Texans at the 2022 US Open
Austin resident Catherine Harrison in action during a Women's Qualifying Singles match at the 2022 US Open, Friday, Aug. 26, 2022 in Flushing, NY. (Pete Staples/USTA)
The US Open Grand Slam tournament began on Monday, August 29 and as per usual Texas tennis is being heavily represented in New York City.
Three Texans, Ashlyn Krueger, Fernanda Contreras Gómez and Catherine Harrision fought their way through qualifying to earn spots in the main draw of the event. Harrison, who lives in Austin will face 6-seed Aranya Sabalenka while former USTA Texas junior and 2021 US Open Girls Junior Doubles champion Ashlyn Krueger will face 26-seed Victoria Azarenka.
Contreras Gómez competes for Mexico where she was born, but she grew up in Austin and played for Westlake High School. She's competing in her third-straight Grand Slam tournament draw in 2022. She's coached by another Texan, legendary South African doubles champ Christo van Rensburg, a longtime resident of Austin.
Texas connections at the US Open are dominated by players with college ties to the Lone Star State. Cameron Norrie, the 7-seed in Men’s Singles who plays for Great Britain, attended TCU, along with other horned frogs Alex Rybakov, and incoming TCU freshman Sebastian Gorzny. Austin Krajicek (Texas A&M,) Jackson Withrow (Texas A&M) and Nathaniel Lammons (SMU) will compete in Men’s Doubles. Arthur Rinderknech (Texas A&M,) who plays for France, competing in Men's Singles. Former Texas Longhorn and reigning NCAA Women’s Singles champion Peyton Stearns faces 28-seed E. Alexandrova in the first round.
Dallas resident and holder of the title for most aces in the history of the ATP Tour, John Isner, returns for his sixteenth US Open. He faces Argentinian Frederico Delbonis in Round 1.
Fresh off of her championship run at the Tennis in the Land tournament in Cleveland, Nicole Melichar-Martinez, along with her partner Ellen Perez will face Madison Brengle and Claire Liu in round 1. Melichar-Martinez trained at the John Newcombe Tennis Ranch Academy in New Braunfels.
Accomplished doubles player and Austin-resident, Nicholas Monroe will be competing in his final US Open in 2022, after announcing his intention to retire following the event.
Other competitors include Mckinney’s Liv Hovde, winner of the 2022 Wimbledon Girls Singles championship, and former Texas Junior and ATP tour stalwart Mitchell Krueger. Both Hovde and Krueger lost in qualifying.
Ashlyn Krueger in action during a Women's Qualifying Singles match at the 2022 US Open, Friday, Aug. 26, 2022 in Flushing, NY. (Darren Carroll/USTA)
Mitchell Krueger in action during a qualifying match at the 2022 US Open, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022 in Flushing, NY. (Pete Staples/USTA)
Austin resident Catherine Harrison in action during a Women's Qualifying Singles match at the 2022 US Open, Friday, Aug. 26, 2022 in Flushing, NY. (Pete Staples/USTA)
Liv Hovde during a Women's Qualifying Singles match at the 2022 US Open, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022 in Flushing, NY. (Pete Staples/USTA)
Texas stars to follow during the 2022 US Open:
Jenson Brooksby, college at Baylor
Playing: Men's Singles
R1: Def. D. Lajović 6-2, 6-0, 3-0
R2: Def. B. Ćorić (25) 6-4, 7-6 (10), 6-1
R3: Lost to C. Alcaraz 3-6, 3-6, 3-6
Fernanda Contreras Gómez, lives in Austin
Playing: Women’s Singles
Qualifying: Won place in main draw after successful qualifying.
R1: Lost to B. Krejcikova (23) 0-6, 4-6
Sebastian Gorzny, college at TCU
Playing: Men’s Doubles with Alex Michelsen
R1: Lost to R. Farah & J. Cabal (13) 5-7, 2-6
Catherine Harrison, lives in Austin, Texas
Playing: Women’s Singles
Qualifying: Won place in main draw after successful qualifying.
R1: Lost to A. Sabalenka (6) 1-6, 3-6
Playing: Women's Doubles with Ingrid Neel
R1: Def. H. Dart & L. Samsonova 6-4, 6-4
R2: Lost to A. Muhammad & E. Shibahara 2-6, 4-6
Playing: Mixed Doubles
R1: Lost to J. Peers & S. Sanders 3-6, 5-7
Liv Hovde, former USTA Texas junior
Playing: Women’s Singles
Qualifying: Lost to Q. Wang in R1
John Isner, lives in Dallas, Texas
Playing: Men’s Singles
R1: Def. F. Delbonis 6-3, 6-1, 7-5
R2: Retired in Round 2 vs H. Rune (28)
Austin Krajicek, college at Texas A&M
Playing: Men’s Doubles with Ivan Dodig.
