Ella McDonald (born 4 August 2005) is a British tennis player.[2][3]
_(52191133536).jpg) McDonald, 2022 in Wimbledon | |
| Country (sports) |  Great Britain |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 August 2005[1] |
| Prize money | $127,391 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 94–80 |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 352 (26 May 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 527 (25 May 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 82–30 |
| Career titles | 12 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 160 (16 February 2026) |
| Current ranking | No. 230 (25 May 2026) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2025) |
| Last updated on: 27 May 2026. | |
Career
editGiven a wildcard into qualifying at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, McDonald pushed veteran American Coco Vandeweghe to a third set tie-break.[4]
2023
editMcDonald 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.[5]
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 Sisková. It was Lumsden and McDonald's debut tournament as a pair.[6]
2024
editIn January, partnered with Finland's Laura Hietaranta, she won the Sunderland ITF doubles title in straight sets against Julie Belgraver and Katarina Stresnakova to win back-to-back 35k doubles titles.[7]
At the 2024 Ilkley Trophy, she defeated Arianne Hartono in three sets and reached the quarterfinals with a win over Lanlana Tararudee, before losing to Jessika Ponchet.[8][9]
She defeated world No. 50, Ana Bogdan, in three sets in qualifying at the 2024 Eastbourne International.[10] Playing with Holly Hutchinson, she won the ladies doubles at the Roehampton W35 in August to claim their third trophy in four tournaments.[11]
She won final of the women's doubles at the W50 Funchal tournament in Portugal in November alongside compatriot Holly Hutchinson, when they defeated Martyna Kubka and Sarah Beth Grey in the semifinal, before defeating Riya Bhatia and Polina Iatchenko in the final.[12]
2025
editAlongside Mingge Xu, she won the final of the women's doubles at the Wrexham Open in Wales in October 2025, when they defeated Valentina Ryser and Amarni Banks.[13][14]
Personal life
editMcDonald is from Preston, Lancashire.[15] She is the daughter of Joanna McDonald and former professional footballer Neil McDonald. She has two siblings.[16]
ITF Circuit finals
editSingles: 3 (3 titles)
edit| Legend |
|---|
| W15 tournaments |
| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | May 2024 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard |  Daria Khomutsianskaya |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2024 | ITF Bissy-Chambéry, France | W15 | Hard | Ekaterina Ovcharenko |
6–0, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–0 | May 2025 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard |  Kateryna Lazarenko |
6–3, 6–2 |
Doubles: 13 (12 titles, 1 runner-up)
edit| Legend |
|---|
| W50 tournaments |
| W25/35 tournaments |
| W15 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2023 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, United Kingdom | W25 | Hard (i) | Maia Lumsden |
 Dominika Šalková Anna Sisková |
3–6, 6–1, [13–11] |
| Win | 2–0 | Jan 2024 | GB Pro-Series Loughborough, UK | W35 | Hard (i) |  Liv Hovde |
Alicia Barnett Sarah Beth Grey |
4–6, 6–2, [10–7] |
| Win | 3–0 | Jan 2024 | GB Pro-Series Sunderland, UK | W35 | Hard (i) |  Laura Hietaranta |
 Julie Belgraver  Katarína Strešnaková |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 4–0 | May 2024 | ITF Nottingham, UK | W35 | Hard | Holly Hutchinson |
Ali Collins Lauryn John-Baptiste |
7–6(4), 7–6(5) |
| Win | 5–0 | May 2024 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Talia Neilson-Gatenby |
 Jiayu Xu Zhang Ying |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–0 | Jun 2024 | ITF Madrid, Spain | W15 | Clay | Holly Hutchinson |
 Ana Candiotto  Anastasia Iamachkine |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–0 | Aug 2024 | ITF Roehampton, UK | W35 | Hard | Holly Hutchinson |
 Gabriella Da Silva Fick Alice Robbe |
6–2, 3–6, [10–3] |
| Loss | 7–1 | Oct 2024 | GB Pro-Series Loughborough, UK | W35 | Hard (i) | Ranah Stoiber |
 Valentini Grammatikopoulou  Elena Malõgina |
walkover |
| Win | 8–1 | Nov 2024 | ITF Funchal, Portugal | W50 | Hard | Holly Hutchinson |
 Riya Bhatia  Polina Iatcenko |
3–6, 6–2, [10–8] |
| Win | 9–1 | Mar 2025 | ITF Helsinki, Finland | W35 | Hard (i) | Laura Hietaranta |
 Ayla Aksu  Martyna Kubka |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 10–1 | Mar 2025 | ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | W50 | Hard | Holly Hutchinson |
Carmen Corley Maribella Zamarripa |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–1 | Apr 2025 | ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | W35 | Clay | Laura Hietaranta |
 Anastasia Bertacchi Viola Turini |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 12–1 | Nov 2025 | ITF Funchal, Portugal | W50 | Hard | Holly Hutchinson |
 Polina Bakhmutkina  Mina Hodzic |
6–2, 4–6, [10–8] |
References
edit- ↑ "Ella McDonald". Eurosport. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ↑ "Ella McDonald". itftennis.
- ↑ "Ella McDonald's". wta.
- ↑ "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. December 28, 2022.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Ella McDonald wows home support with Ilkley success". East Lothian Courier. June 20, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ↑ "British wipeout at Ilkley Trophy as France dominates semis". Telegraph & Argus. June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ↑ "Rothesay International Eastbourne 2024: Results & updates". lta. June 22, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ↑ "Sonay Kartal & George Loffhagen lead British champions at the Lexus GB Pro Series Roehampton". LTA. August 5, 2024. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ↑ "Britânicas HollyHutchinson e Ella Macdonald festejam vitória no Madeira Ladies Open". www.dnoticias.pt. November 16, 2024. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ↑ "Xu wins singles and doubles titles at Wrexham Open". BBC Sport. October 26, 2025. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
- ↑ "Lloyd Glasspool & Julian Cash win in Vienna, Mimi Xu's Wrexham double & more British champions on home soil". Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- ↑ "Lexus Ilkley Trophy 2024: Next generation of British stars progress in women's singles". lta.org. June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ↑ "Ex-Preston North End defender on how he's helping his teenage daughter, rising tennis star Ella". lep.co.uk. June 20, 2020.
