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Christina McHale

Christina McHale
  • Residence: Englewood Cliffs, NJ, USA
  • Date of Birth: 11 May 1992
  • Birthplace: Teaneck, NJ, USA
  • Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m)
  • Weight: 127 lbs. (58 kg)
  • Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
  • Status: Pro (April 2010)

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Christina McHale Biography

Trains at Courtsense in New Jersey... Father, John, works in finance; mother is Margarita; older sister, Lauren, attends UNC-Chapel Hill (plays tennis) ... Lived in Hong Kong from age 3 to 8 (father transferred with job); began playing tennis at Hong Kong apartment complex's courts ... Also did competitive swimming growing up ... Speaks English, Spanish and basic Mandarin ... Aggressive baseliner; favorite shot is forehand; considers movement a strength ... Favorite surface is hard; favorite event is US Open ... Idols growing up were Williams sisters ... Favorite actors are the cast of Friends; favorite book is Twilight ... Enjoys listening to hip-hop and rap.
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Stats

YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles 0 0
WTA Doubles Titles 0 0
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles 0 1
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles 0 3
Prize Money $157,023 $1,108,566
W/L - Singles 10 - 12 161 - 121
W/L - Doubles 2 - 4 37 - 34
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Results

STRASBOURG

WTA // FRANCE // 20-May-2013 // $235,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 55 // Seed/Entry: 6/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss Lauren Davis (USA) 67 7-5 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$1,800
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Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
53 59 140
Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
20-Aug-2012 (24) 11-Jun-2012 (111)
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JANUARY - Fell 1r at Auckland (l. to Parmentier); fell 1r at Sydney (l. to Li); fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to Putintseva).

FEBRUARY - Reached 2r at Paris [Indoors] (l. to Bartoli); reached 3r at Doha (l. to Azarenka); fell in Dubai qualifying.

MARCH - Reached 2r at Indian Wells (l. to Kirilenko); reached 2r at Miami (l. to Vinci).

APRIL - Fell 1r at Charleston (l. to Lepchenko).

MAY - Reached 2r at Madrid (l. to Sharapova); reached 2r at Rome (l. to Errani); fell 1r at Strasbourg (l. to Davis).
2007 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit, winning one doubles title.

2008 - Played first WTA qualifying at New Haven and US Open (both as WC); won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2009 - Played first two WTA main draws, falling 1r at Australian Open (as WC) and reaching 2r at US Open (as WC, l. to Sharapova); fell in qualifying twice.

2010 - SF at Québec City (l. to Paszek); reached 3r twice and 2r once; fell 1r five times (incl. Roland Garros, US Open) and in qualifying twice; won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2011 - First Top 50 season (finishing No.42); QF twice at Charleston and New Haven; reached 3r four times (incl. US Open) and 2r six times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r six times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying four times; made Top 100 debut on March 21 (after Indian Wells; rose from No.112 to No.98) and Top 50 debut on September 12 (after US Open; rose from No.55 to No.45).

2012 - First Top 40 season; QF twice at Doha and Carlsbad; reached 4r once (Indian Wells - l. to Kerber 63 36 76(4); held 3mp at 6-5 third set), 3r four times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon) and 2r seven times; fell 1r seven times (incl. Olympics, US Open); struggled with illness in second half of season (retired in Cincinnati 1r and withdrew from Stanford, New Haven, Québec City and Tokyo [Pan Pacific]).
ADDITIONAL
American Fed Cup Team, 2010-12; American Olympic Team, 2012.

Overall Stats

YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles 0 0
WTA Doubles Titles 0 0
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles 0 1
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles 0 3
Prize Money $157,023 $1,108,566
W/L - Singles 10 - 12 161 - 121
W/L - Doubles 2 - 4 37 - 34

Matchfacts

Service Record YTD Return Record YTD
Aces 37 1st Serve Return Points Won 36.3%
Double Faults 59 2nd Serve Return Points Won 54.3%
1st Serve 60.6% Break Points Opportunities 142
1st Serve Points Won 59.1% Break Points Converted 46.5%
2nd Serve Points Won 48.6% Return Games Played 197
Break Points Faced 145 Return Games Won 33.5%
Break Points Saved 49% Return Points Won 42.8%
Service Games Played 187 Total Points Won 48.8%
Service Games Won 60.4%
Service Points Won 54.9%

Grand Slam History

Singles

W/L   2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
2 / 4 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1r 3r 1r - 1r - - -
2 / 3 FRENCH OPEN - 3r 1r 1r - - - -
3 / 2 WIMBLEDON - 3r 2r - - - - -
3 / 4 US OPEN - 1r 3r 1r 2r - - -

