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James Blake

USA Age 46 185 cm / 6'1" Plays: Right-Handed, One-Handed Backhand ATP Tour years active: 1998–2013

James Blake represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 4. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 349–237 and 10 singles titles.

Peak singles rank
4 (Nov 20, 2006)
Elo peak
2042 (93rd percentile)
Singles record
349–237 (59.6%)
Singles titles
10
Prize money
$7,981,882

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

James Blake's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ivo Karlovic #79 7-6(2) 6-3 4-6 6-7(2) 6-7(2) L H2H Match data Aug 28, 2013* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Benoit Paire #27 6-7(9) 6-2 3-6 L H2H Match data Aug 21, 2013* R32 Winston-Salem Open ATP 250 Hard
Rhyne Williams #114 6-1 7-5 W H2H Match data Aug 20, 2013* R64 Winston-Salem Open ATP 250 Hard
Dmitry Tursunov #44 4-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Aug 14, 2013* R32 Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Jerzy Janowicz #14 6-1 7-5 W H2H Match data Aug 13, 2013* R64 Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard

Rivals all rivalries →

James Blake's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Andy Roddick 3 9 12 Aug 22, 2012 H2H
Roger Federer 2 10 12 Aug 19, 2011 H2H
Carlos Moya 7 5 12 Mar 18, 2008 H2H
Lleyton Hewitt 1 8 9 Feb 19, 2009 H2H
Vincent Spadea 3 6 9 Feb 12, 2009 H2H

Singles Titles (10)

James Blake singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP FinalsTournaments
200222 1 — — 1 — — Washington Open
200525 2 — — — 2 — New Haven, Stockholm Open
200626 5 — — — 5 — Bangkok, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Stockholm Open, Sydney International
200727 2 — — — 2 — New Haven, Sydney International
Total 10 — — 1 9 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (1)

James Blake Olympic singles results
EditionEventResultWLLast MatchH2HMatch Data
2008 Beijing Olympics Fourth Place 4 2 Novak Djokovic #3 def. James Blake #7 6-3 7-6(4) H2H Match data

Career Results

James Blake career results by season
SeasonAgeTypeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
199818ATP0110.0%——
199919ATP14520.0%682219
200020Qualifying Q23540.0%——
200020ATP0440.0%221212
200121Qualifying Q33650.0%——
200121ATP1192055.0%21273
200222ATP34225660.7%7128
200323ATP30235356.6%2837
200424ATP15132853.6%3797
200525Qualifying Q303100.0%——
200525ATP34205463.0%9723
200626ATP57217873.1%234
200727ATP49217070.0%413
200828ATP44226666.7%1310
200929ATP23184156.1%1044
201030ATP15173246.9%44135
201131Qualifying Q202100.0%——
201131ATP19163554.3%13559
201232ATP8122040.0%59127
201333Qualifying Q41580.0%——
201333ATP9142339.1%124153
Career—34923758659.6%——

Career Results by Surface

James Blake career results by season and surface
SeasonAgeType HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199818ATP ————————0110.0%———— 0110.0%
199919ATP 0330.0%————11250.0%———— 14520.0%
200020Qualifying Q 22450.0%————0110.0%———— 23540.0%
200020ATP 0440.0%———————————— 0440.0%
200121Qualifying Q 21366.7%11250.0%0110.0%———— 33650.0%
200121ATP 771450.0%11250.0%31475.0%———— 1192055.0%
200222ATP 21123363.6%651154.5%53862.5%22450.0% 34225660.7%
200323ATP 24143863.2%45944.4%12333.3%12333.3% 30235356.6%
200424ATP 1292157.1%23540.0%11250.0%———— 15132853.6%
200525Qualifying Q ————303100.0%———————— 303100.0%
200525ATP 28134168.3%32560.0%23540.0%12333.3% 34205463.0%
200626ATP 46146076.7%44850.0%62875.0%11250.0% 57217873.1%
200727ATP 40155572.7%54955.6%42666.7%———— 49217070.0%
200828ATP 33154868.8%751258.3%42666.7%———— 44226666.7%
200929ATP 13112454.2%651154.5%42666.7%———— 23184156.1%
201030ATP 15153050.0%————0220.0%———— 15173246.9%
201131Qualifying Q 202100.0%———————————— 202100.0%
201131ATP 18143256.3%11250.0%0110.0%———— 19163554.3%
201232ATP 891747.1%0220.0%0110.0%———— 8122040.0%
201333Qualifying Q 11250.0%————303100.0%———— 41580.0%
201333ATP 891747.1%0220.0%13425.0%———— 9142339.1%
Career——27316443762.5%39397850.0%32275954.2%571241.7%34923758659.6%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

