Mitchell Krueger
American tennis player
Mitchell Krueger Full name Mitchell Krueger Country (sports) United States Residence Dallas , Texas , United StatesBorn (1994-01-12 ) January 12, 1994 (age 30) Fort Worth, Texas , United StatesHeight 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Turned pro 2012 Plays Right-handed (two handed-backhand) Prize money US $1,495,736 Career record 10–22 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 135 (July 18, 2022) Current ranking No. 146 (November 11, 2024) Australian Open 1R (2019 ) French Open Q1 (2015 , 2017 , 2019 , 2020 , 2021 , 2022 ) Wimbledon Q2 (2022 ) US Open 2R (2020 , 2024 ) Career record 0–5 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 173 (April 27, 2015) Current ranking No. 351 (November 11, 2024) US Open 1R (2019 , 2021 , 2024 ) US Open 1R (2012 , 2017 , 2021 ) Last updated on: November 12, 2024.
Mitchell Krueger (born January 12, 1994) is an American tennis player.
He has a career-high singles ranking by the ATP of world No. 135, achieved on July 18, 2022 and a doubles ranking of No. 173, achieved on April 27, 2015.
Professional career
Krueger at the 2016 US Open
Krueger received a wildcard into the 2012 US Open mixed doubles event, where he partnered fellow American Samantha Crawford , but lost in the first round.
He made his ATP Tour main-draw debut and recorded his first ATP win when he qualified and defeated Benoît Paire for a first of two wins of his career against this same player at the 2017 Western & Southern Open and the 2018 BNP Paribas Open .[ 1]
He made his Grand Slam debut when he qualified into the main draw of the 2018 US Open .[ 2]
At the 2019 Australian Open , Krueger qualified for the first time at this Major but lost to world No. 1, Novak Djokovic , in the first round.[ 3]
His first Grand Slam win was at the 2020 US Open where he defeated Pedro Sousa in the first round as a wildcard.[ 1]
He received a wildcard for the inaugural edition of the 2022 Dallas Open .
The following week at the 2022 Delray Beach Open , he reached the second round as a qualifier, defeating Jordan Thompson for his fourth ATP Tour-level win before losing to third seed Grigor Dimitrov .[ 1] [ 4]
He received also a wildcard for the 2024 Dallas Open where he lost to Max Purcell .[ 5] Ranked No. 192, he qualified for the main draw of the Citi DC Open in Washington and recorded his first ATP win in close to a year, since August 2023.[ 6] Ranked No. 170, he qualified for the 2024 US Open making his third main draw appearance at this Grand Slam and defeated fellow qualifier Hugo Grenier , for his second win at this tournament and second Major win in his career.[ 7]
Ranked No. 140, he entered the main draw 2024 Hangzhou Open , as a lucky loser, into the second round, after the late withdrawal of third seed Tomás Martín Etcheverry , getting a first round bye.
