2021 | Washington Open, United States | 500 Series | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 6–4, 5–7 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 8 (5–3)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2015 | USA F26, Claremont | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Sep 2016 | USA F29, Irvine | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–0, 6–3 |
Win | 2–1 | Jan 2017 | USA F1, Los Angeles | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–0 |
Win | 3–1 | Oct 2017 | Fairfield, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 3–2 | Jan 2018 | Dallas, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 4–2 | Apr 2018 | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 4–3 | Feb 2019 | Dallas, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–4, 6–7(3–7), 1–6 |
Win | 5–3 | Feb 2021 | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–1, 6–2 |
Doubles: 9 (7–2)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Sep 2013 | USA F24, Costa Mesa | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 2–0 | Jun 2014 | USA F17, Oklahoma City | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–8] |
Loss | 2–1 | Sep 2014 | USA F25, Costa Mesa | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, [8–10] |
Win | 3–1 | Sep 2015 | USA F27, Costa Mesa | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, [10–5] |
Loss | 3–2 | Aug 2016 | Aptos, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 3–6, [8–10] |
Win | 4–2 | Sep 2016 | USA F29, Irvine | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 5–2 | Oct 2016 | Fairfield, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 6–2 | Apr 2017 | USA F12, Memphis | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 7–2 | Jan 2018 | Playford, Australia | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
Performance timelines
Singles
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Current through the 2021 US Open.
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% |
French Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 4R | A | NH | 1R | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
US Open | Q1 | Q1 | A | 1R | Q2 | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 5–4 | 0 / 13 | 11–13 | 46% |
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | Q2 | 1R | A | Q2 | 2R | NH | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 2R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |
Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | NH | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
Cincinnati Masters | 1R | Q1 | A | A | Q2 | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | |
Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0 / 11 | 5–11 | 31% |
Career statistics | ||||||||||||
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L | Win% |
Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 51 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Overall Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 4–8 | 15–14 | 0 / 51 | 38–51 | 43% |
Year-end ranking | 673 | 642 | 371 | 321 | 176 | 78 | 129 | 193 |
Doubles
Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L | Win% | |||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |||||
French Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |||||
Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||
US Open | 1R | A | 2R | A | QF | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% | ||||||
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0 / 8 | 4–8 | 33% |
Record against other players
Record against top 10 players
McDonald's match record against those who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who have been No. 1 in boldface
Juan Martín del Potro 1–0
Richard Gasquet 1–0
Andrey Rublev 1–0
David Goffin 1–1
Kei Nishikori 1–1
Milos Raonic 1–1
Gilles Simon 1–1
Roberto Bautista Agut 0–1
Matteo Berrettini 0–1
Marin Čilić 0–1
Grigor Dimitrov 0–1
John Isner 0–1
Andy Murray 0–1
Rafael Nadal 0–1
Stefanos Tsitsipas 0–1
Alexander Zverev 0–1
Karen Khachanov 0–2
Daniil Medvedev 0–4
- *As of 2 September 2021[update].
Top 10 wins
McDonald has a 1–7 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Total |
Wins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | MM Rank |
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1. | ![]() |
4 | Delray Beach, United States | Hard | QF | 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–5) | 84 |
References
- ^ "Mackenzie McDonald – 2013–14 Men's Tennis Roster – UCLABruins.com | UCLA Athletics". www.uclabruins.com. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ^ "Asian-American Spotlight: Mackenzie McDonald". www.usta.com. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ a b U.S. 18-year-old Mackenzie McDonald makes an impression
- ^ "Easter Bowl". www.easterbowl.com. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ^ [1]
- ^ UCLA Athletics, McDonald to Turn Professional, UCLABruins.com, June 16, 2016
- ^ Piedmont's Mackenzie McDonald Falls to Belgian Tennis Star – Sports – Piedmont, CA Patch
- ^ "Satral Continues Strong Form In Banja Luka".
- ^ http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100039221
- ^ "Collins, McDonald Receive Oracle US Tennis Awards | BNP Paribas Open". BNP Paribas Open. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
- ^ https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/on-a-triumphant-night-dimitrov-edges-no-186-mcdonald-8-6-in-fifth
- ^ https://www.atptour.com/en/news/challenger-spotlight-2018-seoul-mcdonald
- ^ https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-tennis-wimbledon-mcdonald-idUKKBN1JW31N
- ^ https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/2018/07/08/wimbledon-mackenzie-mcdonald-coach-billy-martin/766726002/
- ^ https://www.atptour.com/en/news/raonic-novak-wimbledon-2018-friday
- ^ https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/tennis/news/wimbledon-2018-milos-raonic-mackenzie-mcdonald-match-report-stats-highlights-recap/152ety06zteec1q10r1srnhkdb
- ^ https://www.atptour.com/en/news/del-potro-mcdonald-albot-delray-beach-2019
- ^ https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Mackenzie-s-McDonald-s-run-at-Delray-Beach-13640224.php
- ^ "US Open Interview: Mackenzie McDonald".
- ^ "Dan Evans fights back from two sets down to beat Mackenzie McDonald at the Australian Open".
- ^ "Casper Ruud defeats Mackenzie McDonald in Round 1 of the 2020 US Open".
- ^ "French Open 2020: Rafael Nadal thrashes Mackenzie McDonald in second round".
- ^ "Medvedev Powers Past McDonald Into First Australian Open QF".
- ^ "Defending Citi Open champ Nick Kyrgios ousted in first round: 'My head's in the shed.'".
- ^ "McDonald Outlasts Nishikori To Reach First Final In Washington".
- ^ "Sinner Shines In Washington, Beats McDonald For First ATP 500 Title".
- ^ "For Mackenzie McDonald, The End Of Wimbledon Could Be A Beginning". ubitennis.net. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
- ^ "Asian-American Spotlight: Mackenzie McDonald". www.usta.com. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
External links
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