Ella McDonald
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| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Prize money | $35,360 |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 492 (19 August 2024) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | 1R (2023) |
| French Open Junior | 2R (2023) |
| Wimbledon Junior | 2R (2022) |
| US Open Junior | 2R (2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | QF (2023) |
| French Open Junior | QF (2023) |
| Wimbledon Junior | 1R (2022) |
| US Open Junior | 2R (2022) |
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Ella McDonald is a British tennis player.[1][2]
Early life[edit]
She is from Preston in Lancashire.[3]
Career[edit]
Given a wildcard into qualifying at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, McDonald pushed veteran American Coco Vandeweghe to a third set tie-break.[4]
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] 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]
Personal life[edit]
She is the daughter of Joanna McDonald and former professional footballer Neil McDonald. She has two siblings Charlotte and Lucas.[11]
ITF Circuit finals[edit]
Singles: 2 (2 title)[edit]
| 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: 8 (7 titles, 1 runner–ups)[edit]
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2023 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, United Kingdom | W25 | Hard | Maia Lumsden
|
 Dominika Šalková Anna Sisková
|
3–6, 6–1, [13–11] |
| Win | 2–0 | Jan 2024 | GB Pro-Series Loughborough, United Kingdom | W35 | Hard | Liv Hovde
|
Alicia Barnett Sarah Beth Grey
|
4–6, 6–2, [10–7] |
| Win | 3–0 | Jan 2024 | GB Pro-Series Sunderland, United Kingdom | W35 | Hard |  Laura Hietaranta
|
 Julie Belgraver Katarína Strešnaková
|
6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 4–0 | May 2024 | ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom | W35 | Hard | Holly Hutchinson
|
Ali Collins Lauryn John-Baptiste
|
7–6(4), 7–6(5) |
| Win | 5–0 | May 2024 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Talia Neilson-Gatenby
|
 Jiayu Xu Zhang Ying
|
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–0 | Jun 2024 | ITF Madrid, Spain | W15 | Clay | Holly Hutchinson
|
 Ana Candiotto  Anastasia Iamachkine
|
6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–0 | Aug 2024 | ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom | W35 | Hard | Holly Hutchinson
|
 Gabriella Da Silva Fick Alice Robbe
|
6–2, 3–6, [10–3] |
| Loss | 7–1 | Oct 2024 | ITF Loughborough, United Kingdom | W35 | Hard (i) | Ranah Akua Stoiber
|
 Valentini Grammatikopoulou  Elena Malõgina
|
Walkover |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Ella McDonald". itftennis.
- ↑ "Ella McDonald's". wta.
- ↑ "Lexus Ilkley Trophy 2024: Next generation of British stars progress in women's singles". lta.org. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ↑ "Ella McDonald shocked by performance against Vandeweghe in Wimbledon qualifying". The Northern Echo. June 22, 2022.
- ↑ "United Cup offers men's and women's tennis chance to present united front". The Guardian. December 28, 2022.
- ↑ "Lumsden and McDonald claim doubles victory on team debut in Glasgow". LTA.org. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ↑ "Kyle Edmund wins Sunderland to take back-to-back Lexus GB Pro Series titles". LTA. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ↑ "Ella McDonald wows home support with Ilkley success". East Lothian Courier. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ↑ "British wipeout at Ilkley Trophy as France dominates semis". Telegraph & Argus. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ↑ "Rothesay International Eastbourne 2024: Results & updates". lta. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ↑ "Ex-Preston North End defender on how he's helping his teenage daughter, rising tennis star Ella". lep.co.uk.
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