Ulises Blanch
Ulises Blanch 
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| Nation: |
 United States
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| Birthday: | March 25, 1998 |
| Size: | 188 cm |
| Weight: | 78 kg |
| 1st professional season: | 2016 |
| Playing hand: | Right, two-handed backhand |
| Trainer: | Rodrigo Álvarez Daniel Garcia |
| Prize money: | $ 75,851 |
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| Career record: | 0-0 |
| Highest ranking: | 265 (January 13, 2020) |
| Current placement: | 265 |
| Double | |
| Career record: | 0-0 |
| Highest ranking: | 423 (May 20, 2019) |
| Current placement: | 796 |
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Last update of the infobox: January 13th, 2020 |
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| Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) | |
Ulises Blanch (born March 25, 1998 in San Juan , Puerto Rico ) is an American tennis player .
Life
Blanch was born in the Puerto Rican capital, San Juan , but moved his family to Seattle , Washington, when he was 3 . During his youth he lived in many different countries such as China, India, Thailand or Argentina, because his father worked there. His time in Argentina made him feel particularly good on clay courts. His three siblings Dali, Darwin and Krystal are all tennis players too and have already won junior tournaments.
Career
Ulises Blanch's time as a junior was very successful. In June 2016, he achieved his highest ranking in the junior world rankings, on which he played until 2016, with second place. In Junior Grand Slam tournaments he achieved his best result by reaching the semi-finals at Wimbledon , where he was defeated by Alex De Minaur .
In 2015, the American played for the first time professional tournaments of the ITF Future Tour and was also listed for the first time in the world rankings in the same year . After his junior career ended, he played futures regularly in 2017. This year he was immediately in two futures finals and also won his first title and was about to jump into the top 500 at the end of the year. While he failed several times in the qualification of Challengers at the beginning of 2018 , he again mainly played futures, where he reached another final. On his Challenger debut in Perugia in September , he actually had to give up in the last round of qualifying after completing two matches within two hours, but was still in the main draw as a lucky loser because Blaž Kavčič retired due to an injury. There he surprised with three wins against Spaniards - u. a. the former top ten player Nicolás Almagro - also Attila Balázs in the semi-finals and finally Gianluigi Quinzi in the final. He didn't lose a set in the main draw and was also the first player since Casper Ruud 2016 to win the title straight away at his premiere. In the world rankings, he made a jump of 200 places to 308th. By the end of the year he played for the first time in the qualification for the US Open , lost there and made no further places.
successes
| Legend (number of victories) |
| Grand Slam |
| ATP World Tour Finals |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |
| ATP World Tour 500 |
| ATP World Tour 250 |
| ATP Challenger Tour (2) |
singles
Tournament victories
| No. | date | competition | Topping | Final opponent | Result |
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| 1. | 15th July 2018 |
 Perugia
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sand |
Gianluigi Quinzi
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7: 5, 6: 2 |
| 2. | January 12, 2020 |
Ann Arbor
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Hard court (i) |
 Roberto Cid Subervi
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3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2 |
Web links
- ATP profile Ulises Blanch (English)
- ITF profile Ulises Blanch (English)
- ITF junior profile Ulises Blanch (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ David B. Wilson: Ulises Blanch's unique odyssey leaves him as top remaining American boy in Eddie Herr quarters. In: bradenton.com. Bradenton Herald, December 3, 2015, accessed November 16, 2018 .
- ↑ Josh Meiseles: From Lucky Loser To Champion: Ulises Blanch's Breakthrough. In: atpworldtour.com. July 21, 2018, accessed November 16, 2018 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Blanch, Ulises |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 25, 1998 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Juan , Puerto Rico |