James Blake career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199818 00——00——0110.0%00—— 0110.0%
199919 0110.0%00——0110.0%12333.3% 14520.0%
200020 00——0110.0%0330.0%00—— 0440.0%
200121 0440.0%101100.0%841266.7%21366.7% 1192055.0%
200222 27922.2%981752.9%1462070.0%911090.0% 34225660.7%
200323 16714.3%661250.0%1692564.0%72977.8% 30235356.6%
200424 00——13425.0%681442.9%81988.9% 15122755.6%
200525 16714.3%761353.8%1842281.8%841266.7% 34205463.0%
200626 851361.5%1251770.6%26103672.2%1111291.7% 57217873.1%
200727 13425.0%34742.9%34114575.6%1131478.6% 49217070.0%
200828 34742.9%741163.6%17122958.6%1721989.5% 44226666.7%
200929 16714.3%44850.0%1351872.2%43757.1% 22184055.0%
201030 0330.0%32560.0%7101741.2%52771.4% 15173246.9%
201131 14520.0%32560.0%1181957.9%42666.7% 19163554.3%
201232 00——16714.3%54955.6%22450.0% 8122040.0%
201333 0110.0%32560.0%481233.3%23540.0% 9142339.1%
Career 18506826.5%605311353.1%17910428363.3%912912075.8% 34823658459.6%

Opponent ranking data available for 584/586 (99.7%) of James Blake's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

James Blake performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
199818 1/1 8.0 7.0 49.1% 60.4% 47.3% 66.7% 15.4% 53.7% 34.4%
199919 5/5 3.6 4.4 54.3% 64.1% 45.3% 41.7% 36.7% 55.8% 31.8%
200020 4/4 3.3 3.0 48.4% 58.5% 30.3% 35.4% 54.5% 44.2% 38.6%
200121 17/20 5.7 2.5 59.8% 71.7% 54.9% 64.8% 42.6% 64.8% 37.2%
200222 50/56 4.5 2.5 58.7% 71.0% 51.7% 62.3% 44.2% 63.1% 39.2%
200323 52/53 5.2 3.0 60.2% 71.5% 51.7% 56.1% 48.8% 63.6% 40.7%
200424 28/28 4.8 2.4 60.2% 70.7% 51.0% 51.0% 36.6% 63.0% 39.1%
200525 54/54 6.6 2.4 58.6% 74.9% 53.7% 62.7% 41.6% 66.2% 39.7%
200626 77/78 6.1 2.7 57.5% 73.3% 53.3% 61.1% 44.9% 64.8% 41.9%
200727 67/70 7.4 2.9 57.8% 76.8% 54.8% 62.3% 47.5% 67.4% 39.1%
200828 59/66 7.0 2.6 55.7% 75.0% 52.5% 54.6% 46.8% 65.0% 39.6%
200929 41/41 6.3 3.0 57.3% 74.0% 53.5% 60.6% 41.0% 65.3% 35.1%
201030 32/32 5.2 2.8 57.4% 72.1% 52.4% 53.6% 37.7% 63.7% 36.3%
201131 33/35 5.5 3.8 57.7% 74.1% 47.4% 61.0% 46.0% 62.8% 35.5%
201232 20/20 5.4 3.1 56.9% 71.3% 49.4% 51.8% 46.5% 62.0% 36.7%
201333 23/23 6.0 2.7 53.4% 75.6% 48.6% 58.9% 49.1% 62.6% 37.7%
Career 563/586 6.0 2.8 57.7% 73.3% 52.1% 58.7% 44.5% 64.3% 38.8%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 563/586 (96.1%) of James Blake's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

