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Mitchell Krueger

{{short description|American tennis player (born 1994)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2017}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

| name = Mitchell Krueger

| image = Krueger RGQ22 (31) (52130053625).jpg

| caption = Krueger at the 2022 French Open

| full_name = Mitchell Krueger

| country = {{USA}}

| residence = Dallas, Texas, United States

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|1|12}}

| birth_place = Fort Worth, Texas, United States

| height = {{convert|1.88|m|abbr=on|}}

| turnedpro = 2012

| plays = Right-handed (two handed-backhand)

| coach =

| careerprizemoney = US $1,495,736

| singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=11|lost=24|details=in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup}}

| singlestitles = 0

| highestsinglesranking = No. 135 (July 18, 2022)

| currentsinglesranking = No. 148 (January 6, 2025)

| AustralianOpenresult = 2R (2025)

| FrenchOpenresult = Q1 (2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)

| Wimbledonresult = Q2 (2022)

| USOpenresult = 2R (2020, 2024)

| doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=0|lost=5|details=in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup}}

| doublestitles = 0

| highestdoublesranking = No. 173 (April 27, 2015)

| currentdoublesranking = No. 351 (November 11, 2024)

| AustralianOpenDoublesresult =

| FrenchOpenDoublesresult =

| WimbledonDoublesresult =

| USOpenDoublesresult = 1R (2019, 2021, 2024)

| USOpenMixedresult = 1R (2012, 2017, 2021)

| updated = November 12, 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 July 18, 2022 and a doubles ranking of No. 173, achieved on April 27, 2015.

Professional career

File:Krueger US16 (4) (29235692614).jpg]]

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennis-tourtalk.com/85630/krueger-making-most-of-his-opportunity-to-compete-in-delray-beach|title = Krueger Making Most of His Opportunity to Compete in Delray Beach|date = February 17, 2022}}

He made his Grand Slam debut when he qualified into the main draw of the 2018 US Open.{{Cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/us-open-2018-qualifying-friday-auger-aliassime|title=Felix Qualifies for First Grand Slam; Krueger Leads American Charge | ATP Tour | Tennis}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-beats-krueger-first-round-australian-open-2019|title=Djokovic Beats Krueger in Australian Open 2019 First Round | ATP Tour | Tennis}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/dimitrov-krueger-delray-2022-thursday|title=Grigor Dimitrov Returns with Win in Tough Delray Beach Conditions | ATP Tour | Tennis}}

He received also a wildcard for the 2024 Dallas Open where he lost to Max Purcell.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/purcell-krueger-dallas-2024-monday|title=Purcell needs five match points to see off Krueger in Dallas}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/tiafoe-galan-washington-2024-tuesday|title=Tiafoe 'finds spark' to win Washington three-setter|date=31 July 2024|accessdate=31 July 2024}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/krueger-us-open-2024-feature|title=After a career of toil, Mitchell Krueger meets his moment at the US Open|date=28 August 2024|website=ATPTour}}

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. {{cite tweet|url=https://x.com/HangzhouOpen/status/1837401603348770937 |title= 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 |number= 1837401603348770937 |user= HangzhouOpen|date=21 September 2024}}

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.{{cite news |url=https://wtt.com/2020/06/16/world-teamtennis-adds-stars-tiafoe-puig-raonic-bouchard-sock-as-rosters-set-for-2020/ |title=World TeamTennis Adds Stars Tiafoe, Puig, Roanic, Bouchard, & Sock As Rosters Set For 2020 |website=WTT.com |date=June 16, 2020 }}

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

=Singles: 19 (9 titles, 10 runner-ups)=

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|0–1

|2016 Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger – Singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger, USA

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|BAR}} Darian King

|2–6, 3–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|0–2

|2017 Launceston Tennis International – Men's singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Launceston Tennis International, Australia

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Noah Rubin

|0–6, 1–6

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|1–2

|2019 RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas – Singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|RBC Tennis Chmps. of Dallas, USA

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mackenzie McDonald

|4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–1

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|2–2

|2021 Cary Challenger – Singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Cary Challenger, USA

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|IND}} Ramkumar Ramanathan

|7–6(7–4), 6–2

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|3–2

|2021 Cary Challenger II – Singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Cary Challenger II, USA

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bjorn Fratangelo

|6–4, 6–3

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|4–2

|2024 Southern California Open – Singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Southern California Open Challenger, USA

