| |
|---|---|
| Ralph Rhinehart | |
| Kanji |
ラルフ ラインハート |
| Rōmaji |
Rarufu Rainhāto |
| Gender |
Male |
| Age |
17-18 |
| Height |
185 cm |
| Weight |
77 kg |
| Birthday |
22 February |
| Horoscope |
Pisces |
| Blood Type |
A |
| Family |
Father |
| High School |
3rd Year |
| USA U-17 Camp |
Captain |
| Racquet(s) |
Mizuno F-aero midplus |
| Shoes |
Prince Aerofit Game III Ac |
| Manga Debut |
Golden Age 131 |
| Anime Debut | |
| Voice Actor | |
| “ | We should pay special attention to Rhinehart's remarkable mental strength and his leadership skills. | ” |
— QP about Rhinehart
| ||
Background[]
Ralph Rhinehart is a 3rd Year High Schooler and the captain of the USA U-17 Team. Upon his appearance, he welcomed Echizen Ryoma to America. He made his debut appearance in chapter 131 of New Prince of Tennis, the sequel series of Prince of Tennis.
Appearance[]
Rhinehart has long shoulder length blonde hair similar to Byodoin of the Japan U-17 team and the two of them share a similar appearance minus Byodoin's scars. Rhinehart appears to be tall and broad shouldered with an athletic build.
Personality[]
The German U-17 team described Ralph as someone with tremendous willpower and leadership. He uses polite language and respects any opponent.
He does not seem to mind people breaking rules. When it was mentioned that people from all over the USA came to the USA U-17 Tennis Academy to participate in the tournament to pick the 14th representative, he was not mad at Ryoma for challenging and defeating all the prospects.
Like Tezuka, is very stoic and unfazed by desperate situations, though he will at least smile and express interest when conversing with others.
History[]
USA U-17[]
Ralph personally meets Ryoma and Ryoga at the airport with Kiko and Dudu
Kiko, Dodo, and Ralph make their first appearance in chapter 131 waiting at the airport for Ryoma and Ryoga to appear.
Ralph driving the car to the USA U17 Camp
Ralph drives a car carrying Kiko, Ryoga, and Ryoma while Dodo rides his motorcycle alongside them. The four high schoolers explain how the USA U-17 works.
They arrive at the USA U-17 Tennis Academy. Dodo tells Ryoma to the executive office and show his passport, get change and meet him in the cafe. Dodo and Ralph explain to Ryoga that all the prospects are winners of tournaments or runner-ups.
While Ryoma defeats all of the other propects, Dodo announces the tournament brackets. Ralph looks forward to a Ryoma vs Rocky Meledies match, not knowing that it was currently happening.
Ralph's usual expression with his eyes closed
After realising Ryoma was late to the meeting at the cafe, the four high schoolers walk onto the courts and witness Ryoma defeat all the other prospects. He announces that Ryoma will be the No.14 USA U-17 Representative.
Prior to the U-17 World Cup[]
Ralph with his serious expression
Ralph and Ryoma during the Lottery Shuffle
He was present during the lottery shuffle for picking opponents for the "Pre-World Cup", together with Ryoma. When Ryoma knew from Oishi that he was chosen as a Japanse Representative and firmly states that he's already a US representative, Ralph asks if Ryoma was sure about his decision. Later, he and Ryoma witnesses Oishi drawing Germany as Japan's first opponents.
However, he is seen with Dodo arriving to the venue for the World Cup with his serious face.
Prior to the U-17 World Cup Quarter-Finals[]
Ralph notices changes in Ryoma's behavior
Before the quarter-finals, Ralph had noticed Ryoma's inactiveness during their practice sessions. Later on, Ralph made Ryoma go into the court and states that Ryoma is included in the lineup against the UK U-17 World Cup team and that he should be in good shape. Ralph then made Ryoma play against all the other representatives, even with Maxwell who was still a prospect. Ryoma loses all his match against the representatives until Ralph comes in to play against him. Ralph then states that Ryoma has his hesitations and that behavior would bring the US team down. Ryoma then is reminded with what Tezuka had said to him that he might bring his team down because of his hesitations.
Ralph's soft expression as Ryoma breaks out of his hesitations
Eventually, Ryoma is able to break out his feelings and scores against Ralph. Ralph then comments that Ryoma has now been over with his hesitations. He adds that he planned to make Ryoma a vital person in their team, however, with Ryoma leaving that cannot already be possible. Ralph allowed Ryoma to leave the team without any hard feelings from him. Later on, he is also surprised that after Ryoma left the team, Dodo and Kiko reports to him that Ryoga cannot be found anymore on their camp, together with his things.
Quarter-Finals[]
He is pitted against Alexander Amadeus in singles 1. He wins in three sets. The first two required tie-breakers.
Playing Styles and Techniques[]
QP mentioned that he has remarkable mental strength. His mental statistic could be quite high.
According to Official Fanbook Volume 23.5, he is a left-handed counter-puncher.
Tennis Record[]
U-17 World Cup[]
| Type of Match | Partner | Opponent(s) | Score |
| QFs | None | Alexander Amadeus | 7-6, 6-7, 6-4 (won) |
Quotes[]
- The number of different ethnicities and talent here is just like the number of stars in the sky. That is what it means to be an American representative.
- Furthermore, this year the American captain is that Rhinehart guy. He has bonded together an army of mismatched elites and set up a top-notch team. Duke about Rhinehart
Trivia[]
Gallery[]
Manga[]
Anime[]
