Mac Styslinger (born September 6, 1993) is an American former professional tennis player.
Styslinger grew up in the Birmingham suburb of
Mountain Brook and trained at the IMG Bollettieri Academy in Florida. He is the son of tennis player Mark Styslinger, a two-time All-American for
SMU Educational institutions
* St. Martin's University, Lacey, Washington, United States
* St. Matthew's University, the Cayman Islands
* St. Michaels University School, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
* Saint Monica University, Cameroon
* Samuel ...
who also achieved a world ranking.
A top-30 junior, Styslinger made the boys' singles quarter-finals of the
2011 Australian Open
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, beating
Nick Kyrgios
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en route. He played collegiate tennis for the
University of Virginia
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and was a member of three NCAA championship teams. In 2013 he teamed up with
Jarmere Jenkins
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to win the NCAA doubles championships. This earned them a wildcard to the doubles main draw of the
2013 US Open, where they fell in the first round to
Michaël Llodra
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and
Nicolas Mahut
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He is a five-time Grand Slam champion in doubles, having completed the career Grand Slam with victories at th ...
.
ITF Futures titles
Doubles: (2)
References
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1993 births
Living people
American male tennis players
Virginia Cavaliers men's tennis players
Tennis players from Alabama
Sportspeople from Birmingham, Alabama
People from Mountain Brook, Alabama
Sportspeople from Jefferson County, Alabama