Doubles

W/L   2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
0 / 2 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1r 1r - - - - - -
1 / 1 FRENCH OPEN - 2r - - - - - -
3 / 2 WIMBLEDON - 2r 3r - - - - -
0 / 3 US OPEN - - 1r 1r 1r - - -
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Christina McHale Results

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STRASBOURG

WTA // FRANCE // 20-May-2013 // $235,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 55 // Seed/Entry: 6/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss Lauren Davis (USA) 67 7-5 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$1,800

ROME

WTA // ITALY // 13-May-2013 // $2,369,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/32Q/32D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R64 Win [W] Karin Knapp (ITA) 100 7-5 6-2
R32 Loss [7] Sara Errani (ITA) 6 7-5 5-7 6-2

WTA Rankings PTS

+70

Prize Money

$12,480

MADRID

WTA // SPAIN // 04-May-2013 // $5,137,962 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/32Q/32D // Rank: 55 // Seed/Entry: /Q

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 Win Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) 74 6-4 7-6 (4)
Q-R16 Win Mathilde Johansson (FRA) 96 6-2 6-4
R64 Win Shuai Peng (CHN) 35 7-5 5-7 6-1
R32 Loss [2] Maria Sharapova (RUS) 2 6-1 6-2

WTA Rankings PTS

+110

Prize Money

$26,433

CHARLESTON

WTA // USA // 01-Apr-2013 // $795,707 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/32Q/16D // Rank: 55 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R64 Loss [12] Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 27 6-3 4-6 6-2

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$2,275

MIAMI

WTA // USA // 19-Mar-2013 // $5,185,625 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/64Q/32D // Rank: 55 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R128 Win [W] Anett Kontaveit (EST) 368 6-2 6-1
R64 Loss [15] Roberta Vinci (ITA) 15 6-7 (7) 6-1 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+50

Prize Money

$13,750

INDIAN WELLS

WTA // USA // 06-Mar-2013 // $6,020,268 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/64Q/32D // Rank: 48 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R128 Win Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 50 6-3 6-4
R64 Loss [13] Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 15 4-6 6-4 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+50

Prize Money

$16,000

DUBAI

WTA // UNITED ARAB EMIRATES // 18-Feb-2013 // $2,000,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 49 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 Win Kai-Chen Chang (TPE) 122 6-0 2-6 6-4
Q-R16 Loss Kurumi Nara (JPN) 150 6-4 2-6 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+8

Prize Money

$2,727

DOHA

WTA // QATAR // 11-Feb-2013 // $2,369,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/32Q/32D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R64 Win [Q] Vera Dushevina (RUS) 134 6-1 6-2
R32 Win [17] Lucie Safarova (CZE) 18 6-4 6-2
R16 Loss [1] Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 1 6-0 6-0

WTA Rankings PTS

+125

Prize Money

$24,300

PARIS

WTA // FRANCE // 28-Jan-2013 // $690,000 // Hard (Indoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 42 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win [W] Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 74 6-4 6-1
R16 Loss [3] Marion Bartoli (FRA) 10 7-5 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+60

Prize Money

$9,580

AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Grand Slam // AUSTRALIA // 14-Jan-2013 // $13,712,772 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/128Q/64D // Rank: 35 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R128 Loss Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 122 6-1 6-7 6-2

WTA Rankings PTS

+5

Prize Money

$27,737

SYDNEY

WTA // AUSTRALIA // 06-Jan-2013 // $690,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/64Q/16D // Rank: 36 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss [4] Na Li (CHN) 6 7-6 (2) 7-5

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$5,200

AUCKLAND

WTA // NEW ZEALAND // 31-Dec-2012 // $235,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 33 // Seed/Entry: 7/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 65 6-4 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$1,800
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Current WTA Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
53 59 140

Rankings Breakdown

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
14/01/2013 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
27/08/2012 US OPEN 1R 5
25/06/2012 WIMBLEDON 3R 160
27/05/2012 FRENCH OPEN 3R 160
16/01/2012 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3R 160
29/08/2011 US OPEN 3R 160
20/06/2011 WIMBLEDON 2R 100
22/05/2011 FRENCH OPEN 1R 5
17/01/2011 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
30/08/2010 US OPEN 1R 5
Date Tournament Round Points
23/05/2010 FRENCH OPEN 1R 5
31/08/2009 US OPEN 2R 100
19/01/2009 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
25/08/2008 US OPEN Q - 1R 2
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Rankings History

