Christina McHale

Christina McHale

Country	United States[1]
Residence	Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, U.S.A.[1]
Born	May 11, 1992 (1992-05-11) (age 19)[1] Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S.A.[1]
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)[1]
Career prize money	US $495,625[2]
Singles
Career record	126–89
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 42 (10 October 2011)
Current ranking	No. 42 (10 October 2011)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	1R (2009, 2011)[1]
French Open	1R (2010, 2011)
Wimbledon	2R (2011)
US Open	3R (2011)
Doubles
Career record	32–25
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 171 (August 22, 2011)
Current ranking	No. 174 (October 10, 2011)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon	3R (2011)
US Open	1R (2009)
Last updated on: October 10, 2011.

Medal record
Tennis
Competitor for  United States
Pan American Games
Silver	2011 Guadalajara	Doubles
Bronze	2011 Guadalajara	Singles

Christina McHale (born May 11, 1992^[1]) is a professional American tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 45, and in doubles it is No. 171. McHale has beaten numerous top WTA tour players, including current world no. 1 Caroline Wozniacki, two-time Grand Slam event winner Svetlana Kuznetsova, and former Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli.

Biography

Christina McHale was born in Teaneck, New Jersey.^[1] She is the daughter of John and Margarita McHale. Her father John is an Irish American while her mother Margarita was born in Cuba. Her family lived in Hong Kong from the time she was three until she was eight, and she knows a little Mandarin Chinese. In 2000, the McHale family moved back to the United States and bought a home in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. In June 2006, she graduated from Upper School of the Englewood Cliffs Public Schools as the 8th grade valedictorian.^[3]

Christina McHale currently trains at the USTA Training Center in Carson, California. At the age of 15, she left her home to train at the USTA Training Center headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida. She was also homeschooled through Kaplan Online High School since she was 15. Her sister Lauren is a junior at UNC-Chapel Hill, where she plays tennis for the Tar Heels.^[4]

Her favorite tennis players include Andy Roddick, Serena and Venus Williams, and Rafael Nadal. In her spare time, she enjoys listening to music and spending time with friends. She currently resides in the upscale suburb of Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.^[5]

Tennis career

2009

McHale was granted a wildcard into the main draw of the 2009 Australian Open where she lost a close match in the first round to Jessica Moore 6–1, 3–6, 7–9.

She received a wildcard into the main draw of the 2009 US Open where she won her first career Grand Slam and WTA match by defeating Polona Hercog 6–3, 6–1 in the 1st round. However, in the second round she lost to Maria Sharapova in straight sets 6–2, 6–1.

2010

In Boca Raton, Florida, Christina McHale beat Asia Muhammad in a qualifying tournament by a 6–4, 6–0 victory. Soon afterwards, Christina McHale earned a wild-card spot to play in the 2010 French Open in a 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 victory over Beatrice Capra. At the French Open, she lost 7–5, 6–3 in the first-round to Varvara Lepchenko.

On July 10, 2010 at The Kennedy Funding Invitational Tournament, she beat Melanie Oudin in a 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 victory. On July 11, 2010, she defeated Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in a 6–4, 7–5 victory. This tournament raised $475,000 to support breast cancer care facilities. Christina received a $40,000 cheque after she won the match.

At 2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open Christina defeated Nadia Petrova in the first round 7–6, 5–3 ret. and Ayumi Morita in the second 6–2, 6–4. She then lost in the third round to the eventual winner and former world No. 1 Kim Clijsters in straight sets 1–6, 1–6.^[6]

2011

At the 2011 Family Circle Cup, Christina defeated Heather Watson in the first round, eighth-seeded Alisa Kleybanova in the second round and tenth-seeded Daniela Hantuchová in the third. She reached her first WTA quarter-final, but lost to third-seeded Jelena Janković in straight sets 2–6, 0–6.

In June she won her first ITF singles title, winning a $50k event in Italy.

At the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, McHale won her second grand slam match by defeating 28th seed Ekaterina Makarova in three sets.^[7] She lost in the second round to Tamira Paszek of Austria.^[8] McHale scored the biggest win of her career in Cincinnati, beating world no. 1 Caroline Wozniacki in the second round of the Western & Southern Open. McHale, who was granted a wildcard into the main draw, defeated Wozniacki in straight sets 6–4, 7–5.^[9] In the 2011 US Open, she defeated Aleksandra Wozniak in the first round in three sets. She would then go on to beat the 8th seed Marion Bartoli in the second round in straight sets 7–6, 6–2.^[10] McHale exited after a 3rd round loss to 25th seeded Maria Kirilenko.^[11]

Career statistics

ITF Circuit singles finals (1–2)

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner–up	1.	October 22, 2007	Itu, Brazil	Clay	Mailen Auroux	5–7, 2–6
Runner–up	2.	October 5, 2009	Troy, United States	Hard	Alison Riske	4–6, 6–2, 5–7
Winner	3.	June 5, 2011	Rome, Italy	Clay	Ekaterina Ivanova	6–2, 6–4

