Mitchell Krueger Explained

Mitchell Krueger
Full Name:Mitchell Krueger
Residence:Dallas, Texas, United States
Birth Date:12 January 1994
Birth Place:Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Height:1.88m (06.17feet)
Turnedpro:2012
Plays:Right-handed (two handed-backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$1,304,216
Singlesrecord:9–20 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 135 (18 July 2022)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 172 (12 August 2024)
Australianopenresult:1R (2019)
Frenchopenresult:Q1 (2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Wimbledonresult:Q2 (2022)
Usopenresult:2R (2020)
Doublesrecord:0–4
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 173 (27 April 2015)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 273 (12 August 2024)
Usopendoublesresult:1R (2019, 2021)
Usopenmixedresult:1R (2012, 2017, 2021)
Updated:15 August 2024

Mitchell Krueger (born January 12, 1994) is an American tennis player.

Krueger has a career-high singles ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) of world No. 135, achieved on 18 July 2022. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 173, achieved on 27 April 2015.

Professional career

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.

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.[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]

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.[7]

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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Netherlands F2, AlkmaarFuturesClay Ricardo Hocevar4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Loss1–1USA F8, BakersfieldFuturesHard Daniel Kosakowski4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss1–2USA F13, Orange ParkFuturesClay Nicolás Jarry1–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss1–3Italy F16, CesenaFuturesClay Luca Vanni6–4, 3–6, 1–6
Loss1–4Italy F18, NapoliFuturesClay Luca Vanni3–6, 3–6
Loss1–5Canada F9, TorontoFuturesClay Bjorn Fratangelo2–6, 3–6
Loss1–6Dominican Republic F4, Santo DomingoFuturesHard Andrey Rublev2–6, 4–6
Win2–6USA F2, Los AngelesFuturesHard Jason Jung6–1, 6–2
Loss2–7USA F21, WichitaFuturesHard Sanam Singh6–7(6–8), 6–7(4–7)
Win3–7China F9, JinanFuturesHard Finn Tearney7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss3–8Binghamton, USAChallengerHard Darian King2–6, 3–6
Loss3–9Launceston, AustraliaChallengerHard Noah Rubin0–6, 1–6
Win4–9Dallas, USAChallengerHard (i) Mackenzie McDonald4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–1
Win5–9Cary, USAChallengerHard Ramkumar Ramanathan7–6(7–4), 6–2
Win6–9Cary, USAChallengerHard Bjorn Fratangelo6–4, 6–3
Win7–9M25 Dallas, USAWorld Tennis TourHard (i) Aidan Mayo6–4, 6–0
Win8–9Indian Wells, USAChallengerHard Brandon Holt4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss8–10Tallahassee, USAChallengerClay Zizou Bergs4–6, 6–7(9–11)
Win9–10Little Rock, USAChallengerHard Yuta Shimizu6–3, 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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0USA F29, BirminghamFuturesClay Bjorn Fratangelo Chase Buchanan
Vahid Mirzadeh
6–2, 6–3
Loss1–1Netherlands F3, BredaFuturesClay Bjorn Fratangelo Henri Kontinen
Christopher Rungkat
4–6, 5–7
Loss1–2Tallahassee, USAChallengerClay Bjorn Fratangelo Ryan Agar
Sebastian Bader
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss1–3USA F13, Orange ParkFuturesClay Bjorn Fratangelo Dennis Novikov
Connor Smith
3–6, 2–6
Loss1–4USA F14, TampaFuturesClay Bjorn Fratangelo Nicolás Jarry
Tiago Lopes
5–7, 1–6
Loss1–5Italy F17, ParmaFuturesClay Bjorn Fratangelo Lorenzo Frigerio
Matteo Trevisan
3–6, 2–6
Loss1–6USA F23, EdwardsvilleFuturesHard Bjorn Fratangelo Patrick Davidson
Saketh Myneni
3–6, 4–6
Loss1–7Canada F9, TorontoFuturesClay Bjorn Fratangelo Sekou Bangoura
Evan King
4–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Win2–7Australia F6, Alice SpringsFuturesHard Jarmere Jenkins Brydan Klein
Dane Propoggia
6–4, 6–4
Win3–7Australia F8, ToowoombaFuturesHard Jarmere Jenkins Jake Eames
Christopher O'Connell
6–2, 6–2
Loss3–8Traralgon, AustraliaChallengerHard Jarmere Jenkins Brydan Klein
Dane Propoggia
1–6, 6–1, [3–10]
Loss3–9Australia F9, WollongongFuturesHard Andrew Whittington Steven de Waard
Marc Polmans
6–7(2–7), 6–7(2–7)
Win4–9Dominican Republic F4, Santo DomingoFuturesHard Sekou Bangoura Mauricio Echazú
Aleksandar Lazov
6–7(1–7), 6–1, [10–8]
Win5–9Launceston, AustraliaChallengerHard Radu Albot Adam Hubble
Jose Statham
3–6, 7–5, [11–9]
Loss5–10USA F10, BakersfieldFuturesHard Connor Smith Sekou Bangoura
Darian King
4–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Loss5–11Columbus, USAChallengerHard (i) Eric Quigley Chase Buchanan
Blaž Rola
4–6, 6–4, [17–19]
Loss5–12Le Gosier, GuadeloupeChallengerHard Austin Krajicek James Cerretani
Antal van der Duim
2–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Loss5–13China F9, JinanFuturesHard Connor Smith Gong Maoxin
Peng Hsien-yin
6–7(2–7), 4–6
Win6–13Winnipeg, CanadaChallengerHard Daniel Nguyen Jarryd Chaplin
Benjamin Mitchell
6–2, 7–5
Loss6–14Savannah, USAChallengerClay Luke Bambridge Peter Polansky
Neal Skupski
6–4, 3–6, [1–10]
Win7–14Charlottesville, USAChallengerHard (i) Blaž Rola Sekou Bangoura
Blaž Kavčič
6–4, 6–1
Loss7–15Indian Wells, USAChallengerHard Sebastian Korda Denis Kudla
Thai-Son Kwiatkowski
3–6, 6–2, [6–10]
Win8–15Orlando, USAChallengerHard Jack Sock Dennis Novikov
Christian Harrison
4–6, 7–5, [13–11]
Loss8–16Chicago, USAChallengerHard Evan King André Göransson
Ben McLachlan
4–6, 7–6(7–3), [5–10]
Loss8–17Knoxville, USAChallengerHard (i) Martin Damm7–6(7–4), 6–7(3–7), [5–10]
Loss8–18Waco, USAChallengerHard Evan King Ivan Sabanov
Matej Sabanov
1–6, 6–3, [10–12]
Loss8–19Knoxville, USAChallengerHard (i) Mac Kiger6–7(3–7), 3–6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Krueger Making Most of His Opportunity to Compete in Delray Beach. February 17, 2022.
  2. Web site: Felix Qualifies for First Grand Slam; Krueger Leads American Charge | ATP Tour | Tennis.
  3. Web site: Djokovic Beats Krueger in Australian Open 2019 First Round | ATP Tour | Tennis.
  4. Web site: Grigor Dimitrov Returns with Win in Tough Delray Beach Conditions | ATP Tour | Tennis.
  5. Web site: Purcell needs five match points to see off Krueger in Dallas.
  6. Web site: Tiafoe 'finds spark' to win Washington three-setter. 31 July 2024. 31 July 2024.
  7. News: World TeamTennis Adds Stars Tiafoe, Puig, Roanic, Bouchard, & Sock As Rosters Set For 2020 . WTT.com . June 16, 2020 .