Ethan Quinn (born March 12, 2004) is an American tennis player. Quinn has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 501 achieved on 15 August 2022 and a doubles career-high ranking of No. 736 achieved on August 8 2022.

Personal life

Quinn attended the

San Joaquin Memorial High School San Joaquin Memorial High School is a private Roman Catholic high school in Fresno, California, United States. Founded in 1945, it is the only Catholic high school in the greater Fresno area. It is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno and has a ...

Fresno, California Fresno () is a major city in the San Joaquin Valley of California, United States. It is the county seat of Fresno County and the largest city in the greater Central Valley region. It covers about and had a population of 542,107 in 2020, makin ...

. He was an early enrolee at the

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

in January 2022. He was ranked the No. 1 national tennis recruit in 2022.

Career

2022: Grand Slam debut

Quinn won the doubles at the 2022 USTA Boys 18s National Championship with his partner

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which earned them a wildcard into the main draw of the 2022 US Open. They won the final with a 6–4, 6–0 defeat of

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and

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who had been top seeds following their 2022 Wimbledon Junior doubles victory. In the singles event at the same competition Quinn also reached the final but lost to

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in 4 sets. For reaching the final, Quinn gained a wildcard into the singles qualifying at Flushing Meadow. In the first round of the qualifying event at Flushing Meadows, Quinn defeated his higher ranked compatriot

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with a 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 victory.

Style of play

Former

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doubles champion

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commentary marked the Quinn

forehand The forehand in tennis and other racket sports such as table tennis, squash and badminton is a shot made by swinging the racket across one's body with the hand moving palm-first. In tennis, except in the context of the phrase ''forehand volley ...

with the phrase "That’s the hammer! That’s the cannon! Unleash the beast". In his US Open qualifying win over Ernesto Escobedo, Quinn was regularly hitting 120mph first serves whilst displaying a second serve that sufficiently kicked high and wide that for some it drew favourable comparisons with Quinn's compatriot

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ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 3 (2–1)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Quinn, Ethan 2004 births Living people American male tennis players Sportspeople from Fresno, California Georgia Bulldogs tennis players Tennis people from California