Ulises Blanch

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Ulises Blanch
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Orlando,Florida, USA
Born (1998-03-25) 25 March 1998 (age 25)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Height6 ft 2 in (188cm)
Turned pro2016
PlaysRight-handed (two handed-backhand)
Prize money$211,916
Singles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 236 (12 October 2020)
Current rankingNo. 484 (18 March 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q2 (2021)
French Open Q3 (2020)
US Open 1R (2020)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 423 (20 May 2019)
Current rankingNo. 908 (3 May 2021)
Last updated on: 9 May 2021.

Ulises Blanch (born 25 March 1998) is an American professional tennis player. Blanch has reached seven career singles finals with a record of four wins and three losses, including two ATP Challenger titles and two ITF Futures. Additionally, he has reached three career doubles finals with a record of two wins and one loss, all coming at the ITF level.

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Career

Juniors

As a junior, Blanch reached a career high ranking of World No. 2 achieved on 23 May 2016. His junior highlights include a final appearance at the Trofeo Bonfiglio, a GA event in Milan, Italy as well as winning a few Grade 1 level events in Brazil and Australia.

Professional

In July 2018, he won the Perugia Challenger tournament in Italy, defeating Italian Gianluigi Quinzi in the final 7–5, 6–2. A year and a half later, he won the 2020 Ann Arbor Challenger in Michigan, USA defeating Roberto Cid Subervi of the Dominican Republic 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 to capture the championship.

Blanch made his ATP Tour main draw debut at the 2020 US Open where he was granted a direct entry into the singles draw via wildcard. He was defeated in the first round in a five-set thrilling match despite taking a two sets to love lead, by Chilean player Cristian Garín 6–4, 7–5, 4–6, 4–6, 2–6.

Personal life

Blanch was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, but his family moved to Seattle when he was just 3 days old. Due to his father's job, Blanch has lived in multiple countries such as China, India, Thailand and Argentina. Ulises has two brothers and one sister. Dali, Darwin, and Krystal Blanch. All four of them play tennis and have won numerous tournaments. [1]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 7 (4–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–0)
ITF Futures (2–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Sep 2017Canada F5, Calgary FuturesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Filip Peliwo 6–4 ret.
Loss1–1Feb 2016USA F37, Pensacola FuturesClay Flag of Ecuador.svg Emilio Gómez 6–3, 5–7, 1–6
Loss1–2Jul 2018France F11, Montauban FuturesClay Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Pablo Ficovich 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 3–6
Win2–2 Jul 2018 Perugia, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Italy.svg Gianluigi Quinzi 7–5, 6–2
Loss2–3Aug 2019M25 Memphis, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Roberto Cid Subervi 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(8–10)
Win3–3 Jan 2020 Ann Arbor, USAChallengerHard (i) Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Roberto Cid Subervi 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win4–3Feb 2024M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Croatia.svg Matej Dodig0–6, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles: 3 (2–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1May 2018Italy F11, Napoli FuturesClay Flag of Argentina.svg Franco Capalbo Flag of Argentina.svg Patricio Heras
Flag of Argentina.svg Franco Agamenone
3–6, 4–6
Win1–1Jun 2018France F10, Toulouse FuturesClay Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Pablo Ficovich Flag of France.svg Matteo Martineau
Flag of France.svg Antoine Cornut Chauvinc
6–2, 6–2
Win2–1Jul 2018France F11, Montauban FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Ugo Humbert Flag of Argentina.svg Gonzalo Villanueva
Flag of Argentina.svg Patricio Heras
6–3, 3–6, [10–6]

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