Ryler DeHeart


Ryler DeHeart is an American former professional tennis player. He reached his 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. 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)

No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.July 24, 2006Illinois, United StatesHard Todd Paul6–7, 6–2, 6–1
2.July 30, 2007Illinois, United StatesHard Matt Bruch6–4, 6–3
3.June 1, 2009Yuba City, United StatesHard Carsten Ball6–2, 3–6, 7–5

Doubles (2)

No.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.January 31, 2010Hawaii, United StatesHard Kevin Anderson Im Kyu-tae
Martin Slanar		3–6, 7–6,
2.May 15, 2010Sarasota, United StatesClay Brian Battistone Gero Kretschmer
Alex Satschko		5–7, 7–6,

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 . As a senior, he was a semifinalist at the and won the consolation title at the ITA National Indoor Championships. He finished his career with a singles record of 138–36 and a doubles record of 104–38.