Chase Buchanan

Chase Buchanan

Country	United States
Born	June 4, 1991 (1991-06-04) (age 20) Columbus
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Singles
Highest ranking	736 (2009)
Grand Slam results
US Open	R1 (2009)
Doubles
Highest ranking	806 (2010)
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open	R1 (2008)

Chase Buchanan (born June 4, 1991 in Columbus, Ohio) Buchanan grew up and attended grade school and high school in New Albany, Ohio^[1] and now attends The Ohio State University and is a member of the tennis team) is an American men's tennis player.

Career

Buchanan reached number 6 on the junior rankings on March 9, 2009. His first title came at age 15 when he won his first titles 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 Devon Britton. He won the 2008 Easter Bowl, beating Alex Llompart in the final. In 2008 and 2009, Buchanan was rated #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, 6-0, 6-2, 6-1. He reached the junior singles final of the U.S. Open the same year, falling to Bernard Tomic 6-3, 6-1 in the final.^[4] His highest ATP ranking was World Number 736 in singles on April 20, 2009. He has reached a high of 1,010 in doubles on October 19, 2009.

References

1. ^ http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=3700384
2. ^ http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/player.asp?id=161742
3. ^ http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=3700384
4. ^ http://tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2009/09/buchanan-faces-tomic-in-us-open-boys.html

External links

• ATP Profile
• Chase Buchanan at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile
• Chase Buchanan at the International Tennis Federation

Persondata
Name	Buchanan, Chase
Alternative names
Short description	Tennis player
Date of birth	June 4, 1991
Place of birth	Columbus
Date of death
Place of death