Introduction
Hunter Reese (born January 11, 1993) is an American tennis player. He competed in the 2014 US Open alongside partner Peter Kobelt after receiving a wildcard into the men's doubles draw. The tandem lost 6–4, 6–1 to Michaël Llodra and Nicolas Mahut. In November 2014, he captured the Knoxville Challenger doubles title with partner Miķelis Lībietis. Reese currently competes in doubles on the ATP Challenger Tour.
College career
Reese graduated in May 2015 as a kinesiology major and three time All-American from the University of Tennessee. While representing the Volunteers, Reese paired with Libietis to win three major collegiate doubles championships, conquering the 2014 NCAA Doubles Championship as well as the 2013 and 2014 ITA All-American Doubles Championships. On May 26, 2014, Reese and Libietis, nicknamed "Rock and Hammer", won the 2014 NCAA Doubles Championship after defeating Kobelt and Kevin Metka of Ohio State University 7–6, 6–7, 7–6 in a final that, notably, did not contain any breaks of serve. The tandem achieved the #1 ITA collegiate doubles ranking several times during their career, including finishing the season as the top ranked pair in 2014. Although noted for doubles success, Reese also competed in singles for the Volunteers, garnering 90 career wins and peaking at #16 in the ITA collegiate singles rankings while manning either the first or second position in the lineup (following a brief debut at the third position) for the entirety of his time on Rocky Top. A four-time ITA scholar athlete, three-time All-SEC selection, and two-time University of Tennessee Male Athlete of the Year as well as "Mr. Tennessee", Reese was named Team of the Year with Libietis for the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame's 2014 induction class.
On November 8, 2014, Reese hit a sliding backhand around the net post during the Knoxville Challenger that was featured on ESPN's Top Ten Plays and received over 100,000 hits on YouTube.
Challenger and Futures finals
Doubles: 26 (12–14)
| Titles by Surface |
|---|
| Legend (Doubles) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (4–5) |
| ITF Futures Tour (8–9) |
| Titles by Surface |
| Hard (7–6) |
| Clay (5–8) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (4–5) |
| ITF Futures Tour (8–9) |
| Hard (7–6) |
| Clay (5–8) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Nov 2014 | Knoxville, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Miķelis Lībietis | Gastão Elias Sean Thornley |
6–3, 6–4 | |
| Loss | Jul 2015 | Lithuania F1, Vilnius | Futures | Clay | Miķelis Lībietis | Laurynas Grigelis Lukas Mugevičius |
5–7, 6–3, [11–13] | |
| Win | Jan 2016 | USA F5, Weston | Futures | Clay | Junior Alexander Ore | Isak Arvidsson Kaichi Uchida |
7–6, 3–6, [10–8] | |
| Win | Mar 2016 | Israel F4, Herzliya | Futures | Hard | Nick Chappell | Romain Barbosa Yannick Jankovits |
6–4, 6–2 | |
| Win | May 2016 | Israel F7, Ramat Gan | Futures | Hard | Nicolas Meister | Daniel Cukierman Edan Leshem |
7–5, 7–5 | |
| Loss | May 2016 | Israel F8, Ramat Gan | Futures | Hard | Nicolas Meister | Jarryd Chaplin Ben McLachlan |
5–7, 6–7 | |
| Loss | Sep 2016 | Canada F7, Toronto | Futures | Clay | Jackson Withrow | Hans Hach Rhyne Williams |
5–7, 4–6 | |
| Loss | Oct 2016 | USA F31, Houston | Futures | Hard | Jackson Withrow | Hans Hach Rhyne Williams |
3–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | Dec 2016 | Dominican Republic F1, Santiago de los Caballeros | Futures | Clay | Evan King | Eduardo Dischinger Bruno Sant'anna |
3–6, 6–7 | |
| Win | Apr 2017 | USA F14, Orange Park | Futures | Clay | Evan King | Daniel Nolan Yosuke Watanuki |
2–6, 7–5, [10–8] | |
| Loss | May 2017 | Italy F13, Vigevano | Futures | Clay | Sebastian Bader | Franco Agamenone Andrea Collarini |
4–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | Jun 2017 | Poland F1, Sopot | Futures | Clay | Miķelis Lībietis | Ricardo Hocevar Wilson Leite |
6–4, 6–4 | |
| Win | Jul 2017 | Netherlands F3, Middelburg | Futures | Clay | Evan King | Michiel de Krom Sem Verbeek |
6–2, 6–1 | |
| Loss | Jul 2017 | Germany F7, Trier | Futures | Clay | Scott Puodziunas | Vasile Antonescu Patrick Grigoriu |
7–5, 4–6, [1–10] | |
| Loss | Aug 2017 | Romania F8, Pitești | Futures | Clay | Scott Puodziunas | Bogdan Ionuț Apostol Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș |
6–1, 3–6, [9–11] | |
| Loss | Aug 2017 | Netherlands F6, Rotterdam | Futures | Clay | Nick Chappell | Botic van de Zandschulp Boy Westerhof |
1–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | Oct 2017 | Sweden F4, Falun | Futures | Hard (i) | Ruben Gonzales | Markus Eriksson Milos Sekulic |
6–4, 7–6 | |
| Win | Oct 2017 | Malaysia F1, Kuching | Futures | Hard | Ruben Gonzales | Arjun Kadhe Lukas Ollert |
5–7, 6–4, [10–5] | |
| Win | Apr 2018 | Sarasota, USA | Challenger | Clay | Evan King | Christian Harrison Peter Polansky |
6–1, 6–2 | |
| Loss | May 2018 | Lisbon, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Tomasz Bednarek | Marcelo Arévalo Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela |
3–6, 6–3, [1–10] | |
| Win | Sep 2018 | Cary, USA | Challenger | Hard | Evan King | Fabrice Martin Hugo Nys |
6–4, 7–6 | |
| Loss | Nov 2018 | Knoxville, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Tennys Sandgren | Toshihide Matsui Frederik Nielsen |
6–7, 5–7 | |
| Loss | Mar 2019 | Indian Wells, USA | Challenger | Hard | Darian King | JC Aragone Marcos Giron |
4–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | Jun 2019 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Evan King | Nikola Čačić Yang Tsung-hua |
6–3, 5–7, [10–4] | |
| Loss | Jul 2019 | Winnipeg, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Adil Shamasdin | Darian King Peter Polansky |
6–7, 3–6 | |
| Loss | Sep 2019 | Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei | Challenger | Hard | Evan King | Hsieh Cheng-peng Yang Tsung-hua |
4–6, 6–7 |