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Jonathan Chu (tennis)

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Jonathan Chu
Country (sports) United States (2005–06)
 Hong Kong (2011–12)
Born (1983-03-21) 21 March 1983 (age 41)
New York City, U.S.
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$15,403
Singles
Career record3–1 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 527 (28 Aug 2006)
Doubles
Career record1–3 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 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

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Singles: (1)

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No.    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. Mar 2006 China F5 Futures, Guangzhou Hard Netherlands Antal van der Duim 7–6(4), 6–7(0), 4–0 ret.

Doubles: (4)

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No.    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. Sep 2005 Japan F10, Tokyo Hard United States David Martin Japan Naoki Arimoto
Japan Yasuo Miyazaki
6–2, 6–4
2. Oct 2005 Mexico F15, Ciudad Obregón Hard United States Alberto Francis Mexico Bruno Echagaray
Mexico Carlos Palencia
2–6, 7–6(5), 6–2
3. May 2006 USA F9, Vero Beach Clay South Africa Izak van der Merwe United States Brendan Evans
United States Troy Hahn
6–4, 7–6(0)
4. Jun 2006 USA F15, Buffalo Clay United States Alex Clayton Australia Shannon Nettle
Australia Daniel Wendler
6–3, 3–6, 6–1

References

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