| Ryler DeHeart | |
| Residence: | Champaign, Illinois |
| Birth Date: | 3 January 1984 |
| Birth Place: | Kauai, Hawaii |
| 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) |
| Doublesrecord: | 0–1 |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 120 (November 22, 2010) |
Ryler DeHeart (born March 1, 1984, in Kauai, Hawaii) is an American former professional tennis player[1] and current pickleball player. He reached his singles career high ranking of 174 on May 3, 2010.[1] He was coached by Brad Dancer.[2] DeHeart resides in Champaign, Illinois.[1]
His first win on the ATP Tour came as a qualifier at the 2008 US Open[3] where he beat Olivier Rochus in five sets.[4] 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.[3] [5] 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.
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Grand Slam (0) | |
| ATP Masters Series (0) | |
| ATP Tour (0) | |
| ATP Challenger (1) | |
| ITF Futures (2) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | July 24, 2006 | Illinois, United States | Hard |  Todd Paul | 6–7(2), 6–2, 6–1 | |
| 2. | July 30, 2007 | Illinois, United States | Hard | Matt Bruch | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| 3. | June 1, 2009 | Yuba City, United States | Hard |  Carsten Ball | 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Grand Slam (0) | |
| ATP Masters Series (0) | |
| ATP Tour (0) | |
| ATP Challenger (2) | |
| ITF Futures (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | January 31, 2010 | Hawaii, United States | Hard | Kevin Anderson |  Im Kyu-tae Martin Slanar | 3–6, 7–6(2), [15–13] | |
| 2. | May 15, 2010 | Sarasota, United States | Clay | Brian Battistone | Gero Kretschmer Alex Satschko | 5–7, 7–6(4), [10–8] |
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 ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Singles Championship. As a senior, he was a semifinalist at the 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.