Mitchell Krueger (born January 12, 1994) is an American

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player. Krueger has a career-high singles ranking by the

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(ATP) of world No. 135, achieved on 18 July 2022. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 173, achieved on 27 April 2015.

Professional career

Krueger received a wildcard into the 2012 US Open mixed doubles event, where he partnered fellow American

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, but lost in the first round. He made his ATP Tour main-draw debut and recorded first win when he qualified and defeated

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for a first of two wins of his career at the 2017 Western & Southern Open and the

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. He made his Grand Slam debut when he qualified into the main draw of the 2018 US Open. At the 2019 Australian Open, Krueger qualified for the first time at this major but lost to world No. 1,

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, in the first round. His first Grand slam win was at the 2020 US Open where he defeated

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in the first round as a wildcard. At the

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, he reached the second round, defeating Jordan Thompson for his fourth ATP Tour-level win before losing to third seed

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World TeamTennis

Mitchell enters his second season with

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in 2020, after making his debut with the

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in 2019. It was announced he joined the

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during the 2020 WTT season that began on July 12.

Performance timeline

Singles

''Current through the

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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 15 (6–9)

Doubles: 25 (8–17)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Krueger, Mitchell 1994 births Living people American male tennis players Sportspeople from Fort Worth, Texas Sportspeople from Boca Raton, Florida Tennis people from Texas