Jared Donaldson

Jared Donaldson

Donaldson at the 2015 Wimbledon qualifying tournament
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Glocester, Rhode Island / Irvine, California
Born	(1996-10-09) October 9, 1996 Providence, Rhode Island
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach(es)	Taylor Dent & Alejandro Kon
Prize money	$589,859
Singles
Career record	11–19 (36.67% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 96 (19 September 2016)
Current ranking	No. 108 (10 October 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	Q2 (2015)
French Open	Q3 (2015, 2016)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2015)
US Open	3R (2016)
Doubles
Career record	1–2
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 327 (2 February 2015)
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open	2R (2014)
Last updated on: 12 September 2016.

Jared Donaldson (born October 9, 1996) is an American professional tennis player from Glocester, Rhode Island. He has won an ATP Challenger title in each of singles and doubles.

Junior career

Donaldson trained on the red clay in Buenos Aires for two years instead of following the conventional route of a tennis academy or USTA Player Development. His time there dramatically improved his consistency, movement, and mental game. Having never claimed any prestigious junior crowns (Orange Bowl, Junior grandslams, Les Petits), Donaldson reached the final of the 2013 USTA Boys 18s National Championship at 16, where he lost to Collin Altamirano in straight sets.^[1]

Professional career

Early years

At the 2013 US Open, he reached the final round of qualifying, beating two players in the Top 250.

He continued to play extensively in the Turkey and US Futures circuit until breaking through with three consecutive futures titles in June 2014. Donaldson qualified for his first ATP event at the 2014 Citi Open in Washington, DC. He made an official statement about turning pro instead of playing collegiate tennis on August 22, 2014, just short of his 18th birthday.

He received main draw wildcards into the singles and doubles tournaments at the 2014 US Open. Although he lost to Gaël Monfils in straight sets, he received high praise by many of the tennis elite.^[2]

In January 2015, he won his first Challenger title at the 2015 Royal Lahaina Challenger in Maui, allowing him to move into the Top 200 of the ATP rankings. He also won the doubles title in Maui with partner Stefan Kozlov. The following month, he won his first ATP level match at the 2015 Memphis Open, this time defeating Kozlov.

2016: Top 100

Donaldson made it through qualifying at the US Open. He then recorded the biggest win of his career, knocking off 12th-seeded David Goffin in the first round. He then beat Viktor Troicki before losing to Ivo Karlovic in the third round, which was enough to push him into the Top 100 of the ATP rankings for the first time.

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 1 (1–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	February 1, 2015	Maui, United States	Hard	Nicolas Meister	6–1, 6–4
Runner-up	2.	October 10, 2015	Sacramento, United States	Hard	Taylor Fritz	4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Runner-up	3.	April 24, 2016	Savannah, United States	Clay	Bjorn Fratangelo	1–6, 3–6

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	February 1, 2015	Maui, United States	Hard	Stefan Kozlov	Chase Buchanan Rhyne Williams	6–3, 6–4

Singles performance timeline

References

External links

• Jared Donaldson at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Jared Donaldson at the International Tennis Federation
• Jared Donaldson at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile

Association of Tennis Professionals: Top ten American male singles tennis players as of 5 December 2016
1. John Isner (19 ) 2. Jack Sock (23 ) 3. Sam Querrey (31 ) 4. Steve Johnson (33 ) 5. Taylor Fritz (76 )
6. Donald Young (88 ) 7. Ryan Harrison (90 ) 8. Jared Donaldson (105 ) 9. Frances Tiafoe (108 ) 10. Bjorn Fratangelo (114 )