Ryan Sachire

Ryan Sachire
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Granger, Indiana, USA
Born	April 2, 1978 (age 46); Youngstown, Ohio, USA
Height	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Turned pro	2001
Retired	2004
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	US$49,419
Singles
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 391
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	N/A
French Open	N/A
Wimbledon	N/A
US Open	N/A
Other tournaments
Doubles
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 184
	Last updated on: October 9, 2009.

Ryan Sachire is currently the Callaghan Family Head Men's Tennis Coach at the

ATP Challenger doubles titles.^[1]

Early life

Ryan Sachire was born April 2, 1978, in

NFL. He presently coaches tennis in Youngstown, Ohio

, and the surrounding area.

Sachire played his college tennis for Notre Dame and compiled a 138–43 record at first singles and 73–32 at first doubles. He reached the ITA national championship final in 1998 and lost to James Blake. He also won the consolation in 1999 and reached the semis of the national clay court championships the same year. He was a 3-time ITA Midwest Championships semifinalist and was runner-up in 1996. He was a 3-time member of the

NCAA Singles Championship invitations. He was a 3-time All-American, always in the top-40 in singles and spent a great deal of time at #2 behind Harvard's James Blake (5th in the world). He won all of the ITA

senior awards in 2000 being senior player of the year and winning several other awards.

Professional tennis career

After graduating from

Amer Delic, and Dmitry Tursunov. He played two doubles finals against Bob and Mike Bryan

, as his most notable opponents.

Last ATP Match

Indianapolis, IN, USA | March 12, 2008 | R56 | $100,000 | Hard

Round	Opponent	Score	Handicap	Total
q-First	Daniel Vacek(CZE)	5-7 5-7	-4	24

Last Competition Result

R32|$50,000|Challenger, Hard | Entry:(q)

Round	Opponent	Score	Handicap	Total
q-First	bye
q-Second	Dan Hanegby(ISR)	6-2 6-2	8	16
Qualifying	Fritz Wolmarans(RSA)	6-3 3-6 7-5	2	30
First	(3)Noam Okun(ISR)	6-7(5) 4-6	-3	23

Coaching career

He began his coaching career at Wickertree Tennis & Fitness Center in Columbus, Ohio. He then was at Baylor as an assistant from 2005 to 2006 and has been coaching at Notre Dame ever since, first as an assistant before stepping into the head coaching role in 2013. In 2006, Sachire married Cindy Harding, a 1999 Irish graduate and former cheerleader. In February 2010, Ryan was inducted into the Canfield Hall of Fame for his accomplishments as the best tennis player to ever have played for the Cardinals.

References

^ ATP.com player page for ATP Challenger doubles activity

Sources

[1] ATP.com player page for ATP Challenger doubles activity

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