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Brandon Holt

|4–6, 6–3, 6–4

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|4–3

|2024 Tallahassee Tennis Challenger – Singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Tallahassee Tennis Challenger, USA

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Clay

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Zizou Bergs

|4–6, 6–7(9–11)

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|5–3

|2024 Little Rock Challenger – Singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Little Rock Challenger, USA

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuta Shimizu

|6–3, 6–4

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!class="unsortable"|Score

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|1–0

|{{dts|Jun 2013}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Netherlands F2, Alkmaar

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Ricardo Hocevar

|4–6, 7–5, 6–2

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|1–1

|{{dts|Mar 2014}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F8, Bakersfield

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Daniel Kosakowski

|4–6, 6–3, 4–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|1–2

|{{dts|May 2014}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F13, Orange Park

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|CHI}} Nicolás Jarry

|1–6, 6–7(6–8)

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|1–3

|{{dts|Jun 2014}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Italy F16, Cesena

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Vanni

|6–4, 3–6, 1–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|1–4

|{{dts|Jun 2014}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Italy F18, Naples

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Vanni

|3–6, 3–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|1–5

|{{dts|Sep 2014}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Canada F9, Toronto

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bjorn Fratangelo

|2–6, 3–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|1–6

|{{dts|Dec 2014}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Dominican Republic F4, Santo Domingo

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Andrey Rublev

|2–6, 4–6

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|2–6

|{{dts|Jan 2015}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F2, Los Angeles

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jason Jung

|6–1, 6–2

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|2–7

|{{dts|Jul 2015}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F21, Wichita

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|IND}} Sanam Singh

|6–7(6–8), 6–7(4–7)

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|3–7

|{{dts|Jun 2016}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|China F9, Jinan

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Finn Tearney

|7–6(7–4), 6–3

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|4–7

|{{dts|Jul 2023}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Dallas, USA

|style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|USA}} Aidan Mayo

|6–4, 6–0

=Doubles: 27 (8 titles, 19 runner-ups)=

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bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|0–1

|2014 Tallahassee Tennis Challenger – Doubles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Tallahassee Tennis Challenger, USA

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Clay

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bjorn Fratangelo

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Ryan Agar
{{flagicon|AUT}} Sebastian Bader

|4–6, 6–7(3–7)

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|0–2

|2014 Latrobe City Traralgon ATP Challenger 1 – Doubles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Traralgon Challenger, Australia

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jarmere Jenkins

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Dane Propoggia
{{flagicon|GBR}} Brydan Klein

|1–6, 6–1, [3–10]

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|1–2

|2015 Launceston Tennis International – Men's doubles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Launceston Tennis International, Australia

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|MDA}} Radu Albot

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Adam Hubble
{{flagicon|NZL}} Jose Statham

|3–6, 7–5, [11–9]

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|1–3

|2015 Columbus Challenger – Doubles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Columbus Challenger, USA

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|USA}} Eric Quigley

|{{flagicon|USA}} Chase Buchanan
{{flagicon|SLO}} Blaž Rola

|4–6, 6–4, [17–19]

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|1–4

|2016 Open de Guadeloupe – Doubles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Open de Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Austin Krajicek

|{{flagicon|USA}} James Cerretani
{{flagicon|NED}} Antal van der Duim

|2–6, 7–5, [8–10]

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|2–4

|2016 Winnipeg National Bank Challenger – Men's doubles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Winnipeg Challenger, Canada

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Daniel Nguyen

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jarryd Chaplin
{{flagicon|AUS}} Benjamin Mitchell

|6–2, 7–5

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|2–5

|2017 Savannah Challenger – Doubles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Savannah Challenger, USA

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Clay

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Luke Bambridge

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Peter Polansky
{{flagicon|GBR}} Neal Skupski

|6–4, 3–6, [1–10]

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|3–5

|2019 Charlottesville Men's Pro Challenger – Doubles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Charlottesville Challenger, USA

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|SLO}} Blaž Rola

|{{flagicon|USA}} Sekou Bangoura
{{flagicon|SLO}} Blaž Kavčič

|6–4, 6–1

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|3–6

|2020 Oracle Challenger Series – Indian Wells – Men's doubles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Oracle Challenger, USA

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Sebastian Korda

|{{flagicon|USA}} Denis Kudla
{{flagicon|USA}} Thai-Son Kwiatkowski

|3–6, 6–2, [6–10]

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|4–6

|2021 Orlando Open – Doubles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Orlando Open, USA

