Mitchell Krueger

Mitchell Krueger
Krueger at the 2022 French Open
Full nameMitchell Krueger
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceDallas, Texas, United States
Born (1994-01-12) January 12, 1994 (age 30)
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2012
PlaysRight-handed (two handed-backhand)
Prize money$1,456,716
Singles
Career record10–22 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 135 (18 July 2022)
Current rankingNo. 140 (16 September 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2019)
French OpenQ1 (2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
WimbledonQ2 (2022)
US Open2R (2020, 2024)
Doubles
Career record0–4
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 173 (27 April 2015)
Current rankingNo. 275 (16 September 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1R (2019, 2021, 2024)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open1R (2012, 2017, 2021)
Last updated on: 16 September 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 18 July 2022 and a doubles ranking of No. 173, achieved on 27 April 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 finals

Singles: 19 (9–10)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (5–3)
ITF Futures Tour (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
Win 1–0 Jun 2013 Netherlands F2, Alkmaar Futures Clay Brazil Ricardo Hocevar 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Mar 2014 USA F8, Bakersfield Futures Hard United States Daniel Kosakowski 4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 1–2 May 2014 USA F13, Orange Park Futures Clay Chile Nicolás Jarry 1–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 1–3 Jun 2014 Italy F16, Cesena Futures Clay Italy Luca Vanni 6–4, 3–6, 1–6
Loss 1–4 Jun 2014 Italy F18, Napoli Futures Clay Italy Luca Vanni 3–6, 3–6
Loss 1–5 Sep 2014 Canada F9, Toronto Futures Clay United States Bjorn Fratangelo 2–6, 3–6
Loss 1–6 Dec 2014 Dominican Republic F4, Santo Domingo Futures Hard Russia Andrey Rublev 2–6, 4–6
Win 2–6 Jan 2015 USA F2, Los Angeles Futures Hard United States Jason Jung 6–1, 6–2
Loss 2–7 Jul 2015 USA F21, Wichita Futures Hard India Sanam Singh 6–7(6–8), 6–7(4–7)
Win 3–7 Jun 2016 China F9, Jinan Futures Hard New Zealand Finn Tearney 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss 3–8 Jul 2016 Binghamton, USA Challenger Hard Barbados Darian King 2–6, 3–6
Loss 3–9 Feb 2017 Launceston, Australia Challenger Hard United States Noah Rubin 0–6, 1–6
Win 4–9 Feb 2019 Dallas, USA Challenger Hard (i) United States Mackenzie McDonald 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–1
Win 5–9 Jul 2021 Cary, USA Challenger Hard India Ramkumar Ramanathan 7–6(7–4), 6–2
Win 6–9 Sep 2021 Cary, USA Challenger Hard United States Bjorn Fratangelo 6–4, 6–3
Win 7–9 Jul 2023 M25 Dallas, USA World Tennis Tour Hard (i) United States Aidan Mayo 6–4, 6–0
Win 8–9 Jan 2024 Indian Wells, USA Challenger Hard United States Brandon Holt 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 8–10 Apr 2024 Tallahassee, USA Challenger Clay Belgium Zizou Bergs 4–6, 6–7(9–11)
Win 9–10 May 2024 Little Rock, USA Challenger Hard Japan Yuta Shimizu 6–3, 6–4