ITF Circuit doubles finals (3–2)

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner–up	1.	May 29, 2007	Houston, United States	Hard	Kimberly Couts	Helen Besovic Nina Munch-Soegaard	6–7(2–7), 5–7
Winner	2.	October 15, 2007	Serra Negra, Brazil	Clay	Allie Will	Mailen Auroux Tatiana Bua	7–5 6–3
Winner	3.	June 23, 2008	Wichita, United States	Hard	Sloane Stephens	Dominika Diešková Ana-Clara Duarte	6–3 6–2
Runner–up	4.	June 8, 2009	Szczecin, Poland	Clay	Asia Muhammed	Michaela Paštiková Lenka Tvarosková	1–6, 0–6
Winner	5.	May 31, 2010	Rome, Italy	Clay	Olivia Rogowska	Iryna Kuryanovich Arantxa Rus	6–4, 6–1

Grand Slam performance timeline

To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. Only Main Draw results in WTA Tour are considered. This table is current through the 2011 US Open.

Tournament	2009	2010	2011	SR	W–L
Australian Open	1R	LQ	1R	0 / 2	0–2
French Open	A	1R	1R	0 / 2	0–2
Wimbledon	A	A	2R	0 / 1	1–1
US Open	2R	1R	3R	0 / 3	3–3
Win–Loss	1–2	0–2	3–4	0 / 8	3–8
Career Statistics
Tournaments Played	2	9	15	26
Titles–Runner-ups	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 26	0–0
Hardcourt Win–Loss	1–2	3–6	11–8	0 / 17	15–16
Clay Win–Loss	0–0	2–3	4–6	0 / 6	6–9
Grass Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	2–2	0 / 2	2–2
Carpet Win–Loss	0–0	3–1	0–0	0 / 1	3–1
Overall Win–Loss	1–2	8–10	17–16	0 / 26	26–28
Year End Ranking	218	115

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} "Christina McHale, WTA – Tennis". CBSSports.com. http://www.cbssports.com/tennis/players/playerpage/1660442. Retrieved January 25, 2009. 
2. ^ "Christina McHale – Player Profile". WTA.com. http://www.wtatennis.com/page/Player/Stats/0,,12781~14078,00.html. Retrieved June 11, 2011. 
3. ^ Coffey, Samantha. "Christina McHale Courts Greatness", Scholastic News Kids Press Corps, September 9, 2011. Accessed September 19, 2011. "Five years ago, Christina McHale was the valedictorian of her middle school in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Today, she is the youngest women's tennis player in the top 100 of the world. Clearly, she knows a lot about what it takes to succeed."
4. ^ "Lauren McHale". tarheelblue.cstv.com. http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/mchale_lauren00.html. Retrieved June 20, 2011. 
5. ^ Stephenson, Colin. "Englewood Cliffs native Christina McHale wins first round match at the U.S. Open", The Star-Ledger, September 1, 2009. Accessed October 24, 2009.
6. ^ Sharma, Rohit (August 13, 2010). "Clijsters teaches McHale a lesson, enters Cincinnati Quarters". TennisEarth.com. http://www.tennisearth.com/news/tennisNews/Clijsters-teaches-McHale-a-lesson-enters-Cincinnati-Quarters-280781.htm. Retrieved August 16, 2010. 
7. ^ Sullivan, Tara (June 20, 2011). "Northjersey.com : Sports Englewood Cliffs' Christina McHale wins first-round Wimbledon match". The Record (Woodland Park, New Jersey: North Jersey Media Group). http://www.northjersey.com/sports/062011_Englewood_Cliffs_Christina_McHale_wins_first-round_Wimbledon_match.html. Retrieved 4 July 2011. 
8. ^ "Wimbledon 2011: Englewood Cliffs-raised Christina McHale loses in second round". The Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey: Advance Publications). June 23, 2011. http://www.nj.com/tennis/index.ssf/2011/06/wimbledon_2011_englewood_cliff.html. Retrieved 4 July 2011. 
9. ^ "Wozniacki out early again: McHale sends world number one packing in straight sets". SkySports.com. August 17, 2011. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,,12110_7108419,00.html. Retrieved August 17, 2011. 
10. ^ Martin, John (August 8, 2011). "In Yet Another Upset, McHale Defeats Bartoli". The New York Times. http://straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/31/in-yet-another-upset-mchale-defeats-bartoli/?ref=sports. Retrieved September 1, 2011. 
11. ^ McDonald, Joe (August 31, 2011). "McHale's Navy Launches At The Open". Tennis Now. http://www.tennisnow.com/News/McHale-s-Navy-Launches-At-The-Open.aspx/?ref=sports. Retrieved September 2, 2011. 

External links

Biography portal

• Christina McHale at the Women's Tennis Association
• Christina McHale at the International Tennis Federation
• Christina McHale at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile

Persondata
Name	Machale, Christina
Alternative names
Short description	Tennis player
Date of birth	May 11, 1992
Place of birth	Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date of death
Place of death