Ryan Seggerman (born 6 August 1999) is an American tennis player. He has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 88 achieved on 12 August 2024. He has a career-high singles ranking of No. 348 achieved on 26 August 2024.[1]

Ryan Seggerman
Country (sports) United States
Born (1999-08-06) 6 August 1999 (age 25)
San Diego, United States
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
PlaysRight-handed
CollegePrinceton
North Carolina
Prize money$102,664
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 348 (26 August 2024)
Current rankingNo. 400 (16 August 2024)
Doubles
Career record1–5
Career titles7 Challenger, 8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 87 (16 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 87 (16 September 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1R (2024)
Last updated on: 21 September 2024.

College career

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Seggerman played college tennis at Princeton before transferring to North Carolina.[2][3]

Professional career

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2023: First singles title, seven straight doubles titles

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Seggerman won his first ITF singles title in 2023 at the M25 Monastir tournament, defeating Ilia Simakin, 7–5, 6–4 in the final.[4]

With fellow American Patrik Trhac, the duo won seven consecutive ITF doubles titles, winning 28 straight matches between July and September 2023.[5]

The pair won their first ATP Challenger doubles title at the 2023 City of Playford Tennis International, and then won the 2023 NSW Open title the following week.

2024: ATP Tour debut, Grand Slam debut

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Singles

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Seggerman reached the semifinals as a qualifier at both the Macedonian Open and Cranbrook Tennis Classic.

Seggerman reached the main draw as a qualifier at the 2024 Lexington Challenger, rising into the top 400 for the first time.

In August, Seggerman reached the quarterfinals of the RD Open, giving him a new career-high ranking of 350.

He received entry into the 2024 Winston-Salem Open qualifying draw, but lost in the first round.

Doubles

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In January 2024, following back to back Challenger titles in 2024 Indian Wells,[6] Seggerman and Trhac received a wildcard for the Masters 1000 2024 BNP Paribas Open, making their ATP debut.[7] The pair defeated sixth-seeded Máximo González and Andrés Molteni in the first round. In the round of 16, they lost 4–6, 6–7(8) to eventual champions Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektić.[8]

After 13 straight victories in ITF circuit and ATP Challenger Tour finals, the pair lost their first final at the 2024 Upper Austria Open. With Trhac, the pair received entry into the 2024 Libéma Open, their second ATP-level event. As a result, Seggerman reached the top 100 in doubles on 24 June 2024.[9]

With Trhac, the duo won the 2024 Cranbrook Tennis Classic, their 7th Challenger level title. As a result, Seggerman rose to a new career high doubles ranking of 89.

Seggerman and Trhac received a wild card to the 2024 US Open, making their grand slam debut. They lost in the first round to Yuki Bhambri and Albano Olivetti.[10]

Seggerman and Szymon Walków reached the final at the 2024 Szczecin Open. This gave Seggerman a new career high doubles ranking of 87.

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals

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Singles: 1 (1–0)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2023 M25 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard   Ilia Simakin 7–5, 6–4

Doubles: 18 (15–3)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (7–3)
ITF World Tennis Tour (8–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (12–0)
Clay (3–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2023 M15 Lakewood, USA World Tennis Tour Hard   Patrik Trhac   Alfredo Perez
  Jamie Vance
6–2, 6–4
Win 2–0 Jul 2023 M15 Lakewood, USA World Tennis Tour Hard   Patrik Trhac   Jack Anthrop
  Bryce Nakashima
7–5, 6–2
Win 3–0 Aug 2023 M25 Southaven, USA World Tennis Tour Hard   Patrik Trhac   Patrick Harper
  Shunsuke Mitsui
6–4, 6–3
Win 4–0 Aug 2023 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard   Patrik Trhac   Luca Fantini
  Younes Lalami Laaroussi
6–1, 6–3
Win 5–0 Aug 2023 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard   Patrik Trhac   Lucas Pokorny
  Kris van Wyk
6–4, 7–5
Win 6–0 Sep 2023 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard   Patrik Trhac   Chirag Duhan
  Garrett Johns
6–1, 6–3
Win 7–0 Sep 2023 M25 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard   Patrik Trhac   Thomas Braithwaite
  Timothy Gray
7–5, 6–4
Win 8–0 Oct 2023 M25 Zapopan, Mexico World Tennis Tour Clay   Patrik Trhac   Miguel Angel Cabrera
  Joao Vitor Goncalves Ceolin
6–2, 6–4
Win 9–0 Oct 2023 City of Playford, Australia Challenger Hard   Patrik Trhac   Blake Ellis
  Tristan Schoolkate
6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win 10–0 Nov 2023 Sydney, Australia Challenger Hard   Patrik Trhac   Ruben Gonzales
  Nam Ji-sung
6–4, 6–4
Win 11–0 Jan 2024 Indian Wells, USA Challenger Hard   Patrik Trhac   Thai-Son Kwiatkowski
  Alex Lawson
6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Win 12–0 Jan 2024 Indian Wells, USA Challenger Hard   Patrik Trhac   Thomas Fancutt
  Ajeet Rai
6–4, 3–6, [10–3]
Win 13–0 Apr 2024 Mexico City, Mexico Challenger Clay   Patrik Trhac   Tristan Schoolkate
  Adam Walton
5–7, 6–4, [10–5]
Loss 13–1 May 2024 Mauthausen, Austria Challenger Clay   Patrik Trhac   Constantin Frantzen
  Hendrik Jebens
4–6, 4–6
Win 14–1 May 2024 Skopje, North Macedonia Challenger Clay   Patrik Trhac   Andrew Paulson
  Patrik Rikl
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 14–2 June 2024 Sassuolo, Italy Challenger Clay   Patrik Trhac   Marco Bortolotti
  Matthew Romios
6–7(7–9), 6–2, [9–11]
Win 15–2 July 2024 Bloomfield Hills, United States Challenger Hard   Patrik Trhac   Ozan Baris
  Nishesh Basavareddy
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss 15–3 September 2024 Szczecin, Poland Challenger Clay   Szymon Walków   Guido Andreozzi
  Théo Arribagé
2–6, 1–6

References

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  1. ^ "Ryan Seggerman | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ "Ryan Seggerman - Men's Tennis". Princeton University Athletics.
  3. ^ "Ryan Seggerman - Men's Tennis". University of North Carolina Athletics.
  4. ^ www.itftennis.com https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/m25-monastir/tun/2023/m-itf-tun-40a-2023/draws-and-results/. Retrieved 2024-05-28. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ www.itftennis.com https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/ryan-seggerman/800435792/usa/mt/d/activity/#pprofile-info-tabs. Retrieved 2024-05-30. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ "Southern California Open: Svajda to face Bicknell in singles final, Seggerman-Trhac make it two doubles titles in a row".
  7. ^ https://www.usta.com/en/home/stay-current/southerncalifornia/catch-atp-tour-s-hottest-doubles-pairing-seggerman-trhac-at-sout.html
  8. ^ "Ryan Seggerman/Patrik Trhac vs. Wesley Koolhof/Nikola Mektic Indian Wells 2024 Round of 16 | Match Stats | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  9. ^ "RYAN SEGGERMAN AND PATRIK TRHAC BREAK INTO ATP TOP 100 DOUBLES RANKS AFTER LESS THAN A YEAR ON THE PRO TOUR". 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  10. ^ downloadtennis.com, TNNS-. "Live Tennis Scores, Schedules & Streams - ATP, WTA, Challenger & ITF - TNNS". TNNS: Tennis Live Scores. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
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