Site data updated: 2026-05-28 18:14 UTC

James Blake #9 def. Benjamin Balleret #251

6-3 6-2

Match Information

Date	Sep 29, 2006*
Tournament	Bangkok
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	R16
Winner	James Blake
Score	6-3 6-2
Loser	Benjamin Balleret
Duration	56m

Stat	James Blake	Benjamin Balleret
Aces	4	3
Double faults	5	0
First serve %	51	61
First serve points won %	76	43
Second serve points won %	57	63
Break points saved %	75	43
Break points converted %	57	25
Service points won %	67	51
Return points won %	49	33
Total points won %	58	42

Pre-match Comparison

Field	James Blake	Benjamin Balleret
Country	USA	MON
Birth date	Dec 28, 1979	Jan 15, 1983
Age	26	23
Height	185	183
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	9	251
Ranking points (entering)	2,085	154
Elo (entering)	1,942	1,529
Career W-L	345–235	3–8
Career earnings	$7,981,882	$363,382

Pre-match H2H

James Blake 0 – 0 Benjamin Balleret

Path

James Blake's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 28, 2006	R32	Marin Cilic	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

James Blake's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 30, 2006	QF	Jarkko Nieminen	6-2 2-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data

Benjamin Balleret's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 28, 2006	R32	Alexander Waske	7-5 2-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data