James Blake advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1998 18 1492 98.2 +0.92 -1.01 0.743 44.6% — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–0 — -0.01
1999 19 1480 105.6 -2.20 -0.63 0.718 44.0% +30 — — 16.7% -2.42 1–0 0–1 — -0.11
2000 20 1453 104.3 -4.21 +0.21 0.692 41.4% +17 — — 0.0% -3.63 — 0–1 — -0.23
2001 21 1647 135.3 +2.25 +0.39 1.059 51.0% -18 — -87 55.1% +0.55 3–3 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 101.7 +0.08
2002 22 1816 147.9 +1.40 +2.12 1.061 51.1% -26 -178 -199 56.1% +0.32 11–10 (52%) 9–7 (56%) 104.0 -0.19
2003 23 1794 146.7 +1.54 +3.57 1.120 52.2% +26 -165 -202 58.3% +0.52 6–12 (33%) 15–9 (63%) 98.1 -0.97
2004 24 1692 126.8 -0.56 +1.37 1.056 50.9% +63 -67 — 55.1% +0.38 3–4 (43%) 7–3 (70%) 101.0 +2.11
2005 25 1925 148.8 +3.11 +2.61 1.175 52.6% +27 -259 -338 61.2% +0.81 8–9 (47%) 10–15 (40%) 98.1 -1.49
2006 26 2000 158.3 +2.59 +5.15 1.189 53.1% +48 -316 -257 64.5% +0.91 17–8 (68%) 18–14 (56%) 104.4 +0.23
2007 27 1917 151.1 +3.35 +2.66 1.201 53.1% +45 -237 -153 66.3% +1.01 12–9 (57%) 20–16 (56%) 97.1 +3.66
2008 28 1883 152.4 +2.01 +2.91 1.131 52.4% +72 -189 -110 61.9% +0.79 13–11 (54%) 12–11 (52%) 97.3 +4.15
2009 29 1850 151.0 +2.02 +0.45 1.012 50.5% +25 -106 -16 53.8% +0.24 7–8 (47%) 14–11 (56%) 101.0 -0.82
2010 30 1760 142.1 -0.13 0.00 1.000 50.0% +24 — — 49.4% -0.01 6–9 (40%) 5–6 (45%) 93.5 -0.97
2011 31 1825 150.5 -0.14 -0.22 0.954 49.7% +33 — — 50.0% -0.01 6–5 (55%) 7–8 (47%) 99.3 -0.57
2012 32 1781 139.4 -0.94 -0.30 0.965 49.4% +57 — — 45.5% -0.34 2–6 (25%) 4–5 (44%) 94.5 +0.24
2013 33 1712 137.4 -1.34 +1.25 1.009 50.5% +56 — -13 42.1% +0.04 2–4 (33%) 3–8 (27%) 92.9 +0.69
Career 2042 153.8 +1.56 +2.23 1.088 51.6% +35 -188 -160 57.2% +0.48 97–99 (49%) 127–119 (52%) 97.2 +1.00

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

James Blake Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
199919 ———R128 0–1 (0%)
200020 Q2—Q1Q2 2–3 (40%)
200121 Q3Q2Q1R64 4–4 (50%)
200222 R64R64R64R32 5–4 (56%)
200323 R16R64R64R32 7–4 (64%)
200424 R16——— 3–1 (75%)
200525 R64R64R128QF 9–4 (69%)
200626 R32R32R32QF 10–4 (71%)
200727 R16R128R32R16 8–4 (67%)
200828 QFR64R64R32 8–4 (67%)
200929 R16R128R128R32 5–4 (56%)
201030 R64—R128R32 3–3 (50%)
201131 ——R128R64 1–2 (33%)
201232 —R128R128R32 2–3 (40%)
201333 Q2R128R64R128 2–4 (33%)
W-L 25–12
(68%)
10–10
(50%)
8–13
(38%)
26–14
(65%)
69–49
(58%)