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Sock

|{{flagicon|USA}} Dennis Novikov
{{flagicon|USA}} Christian Harrison

|4–6, 7–5, [13–11]

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|4–7

|2022 Chicago Men's Challenger – Doubles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Chicago Men's Challenger, USA

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Evan King

|{{flagicon|SWE}} André Göransson
{{flagicon|JPN}}Ben McLachlan

|4–6, 7–6(7–3), [5–10]

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|4–8

|2022 Knoxville Challenger – Doubles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Knoxville Challenger, USA

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|USA}} Martin Damm Jr.

|{{flagicon|USA}} Hunter Reese
{{flagicon|USA}} Tennys Sandgren

|7–6(7–4), 6–7(3–7), [5–10]

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|4–9

|2023 Texas Tennis Classic – Doubles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Texas Tennis Classic, USA

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Evan King

|{{flagicon|SRB}} Ivan Sabanov
{{flagicon|SRB}} Matej Sabanov

|1–6, 6–3, [10–12]

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|4–10

|2023 Knoxville Challenger – Doubles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Knoxville Challenger, USA

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mac Kiger

|{{flagicon|USA}} Cannon Kingsley
{{flagicon|VEN}} Luis David Martínez

|6–7(3–7), 3–6

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!{{ns}}Date{{ns}}

!Tournament

!Tier

!Surface

!Partner

!Opponents

!class="unsortable"|Score

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|1–0

|{{dts|Oct 2012}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F29, Birmingham

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bjorn Fratangelo

|{{flagicon|USA}} Chase Buchanan
{{flagicon|USA}} Vahid Mirzadeh

|6–2, 6–3

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|1–1

|{{dts|Jun 2013}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Netherlands F3, Breda

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bjorn Fratangelo

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Henri Kontinen
{{flagicon|INA}} Christopher Rungkat

|4–6, 5–7

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|1–2

|{{dts|May 2014}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F13, Orange Park

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bjorn Fratangelo

|{{flagicon|USA}} Connor Smith
{{flagicon|USA}} Dennis Novikov

|3–6, 2–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|1–3

|{{dts|May 2014}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F14, Tampa

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bjorn Fratangelo

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Tiago Lopes
{{flagicon|CHI}} Nicolás Jarry

|5–7, 1–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|1–4

|{{dts|Jun 2014}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Italy F17, Parma

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bjorn Fratangelo

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Frigerio
{{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Trevisan

|3–6, 2–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|1–5

|{{dts|Aug 2014}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F23, Edwardsville

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bjorn Fratangelo

|{{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Davidson
{{flagicon|IND}} Saketh Myneni

|3–6, 4–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|1–6

|{{dts|Sep 2014}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Canada F9, Toronto

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bjorn Fratangelo

|{{flagicon|USA}} Sekou Bangoura
{{flagicon|USA}} Evan King

|4–6, 6–4, [9–11]

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|2–6

|{{dts|Oct 2014}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Australia F6, Alice Springs

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jarmere Jenkins

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Dane Propoggia
{{flagicon|GBR}} Brydan Klein

|6–4, 6–4

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|3–6

|{{dts|Oct 2014}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Australia F8, Toowoomba

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jarmere Jenkins

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jake Eames
{{flagicon|AUS}} Christopher O'Connell

|6–2, 6–2

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|3–7

|{{dts|Nov 2014}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Australia F9, Wollongong

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Andrew Whittington

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Steven de Waard
{{flagicon|AUS}} Marc Polmans

|6–7(2–7), 6–7(2–7)

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|4–7

|{{dts|Dec 2014}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Dominican Republic F4, Santo Domingo

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Sekou Bangoura

|{{flagicon|PER}} Mauricio Echazú
{{flagicon|BUL}} Aleksandar Lazov

|6–7(1–7), 6–1, [10–8]

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|4–8

|{{dts|Mar 2015}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F10, Bakersfield

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Connor Smith

|{{flagicon|USA}} Sekou Bangoura
{{flagicon|BAR}} Darian King

|4–6, 6–4, [7–10]

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|4–9

|{{dts|Jun 2016}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|China F9, Jinan

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Connor Smith

|{{flagicon|TPE}} Peng Hsien-yin
{{flagicon|CHN}} Gong Maoxin

|6–7(2–7), 4–6

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

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Category:1994 births

Category:Living people

Category:American male tennis players

Category:Sportspeople from Fort Worth, Texas

Category:Tennis players from Texas

Category:21st-century American sportsmen