Ryler DeHeart

Ryler DeHeart
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceChampaign, 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 OpenQ1 (2010)
French OpenQ3 (2010)
WimbledonQ3 (2010)
US Open2R (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]

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. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. July 24, 2006 Illinois, United States Hard United States Todd Paul 6–7(2), 6–2, 6–1
2. July 30, 2007 Illinois, United States Hard United States Matt Bruch 6–4, 6–3
3. June 1, 2009 Yuba City, United States Hard Australia 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. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. January 31, 2010 Hawaii, United States Hard South Africa Kevin Anderson South Korea Im Kyu-tae
Austria Martin Slanar 		3–6, 7–6(2), [15–13]
2. May 15, 2010 Sarasota, United States Clay United States Brian Battistone Germany Gero Kretschmer
Germany 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Profile at www.atpworldtour.com
  2. ^ http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100001869 [bare URL]
  3. ^ a b "Nadal class too much for DeHeart". August 29, 2008.
  4. ^ observer.com
  5. ^ "FOX SPORTS | Live Sports Scores | NRL, AFL, Cricket Scores". October 3, 2023.
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