World TeamTennis
Mitchell enters his second season with World TeamTennis in 2020, after making his debut with the Philadelphia Freedoms in 2019. It was announced he joined the Springfield Lasers during the 2020 WTT season that began on July 12.[ 8]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 19 (9 titles, 10 runner-ups)
Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (5–3)
ITF Futures/WTT (4–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–5)
Clay (1–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Jul 2016
Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger , USA
Challenger
Hard
Darian King
2–6, 3–6
Loss
0–2
Feb 2017
Launceston Tennis International , Australia
Challenger
Hard
Noah Rubin
0–6, 1–6
Win
1–2
Feb 2019
RBC Tennis Chmps. of Dallas , USA
Challenger
Hard (i)
Mackenzie McDonald
4–6, 7–6(7–3) , 6–1
Win
2–2
Jul 2021
Cary Challenger , USA
Challenger
Hard
Ramkumar Ramanathan
7–6(7–4) , 6–2
Win
3–2
Sep 2021
Cary Challenger II, USA
Challenger
Hard
Bjorn Fratangelo
6–4, 6–3
Win
4–2
Jan 2024
Southern California Open Challenger , USA
Challenger
Hard
Brandon Holt
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss
4–3
Apr 2024
Tallahassee Tennis Challenger , USA
Challenger
Clay (green)
Zizou Bergs
4–6, 6–7(9–11)
Win
5–3
May 2024
Little Rock Challenger , USA
Challenger
Hard
Yuta Shimizu
6–3, 6–4
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Jun 2013
Netherlands F2, Alkmaar
Futures
Clay
Ricardo Hocevar
4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Loss
1–1
Mar 2014
USA F8, Bakersfield
Futures
Hard
Daniel Kosakowski
4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss
1–2
May 2014
USA F13, Orange Park
Futures
Clay
Nicolás Jarry
1–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss
1–3
Jun 2014
Italy F16, Cesena
Futures
Clay
Luca Vanni
6–4, 3–6, 1–6
Loss
1–4
Jun 2014
Italy F18, Naples
Futures
Clay
Luca Vanni
3–6, 3–6
Loss
1–5
Sep 2014
Canada F9, Toronto
Futures
Clay
Bjorn Fratangelo
2–6, 3–6
Loss
1–6
Dec 2014
Dominican Republic F4, Santo Domingo
Futures
Hard
Andrey Rublev
2–6, 4–6
Win
2–6
Jan 2015
USA F2, Los Angeles
Futures
Hard
Jason Jung
6–1, 6–2
Loss
2–7
Jul 2015
USA F21, Wichita
Futures
Hard
Sanam Singh
6–7(6–8) , 6–7(4–7)
Win
3–7
Jun 2016
China F9, Jinan
Futures
Hard
Finn Tearney
7–6(7–4) , 6–3
Win
4–7
Jul 2023
M25 Dallas, USA
WTT
Hard (i)
Aidan Mayo
6–4, 6–0
Doubles: 27 (8 titles, 19 runner-ups)
Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (4–10)
ITF Futures/WTT (4–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–11)
Clay (1–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
May 2014
Tallahassee Tennis Challenger , USA
Challenger
Clay (green)
Bjorn Fratangelo
Ryan Agar Sebastian Bader
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss
0–2
Nov 2014
Traralgon Challenger , Australia
Challenger
Hard
Jarmere Jenkins
Dane Propoggia Brydan Klein
1–6, 6–1, [3–10]
Win
1–2
Feb 2015
Launceston Tennis International , Australia
Challenger
Hard
Radu Albot
Adam Hubble Jose Statham
3–6, 7–5, [11–9]
Loss
1–3
Sep 2015
Columbus Challenger , USA
Challenger
Hard (i)
Eric Quigley
Chase Buchanan Blaž Rola
4–6, 6–4, [17–19]
Loss
1–4
Apr 2016
Open de Guadeloupe , Guadeloupe
Challenger
Hard
Austin Krajicek
James Cerretani Antal van der Duim
2–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Win
2–4
Jul 2016
Winnipeg Challenger , Canada
Challenger
Hard
Daniel Nguyen
Jarryd Chaplin Benjamin Mitchell
6–2, 7–5
Loss
2–5
May 2017
Savannah Challenger , USA
Challenger
Clay (green)
Luke Bambridge
Peter Polansky Neal Skupski
6–4, 3–6, [1–10]
Win
3–5
Nov 2019
Charlottesville Challenger , USA
Challenger
Hard (i)
Blaž Rola
Sekou Bangoura Blaž Kavčič
6–4, 6–1
Loss
3–6
Mar 2020
Oracle Challenger , USA
Challenger
Hard
Sebastian Korda
Denis Kudla Thai-Son Kwiatkowski
3–6, 6–2, [6–10]
Win
4–6
Apr 2021
Orlando Open , USA
Challenger
Hard
Jack Sock
Dennis Novikov Christian Harrison
4–6, 7–5, [13–11]
Loss
4–7
Aug 2022
Chicago Men's Challenger , USA
Challenger
Hard
Evan King
André Göransson Ben McLachlan
4–6, 7–6(7–3) , [5–10]
Loss
4–8
Nov 2022
Knoxville Challenger , USA
Challenger
Hard (i)
Martin Damm Jr.
