Jared Donaldson (born October 9, 1996) is an American former professional tennis player from Glocester, Rhode Island.
Donaldson trained on the red clay in Buenos Aires for two years instead of following the conventional route of joining a tennis academy or USTA Player Development.
He made an official statement about turning pro instead of playing collegiate tennis on August 22, 2014, just short of his 18th birthday.
He then beat Viktor Troicki before losing to Ivo Karlović in the third round, which was enough to push him into the top 100 of the ATP rankings for the first time.
[5] With a higher ranking and consistent success, Donaldson was able to play primarily in ATP Tour level events throughout the year.
After a relatively quiet clay court season, Donaldson continued his climb in the rankings by making it to the third round at Wimbledon.
[10] Donaldson came back at the 2019 Delray Beach Open[11] but was forced later in the year to suspend his professional career after continuing struggles with Patellar tendinitis.
[13] Unlike many of his other top American contemporaries (such as John Isner and Jack Sock, among others) whose success relied on big serves and forehands, Donaldson's strength was in his return game.