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'''Ryler DeHeart''' (born March 1, 1984 in Kauai, Hawaii) is an [[United States of America|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> He reached his singles career high ranking of 174 on May 3, 2010.<ref name=atp/> He iswas coached by Brad Dancer.<ref>http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100001869</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">http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7587128.stm</ref> as a qualifier, where he beat [[Olivier Rochus]] in five sets.<ref>http://www.observer.com/2008/style/sports/how-beat-nadal</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>http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24260558-23216,00.html</ref> He predominantly playsplayed 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]] final in Yuba City, California.
 
==Career titles==
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==Collegiate career==
DeHeart played college tennis at the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]], where he achieved a No.number 1one in the ITA singles rankingrankings 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.
 
==Personal==
DeHeart resides in [[Champaign, Illinois]].<ref name=atp/>
 
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