Mitchell Krueger

Mitchell Krueger (born January 12, 1994) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 135 achieved on July 18, 2022 and a doubles ranking of No. 173 achieved on April 27, 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. He made his Grand Slam debut when he qualified into the main draw of the 2018 US Open.

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.

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 also a wildcard for the 2024 Dallas Open where he lost to Max Purcell. 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. 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.

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.

Performance timeline

Singles

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 21 (10 titles, 11 runner-ups) LegendATP Challenger Tour (6–4)ITF Futures/WTT (4–7)Finals by surfaceHard (9–5)Clay (1–6)

Doubles: 28 (8 titles, 20 runner-ups) LegendATP Challenger Tour (4–11)ITF Futures/WTT (4–9)Finals by surfaceHard (7–13)Clay (1–7)