Blake Strode
Blake Strode 
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| Nation: |
 United States
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| Birthday: | July 9, 1987 |
| Size: | 188 cm |
| Weight: | 84 kg |
| 1st professional season: | 2009 |
| Resignation: | 2013 |
| Playing hand: | Right |
| Trainer: | Cameron Moore |
| Prize money: | $ 60,116 |
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| Career record: | 0: 1 |
| Highest ranking: | 311 (May 7, 2012) |
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| Career record: | 0-0 |
| Highest ranking: | 571 (July 16, 2012) |
| Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) | |
Blake Strode (born July 9, 1987 in St. Louis ) is a retired American tennis player .
Career
In his teens, he attended Pattonville High School , Missouri , where he became a high school champion. Later he also took part in the college championships , but where he could not celebrate any major success.
Since 2008 he has occasionally taken part in tournaments of the ITF Future Tour , where he reached the semi-finals in July, which earned him the first points for the world rankings . A year later he won a title in singles and doubles and reached another final, which brought him up to 554th place in the ranking. In 2010 he took part in the qualification of a Grand Slam tournament in New York for the first time, but lost there in the second round to Ivan Dodig . He also took part in a Challenger tournament in Tulsa for the first time. In 2011 he took part in Challengers more often, but never got past a quarter-finals. In addition, he again won a future title in singles and doubles.
In 2012 he made his only appearance on the ATP World Tour at the SAP Open in San José . Although he lost to Denis Kudla in qualifying , he was allowed to start as a lucky loser in the main draw, where he lost to Dimitar Kutrowski in two sets. He also reached the semi-finals of the Challenger in Savannah and a final in a future tournament that year. That year he also achieved his highest ranking, a 311st place in singles and 571st place in doubles. He played his last professional match in August 2013. Since then he has been listed as inactive by the ATP .
Web links
- ATP profile of Blake Strode (English)
- ITF profile Blake Strode (English)
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| SURNAME | Strode, Blake |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 9, 1987 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Louis , Missouri , United States |