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
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2012
PlaysRight-handed (two handed-backhand)
Prize moneyUS $ 1,725,727
Singles
Career record11–24
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 135 (July 18, 2022)
Current rankingNo. 164 (30 June 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2025)
French OpenQ1 (2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2025)
WimbledonQ2 (2022)
US Open2R (2020, 2024)
Doubles
Career record0–6
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 173 (April 27, 2015)
Current rankingNo. 457 (30 June 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1R (2019, 2021, 2024)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open1R (2012, 2017, 2021)
Last updated on: 30 June 2025.

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 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.[8]

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.[9]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 20 (9 titles, 11 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (5–4)
ITF Futures/WTT (4–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–5)
Clay (1–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2016 Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger, USA Challenger Hard Darian King 2–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Feb 2017 Launceston International, Australia Challenger Hard Noah Rubin 0–6, 1–6
Win 1–2 Feb 2019 RBC Tennis Championships 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 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
Loss 5–4 May 2025 Open de Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Clay Cristian Garín 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 2–6
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 Bjorn Fratangelo Ryan Agar
Sebastian Bader
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 0–2 Nov 2014 Latrobe City Traralgon ATP Challenger, Australia Challenger Hard Jarmere Jenkins Dane Propoggia
Brydan Klein
1–6, 6–1, [3–10]
Win 1–2 Feb 2015 Launceston 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 Luke Bambridge Peter Polansky
Neal Skupski
6–4, 3–6, [1–10]
Win 3–5 Nov 2019 Charlottesville Men's Pro Challenger, USA Challenger Hard (i) Blaž Rola Sekou Bangoura
Blaž Kavčič
6–4, 6–1
Loss 3–6 Mar 2020 Oracle Challenger Series - Indian Wells, 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

  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. ^ @HangzhouOpen (September 21, 2024). "Pulling in front ✅ Lucky loser Mitchell Krueger takes the first set 6-3 edging closer to his first tour-level quarter-final! @mitch_krueger #HangzhouOpen" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "World TeamTennis Adds Stars Tiafoe, Puig, Roanic, Bouchard, & Sock As Rosters Set For 2020". WTT.com. June 16, 2020.