Ryler DeHeart

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Ryler DeHeart
Ryler DeHeart US Open.jpeg
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
Born (1984-01-03) January 3, 1984 (age 40)
Kauai, Hawaii, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Turned pro2006
PlaysLeft-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$214,290
Singles
Career record1–4
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 174 (May 3, 2010)
Current rankingNo. 987 (January 8, 2012)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2010)
French Open Q3 (2010)
Wimbledon Q3 (2010)
US Open 2R (2008)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 120 (November 22, 2010)

Ryler DeHeart (born March 1, 1984) is an American former professional tennis player [1] and current professional pickleball player. He reached his tennis singles career high ranking of 174 on May 3, 2010. [1] He was coached by Brad Dancer. [2] DeHeart resides in Champaign, Illinois. [1]

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Professional career

His first win on the ATP Tour came as a qualifier at the 2008 US Open [3] where he beat Olivier Rochus in five sets. [4] He lost to Rafael Nadal in the next round, 1–6, 2–6, 4–6, despite taking a 3–0 lead in the third set. [3] [5] He predominantly played Challenger tournaments.

On June 7, 2009, he won his first title on the ATP Challenger Tour, with a 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 victory over Carsten Ball in the final of the Yuba City Challenger in California.

Career titles

Singles (3)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (0)
ATP Challenger (1)
ITF Futures (2)
No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.July 24, 2006 Illinois, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Todd Paul6–7(2), 6–2, 6–1
2.July 30, 2007Illinois, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Matt Bruch6–4, 6–3
3.June 1, 2009 Yuba City, United StatesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Carsten Ball 6–2, 3–6, 7–5

Doubles (2)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (0)
ATP Challenger (2)
ITF Futures (0)
No.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.January 31, 2010 Hawaii, United StatesHard Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Anderson Flag of South Korea.svg Im Kyu-tae
Flag of Austria.svg Martin Slanar
3–6, 7–6(2), [15–13]
2.May 15, 2010 Sarasota, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg Brian Battistone Flag of Germany.svg Gero Kretschmer
Flag of Germany.svg Alex Satschko
5–7, 7–6(4), [10–8]

Collegiate career

DeHeart played college tennis at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he achieved a number one in the ITA singles rankings 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.

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  2. http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100001869 [ bare URL ]
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