Jonathan Chu (born 21 March 1983) is an American former professional tennis player.

Chu was born and raised in New York. His grandfather, Joseph Chu, was a Hong Kong-Chinese immigrant to the United States and became one of the biggest landlords in New York's Chinatown.

Before turning professional in 2005, Chu played collegiate tennis for Harvard University while studying for an economics degree. He served as team captain and in his senior year reached the semi-finals of the NCAA Championships.

From 2005 to 2006 he competed internationally on the ITF circuit and in the occasional ATP Challenger tournament, reaching a career best singles ranking of 527 in the world.

In 2011 he returned to tennis to play Davis Cup for Hong Kong, where he worked as an investment banker. He won three singles and one doubles rubber in his Davis Cup career.

Chu is the manager director of his family's New York property business Chu Enterprises.

ITF Futures titles

Singles: (1)

No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.Mar 2006China F5 Futures, GuangzhouHardNetherlands Antal van der Duim7–6(4), 6–7(0), 4–0 ret.

Doubles: (4)

No.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.Sep 2005Japan F10, TokyoHardUnited States David MartinJapan Naoki Arimoto Japan Yasuo Miyazaki6–2, 6–4
2.Oct 2005Mexico F15, Ciudad ObregónHardUnited States Alberto FrancisMexico Bruno Echagaray Mexico Carlos Palencia2–6, 7–6(5), 6–2
3.May 2006USA F9, Vero BeachClaySouth Africa Izak van der MerweUnited States Brendan Evans United States Troy Hahn6–4, 7–6(0)
4.Jun 2006USA F15, BuffaloClayUnited States Alex ClaytonAustralia Shannon Nettle Australia Daniel Wendler6–3, 3–6, 6–1

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