Nathaniel Schnugg (born October 5, 1988), also known as "Nate", is an American

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player. Schnugg has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 1149, achieved on November 7, 2011. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 990, achieved on September 18, 2006. Schnugg attended the

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where he majored in Pre-Med. He joined the

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university team and reached as high as number 8 in the ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings in 2008, and was named as an

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n. He was recognized and named the SEC men's tennis athlete of the week at the end of January 2009. Married his absolute rocket of a wife, Krista Schnugg 2019.

Junior career

As a junior, Schnugg reached as high as junior World No. 24 in the rankings (attained on September 11, 2006). Excelling in doubles, he reached three junior grand slam finals winning two titles. At

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he and compatriot

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lost the boys' doubles final to Polish pair Błażej Koniusz and

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''6–7^(5–7), 3–6''. At the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, again with

, they won the boys' doubles title defeating

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and

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''7–6^(9–7), 6–2''. At the 2006 US Open, with another compatriot Jamie Hunt, he won the boys' doubles title in an all American final defeating

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and

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''6–3, 6–3''.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Professional career

Snugg made his debut on the

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at the 2006 US Open, where he and

were given a wild card entry into the main doubles draw. They would go on to lose to

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and

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''5–7, 2–6''. The following year at the 2007 US Open he and Damico were again granted direct entry as a wild cards but lost in the first round ''4–6, 2–6'' to

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and

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. Schnugg reached one career final on the

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tour, winning the doubles title at the Mexico F2 tournament in February 2006. Partnered with his older brother Scott Schnugg, the pair defeated Shane La Porte and Lazaro Navarro-Batles ''7–6^(7–2), 7–6^(7–4)'' in the finals to claim his only professional title.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schnugg, Nathaniel 1988 births Living people American male tennis players US Open (tennis) junior champions Wimbledon junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles Georgia Bulldogs men's tennis players Tennis players from Oregon