Name Ryler DeHeart Turned pro 2006 Weight 79 kg | Career titles 0 Height 1.83 m Prize money $214,290 Role Tennis player | |
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Plays Left-handed (one-handed backhand) Career record 1–4 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) Residence Champaign, Illinois, United States | ||
Highest ranking No. 174 (May 3, 2010) | ||
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Ryler DeHeart (born March 1, 1984 in Kauai, Hawaii) is an American professional tennis player. He reached his singles career high ranking of 174 on May 3, 2010. He is coached by Brad Dancer.
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- Athletic DNA Tennis Apparel Presents Ryan DeHearts Denial
- Professional career
- Collegiate career
- Personal
- References
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Professional career
His first win on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour came at the 2008 US Open as a qualifier, where he beat Olivier Rochus in five sets. He lost to Rafael Nadal in the next round 1–6, 2–6, 4–6. He predominantly plays Challenger tournaments.
On June 7, 2009, he won his first ATP Challenger Tour title with a 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 victory over Carsten Ball in the Sunset Moulding YCRC Challenger final in Yuba City, California, United States.
Collegiate career
DeHeart played college tennis at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he achieved a #1 ITA singles ranking and was a two-time All-American. As a Junior, he won the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Singles Championship. As a Senior, he was a semifinalist at the ITA All-American Championships and won the consolation title at the ITA National Indoor Championships. He finished his career with a singles record of 138–36 (most wins in Illinois history) and a doubles record of 104–38.
Personal
DeHeart resides in Champaign, Illinois.