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Comment: Doesn't yet meet the guidelines set out by WP:GNG or WP:NTENNIS. Seems to be a case of WP:TOOSOON as McDonald is still young and has a potential long career ahead. Adamtt9 (talk) 01:38, 24 July 2023 (UTC)
- Comment: While I do think the player could meet WP:GNG, at the moment the article is just too short and underdeveloped.Try taking a look at these guidelines from the WikiProject, so you can get a general idea of how your biography should look like. Oltrepier (talk) 07:43, 13 May 2023 (UTC)
| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Singles | |
| 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) |
Ella McDonald is a British tennis player.[1]
Career edit
Given a wildcard into qualifying at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, McDonald pushed veteran American Coco Vandeweghe to a third set tie-break.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5]
Personal life edit
She is the daughter of Joanna McDonald and former professional footballer Neil McDonald. She has two siblings Charlotte and Lucas.[6]
ITF Circuit finals edit
Doubles: 5 (5 titles) edit
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | 17 February 2023 | ITF Glasgow | 25,000 | Hard | Maia Lumsden
|
 Dominika Salkova Anna Siskova
|
3-6, 6-1, (13-11) |
| Win | 2–0 | 8 January 2024 | ITF Loughborough | 35,000 | Hard | Liv Hovde
|
Alicia Barnett Sarah Beth Gray
|
4-6, 6-2, (10-7) |
| Win | 3–0 | 15 January 2024 | ITF Sunderland | 25,000 | Hard |  Laura Hietaranta
|
 Julie Belgraver Katarina Stresnakova
|
6-4, 6-1 |
| Win | 4–0 | 29 April 2024 | ITF Nottingham | 35,000 | Hard | Holly Hutchinson
|
Ali Collins Lauryn John Baptiste
|
7-6, 7-6 |
| Win | 5–0 | 19 May 2024 | ITF Monastir | 15,000 | Hard | Talia Nielson-Gatanby
|
 Jiayu Xu Ying Zhang
|
6-4, 6-2 |
References edit
- ^ "Ella McDonald". itftennis.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Lumsden and McDonald claim doubles victory on team debut in Glasgow". LTA.org. February 20, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ "Kyle Edmund wins Sunderland to take back-to-back Lexus GB Pro Series titles". LTA. January 22, 2024. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
- ^ "Ex-Preston North End defender on how he's helping his teenage daughter, rising tennis star Ella". lep.co.uk.