Masters 1000

James Blake Masters 1000 results by season
SeasonAge CANCINHAMIWMADMCMIAPARITASHA W-L
Win %
200020 ———R64—————— 0–1 (0%)
200121 —R16———————— 2–1 (67%)
200222 R32R32R64R64R64R64R16R32QF— 9–9 (50%)
200323 R32R16R64QFR64R32R32R32R64— 9–9 (50%)
200424 ———QF——R128—R64— 4–3 (57%)
200525 —R64—R32——R64R32—— 4–4 (50%)
200626 R32R32R16FR32—QFR16R64— 13–8 (62%)
200727 R32FR16R32R32—R64R16R32— 10–8 (56%)
200828 QFR16R32QFR32—QFSFQF— 14–8 (64%)
200929 —R64—R32R16—R32R32R64R32 6–7 (46%)
201030 —R64—R32——R64——— 3–3 (50%)
201131 —R16—R64——R32——— 5–3 (62%)
201232 —R32————R128——— 1–2 (33%)
201333 —R32—R64——R32——— 4–3 (57%)
W-L 6–5
(55%)
16–12
(57%)
3–5
(38%)
23–12
(66%)
2–6
(25%)
1–2
(33%)
17–12
(59%)
9–7
(56%)
6–7
(46%)
1–1
(50%)
84–69
(55%)

ATP 500

James Blake ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge BARBASBEINAPROTTKYVIEWASMEM W-L
Win %
199919 ———————R64— 0–1 (0%)
200020 ———R64————— 0–1 (0%)
200121 ———R64—SF——— 4–2 (67%)
200222 —————R32QFWF 11–3 (79%)
200323 ——————R32—R16 1–2 (33%)
200424 ————————R16 1–1 (50%)
200525 ————————R32 0–1 (0%)
200626 ————————R32 0–1 (0%)
200828 R32———————— 0–1 (0%)
200929 —R32R16—————R32 1–3 (25%)
201030 ————R32——R64R32 0–3 (0%)
201131 —R16—————R16R16 6–3 (67%)
201232 ———————QFR32 2–2 (50%)
201333 ———————R64R16 1–2 (33%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)
3–2
(60%)
1–1
(50%)
0–2
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
4–2
(67%)
2–2
(50%)
9–5
(64%)
8–10
(44%)
27–26
(51%)

ATP 250

James Blake ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ADEATLASBBASBRIDLBEASESTHALHKGMTPMETMUNNAPNWPQUESTOVIEWASWSABANQUELASLONLOSNEWSANSCOSYDU.SU.S W-L
Win %
199818 ——————————————R32———————————————— 0–1 (0%)
199919 ——————————————R16———————————————R32 1–2 (33%)
200020 ——————————————————————————R32R32——— 0–2 (0%)
200121 —————————R32————SF—————————R32——R32—R16— 4–5 (44%)
200222 ———R16——————————FR32——————————QFR32—QF— 9–6 (60%)
200323 ———R32——————————R32———QF————F——SFQFR32QF— 13–8 (62%)
200424 —————R16——————R32—R16———R32———————R16QFR32QF— 7–8 (47%)
200525 ——R32——R32————R32——R64R32R16W—F—————R16WR16QF—QF— 24–11 (69%)
200626 R16————————————W—FW—R16—W—W——R32R32—WR32— 31–6 (84%)
200727 ———R16—F——QF————QF——SF—————RR—FWR16—WSF— 31–9 (78%)
200828 ———QF—F——SF————SF————————————QF—R32F— 18–7 (72%)
200929 ———————F—————————————F————SF——R32— 11–4 (73%)
201030 —R32——QFQFR32—————————QFR32——————QFR32————— 9–8 (53%)
201131 —R16———R16——————————SFR32—R32————R16—R16——R16— 9–8 (53%)
201232 —R16—————————R16———————R32————R32————R32— 3–5 (38%)
201333 —QF———R32R32———————R32————R32—————————R32— 6–6 (50%)
W-L 1–1
(50%)
4–4
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
4–4
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
12–7
(63%)
3–2
(60%)
4–1
(80%)
5–2
(71%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
10–3
(77%)
9–8
(53%)
6–3
(67%)
18–3
(86%)
0–2
(0%)
8–4
(67%)
3–3
(50%)
5–0
(100%)
4–1
(80%)
6–1
(86%)
4–1
(80%)
8–6
(57%)
12–2
(86%)
14–10
(58%)
6–6
(50%)
10–3
(77%)
17–12
(59%)
0–1
(0%)
176–96
(65%)

