Jonathan Chu (born 21 March 1983) is an American former professional tennis player.
Chu was born and raised in New York. His grandfather, Joseph Chu, was a Hong Kong-Chinese immigrant to the United States and became one of the biggest landlords in New York's Chinatown.
Before turning professional in 2005, Chu played collegiate tennis for Harvard University while studying for an economics degree. He served as team captain and in his senior year reached the semi-finals of the NCAA Championships.
From 2005 to 2006, he competed internationally on the ITF circuit and in the occasional ATP Challenger tournament, reaching a career best singles ranking of 527 in the world.
In 2011, he returned to tennis to play Davis Cup for Hong Kong, where he worked as an investment banker. He won three singles and one doubles rubber in his Davis Cup career.
Chu is the manager director of his family's New York property business Chu Enterprises.
ITF Futures titles Singles: (1) No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore1.China F5 Futures, GuangzhouHard Antal van der Duim7–6(4), 6–7(0), 4–0 ret.
Doubles: (4) No.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore1.Japan F10, TokyoHard David Martin Naoki Arimoto Yasuo Miyazaki6–2, 6–42.Mexico F15, Ciudad ObregónHard Alberto Francis Bruno Echagaray Carlos Palencia2–6, 7–6(5), 6–23.USA F9, Vero BeachClay Izak van der Merwe Brendan Evans Troy Hahn6–4, 7–6(0)4.USA F15, BuffaloClay Alex Clayton Shannon Nettle Daniel Wendler6–3, 3–6, 6–1
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