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Ryan Sweeting (born July 14, 1987) is an American former professional
Sweeting turned professional in 2007. Sweeting captured four ProCircuit doubles titles in 2007. He won the
tennis
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player.
Personal life
Sweeting was born inNassau, Bahamas
Nassau ( ) is the capital and largest city of the Bahamas. With a population of 274,400 as of 2016, or just over 70% of the entire population of the Bahamas, Nassau is commonly defined as a primate city, dwarfing all other towns in the country. ...
. He has been living in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale () is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean. It is the county seat of and largest city in Broward County with a population of 182,760 at the 2020 census, making it the tenth ...
and registered as an American to the ATP.
In September 2013, Sweeting became engaged to actress Kaley Cuoco
Kaley Christine Cuoco ( ; born November 30, 1985) is an American actress. After a series of supporting film and television roles in the late 1990s, she landed her breakthrough role as Bridget Hennessy on the ABC sitcom ''8 Simple Rules'' (2002 ...
after three months of dating. They married on December 31, 2013, in Santa Susana, California
Santa Susana (Spanish for "St. Susan") is a former railroad town located mostly within the City of Simi Valley. A small portion of the community, outside the Simi Valley city limits to the south of the Ventura County Metrolink rail line, is an uni ...
. Cuoco announced in September 2015 that she was filing for divorce. The divorce was finalized in May 2016.
Tennis career
Juniors
Sweeting representedThe Bahamas
The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic. It takes up 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and is home to ...
in his junior years. He attended Guizar Tennis Academy and was coached by renowned Mexican tennis coach, Nicolas Guizar. In 2005, he won the US Open Boys' Singles title, beating Jérémy Chardy
Jérémy Chardy (; born 12 February 1987) is a French inactive professional tennis player. He has won one ATP Tour singles title, in Stuttgart in 2009. His best Grand Slam performance in singles was reaching the quarterfinals of the 2013 Austra ...
in the final.
As a junior, Sweeting compiled a singles win–loss record of 94–51 (89–46 in doubles), reaching as high as no. 2 in the junior world rankings in September 2005.
2006
In 2006, he attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for theFlorida Gators men's tennis
The Florida Gators men's tennis team represents the University of Florida in the sport of tennis. The Gators compete in Division I (NCAA), Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). ...
team in NCAA competition. He made his professional US Open debut in 2006, where he defeated Argentine Guillermo Coria
Guillermo Sebastián Coria (born 13 January 1982), nicknamed ''El Mago'' (''The Magician'' in Spanish), is an Argentine retired professional tennis player. He reached a career-high ATP world No. 3 singles ranking in May 2004. Coria achieved his ...
in the first round (Coria retired while down 3–2) before losing to Belgian Olivier Rochus
Olivier Rochus (; born 18 January 1981) is a retired Belgian tennis player. He is the younger brother of Christophe Rochus, also a former top-40 tennis player.
Rochus won two singles titles in his career and in 2004 French Open – Men's double ...
in five sets. Sweeting served as a practice partner for the U.S. Davis Cup team in the 2006 World Group semifinal against Russia in Moscow.
2007–2008
Sweeting turned professional in 2007. Sweeting captured four ProCircuit doubles titles in 2007. He won the Rimouski
Rimouski ( ) is a city in Quebec, Canada. Rimouski is located in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, at the mouth of the Rimouski River. It has a population of 48,935 (as of 2021). Rimouski is the site of Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), the C ...
Challenger in Canada in November 2008 for his first ProCircuit singles title. He finished 2008 ranked no. 216 in the ATP world rankings.
2009
Sweeting captured the Dallas Challenger singles title in February 2009, without dropping a set. In April, at theUS Men's Clay Court Championships
The U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships is an annual ATP Tour tennis tournament that started in 1910. It is the last remaining ATP World Tour-level tournament in the United States to be played on clay courts.
The tournament began in 1910 when the ...
in Houston, Texas
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, Sweeting and doubles partner Jesse Levine
Jesse Levine (born October 15, 1987) is an American-Canadian former professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high singles rank of world No. 69 on October 1, 2012. Levine represented the United States through 2012, and he represented Can ...
lost to Americans Bob and Mike Bryan
The Bryan brothers, identical twin brothers Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, are retired American professional doubles tennis players and the most successful duo of all time. They were born on April 29, 1978, with Mike being the elder by two minutes. ...
, ranked no. 1 in the world, in the doubles final.
2011
At theUS Men's Clay Court Championships
The U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships is an annual ATP Tour tennis tournament that started in 1910. It is the last remaining ATP World Tour-level tournament in the United States to be played on clay courts.
The tournament began in 1910 when the ...
in Houston, Sweeting won his only ATP World Tour singles title by beating Kei Nishikori
is an inactive Japanese professional tennis player. He is the second male Japanese player to have been ranked in the top 5 in singles (after Jiro Sato), and the only one to do so in the Open Era. Nishikori first reached his career-high singles ...
of Japan in the final in straight sets.
ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 6 (4–2)
Doubles: 8 (4–4)
Performance timelines
Singles
Doubles
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
See also
*Florida Gators
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*List of Florida Gators tennis players
The list of University of Florida Tennis Players includes former athletes of the Florida Gators men's tennis and Florida Gators women's tennis teams of the University of Florida who have competed on the professional tennis circuit. The list includ ...
References
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sweeting, Ryan 1987 births American male tennis players American people of Bahamian descent Bahamian emigrants to the United States Bahamian male tennis players Florida Gators men's tennis players Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles Living people Sportspeople from Nassau, Bahamas Sportspeople from Fort Lauderdale, Florida Tennis people from Florida US Open (tennis) junior champions University of Florida alumni