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Ella McDonald
McDonald in 2022
Country (sports) Great Britain
Born (2005-05-04) 4 May 2005 (age 19)[1]
Prize money$58,169
Singles
Career record57–51
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 398 (11 November 2024)
Current rankingNo. 399 (18 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior1R (2023)
French Open Junior2R (2023)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2022)
US Open Junior2R (2022)
Doubles
Career record54–19
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 250 (18 November 2024)
Current rankingNo. 250 (18 November 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open JuniorQF (2023)
French Open JuniorQF (2023)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2022)
US Open Junior2R (2022)
Last updated on: 18 November 2024.

Ella McDonald (born 4 August 2005) is a British tennis player.[2][3]

Career

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Given a wildcard into qualifying at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, McDonald pushed veteran American Coco Vandeweghe to a third set tie-break.[4]

2023

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McDonald started 2023 in the British team at the United Cup alongside Cameron Norrie, Harriet Dart, Dan Evans, Katie Swan, Jan Choinski, Jonny O'Mara and Ranah Stoiber.[5]

McDonald won her first ITF World Tour title in February 2023. She won the women's doubles alongside Maia Lumsden at the W25 Glasgow event held at the Stirling National Academy against Dominika Salkova and Anna Siskova. It was Lumsden and McDonald's debut tournament as a pair.[6]

2024

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In January 2024, partnered with Finland's Laura Hietaranta she won the Sunderland ITF doubles title 6–4, 6–1 against Julie Belgraver and Katarina Stresnakova to win back-to-back 35k ITF doubles titles.[7]

At the 2024 Ilkley Trophy she defeated Arianne Hartono in three sets and reached the quarter finals with a win over Lanlana Tararudee before losing to Jessika Ponchet.[8][9]

She defeated world number 50 Ana Bogdan in three sets in qualifying at the 2024 Eastbourne International.[10] Playing with Holly Hutchinson she won the ladies doubles at the Roehampton W35 in August 2024, to claim their third trophy in four tournaments.[11]

She won final of the women's doubles at the W50 Funchal tournament in Portugal in a November 2024 alongside compatriot Holly Hutchinson, where they defeated Martyna Kubka and Sarah Beth Grey in the semi final before defeating Riya Bhatia and Polina Iatchenko in the final.[12]

Personal life

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She is from Preston, Lancashire.[13] She is the daughter of Joanna McDonald and former professional footballer Neil McDonald. She has two siblings Charlotte and Lucas.[14]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 2 (2 titles)

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Result W-L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2024 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Daria Khomutsianskaya 6–4, 6–2
Win 2–0 Jul 2024 ITF Bissy-Chambéry, France W15 Hard Ekaterina Ovcharenko 6–0, 6–1

Doubles: 9 (8 titles, 1 runner–ups)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2023 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, United Kingdom W25 Hard United Kingdom Maia Lumsden Czech Republic Dominika Šalková
Czech Republic Anna Sisková
3–6, 6–1, [13–11]
Win 2–0 Jan 2024 GB Pro-Series Loughborough, United Kingdom W35 Hard United Kingdom Liv Hovde United Kingdom Alicia Barnett
United Kingdom Sarah Beth Grey
4–6, 6–2, [10–7]
Win 3–0 Jan 2024 GB Pro-Series Sunderland, United Kingdom W35 Hard Finland Laura Hietaranta France Julie Belgraver
Slovakia Katarína Strešnaková
6–4, 6–1
Win 4–0 May 2024 ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom W35 Hard United Kingdom Holly Hutchinson United Kingdom Ali Collins
United Kingdom Lauryn John-Baptiste
7–6(4), 7–6(5)
Win 5–0 May 2024 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard United Kingdom Talia Neilson-Gatenby China Jiayu Xu
China Zhang Ying
6–4, 6–2
Win 6–0 Jun 2024 ITF Madrid, Spain W15 Clay United Kingdom Holly Hutchinson Brazil Ana Candiotto
Peru Anastasia Iamachkine
6–4, 6–1
Win 7–0 Aug 2024 ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom W35 Hard United Kingdom Holly Hutchinson Australia Gabriella Da Silva Fick
France Alice Robbe
6–2, 3–6, [10–3]
Loss 7–1 Oct 2024 ITF Loughborough, United Kingdom W35 Hard (i) United Kingdom Ranah Akua Stoiber Greece Valentini Grammatikopoulou
Estonia Elena Malõgina
Walkover
Win 8–1 Nov 2024 ITF Funchal, Portugal W50 Hard United Kingdom Holly Hutchinson India Riya Bhatia
Polina Iatcenko
3–6, 6–2, [10–8]

References

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  1. ^ "Ella McDonald". Eurosport. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "Ella McDonald". itftennis.
  3. ^ "Ella McDonald's". wta.
  4. ^ "Ella McDonald shocked by performance against Vandeweghe in Wimbledon qualifying". The Northern Echo. June 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "United Cup offers men's and women's tennis chance to present united front". The Guardian. December 28, 2022.
  6. ^ "Lumsden and McDonald claim doubles victory on team debut in Glasgow". LTA.org. February 20, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "Kyle Edmund wins Sunderland to take back-to-back Lexus GB Pro Series titles". LTA. January 22, 2024. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  8. ^ "Ella McDonald wows home support with Ilkley success". East Lothian Courier. June 20, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  9. ^ "British wipeout at Ilkley Trophy as France dominates semis". Telegraph & Argus. June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  10. ^ "Rothesay International Eastbourne 2024: Results & updates". lta. June 22, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  11. ^ "Sonay Kartal & George Loffhagen lead British champions at the Lexus GB Pro Series Roehampton". LTA. August 5, 2024. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  12. ^ "Britânicas HollyHutchinson e Ella Macdonald festejam vitória no Madeira Ladies Open". www.dnoticias.pt. November 16, 2024. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  13. ^ "Lexus Ilkley Trophy 2024: Next generation of British stars progress in women's singles". lta.org. June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  14. ^ "Ex-Preston North End defender on how he's helping his teenage daughter, rising tennis star Ella". lep.co.uk.
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