Country (sports) | United States |
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Residence | Falls Church, Virginia |
Born |
Falls Church, Virginia |
April 15, 1994
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
College | University of Virginia |
Prize money | $45,889 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–1 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 706 (February 15, 2016) |
Current ranking | No. 706 (February 15, 2016) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
US Open | 1R (2015) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–0 |
Career titles | 0 |
Last updated on: December 10, 2015. |
Ryan John Shane (born April 15, 1994) is an American tennis player currently playing for the University of Virginia. On May 25, 2015, Shane won the NCAA Men's Singles Championship. This victory also earned him a wild card into the main draw of the 2015 US Open.
Ryan's parents are Alaine and Jack Shane. He has an older brother, Justin, who also played on the Virginia tennis team, and a younger brother named Zachary. Growing up, he was part of a Fairfax, Virginia tennis club that also included future Virginia tennis players, Michael Shabaz and Treat Huey. Shane attended J. E. B. Stuart High School in Falls Church, Virginia and was a blue-chip recruit coming out of high school.
As a freshman, Shane was on a Virginia team that went undefeated and won the NCAA Championship. The championship was the first for both Virginia as well the ACC.
Following his sophomore season, Shane was named second-team All-ACC. He was also announced as the ITA Atlantic Region Player to Watch.
During his junior year, Shane helped lead Virginia to an NCAA Championship in the team tournament, playing at #1 singles and doubles. Six days later, Shane defeated Noah Rubin 3–6, 7–6 (7–4), 6–1, to capture the NCAA Men's Singles title. He is the second Virginia player to win the singles tournament, after Somdev Devvarman did so in 2007 and 2008. Shane was named first-team All-ACC following a season where he posted a 27–8 record in singles.