Darwin Blanch

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Darwin Blanch
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg United States
Born (2007-09-28) September 28, 2007 (age 17)
Boca Raton, Florida
Height6ft 1in (185cm)
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhanded)
CoachFran Penalva
Prize moneyUS $94,707
Singles
Career record1–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 364 (25 August 2025)
Current rankingNo. 364 (25 August 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open 1R (2025)
French Open  JuniorSF (2023)
Wimbledon  JuniorSF (2023)
US Open  Junior3R (2023)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1642 (30 January 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open  Junior2R (2023)
Wimbledon  JuniorSF (2023)
US Open  Junior2R (2022)
Last updated on: 18 August 2025.

Darwin Blanch (born September 28, 2007) is an American tennis player. [1] [2] He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 364, achieved on 25 August 2025.

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Career

2022-2023: USTA U-16 title, first ATP point, Major Junior semifinals

In February 2022, Blanch became the second youngest player to score an ATP ranking point when he defeated Gerald Planelles in three sets at an ITF tournament in Vilhena, Spain. At 14 years and five months, he was two months older than the Spaniard Nicolás Álvarez Varona (14 years and three months) when he scored an ATP point in 2015. [3] In August, Blanch won the USTA U-16 title as a fourteen-year-old. [4]

Playing in the Boys' Singles at the 2023 French Open, Blanch defeated junior world No. 1 Rodrigo Pacheco Méndez in straight sets, and compatriot Cooper Williams on his way to the semifinals. [5] [6] At the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, he played Italy's Lorenzo Sciahbasi on the way to a semifinal appearance in singles. [7] With Maxwell Exsted and Jagger Leach, he was part of the American team which finished third at the 2023 Junior Davis Cup. [8]

2024: ATP and Major debuts

In March 2024, Blanch was awarded a wildcard into the main draw in singles at the 2024 Miami Open for his ATP Tour level debut. [9] He was defeated in straight sets by Tomáš Macháč. The following month, he was given a wildcard to the 2024 Madrid Open and lost in the first round against Rafael Nadal, also in straight sets. [10]

2025: Major debut, First ATP win

In August 2025, Blanch earned a wildcard for the singles main draw of the 2025 US Open after he defeated Jack Satterfield to win the USTA National Boy’s 18s Championships in Kalamazoo, Michigan. [11] [12] At the 2025 Winston-Salem Open, after he received a wildcard and qualified for the main draw, Blanch recorded his first ATP win over Borna Ćorić. [13]

Early life and personal information

He is the younger brother of tennis player Ulises Blanch. He has siblings named Dali and Krystal who also play tennis. His father Ernesto worked for Coca-Cola and the family moved around the world with his job. [14] [15] [16] He is of Spanish descent through his father. [17]

From Deerfield Beach, Florida, he was later based in Orlando to train at the USTA National Campus. [18] Blanch currently trains at Juan Carlos Ferrero Academy in Alicante, Spain where he was the hitting partner of Carlos Alcaraz. [19] [20] In a practice match against Alcaraz at the academy, then world No. 1 Alcaraz suffered an injury causing him to miss the 2023 Australian Open. [21]

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (1–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jul 2024M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Eliakim Coulibaly 2–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Nov 2024M15 Madrid, SpainWTTHard Flag of Bulgaria.svg Iliyan Radulov4–6, 5–7
Win1–2Feb 2025M15 Villena, SpainWTTHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Crawford 1–6, 7–5, 7–5

References

  1. ↑ "Darwin Blanch". ITF. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Darwin Blanch". ATP. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Darwin Blanch conquista il primo punto ATP a soli 14 anni". February 4, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  4. ↑ Lewis, Colette (August 18, 2022). "Rain Can't Halt Blanch's March to Boys 16s Title" . Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  5. ↑ Bouchard, Carole (June 5, 2023). "BLANCH, 15, STUNS BOYS' TOP SEED PACHECO MENDEZ AT ROLAND GARROS". itftennis. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  6. ↑ "DAY 12 DIARY: BLANCH BENEFITING FROM ALCARAZ SESSIONS". Roland Garros. June 8, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Wimbledon 2023: Darwin Blanch wins impressive 26-shot rally against Lorenzo Sciahbasi". BBC Sport. July 12, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  8. ↑ Raya, Antonio (November 5, 2023). "España acaba en una cruel cuarta plaza en la Copa Davis Júnior de Cordoba". Disriocordoba. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Miami Open 2024 Preview: When is it, who is playing & what is the prize money?". Tennishead.net. March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  10. ↑ Dickson Jefford, Oli (April 22, 2024). "Who is Darwin Blanch, the 16-year-old US star playing Rafael Nadal in Madrid?". Tennis365. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Darwin Blanch Earns A U.S. Open Wild Card With Kalamazoo Win… Two Years After Declining One!". August 10, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Which players received a US Open wild card?". ATPTour. August 13, 2025.
  13. ↑ "17 Year-Old Darwin Blanch into Second Round". August 18, 2025.
  14. ↑ Marshall, Ashley (March 22, 2019). "GETTING TO KNOW: ULISES BLANCH". usta.com. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  15. ↑ Wilson, David B. (December 3, 2015). "Ulises Blanch's unique odyssey leaves him as top remaining American boy in Eddie Herr quarters". Bradenton Herald. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  16. ↑ Patten, George (August 24, 2023). "Dali Blanch - Tennis' family affair". Vavel.com. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  17. ↑ "It Runs in the Family – Courts Club".
  18. ↑ "Deerfield Beach's Blanch rolls into Junior Orange Bowl tennis boys' 14s final". Miami Herald. December 20, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  19. ↑ Gaba, Ripunjay (March 20, 2024). "Who Is Darwin Blanch? The 16-Year-Old Ben Shelton Lookalike Touted by Serena Williams' Ex-coach to End American Grand Slam Drought". EssentiallySports.
  20. ↑ Ciriza, Alejandro (June 8, 2023). "The Carlos Alcaraz formula: Family, feet on the ground and no social media". elpais.com. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  21. ↑ Ciotti, Lorenzo (January 14, 2023). "The truth about Carlos Alcaraz's injury". tennisworldusa.org. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
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