Chase Buchanan Buchanan grew up and attended grade school and high school in New Albany, Ohio

New Albany, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,711 people, 1,263 households, and 1,030 families residing in the village. The population density was 415.7 people per square mile . There were 1,424 housing units at an average density of 159.5 per square mile...

 and now attends The Ohio State University

Ohio State University

The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...

 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

Panama

Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...

 Bowl in both singles, emerging from the qualifying to do so; and doubles, alongside fellow 2009 U.S. Open

2009 US Open (tennis)

The 2009 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 31 to September 14, 2009 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States. Originally, it was scheduled to end with the mens' singles final match on Sunday,...

 wildcard Devon Britton. He won the 2008 Easter Bowl, beating Alex Llompart

Alex Llompart

Alex Llompart is a professional male tennis player from Puerto Rico.Llompart reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on November 7, 2011, when he became World number 1328...

 in the final. In 2008 and 2009, Buchanan was rated #1 in the United States by both TennisRecruiting and Tennis RPI.

In 2009, Buchanan won the USTA Boys 18s National Championship in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Kalamazoo, Michigan

The area on which the modern city stands was once home to Native Americans of the Hopewell culture, who migrated into the area sometime before the first millennium. Evidence of their early residency remains in the form of a small mound in downtown's Bronson Park. The Hopewell civilization began to...

. 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

2009 US Open - Boys' Singles

Grigor Dimitrov was the defending champion, but did not compete in the Juniors this year.Bernard Tomic won in the final 6–1, 6–3 against Chase Buchanan.-Seeds:# Yuki Bhambri # Daniel Berta # Bernard Tomic...

 final of the U.S. Open the same year, falling to Bernard Tomic

Bernard Tomic

Bernard Tomic is an Australian professional tennis player. As of 24 October 2011, Tomic is ranked the World No. 41, making him the highest ranked Australian male tennis player and the youngest player in the top 100...

 6-3, 6-1 in the final. His highest ATP

Association of Tennis Professionals

The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...

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.

External links

• ATP Profile