Jonathan Chu (tennis) explained

Jonathan Chu
Country Represented: (2005–06)
(2011–12)
Birth Date:21 March 1983
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$15,403
Singlesrecord:3–1 (Davis Cup)
Highestsinglesranking:No. 527 (28 Aug 2006)
Doublesrecord:1–3 (Davis Cup)
Highestdoublesranking:No. 461 (12 Jun 2006)

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.[1] [2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

Chu is the manager director of his family's New York property business Chu Enterprises.[6]

ITF Futures titles

Doubles: (4)

No.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.Japan F10, TokyoHard David Martin Naoki Arimoto
Yasuo Miyazaki
6–2, 6–4
2.Mexico F15, Ciudad ObregónHard Alberto Francis Bruno Echagaray
Carlos Palencia
2–6, 7–6(5), 6–2
3.USA F9, Vero BeachClay Izak van der Merwe Brendan Evans
Troy Hahn
6–4, 7–6(0)
4.USA F15, BuffaloClay Alex Clayton Shannon Nettle
Daniel Wendler
6–3, 3–6, 6–1

Notes and References

  1. News: Kleinfield . N. R. . Mining Chinatown's 'Mountain of Gold' . . June 1, 1986.
  2. News: Rueb . Emily S. . Awakening the Bowery’s Ghosts . The New York Times . February 12, 2016.
  3. News: Circling the Globe For a Tennis Dream . . November 1, 2006.
  4. Web site: Tennis Abstract: Jonathan Chu ATP Match Results, Splits, and Analysis . www.tennisabstract.com.
  5. News: New pair for Davis Cup . . February 23, 2011 . en.
  6. Web site: Jonathan Chu – Museum of Chinese in America . mocanyc.org.