Ryan Shane

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Ryan Shane
Ryan Shane (cropped).jpg
Shane at the 2018 Citi Open
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Falls Church, Virginia
Born (1994-04-15) April 15, 1994 (age 29)
Falls Church, Virginia
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Turned pro2015
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
College University of Virginia
CoachDustin Taylor
Prize money $113,972
Singles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 333 (July 29, 2019)
Current rankingNo. 691 (April 26, 2021)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open 1R (2015)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 604 (January 28, 2019)
Last updated on: April 26, 2021.

Ryan John Shane (born April 15, 1994) is an American professional tennis player. He played college tennis at the University of Virginia. On May 25, 2015, Shane won the NCAA Men's Singles Championship. This victory also earned him a wild card into the main draw of the 2015 US Open. [1]

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Early life

Ryan's parents are Alaine and Jack Shane. He has an older brother, Justin, who also played on the Virginia tennis team, and a younger brother named Zachary. In the summer months growing up Ryan's family would vacation to Franklin, New Hampshire; where there was a family tennis court that got good use from the Shane brothers. Ryan was part of a Fairfax, Virginia tennis club that also included future Virginia tennis players, Michael Shabaz and Treat Huey. [2] Shane attended J. E. B. Stuart High School in Falls Church, Virginia and was a blue-chip recruit coming out of high school.

College career

As a freshman, Shane was on a Virginia team that went undefeated and won the NCAA Championship. The championship was the first for both Virginia as well the ACC.

Following his sophomore season, Shane was named second-team All-ACC. He was also announced as the ITA Atlantic Region Player to Watch. [3]

During his junior year, Shane helped lead Virginia to an NCAA Championship in the team tournament, playing at #1 singles and doubles. Six days later, Shane defeated Noah Rubin 3–6, 7–6 (7–4), 6–1, to capture the NCAA Men's Singles title. He is the second Virginia player to win the singles tournament, after Somdev Devvarman did so in 2007 and 2008. [4] Shane was named first-team All-ACC following a season where he posted a 27–8 record in singles. [5]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 7 (4–3)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
ITF Futures Tour (4–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Sep 2015USA F27, Costa Mesa FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Ernesto Escobedo 6–4, 6–3
Loss1–1Dec 2015USA F35, Tallahassee FuturesHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Nguyen 6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Win2–1Nov 2016USA F39, Waco FuturesHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Jared Hiltzik2–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4
Win3–1Sep 2017USA F31, Laguna Niguel FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Henry Craig6–3, 6–3
Loss3–2Sep 2017USA F32, Fountain Valley FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Ronnie Schneider 7–5, 2–6, 6–7(1–7)
Win4–2Dec 2017USA F40, Tallahassee FuturesHard (i) Flag of Japan.svg Kaichi Uchida 7–6(7–3), 6–1
Loss4–3 Nov 2018 Champaign, USAChallengerHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Reilly Opelka 6–7(6–8), 3–6

Doubles: 4 (3–1)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (3–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Aug 2015USA F25, Champaign FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Justin S. Shane Flag of the United States.svg Evan King
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin King
6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Win2–0Sep 2017USA F31, Laguna Niguel FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Ronnie Schneider Flag of the United States.svg Trevor Allen Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Kawka
7–5, 6–2
Win3–0Nov 2018Portugal F20, Idanha-a-Nova FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Justin Butsch Flag of Argentina.svg Franco Emanuel Egea
Flag of Austria.svg Peter Goldsteiner
6–3, 6–3
Loss3–1Sep 2021M15 Champaign, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Nathan Ponwith Flag of the United States.svg Kweisi Kenyatte
Flag of Latvia.svg Kārlis Ozoliņš
5–7, 6–2, [7–10]

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References

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  2. Whitey Reid (April 10, 2013). "Shane brothers the latest Northern Virginia tennis stars to play for UVa". The Daily Progress. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
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