Christina Marietta McHale was born on May 11,1992 and is an American former professional tennis player.
139 Facts About Christina McHale
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Christina McHale reached the third round of all four Grand Slam tournaments and represented the United States in Fed Cup and Olympic competitions.
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In September 2016, Christina McHale won her first and only career WTA singles title at the Japan Women's Open.
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Christina McHale's father John is an Irish American, while her mother Margarita was born in Cuba.
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Christina McHale resided at 56 Locust Avenue in Dumont, New Jersey until she was three years old.
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Christina McHale's family lived in Hong Kong from the time she was three until she was eight, and she speaks a degree of Mandarin Chinese, along with fluent Spanish.
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In 2000, the Christina McHale family returned to the United States and bought a home for $720,000 in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
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Christina McHale was homeschooled through Kaplan Online High School since age 15.
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Christina McHale began professional training at the USTA Training Center in Carson, California.
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Christina McHale was granted a wildcard into the main draw of the Australian Open where she lost a three-set match in the first round to Jessica Moore.
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Christina McHale was defeated in the second round by 29th seed, former world No 1, and 2006 champion, Maria Sharapova.
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In Canada at the Challenger de Saguenay, Christina McHale lost in the second round to Anastasia Pivovarova.
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At the USTA Tennis Classic of Troy in Alabama, Christina McHale reached the final where she was defeated by qualifier and compatriot Alison Riske.
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At the Goldwater Classic in Phoenix, Christina McHale was defeated in the first round by Alison Riske.
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Christina McHale started season by playing at a $25k tournament in Plantation, Florida.
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At the $25k tournament in Lutz, Florida, Christina McHale reached the quarterfinal round where she was defeated by qualifier Florencia Molinero.
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Christina McHale lost in the third round to fourth seed and eventual champion Kim Clijsters.
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At the US Open, Christina McHale lost in the first round to Vania King.
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At the Challenge Bell in Quebec City, Christina McHale reached the semifinals where she was defeated by qualifier and eventual champion Tamira Paszek.
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In Sydney, Christina McHale lost in the first round of qualifying to Karolina Sprem.
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At the Dow Corning Classic, Christina McHale lost in the first round to Anastasia Pivovarova.
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In Mexico at the Monterrey Open, Christina McHale lost in the second round of qualifying to Jamie Hampton.
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Christina McHale was defeated in the third round by Nadia Petrova.
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At the Miami Open, Christina McHale lost in the final round of qualifying to Jelena Dokic.
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Christina McHale started her preparation for the French Open at the Charleston Open.
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Christina McHale lost in her quarterfinal match to third seed and 2007 champion Jelena Jankovic.
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At the Internationaux de Strasbourg, Christina McHale lost in the final round of qualifying to Ahsha Rolle; however, she still entered the main draw as a lucky loser, and was defeated in the first round by qualifier Mirjana Lucic.
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In Eastbourne at the Eastbourne International, Christina McHale fell in the second round of qualifying to Anabel Medina Garrigues.
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Christina McHale lost in the second round to Tamira Paszek.
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Christina McHale was defeated in the third round by Nadia Petrova.
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Christina McHale then lost in her quarterfinal match to top seed and three-time champion Caroline Wozniacki.
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Christina McHale was defeated in the third round by 25th seed Maria Kirilenko.
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In Tokyo at the Pan Pacific Open, Christina McHale lost in the second round to tenth seed Peng Shuai.
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Christina McHale competed in her final tournament of the season at the HP Open.
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Christina McHale kicked off her 2012 season at the Auckland Open where she lost in the second round to third seed Svetlana Kuznetsova.
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Christina McHale won her second-round match against Marina Erakovic, before being defeated by 13th seed Jelena Jankovic.
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Christina McHale won both of her matches over Anastasiya Yakimova and Darya Kustova.
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Christina McHale's run came to an end when she lost in the fourth round to 18th seed Angelique Kerber.
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Christina McHale was defeated in the second round by 29th seed Petra Cetkovska.
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Christina McHale started her clay-court season in Charleston at the Family Circle Cup.
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Christina McHale was then selected for the Fed Cup World Group Tie in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
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Christina McHale won both of her rubbers over Lesia Tsurenko and Elina Svitolina.
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At the Madrid Open, Christina McHale was defeated in the second round by fifth seed Sam Stosur.
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In Rome at the Italian Open, Christina McHale lost in the second round to second seed, defending champion, and eventual champion Maria Sharapova.
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Christina McHale lost in the second round to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
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In Montreal at the Rogers Cup, Christina McHale lost in her third-round match to Canadian wildcard Aleksandra Wozniak.