ATP Finals

James Blake ATP Finals results by season
SeasonAge FIN W-L
Win %
200626 F 3–2 (60%)
W-L 3–2
(60%)
3–2
(60%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
4
Career-high date
Nov 20, 2006
First Top 100
Aug 13, 2001
First Top 50
Mar 4, 2002
First Top 20
Jan 30, 2006
First Top 10
Mar 20, 2006

Ranking History Matrix

James Blake ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
199919508505503498510512405333345301262219
200020241230225221215208249268259212183212
20012116717618717914214812195100757473
200222635249403734312626272828
200323242624232727273537363737
200424393939434038457691879697
2005251351341921891271021084934242423
20062620219887579944
20072766898996771313
2008289998888910111010
200929101314161617182324234444
2010304550525483109117108109125137135
201131171155173149102102906374605959
20123259636992969111611499110127127
201333121999588968777100128154153153
2014341612082592692683015231020————

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

James Blake's most statistically similar ATP players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS M1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Robin Soderling SWE #4 2,174 453 285 168 62.9% $10,423,124 10 0 1 2001–2011 Rivalries Match log
Sebastien Grosjean FRA #4 1,959 560 323 237 57.7% $8,131,803 4 0 1 1997–2010 Rivalries Match log
Nicolas Kiefer GER #4 1,995 602 347 255 57.6% $7,480,465 6 0 0 1994–2010 Rivalries Match log
Tim Henman GBR #4 2,026 732 469 263 64.1% $11,635,542 11 0 1 1994–2007 Rivalries Match log
Fernando Gonzalez CHI #5 2,084 534 340 194 63.7% $8,862,276 11 0 0 1999–2012 Rivalries Match log
Gaston Gaudio ARG #5 1,995 442 253 189 57.2% $6,066,156 8 1 0 1999–2010 Rivalries Match log
Ivan Ljubicic CRO #3 2,053 688 404 284 58.7% $10,181,121 10 0 1 1996–2012 Rivalries Match log
Tommy Robredo ESP #5 2,051 878 525 353 59.8% $13,467,681 12 0 1 1999–2022 Rivalries Match log
Greg Rusedski GBR #4 2,052 695 417 278 60.0% $8,944,841 15 0 1 1992–2006 Rivalries Match log
Tomas Berdych CZE #4 2,233 923 599 324 64.9% $29,491,328 13 0 1 2003–2019 Rivalries Match log
David Nalbandian ARG #3 2,078 545 358 187 65.7% $11,123,125 11 0 2 2000–2013 Rivalries Match log
Jonas Bjorkman SWE #4 2,037 739 395 344 53.5% $14,610,671 6 0 0 1991–2008 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is James Blake?
James Blake is 46 years old, born on December 28, 1979.
Which country does James Blake represent?
James Blake represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is James Blake?
James Blake is 185 cm / 6'1".
Does James Blake use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
James Blake uses a one-handed backhand.
Is James Blake left-handed or right-handed?
James Blake plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has James Blake won?
James Blake has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has James Blake won?
TennisDB does not group any of James Blake's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has James Blake won?
James Blake has won 10 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Sydney International in 2007.
What is James Blake's highest ATP ranking?
James Blake's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 4, first achieved on November 20, 2006.
What is James Blake's career win-loss record?
James Blake has a career ATP singles record of 349 wins and 237 losses (59.6%).
How much career prize money has James Blake earned?
James Blake has earned at least $7,981,882 in career prize money from professional tennis.
What turned-professional year does TennisDB record for James Blake?
TennisDB records 1999 as James Blake's turned-professional year.
Which seasons of James Blake's career appear in TennisDB?
James Blake appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1998 through 2013.
On which surface does James Blake have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, James Blake's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on hard: 62.5% (273–164).
Who has James Blake faced most often?
James Blake's most frequent opponent is Andy Roddick, with a head-to-head record of 3–9 across 12 meetings.