Hunter Reese Tennys Sandgren
7–6(7–4) , 6–7(3–7) , [5–10]
Loss
4–9
Feb 2023
Texas Tennis Classic , USA
Challenger
Hard
Evan King
Ivan Sabanov Matej Sabanov
1–6, 6–3, [10–12]
Loss
4–10
Nov 2023
Knoxville Challenger, USA
Challenger
Hard (i)
Mac Kiger
Cannon Kingsley Luis David Martínez
6–7(3–7) , 3–6
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Oct 2012
USA F29, Birmingham
Futures
Clay
Bjorn Fratangelo
Chase Buchanan Vahid Mirzadeh
6–2, 6–3
Loss
1–1
Jun 2013
Netherlands F3, Breda
Futures
Clay
Bjorn Fratangelo
Henri Kontinen Christopher Rungkat
4–6, 5–7
Loss
1–2
May 2014
USA F13, Orange Park
Futures
Clay
Bjorn Fratangelo
Connor Smith Dennis Novikov
3–6, 2–6
Loss
1–3
May 2014
USA F14, Tampa
Futures
Clay
Bjorn Fratangelo
Tiago Lopes Nicolás Jarry
5–7, 1–6
Loss
1–4
Jun 2014
Italy F17, Parma
Futures
Clay
Bjorn Fratangelo
Lorenzo Frigerio Matteo Trevisan
3–6, 2–6
Loss
1–5
Aug 2014
USA F23, Edwardsville
Futures
Hard
Bjorn Fratangelo
Patrick Davidson Saketh Myneni
3–6, 4–6
Loss
1–6
Sep 2014
Canada F9, Toronto
Futures
Clay
Bjorn Fratangelo
Sekou Bangoura Evan King
4–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Win
2–6
Oct 2014
Australia F6, Alice Springs
Futures
Hard
Jarmere Jenkins
Dane Propoggia Brydan Klein
6–4, 6–4
Win
3–6
Oct 2014
Australia F8, Toowoomba
Futures
Hard
Jarmere Jenkins
Jake Eames Christopher O'Connell
6–2, 6–2
Loss
3–7
Nov 2014
Australia F9, Wollongong
Futures
Hard
Andrew Whittington
Steven de Waard Marc Polmans
6–7(2–7) , 6–7(2–7)
Win
4–7
Dec 2014
Dominican Republic F4, Santo Domingo
Futures
Hard
Sekou Bangoura
Mauricio Echazú Aleksandar Lazov
6–7(1–7) , 6–1, [10–8]
Loss
4–8
Mar 2015
USA F10, Bakersfield
Futures
Hard
Connor Smith
Sekou Bangoura Darian King
4–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Loss
4–9
Jun 2016
China F9, Jinan
Futures
Hard
Connor Smith
Peng Hsien-yin Gong Maoxin
6–7(2–7) , 4–6
References
^ a b c "Krueger Making Most of His Opportunity to Compete in Delray Beach" . February 17, 2022.
^ "Felix Qualifies for First Grand Slam; Krueger Leads American Charge | ATP Tour | Tennis" .
^ "Djokovic Beats Krueger in Australian Open 2019 First Round | ATP Tour | Tennis" .
^ "Grigor Dimitrov Returns with Win in Tough Delray Beach Conditions | ATP Tour | Tennis" .
^ "Purcell needs five match points to see off Krueger in Dallas" .
^ "Tiafoe 'finds spark' to win Washington three-setter" . July 31, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024 .
^ "After a career of toil, Mitchell Krueger meets his moment at the US Open" . ATPTour . August 28, 2024.
^ "World TeamTennis Adds Stars Tiafoe, Puig, Roanic, Bouchard, & Sock As Rosters Set For 2020" . WTT.com . June 16, 2020.
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