| Country (sports) |  Germany |
|---|---|
| Residence | Schwerin, Germany |
| Born | (2008-01-26)26 January 2008 (age 18) Cardiff, Wales |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US $11,820 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0(atATP Tour level,Grand Slam level, and inDavis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1,036 (4 August 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 1,063 (9 February 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | 1R (2025) |
| French Open Junior | W (2025) |
| Wimbledon Junior | 2R (2025) |
| US Open Junior | 1R (2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0(at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 874 (9 February 2026) |
| Current ranking | No. 874 (9 February 2026) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | QF (2025) |
| French Open Junior | 1R (2025) |
| Wimbledon Junior | 1R (2025) |
| US Open Junior | QF (2025) |
| Last updated on: 9 February 2026. | |
Niels McDonald (born 26 January 2008) is a Germantennis player. He has a career-highATP singles ranking of No. 1,036 achieved on 4 August 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 874 reached on 9 February 2026.
McDonald won theboys' singles title at the2025 French Open.[1]
McDonald was born inCardiff, Wales to a German mother and a Scottish father.[2][3] He lived nearLondon until the age of four, when his family moved toSchwerin, Germany.[4][5]
McDonald had significant results onITF junior circuit. In May 2024, he won both the singles and doubles titles at the J200 tournament inHanover.[6][7] The following month, he and compatriotDiego Dedura-Palomero won the doubles title at the J300 tournament inBamberg.[8] The German also won the singles title and reached the semifinals in doubles at the J200 Babolat Cup inPlzeň.[9]
In January 2025, McDonald and compatriotJamie Mackenzie reached theboys' doubles quarterfinals of theAustralian Open.[10] The following month, at the J200 Bavarian Junior Winter Championships inOberhaching, he reached the quarterfinals in singles and won the doubles title with compatriotMax Schönhaus.[11] That March, he and Mackenzie won back-to-back J200 doubles titles inValencia andBenicarló, Spain.[12]
In June of that season, McDonald won theboys' singles title at theFrench Open, upsetting top seedAndrés Santamarta Roig in the process and defeating Schönhaus in the final.[13][14] He was the first German boy to win aFrench Open singles title sinceDaniel Elsner in1997, and the first to lift a major jr. title in singles sinceAlexander Zverev in2014.[15][16] In September 2025, he defeatedYannick Alexandrescou in the singles final of the U18 European Junior Championships.[17]
He reached anITF junior combined ranking of world No. 4 on 9 June 2025.[18]
In July 2024, McDonald made hisATP Challenger Tour debut with a wildcard into thedoubles main draw of theBrawo Open, partnering compatriotNicola Kuhn; they reached the quarterfinals.[19][20]
McDonald has dual German and British citizenship.
He currently trains atGood to Great Tennis Academy and plays for Oldenburger TeV in the2. Tennis-Bundesliga [de].[21]
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2025 | French Open | Clay | Max Schönhaus | 6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–3 |
