Rancho Palos Verdes tennis player Zach Xiaoke Chen is ranked 1,056th in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.
They had 668 total points, split between 589 single points and 469 double points. USTA rankings are determined by adding 100 percent of singles points and 15 percent of doubles points plus any bonus points earned.
They were ranked 1,044th the week before.
Players earn points per round in tournaments, winning higher points the further into a tournament they advance.
Jarett Cascino of New York Tennis Magazine says tennis is one of the most competitive youth sports.
“There is always someone better than you on any given day, even if you are the number one player in the world!” he said.
Standings are released weekly.
| Name | Total Points | Single Points | Doubles Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Johnson | 1,382 | 944 | 917 |
| Andrew Nishiguchi | 1,293 | 1,275 | 123 |
| Zach Xiaoke Chen | 668 | 589 | 469 |
| Faust Lapuente | 201 | 180 | 138 |
| Zachary Boss | 194 | 194 | N/A |
| Nobuaki Hanawa | 144 | 144 | N/A |
| Nathan Soeng | 141 | 137 | 25 |
| Kaito Kuba | 140 | 111 | 159 |
| Dolan Leman | 63 | N/A | 421 |
| Aaron Luo | 46 | 41 | 34 |
| Benjamin Abraham | 45 | 44 | 4 |
| Riley Louie-Hsu | 42 | 42 | N/A |
| Praveen Vadlamani | 40 | 40 | N/A |
| Matt Iwamoto | 38 | 35 | 22 |
