Michael McClune
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| Country (sports) |
 United States
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| Residence | Irvine, California |
| Born |
August 22, 1989 Long Beach, California |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Turned pro | 2007 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Coach(es) | Eliot Teltscher |
| Prize money | $143,401 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1–2 |
| Career titles | 0 0 Challengers, 2 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 267 (March 1, 2010) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2011) |
| US Open | 1R (2007) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–1 |
| Career titles | 0 0 Challengers, 1 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 317 (August 24, 2009) |
| Last updated on: August 28, 2008. | |
Michael McClune (born August 22, 1989) is an American professional tennis player.
He turned professional in 2007, was represented IMG and signed a lucrative contract with Nike.
Michael was a finalist at the 2007 Luxilon Cup held at the 2007 Sony Ericsson Open where he lost to Kei Nishikori. As a Junior, McClune held the No. 1 ranking in the Boys' Singles 12s, 16s, and 18s divisions.
McClune attempted to qualify for numerous USTA Pro Circuit events and, as a 15-year-old, received a wildcard to the qualifying round of the ATP event in Los Angeles, California.
A breakout year for McClune on the USTA Pro Circuit – he reached the quarterfinals in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Honolulu, Hawaii; the semifinals in McAllen, Texas; and was a finalist in Mansfield, Texas. He also received wildcards to the qualifying rounds of the ATP event in Los Angeles, California, and the ATP Masters Series event in Cincinnati, Ohio.
McClune attempted to qualify for ATP events in San Jose, California; Newport, Rhode Island; and Los Angeles, California. He received wildcards to USTA Pro Circuit events in Dallas, Texas and Tallahassee, Florida, where he lost in the first rounds. In May, he received a wildcard to the USTA Pro Circuit event in Carson, California where he reached the second round and lost to Kei Nishikori of Japan.
As a 17-year-old, he was seeded No. 1 at the USTA Boys National 18s Tennis Championships in Kalamazoo, Michigan and won the title by defeating No. 3 seed Ryan Thacher, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2. The win guaranteed him a wildcard into the main draw of the 2007 U.S. Open. He lost in the 1st round to the 20th seed Juan Ignacio Chela 6–2, 6–1, 77–60.
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