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McCartney Kessler
McCartney Kessler (born July 8, 1999) is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 30 in singles and No. 47 in doubles, by the WTA, achieved in 2025. Kessler has won three singles and one doubles title on the WTA Tour.
From Calhoun, Georgia, her parents, Carl Kessler and Julie Kessler (Driggers), played collegiate tennis at University of Central Florida. She has an older sister Mackenzie, who played club tennis at the University of Central Florida, and an older brother McClain Kessler, who played collegiate tennis at Florida.
Kessler attended Calhoun High School.
Kessler signed on to the University of Florida on a tennis scholarship to play collegiate tennis for the Florida Gators in November 2017. At Florida, she was a three-time All-American and three-time First Team All-SEC player. She also earned the 2022 SEC Player of the Year Award, becoming the ninth player from University of Florida to earn the award.
Kessler won the U16 doubles title at the Orange Bowl with Emma Kurtz in 2015.
Kessler made her WTA Tour debut at the Auckland Open after qualifying. She lost in the first round to Lulu Sun.
For her major debut, she received a wildcard for the Australian Open, after winning the USTA's Wild Card Challenge, and reached the second round, recording her first major match win over qualifier Fiona Ferro. She lost in the second round to Linda Nosková. In February, she won the biggest title of her career to that date at the WTA 125 in Puerto Vallarta, defeating Taylah Preston in the final.
In March, she received a wildcard from the Indian Wells Open making her WTA 1000 debut there, losing to Nuria Párrizas Díaz in the first round. In April, she entered the main draw of the WTA 500 Charleston Open as a lucky loser, making her debut at this level. She lost in the first round to Caroline Wozniacki.
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McCartney Kessler
McCartney Kessler (born July 8, 1999) is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 30 in singles and No. 47 in doubles, by the WTA, achieved in 2025. Kessler has won three singles and one doubles title on the WTA Tour.
From Calhoun, Georgia, her parents, Carl Kessler and Julie Kessler (Driggers), played collegiate tennis at University of Central Florida. She has an older sister Mackenzie, who played club tennis at the University of Central Florida, and an older brother McClain Kessler, who played collegiate tennis at Florida.
Kessler attended Calhoun High School.
Kessler signed on to the University of Florida on a tennis scholarship to play collegiate tennis for the Florida Gators in November 2017. At Florida, she was a three-time All-American and three-time First Team All-SEC player. She also earned the 2022 SEC Player of the Year Award, becoming the ninth player from University of Florida to earn the award.
Kessler won the U16 doubles title at the Orange Bowl with Emma Kurtz in 2015.
Kessler made her WTA Tour debut at the Auckland Open after qualifying. She lost in the first round to Lulu Sun.
For her major debut, she received a wildcard for the Australian Open, after winning the USTA's Wild Card Challenge, and reached the second round, recording her first major match win over qualifier Fiona Ferro. She lost in the second round to Linda Nosková. In February, she won the biggest title of her career to that date at the WTA 125 in Puerto Vallarta, defeating Taylah Preston in the final.
In March, she received a wildcard from the Indian Wells Open making her WTA 1000 debut there, losing to Nuria Párrizas Díaz in the first round. In April, she entered the main draw of the WTA 500 Charleston Open as a lucky loser, making her debut at this level. She lost in the first round to Caroline Wozniacki.