Year Season-ending Singles Season-ending Doubles
2012 33 166
2011 42 175
2010 115 435
2009 218 488
2008 425 571
2007 712 681
Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
20-Aug-2012 (24) 11-Jun-2012 (111)

Current WTA Rankings

Ranking Points
53 1114

Rankings Breakdown

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    Doubles

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
14/01/2013 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
27/08/2012 US OPEN 1R 5
25/06/2012 WIMBLEDON 3R 160
27/05/2012 FRENCH OPEN 3R 160
16/01/2012 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3R 160
29/08/2011 US OPEN 3R 160
20/06/2011 WIMBLEDON 2R 100
22/05/2011 FRENCH OPEN 1R 5
17/01/2011 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
30/08/2010 US OPEN 1R 5
Date Tournament Round Points
23/05/2010 FRENCH OPEN 1R 5
31/08/2009 US OPEN 2R 100
19/01/2009 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
25/08/2008 US OPEN Q - 1R 2

Premier Mandatory Events

Date Tournament Round Points
13/05/2013 ROME 2R 70
04/05/2013 MADRID 2R 110
01/04/2013 CHARLESTON 1R 1
19/03/2013 MIAMI 2R 50
06/03/2013 INDIAN WELLS 2R 50
18/02/2013 DUBAI Q - 2R 8
11/02/2013 DOHA 3R 125
28/01/2013 PARIS 2R 60
06/01/2013 SYDNEY 1R 1
29/09/2012 BEIJING 1R 5
Date Tournament Round Points
13/08/2012 CINCINNATI 1R 1
07/08/2012 MONTREAL 3R 125
16/07/2012 CARLSBAD 3R 120
18/06/2012 EASTBOURNE 2R 60
21/05/2012 BRUSSELS 1R 1
14/05/2012 ROME 2R 70
05/05/2012 MADRID 2R 80
02/04/2012 CHARLESTON 1R 1
20/03/2012 MIAMI 2R 50
07/03/2012 INDIAN WELLS 4R 140
Date Tournament Round Points
13/02/2012 DOHA 4R 225
06/02/2012 PARIS 2R 60
01/10/2011 BEIJING 2R 110
25/09/2011 TOKYO - PAN PACIFIC 2R 70
21/08/2011 NEW HAVEN 3R 120
15/08/2011 CINCINNATI 3R 125
01/08/2011 CARLSBAD 3R 60
25/07/2011 STANFORD 2R 60
13/06/2011 EASTBOURNE Q - 2R 8
09/05/2011 ROME 2R 100
Date Tournament Round Points
04/04/2011 CHARLESTON 4R 120
22/03/2011 MIAMI Q - 2R 20
09/03/2011 INDIAN WELLS 3R 80
09/01/2011 SYDNEY Q - 1R 1
26/09/2010 TOKYO - PAN PACIFIC 1R 30
22/08/2010 NEW HAVEN Q - 1R 1
09/08/2010 CINCINNATI 3R 125
26/07/2010 STANFORD 2R 80
12/04/2010 CHARLESTON 3R 72
23/03/2010 MIAMI Q - 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
10/03/2010 INDIAN WELLS 1R 5
23/08/2009 NEW HAVEN Q - 1R 1
25/03/2009 MIAMI Q - 1R 1

Internationals

Date Tournament Round Points
20/05/2013 STRASBOURG 1R 1
31/12/2012 AUCKLAND 1R 1
08/10/2012 OSAKA 1R 1
11/06/2012 BIRMINGHAM 2R 1
02/01/2012 AUCKLAND 2R 30
10/10/2011 OSAKA 1R 1
06/06/2011 BIRMINGHAM 2R 15
16/05/2011 STRASBOURG 3R 10
28/02/2011 MONTERREY Q - 2R 6
13/02/2011 MEMPHIS 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
02/01/2011 BRISBANE 3R 10
11/10/2010 OSAKA 1R 16
13/09/2010 QUEBEC CITY 4R 130

Fed Cup

Date Tournament Round Points
21/04/2012 FED CUP WEEK 2 - PLAYOFFS W 0
04/02/2012 FED CUP WEEK 1 W 0
16/04/2011 FED CUP WEEK 2 - PLAYOFFS 1R 0
06/02/2010 FED CUP WEEK 1 1R 0

Tier 1-5

Date Tournament Round Points
17/08/2008 NEW HAVEN Q - 1R 1
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