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In Beijing at the China Open, Christina McHale was defeated in the first round by 11th seed Ana Ivanovic.
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Christina McHale played her final tournament of the season at Osaka.
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At the Sydney International, Christina McHale was defeated in the first round by fourth seed Li Na.
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Christina McHale's slump continued at the Australian Open where she fell in the first round to Yulia Putintseva.
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In Paris at the Open GdF Suez, Christina McHale recorded her first win of the year by defeating French wildcard Pauline Parmentier in the first round.
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Christina McHale lost in the second round to third seed and last year finalist Marion Bartoli.
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At the Qatar Open, Christina McHale suffered a double bagel defeat in the third round to top seed, defending champion, and eventual champion Victoria Azarenka.
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At the Miami Open, Christina McHale lost in the second round to 15th seed Roberta Vinci.
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Christina McHale began her clay-court season in Charleston at the Family Circle Cup where she was defeated in the first round by 12th seed Varvara Lepchenko.
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At the Madrid Open, Christina McHale progressed through the qualifying event before falling in the second round to second seed and eventual finalist Maria Sharapova.
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At the French Open, Christina McHale lost her first-round match to Jana Cepelova.
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Christina McHale began her preparation for the US Open at the Bank of the West Classic.
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Christina McHale was defeated in the first round by seventh seed Urszula Radwanska.
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In Washington DC at the Citi Open, Christina McHale lost in the first round to seventh seed, defending champion, and eventual champion Magdalena Rybarikova.
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At the Rogers Cup, Christina McHale was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Julia Glushko.
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At the US Open, Christina McHale won her first two rounds over Julia Gorges and Elina Svitolina.
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At the Generali Ladies Linz, Christina McHale lost in the first round of qualifying to Stephanie Vogt.
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In Luxembourg, Christina McHale was defeated in the second round of qualifying by Katarzyna Piter.
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Christina McHale lost in the first round to Garbine Muguruza.
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At the Australian Open, Christina McHale lost in the second round to tenth seed Caroline Wozniacki.
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At the Indian Wells Open, Christina McHale lost in the first round to qualifier Casey Dellacqua.
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Christina McHale got her French Open preparation underway at the Family Circle Cup.
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Christina McHale lost in the first round to qualifier Alla Kudryavtseva.
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At the Madrid Open, Christina McHale was defeated in the second round by eighth seed and eventual champion Maria Sharapova.
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At the French Open, Christina McHale lost in the first round to 32nd seed Elena Vesnina.
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Christina McHale started her grass-court season at the Birmingham Classic where she was defeated in the second round by second seed Sam Stosur.
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In Eastbourne, Christina McHale fell in the second round of qualifying to Hsieh Su-wei.
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Christina McHale was defeated in the second round by Vania King.
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In Montreal at the Rogers Cup, Christina McHale lost in the final round of qualifying to Kiki Bertens.
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At the Korea Open, Christina McHale reached the semifinal round where she fell to fifth seed and eventual finalist Varvara Lepchenko.
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At the first edition of the Wuhan Open, Christina McHale lost in the first round to tenth seed Jelena Jankovic.
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In Beijing at the China Open, Christina McHale was defeated in the first round by 14th seed Flavia Pennetta.
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At the Australian Open, Christina McHale won her first-round match over Stephanie Foretz in a three-set thriller.
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Christina McHale was defeated in the second round by Carina Witthoft.
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At the Morocco Open, Christina McHale lost in the second round to fourth seed and eventual champion, Elina Svitolina.
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In Strasbourg, Christina McHale was defeated in the first round by top seed and compatriot Madison Keys.
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At the French Open, Christina McHale lost in the first round to qualifier Lourdes Dominguez Lino.
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Christina McHale was defeated in the second round by top seed Agnieszka Radwanska.
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At the Birmingham Classic, Christina McHale lost in the third round to Katerina Siniakova.
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Christina McHale fell in the final round of qualifying at the Connecticut Open to Magdalena Rybarikova.
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In New York at the US Open, Christina McHale was defeated in her first-round match by Petra Cetkovska.
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At the China Open, Christina McHale was defeated in the final round of qualifying by Lara Arruabarrena.
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At the Hong Kong Open, Christina McHale retired from her first-round match against Wang Yafan due to a left elbow injury.
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In Mexico at the Abierto Mexicano, Christina McHale reached the semifinal where she was defeated by Dominika Cibulkova.
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At the Monterrey Open, Christina McHale retired from her second-round match against qualifier Nicole Gibbs due to dizziness.
