Chase Buchanan (born June 4, 1991) is an inactive American male tennis player. Buchanan grew up and attended grade school and high school in New Albany, Ohio[1] and attended Ohio State University as a member of the tennis team.

Chase Buchanan
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceColumbus, Ohio, U.S.
Born (1991-06-04) June 4, 1991 (age 32)
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$216,155
Singles
Career record0–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 158 (18 August 2014)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2015)
French OpenQ1 (2015)
WimbledonQ1 (2014, 2015)
US Open1R (2009)
Doubles
Career record0–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 151 (9 November 2015)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1R (2008, 2012, 2014)

Career edit

Buchanan reached no. 6 on the junior rankings on March 9, 2009. His first title came at age 15 on the junior tour. He emerged victorious at the Panama Bowl in both singles, emerging from the qualifying to do so; and doubles, alongside fellow 2009 U.S. Open wildcard Devin Britton. He won the 2008 Easter Bowl, beating Alex Llompart in the final. In 2008 and 2009, Buchanan was rated no. 1 in the United States by both TennisRecruiting and Tennis RPI.[2]

In 2009, Buchanan won the USTA Boys 18s National Championship in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[3] Buchanan competed in the 2009 US Open as a wildcard in the men's singles draw. He fell there to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. He reached the junior singles final of the U.S. Open the same year, falling to Bernard Tomic in the final.[4] His highest ATP ranking was no. 158 in singles.

Doubles performance timeline edit

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

This table is current through 2012 US Open.

Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open
French Open
Wimbledon
US Open 1R 1R 1R
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1

References edit

  1. ^ http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=3700384[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Player Overview - Chase Buchanan".
  3. ^ http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=3700384[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Buchanan Faces Tomic in US Open Boys Final; Watson and Buchina Vie for Girls Crown".

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