Jeffrey John Wolf

Jeffrey John Wolf
Wolf's Ohio State University Tennis Photo
Full name Jeffrey John Wolf
Country (sports)  United States
Residence Cincinnati, Ohio
Born (1998-12-21) December 21, 1998
Indian Hill, Ohio
Height 6' 0"
Plays Right-handed (two handed-backhand)
College Ohio State University
Prize money $29,492 [1]
Singles
Career record 1–0
Career titles 0
Highest ranking 498
Current ranking 498
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open Junior 1R (2016)
Wimbledon Junior 1R (2016)
US Open Junior 2R (2015)
Doubles
Career record 0–1
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 1,236 (19 June 2017)
Current ranking No. 1,269 (18 September 2017)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open Junior QF (2016)
Wimbledon Junior 2R (2016)
US Open Junior 1R (2015)
Last updated on: 21 August 2018.

Jeffrey John "J. J." Wolf (born December 21, 1998) is an American professional tennis player, who as of September, 2018, is the youngest American player in the world's top 500 ranked men's tennis players at age 19.[1] Wolf plays collegiately at The Ohio State University[2] and has played professionally since 2016.

Early years

Wolf was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and attended Cincinnati Country Day School in Indian Hill, Ohio.[3] In 2016, as the nation's third ranked recruit, he committed to playing collegiate tennis for the Ohio State Buckeyes.[4]

On the junior tour, Wolf has a career high ranking of 18 achieved on 16 May 2016.

College

In his first season, at Ohio State University, Wolf was named 2017 Big Ten Freshman of the Year and First-Team All Big Ten. [5]

US Open

Wolf made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2016 US Open in the doubles event, partnering John McNally. In 2017, he received a wild card to play in the qualifying rounds of the US Open Main Draw.[6]

ITF Futures Circuit

In October 2017, Wolf claimed his first title in a professional event to win the $25,000 USA34 Futures in Harlingen, Texas.[7]

ATP World Tour

On August 12th, 2018, Wolf defeated world No. 85 Jozef Kovalik in the first round of qualifying at the 2018 Western and Southern Open in Mason, Ohio.[8] Wolf won the match 7-6, 7-6. This upset marked Wolf's first win against an ATP top 100 player.

References

  1. 1 2 "Jeffrey John Wolf". ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "JJ Wolf - Player Profile". Ohio State Buckeyes. The Ohio State University. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ "JJ Wolf - Player Information". Tennis Recruiting Network. Tennis Recruiting Network.
  4. ↑ Jones, Ali (April 25, 2016). "JJ Wolf Stays Home at Ohio State". tennisrecruiting.net. Tennis Recruiting Network. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Big Ten Men's Tennis All-Conference Teams and Individual Awards Announced". BIG TEN Men's Tennis. BIG TEN. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Kypson Digs Deep For Second Kalamazoo Title". Tennis Recruiting Network. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "JJ Wolf wns USA34 Futures in Harlingen". The Ohio State University Men's Tennis. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  8. ↑ Brennan, Patrick (August 12, 2018). "Cincinnati Country Day's J.J. Wolf Scores Upset at Western & Southern Open". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
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