Ella McDonald Season 2025-26

PRIOR TO LSU
Hailing from Great Britain, McDonald joins the Tigers for the 2026 dual season…Currently ranked No. 522 in WTA singles, with a career-high ranking of No. 352 achieved on May 26, 2025…Holds a current career-best WTA doubles ranking of No. 161…A former standout on the junior circuit, reaching an ITF Junior ranking of No. 8 in 2023…Between 2019 and 2023, collected six singles and 10 doubles titles at the junior level…On the professional tour, earned three singles and 13 doubles titles…In 2025, captured a singles crown at the W15 Monastir…Enjoyed a breakout year in doubles, claiming titles at the W35 Helsinki and W50 Santo Domingo in March, followed by victories at the W35 Santa Margherita di Pula and the Wrexham Open, and later adding a fifth doubles title of the year at the W50 Funchal in November…Competed in multiple Grand Slams during both her junior and professional career…In junior play, earned singles victories at the U.S. Open, Roland Garros, and Wimbledon, while reaching the quarterfinals in doubles at the Australian Open, Roland Garros, and Wimbledon…On the professional tour, received wild cards into Wimbledon Singles qualifying in 2022 and 2025…Most recently at Wimbledon, earned a first-round doubles victory, defeating the team of WTA No. 13 Linda Noskova and WTA No. 72 Rebecca Sramkova.