R1: Def. T. Monteiro & D. Altmaier 7-6(5), 6-2
R2: Lost to G. Escobar & A. Behar 6-1, 6(5)-7, 6(5)-7
Playing: Mixed Doubles with J. Pegula (5)
R1: Def. N. Monroe & R. Montgomery 7-5, 6-4
R2: Lost to S. Stosur & Jessica Pegula 6(4)-7, 4-6
Ashlyn Krueger, former USTA Texas junior
Playing: Women’s Singles
Qualifying: Won place in Main draw after successful qualifying.
R1: Lost to V. Azarenka (26) 1-6, 6-4, 2-6
Playing: Women’s Doubles with Peyton Stearns
R1: Lost to G. Olmos & G. Dabrowski (5) 2-6, 1-6
Mitchell Krueger, lives in Dallas, Texas
Playing: Men’s Singles
Qualifying: Lost to E. Gomez in R1
Nathaniel Lammons, grew up in Houston, college at SMU
Playing: Men’s Doubles with Jackson Withrow
R1: Def. J. Lehecka & J. Veselý 6-4, 6-4
R2: Lost to. W. Koolhof & N. Skupski (2) 3-6, 7-6(5), 4-6
Nichole Melichar-Martinez (10), trained at John Newcombe Tennis Ranch
Playing: Women’s Doubles with Ellen Perez
R1: Def. M. Brengle & C. Liu 6-4, 6-0
R2: Def. C. Ngounoue & R. Brantmeier 6(5)-7, 6-2, 6-2
R3: Def.. S. Sorribes Tormo & K. Flipkens 6(5)-7, 6-4, 6-4
Semi-Finals: Lost to K. Siniaková & B. Krejčíková (3) 3-6, 7-6(4), 3-6
Playing: Mixed Doubles with Kevin Krawietz
R1: Def A. Cornet & N. Mahut 7-6(2), 7-6(4)
R2: Lost to É. Roger-Vasselin & K. Flipkens 6(3)-7, 6(5)-7
Nicholas Monroe, lives in Austin, Texas
Playing: Men’s Doubles with Keegan Smith
R1: Def. M. Fucsovics & A. Molcan 7-6(6), 6-3
R2: Lost to. F. Fognini & S. Bolelli (15) 6(4)-7, 2-6
Playing: Mixed Doubles with Robin Montgomery
R1: Lost to A. Krajicek & J. Pegula (5) 5-7, 4-6
Cameron Norrie (7), college at TCU
Playing: Men’s Singles
R1: Def. B. Paire 6-0, 7-6(1), 6-0
R2: Def. J. Sousa 6-4, 6-4, 7-6(4)
R3: Def. H. Rune (28) 7-5, 6-4, 6-1
R4: Lost to A. Rublev (9) 4-6, 4-6, 4-6
John Peers, college at Baylor
Playing: Men's Doubles with Alexei Popyrin
R1: Lost to J. Rojer & M. Arévalo (3) 3-6, 6(2)-7
Playing: Mixed Doubles with Storm Sanders (4)
R1: Def. C. Harrision & R. Galloway 6-3, 7-5
R2: Def. B. Pera & J Withrow 6-4, 6-4
R3: Def. L. Fernandez & J. Sock 7-5, 7-6(3)
Semi-Finals: Def. W. Blumberg & C. McNally 7-5, 7-6(3)
Finals: Def. K. Flipkens & É. Roger-Vasselin 4-6, 6-4, 10-7
Arthur Rinderknech, college at Texas A&M
Playing: Men’s Singles
R1: Def. Q. Halys 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-3, 6-2
R2: Lost to D. Medvedev (1) 2-6, 5-7, 3-6
Playing: Mens Doubles with Benjamin Bonzi
R1: Lost to F. Lopez & J. Munar 2-6, 4-6
Alex Rybakov, college at TCU
Playing: Men’s Singles
Results: Retired in Qualifying Round 3 vs. N. Borges
Peyton Stearns, college at UT-Austin
Playing: Women’s Singles
R1: Lost to E. Alexandrova (28) 4-6, 6-4, 5-7
Playing: Women’s Doubles with Ashlyn Krueger
R1: Lost to G. Olmos & G. Dabrowski (5) 2-6, 1-6
Jackson Withrow, college at Texas A&M
Playing: Men’s Doubles with Nathanial Lammons
R1: Def. J. Lehecka & J. Veselý 6-4, 6-4
R2: Lost to. W. Koolhof & N. Skupski (2) 3-6, 7-6(5), 4-6
Playing: Mixed Doubles with Bernarda Pera
R1: Def. H. Heliövaara & A. Guarachi 5-7, 7-6(2),
R2: Lost to J. Peers & S Sanders 4-6, 4-6
Lloyd Glasspool, college at UT-Austin
Playing: Men’s Doubles with Harri Heliövaara
R1: Def. W. Blumberg & M. Kecmanović 6-3, 6-3
R2: Def. R. Klaasen & M. Melo 6-4, 7-6(6)
R3: Def. T. Kokkinakis & N. Kyrgios 3-6, 7-6(6), 7-6(8)
R4: Lost to J. Cabal & R. Farah (13) 6(5)-7, 2-6
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