{{short description|American tennis player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox tennis biography |image= Ryler DeHeart US Open.jpeg |name= Ryler DeHeart |country= {{USA}} |residence= [[Champaign, Illinois|Champaign]], Illinois, U.S. |birth_date= {{birth date and age|1984|1|3}} |birth_place= [[Kauai]], Hawaii, U.S. |height= {{height|ft=6|in=0}} |turnedpro= 2006 |plays= Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |careerprizemoney= $214,290 |singlesrecord= 1–4 |singlestitles= 0 |highestsinglesranking= No. 174 (May 3, 2010) |currentsinglesranking= No. 987 (January 8, 2012) |AustralianOpenresult= Q1 (2010) |FrenchOpenresult= Q3 (2010) |Wimbledonresult= Q3 (2010) |USOpenresult= 2R ([[2008 U.S. Open – Men's singles|2008]]) |doublesrecord= 0–1 |doublestitles= 0 |highestdoublesranking= No. 120 (November 22, 2010) }}

'''Ryler DeHeart''' (born March 1, 1984) is an American former professional [[tennis]] player<ref name=atp>[http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/3/en/players/playerprofiles/default.asp?playersearch=deheart&f=1 Profile at www.atpworldtour.com]</ref> and current professional [[pickleball]] player. He reached his tennis singles career high ranking of 174 on May 3, 2010.<ref name=atp/> He was coached by Brad Dancer.<ref>{{Cite web | title=ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Player Profile - DEHEART, Ryler (USA) | url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100001869 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414073243/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100001869 | access-date=2026-05-26 | archive-date=2014-04-14}}</ref> DeHeart resides in [[Champaign, Illinois]].<ref name=atp/>

==Professional career== His first win on the [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP Tour]] came as a qualifier at the [[2008 US Open (tennis)|2008 US Open]]<ref name="news.bbc.co.uk">{{Cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7587128.stm|title = Nadal class too much for DeHeart|date = 29 August 2008}}</ref> where he beat [[Olivier Rochus]] in five sets.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090422192344/http://www.observer.com/2008/style/sports/how-beat-nadal observer.com]</ref> 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.<ref name="news.bbc.co.uk"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24260558-23216,00.html|title=FOX SPORTS &#124; Live Sports Scores &#124; NRL, AFL, Cricket Scores|date=3 October 2023 }}</ref> 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 [[Sunset Moulding YCRC Challenger|Yuba City Challenger]] in California.

==Career titles== ===Singles (3)=== {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" ! Legend |- style="background:#f3e6d7;" | Grand Slam (0) |- style="background:#e9e9e9;" | ATP Masters Series (0) |- style="background:#d4f1c5;" | ATP Tour (0) |- bgcolor="moccasin" | ATP Challenger (1) |- bgcolor="CFFCFF" | ITF Futures (2) |}

{| class="wikitable" ! No. ! Date ! Tournament ! Surface ! Opponent ! Score |- bgcolor="CFFCFF" | 1. | July 24, 2006 | [[Illinois]], United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Todd Paul | 6–7<sup>(2)</sup>, 6–2, 6–1 |- bgcolor="CFFCFF" | 2. | July 30, 2007 | Illinois, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Matt Bruch | 6–4, 6–3 |- bgcolor="moccasin" | 3. | June 1, 2009 | [[Sunset Moulding YCRC Challenger|Yuba City]], United States | Hard | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Carsten Ball]] | 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 |}

===Doubles (2)=== {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" ! Legend |- style="background:#f3e6d7;" | Grand Slam (0) |- style="background:#e9e9e9;" | ATP Masters Series (0) |- style="background:#d4f1c5;" | ATP Tour (0) |- bgcolor="moccasin" | ATP Challenger (2) |- bgcolor="CFFCFF" | ITF Futures (0) |}

{| class="wikitable" ! No. ! Date ! Tournament ! Surface ! Partner ! Opponents ! Score |- bgcolor="moccasin" | 1. | January 31, 2010 | [[Hawaii]], United States | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Kevin Anderson (tennis)|Kevin Anderson]] | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Im Kyu-tae]]<br />{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Martin Slanar]] | 3–6, 7–6<sup>(2)</sup>, [15–13] |- bgcolor="moccasin" | 2. | May 15, 2010 | [[Sarasota]], United States | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Battistone]] | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Gero Kretschmer]]<br />{{flagicon|GER}} [[Alex Satschko]] | 5–7, 7–6<sup>(4)</sup>, [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 [https://web.archive.org/web/20090523210011/http://www.itatennis.com/Events/ITANationalChampionships/NationalIndoors.htm ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Singles Championship]. As a senior, he was a semifinalist at the [http://www.itatennis.com/Events/ITANationalChampionships/MensAllAmerican.htm 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== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons}} * {{ATP}} * {{ITF}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20091026201648/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/deheart_ryler00.html DeHeart College Profile] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090818042713/http://www.rylerdeheart.com/ Official Fan Site]

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