Los Angeles tennis player Michael Kaplan is ranked 511th in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending Oct. 1.
They had 1,300 total points, split between 1,176 single points and any 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 507th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cassius Chinlund | 3,086 | 2,138 | 2,430 |
| Sam Landau | 1,944 | 1,425 | 1,650 |
| Michael Kaplan | 1,300 | 1,176 | N/A |
| Aidan Adham | 907 | 719 | 1,251 |
| Ford McCollum | 842 | 639 | 396 |
| Nischal Spurling | 551 | 458 | 237 |
| Diego Marin | 455 | 408 | 315 |
| Julian Alamares | 391 | 391 | N/A |
| Brodie Young-Smith | 361 | 338 | N/A |
| Michael Cheng | 342 | 342 | N/A |
| Andrew Arkow | 259 | 259 | N/A |
| Aidan Miller | 219 | 214 | 19 |
| William Schneir | 182 | 182 | N/A |
| Gabriel Welch | 148 | 148 | N/A |
| Jereth Liu | 143 | 143 | N/A |
| Alexander Nickoll | 137 | 137 | N/A |
| Shane Hines | 127 | 122 | 34 |
| Colin Yarbrough | 105 | 105 | N/A |
| Ethan Kim | 98 | 98 | N/A |
| Grant Fisher | 86 | 86 | N/A |
| Derek Harrison | 80 | 80 | N/A |
| Dane Harrington | 69 | 66 | 21 |
| Jody Croasdaile | 60 | 60 | N/A |
| Jackson Zinn | 57 | 57 | N/A |
| Christopher Chou | 55 | 55 | N/A |
| Oliver Lifton | 54 | 54 | N/A |
| Elliott Meth | 52 | 51 | 4 |
| Miles Whitehead | 52 | 50 | 14 |
| Sergey Barseghyan | 43 | 43 | N/A |
| Isaac Parra | 42 | 42 | N/A |
| Rodrigo Alipio | 41 | 18 | 150 |
| Noah Jones | 40 | 40 | N/A |
| Zachary Zolla-Imerman | 37 | 37 | N/A |
| Jeremy Park | 35 | 35 | N/A |
| Brandon Lustgarten | 35 | 35 | N/A |
| Angel Dubon | 30 | 30 | N/A |
| Ian Lieberman | 30 | 30 | N/A |
| Santiago Cline | 27 | 27 | N/A |
| Julian Paul | 26 | 26 | N/A |
| Samuel Lazenby | 24 | 24 | N/A |
| Caleb Tsai | 24 | 24 | N/A |
| Thanathai Siripopungul | 23 | 23 | N/A |