Doubles: 27 (8–19)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–10)
ITF Futures Tour (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
Win 1–0 Oct 2012 USA F29, Birmingham Futures Clay United States Bjorn Fratangelo United States Chase Buchanan
United States Vahid Mirzadeh
6–2, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Jun 2013 Netherlands F3, Breda Futures Clay United States Bjorn Fratangelo Finland Henri Kontinen
Indonesia Christopher Rungkat
4–6, 5–7
Loss 1–2 May 2014 Tallahassee, USA Challenger Clay United States Bjorn Fratangelo Australia Ryan Agar
Austria Sebastian Bader
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 1–3 May 2014 USA F13, Orange Park Futures Clay United States Bjorn Fratangelo United States Dennis Novikov
United States Connor Smith
3–6, 2–6
Loss 1–4 May 2014 USA F14, Tampa Futures Clay United States Bjorn Fratangelo Chile Nicolás Jarry
Brazil Tiago Lopes
5–7, 1–6
Loss 1–5 Jun 2014 Italy F17, Parma Futures Clay United States Bjorn Fratangelo Italy Lorenzo Frigerio
Italy Matteo Trevisan
3–6, 2–6
Loss 1–6 Aug 2014 USA F23, Edwardsville Futures Hard United States Bjorn Fratangelo United States Patrick Davidson
India Saketh Myneni
3–6, 4–6
Loss 1–7 Sep 2014 Canada F9, Toronto Futures Clay United States Bjorn Fratangelo United States Sekou Bangoura
United States Evan King
4–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Win 2–7 Oct 2014 Australia F6, Alice Springs Futures Hard United States Jarmere Jenkins United Kingdom Brydan Klein
Australia Dane Propoggia
6–4, 6–4
Win 3–7 Oct 2014 Australia F8, Toowoomba Futures Hard United States Jarmere Jenkins Australia Jake Eames
Australia Christopher O'Connell
6–2, 6–2
Loss 3–8 Nov 2014 Traralgon, Australia Challenger Hard United States Jarmere Jenkins United Kingdom Brydan Klein
Australia Dane Propoggia
1–6, 6–1, [3–10]
Loss 3–9 Nov 2014 Australia F9, Wollongong Futures Hard Australia Andrew Whittington Australia Steven de Waard
Australia Marc Polmans
6–7(2–7), 6–7(2–7)
Win 4–9 Dec 2014 Dominican Republic F4, Santo Domingo Futures Hard United States Sekou Bangoura Peru Mauricio Echazú
Bulgaria Aleksandar Lazov
6–7(1–7), 6–1, [10–8]
Win 5–9 Feb 2015 Launceston, Australia Challenger Hard Moldova Radu Albot Australia Adam Hubble
New Zealand Jose Statham
3–6, 7–5, [11–9]
Loss 5–10 Mar 2015 USA F10, Bakersfield Futures Hard United States Connor Smith United States Sekou Bangoura
Barbados Darian King
4–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Loss 5–11 Sep 2015 Columbus, USA Challenger Hard (i) United States Eric Quigley United States Chase Buchanan
Slovenia Blaž Rola
4–6, 6–4, [17–19]
Loss 5–12 Apr 2016 Le Gosier, Guadeloupe Challenger Hard United States Austin Krajicek United States James Cerretani
Netherlands Antal van der Duim
2–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Loss 5–13 Jun 2016 China F9, Jinan Futures Hard United States Connor Smith China Gong Maoxin
Chinese Taipei Peng Hsien-yin
6–7(2–7), 4–6
Win 6–13 Jul 2016 Winnipeg, Canada Challenger Hard United States Daniel Nguyen Australia Jarryd Chaplin
Australia Benjamin Mitchell
6–2, 7–5
Loss 6–14 May 2017 Savannah, USA Challenger Clay United Kingdom Luke Bambridge Canada Peter Polansky
United Kingdom Neal Skupski
6–4, 3–6, [1–10]
Win 7–14 Nov 2019 Charlottesville, USA Challenger Hard (i) Slovenia Blaž Rola United States Sekou Bangoura
Slovenia Blaž Kavčič
6–4, 6–1
Loss 7–15 Mar 2020 Indian Wells, USA Challenger Hard United States Sebastian Korda United States Denis Kudla
United States Thai-Son Kwiatkowski
3–6, 6–2, [6–10]
Win 8–15 Apr 2021 Orlando, USA Challenger Hard United States Jack Sock United States Dennis Novikov
United States Christian Harrison
4–6, 7–5, [13–11]
Loss 8–16 Aug 2022 Chicago, USA Challenger Hard United States Evan King Sweden André Göransson
JapanBen McLachlan
4–6, 7–6(7–3), [5–10]
Loss 8–17 Nov 2022 Knoxville, USA Challenger Hard (i) United States Martin Damm United States Hunter Reese
United States Tennys Sandgren
7–6(7–4), 6–7(3–7), [5–10]
Loss 8–18 Feb 2023 Waco, USA Challenger Hard United States Evan King Serbia Ivan Sabanov
Serbia Matej Sabanov
1–6, 6–3, [10–12]
Loss 8–19 Nov 2023 Knoxville, USA Challenger Hard (i) United States Mac Kiger United States Cannon Kingsley
Venezuela Luis David Martínez
6–7(3–7), 3–6

References

  1. ^ a b c "Krueger Making Most of His Opportunity to Compete in Delray Beach". February 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "Felix Qualifies for First Grand Slam; Krueger Leads American Charge | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  3. ^ "Djokovic Beats Krueger in Australian Open 2019 First Round | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  4. ^ "Grigor Dimitrov Returns with Win in Tough Delray Beach Conditions | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  5. ^ "Purcell needs five match points to see off Krueger in Dallas".
  6. ^ "Tiafoe 'finds spark' to win Washington three-setter". July 31, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  7. ^ "After a career of toil, Mitchell Krueger meets his moment at the US Open". ATPTour. August 28, 2024.
  8. ^ "World TeamTennis Adds Stars Tiafoe, Puig, Roanic, Bouchard, & Sock As Rosters Set For 2020". WTT.com. June 16, 2020.