Ryler DeHeart (born March 1, 1984) is an American former professional tennis playerProfile at www.atpworldtour.com and current professional pickleball player. He reached his tennis singles career high ranking of 174 on May 3, 2010. He was coached by Brad Dancer. DeHeart resides in Champaign, Illinois.
Professional career His first win on the ATP Tour came as a qualifier at the 2008 US Open where he beat Olivier Rochus in five sets.observer.com 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. 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 Todd Paul 6–7(2), 6–2, 6–1 2. July 30, 2007 Illinois, United States Hard Matt Bruch 6–4, 6–3 3. June 1, 2009 Yuba City, United States Hard 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 Kevin Anderson Im Kyu-tae Martin Slanar 3–6, 7–6(2), [15–13] 2. May 15, 2010 Sarasota, United States Clay Brian Battistone Gero Kretschmer 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 List of professional pickleball players
References
External links
DeHeart College Profile Official Fan Site