Mac Styslinger
{{Short description|American tennis player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Mac Styslinger
| image =
| fullname =
| country_represented = {{Flagu|United States}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|09|06}}
| birth_place = Birmingham, Alabama
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = 6 ft 4 in
| plays = Right-handed
| careerprizemoney = $18,768
| singlesrecord =
| singlestitles =
| highestsinglesranking = No. 1066 (July 22, 2013)
| doublesrecord = 0–1
| doublestitles =
| highestdoublesranking = No. 873 (April 21, 2014)
| USOpenDoublesresult = 1R (2013)
}}
Mac Styslinger (born September 6, 1993) is an American former professional tennis player.
Styslinger grew up in the Birmingham suburb of Mountain Brook and trained at the IMG Bollettieri Academy in Florida. He is the son of tennis player Mark Styslinger, a two-time All-American for SMU who also achieved a world ranking.{{cite news |last1=Hightower |first1=Will |title=Mountain Brook native wins NCAA tennis championship |url=https://www.villagelivingonline.com/sports/mountain-brook-native-wins-ncaa-tennis-championship/ |work=villagelivingonline.com |date=June 27, 2013 |language=en-us}}{{cite news |title=Gamble paying off for UVa freshman Styslinger |url=https://dailyprogress.com/sports/cavalierinsider/gamble-paying-off-for-uva-freshman-styslinger/article_8df2f2f4-a79d-11e2-8d82-001a4bcf6878.html |work=The Daily Progress |date=April 17, 2013 |language=en}}
A top-30 junior, Styslinger made the boys' singles quarter-finals of the 2011 Australian Open, beating Nick Kyrgios en route. He played collegiate tennis for the University of Virginia and was a member of three NCAA championship teams.{{cite news |last1=Crenshaw Jr |first1=Solomon |title=Mountain Brook native Mac Styslinger and Virginia earn national tennis title over UCLA (update) |url=https://www.al.com/sports/2013/05/mountain_brook_native_mac_stys.html |work=The Birmingham News |date=May 22, 2013 |language=en}} In 2013 he teamed up with Jarmere Jenkins to win the NCAA doubles championships. This earned them a wildcard to the doubles main draw of the 2013 US Open, where they fell in the first round to Michaël Llodra and Nicolas Mahut.{{cite news |last1=Crenshaw Jr |first1=Solomon |title=Alabama natives Jamie Hampton and Mac Styslinger in the main draw at U.S. Open |url=https://www.al.com/sports/2013/08/alabama_natives_jamie_hampton.html |work=The Birmingham News |date=August 27, 2013 |language=en}}
ITF Futures titles
=Doubles: (2)=
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!No. !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
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|1. |{{dts|Jun 2013}} |USA F16, Amelia Island |Clay |{{flagicon|USA}} Jarmere Jenkins |{{flagicon|ESA}} Marcelo Arévalo |6–4, 6–2 |
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|2. |{{dts|Jun 2016}} |USA F17, Charlottesville |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Thai-Son Kwiatkowski |{{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Jones |6–4, 6–1 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{ATP|sn72}}
- {{ITF profile|mac-styslinger/800305508/usa}}
{{NCAA Division I tennis men's doubles champions}}
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Category:American male tennis players
Category:Virginia Cavaliers men's tennis players
Category:Tennis players from Alabama
Category:Sportspeople from Birmingham, Alabama
Category:People from Mountain Brook, Alabama