Kylie McKenzie is an American tennis player who was born on March 21, 1999. McKenzie’s main competitions have been on the ITF Women’s World Tennis Tour, where she has yet to win a title.
She competed in her first professional competition in Rancho Santa Fe in February 2014.
McKenzie received a wildcard for the junior women’s singles event at the 2014 US Open, where she was defeated 6-1, 6-2 by Olha Fridman in the first round.
She won the USTA national championship in the U16 age group the same year.
In a case filed in court by McKenzie’s attorneys after she claimed that her USTA-assigned coach had sexually harassed her in the name of “unique training techniques,” in November 2018, her team contends that the USTA, the sport’s national governing body, failed to keep McKenzie safe.
The USTA claims in a written statement that it has many mechanisms in place to protect tennis players and that it responded “quickly” to McKenzie’s allegation. The allegations have now sparked a media frenzy.