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Christina McHale lost in the third round to 26th seed Sam Stosur.
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Christina McHale lost in the first round to Lourdes Dominguez Lino.
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In Paris at the French Open, Christina McHale lost in the first round to French wildcard Myrtille Georges.
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Christina McHale was defeated in the first round by Evgeniya Rodina.
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Christina McHale lost in the second round to eventual finalist Alize Cornet.
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Qualifying for the Sydney International, Christina McHale was defeated in the second round by second seed, 2013 champion, and eventual finalist Agnieszka Radwanska.
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At the Australian Open, Christina McHale lost in the first round to Kristina Kucova.
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At the Dubai Tennis Championships, Christina McHale won her first two rounds over 13th seed Kiki Bertens and Naomi Osaka.
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Christina McHale lost her third-round match to seventh seed and eventual champion Elina Svitolina.
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Christina McHale lost in the first round to lucky loser Evgeniya Rodina.
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Christina McHale was defeated in the first round by qualifier Beatriz Haddad Maia.
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At the Madrid Open, Christina McHale lost in the first round to Spanish wildcard Lara Arruabarrena.
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At Strasbourg, Christina McHale lost in the second round to fourth seed Carla Suarez Navarro.
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Christina McHale was defeated in the first round at the French Open by eighth seed and 2009 champion Svetlana Kuznetsova.
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Christina McHale lost in the second round to Maria Sakkari.
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At the Birmingham Classic, Christina McHale was defeated in the first round by Coco Vandeweghe.
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Christina McHale retired from her first-round match at the Eastbourne International against qualifier Duan Yingying.
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At the Rogers Cup, Christina McHale lost in the final round of qualifying to Kirsten Flipkens.
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Christina McHale lost in the first round to sixth seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
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Christina McHale was defeated in the second round by Daria Kasatkina.
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Christina McHale was defeated in the second round by Sorana Cirstea.
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At the Tianjin Open, Christina McHale lost in her quarterfinal match to qualifier Sara Errani.
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Christina McHale competed in her final tournament of the season at the Kremlin Cup where she was defeated in the first round by Lesia Tsurenko.
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Christina McHale lost in the first round to Taylor Townsend.
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At the Mexican Open, Christina McHale was defeated in the first round by fifth seed Irina-Camelia Begu.
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Christina McHale lost in the second round to third seed and defending champion Daria Kasatkina.
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At the Nurnberger Versicherungscup in Germany, Christina McHale was defeated in the second round by eventual champion Johanna Larsson.
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In Eastbourne, Christina McHale was defeated in the final round of qualifying by Yulia Putintseva.
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Christina McHale started her US Open Series at the Silicon Valley Classic where she was defeated in the first round by eventual finalist Maria Sakkari.
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In Ohio at the Cincinnati Open, Christina McHale lost in the final round of qualifying to Varvara Lepchenko.
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At the Wuhan Open, Christina McHale was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Polona Hercog.
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Christina McHale started her season at the Brisbane International where she lost in the final round of qualifying to Australian wildcard Destanee Aiava.
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Christina McHale was upset in the third round by compatriot and former world No 1, Venus Williams.
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At the Miami Open, Christina McHale lost in the first round of qualifying to Mandy Minella.
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Christina McHale started her clay-court season at the Copa Colsanitas where she lost in the first round to seventh seed Sara Sorribes Tormo.
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At the Prague Open, Christina McHale was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Anna Kalinskaya.
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At the Mallorca Open, Christina McHale was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Tereza Martincova.
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Christina McHale entered the Wimbledon Championships as a lucky loser and lost in the first round to British wildcard Harriet Dart.
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Christina McHale began her preparation for the US Open at the Washington Open where she upset seventh seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the first round.
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Christina McHale was defeated in the second round by compatriot Caty McNally.
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At the Canadian Open, Christina McHale lost in the final round of qualifying to Ajla Tomljanovic.
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At the Japan Open, Christina McHale lost in the second round to second seed Veronika Kudermetova.
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Christina McHale played her final tournament of the season at the Tianjin Open where she was defeated in the first round by eighth seed Magda Linette.
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Christina McHale kicked off her 2020 season at the Auckland Open where she lost in the second round to top seed and eventual champion, Serena Williams.
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Christina McHale announced her retirement from professional tennis after the 2022 US Open.
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Christina McHale has played three seasons with World TeamTennis, making her debut in 2016 with the New York Empire.
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Christina McHale has since played for the Washington Kastles and the San Diego Aviators in 2019.
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An aggressive baseliner, Christina McHale is noted for her powerful forehand groundstrokes, as well as for her speed around the court.