Blake Ellis (tennis)
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Brisbane, Australia |
Born | [1] Brisbane, Australia | 6 January 1999
Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
Turned pro | 2014 |
Plays | Right-handed (two handed-backhand) |
Coach | Brent Larkham |
Prize money | $206,663 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–0 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 319 (25 November 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 338 (23 December 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q1 (2019) |
Australian Open Junior | 2R (2016) |
French Open Junior | QF (2017) |
Wimbledon Junior | 3R (2017) |
US Open Junior | 2R (2016) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 3–5 |
Career titles | 0 ATP, 5 Challenger, 12 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 138 (4 November 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 138 (4 November 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2019) |
Australian Open Junior | W (2016) |
French Open Junior | SF (2016) |
Wimbledon Junior | SF (2017) |
US Open Junior | 1R (2016) |
Last updated on: 4 November 2024. |
Blake Ellis (born 6 January 1999) is an Australian tennis player.[2]
Ellis won the 2016 Australian Open boys' doubles alongside Alex De Minaur.
Career
[edit]2014–2017: Professional debut
[edit]Ellis made his senior debut in October 2014 at the Australia F7, where he lost in round 1. Between 2015 and 2017, Ellis competed in the ITF Men's Circuit around Australia, Asia, and Europe, with his best result in that time period being a semi-final appearance in the August 2017 Thailand F6 Futures tournament in Nonthaburi.
In October 2017, Ellis won his first Challenger match against Austrian Lucas Mielder in the Canberra International.[3]
2018
[edit]At the 2018 Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships, Ellis had his best Challenger-level performance to date, winning his qualifying matches and then defeating two previous tournament champions in 5th seed Tatsuma Ito and 3rd seed Go Soeda en route to a semi-final loss against fellow Australian and eventual champion John Millman.
2021
[edit]In October 2021, Ellis won his fifth ITF doubles title and third for the season.[4]
2024: First ITF title and career high ranking
[edit]Ellis won 4 ATP Challenger doubles titles in 2024 including in Playford, South Australia and Sydney, New South Wales, in consecutive weeks alongside Thomas Fancutt.[5] Ellis won his first ever ITF title in Brisbane against Blake Mott with this victory Ellis reached a career high ranking of 319 in November. Ellis finished the year of ranked 338.
2025: Australian Open Qualifying wildcard
[edit]After a great season in 2024 Ellis was awarded a wildcard to compete in the 2025 Australian Open qualifying. He will be aiming to qualify for a grand slam for the first time in his career.
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]Singles: 6 (6 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2022 | M25 Mysuru, India | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 2–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2023 | M25 Darwin, Australia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Nov 2023 | M25 Brisbane, Australia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Loss | 0–4 | Jul 2024 | M25 Ajaccio, France | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–5 | Aug 2024 | M25 Taipei, Chinese Taipei | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–6 | Oct 2024 | M25 Cairns, Australia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 1–6 | Nov 2024 | M25 Brisbane, Australia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–3 |
Doubles: 35 (17 titles, 18 runner-ups)
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Result | No. | Date | Level | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | 29 Sep 2017 | $25,000 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–1, [10–4] |
Loss | 1. | 11 Nov 2017 | $15,000 | Thủ Dầu Một, Vietnam | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Loss | 2. | 30 Mar 2018 | $25,000 | Mornington, Australia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
Win | 2. | 14 Oct 2018 | $25,000 | Toowoomba, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(2–7), [10–2] |
Loss | 3. | 9 Mar 2019 | M15 | Nishitama, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–7(8–10), [5–10] |
Loss | 4. | 23 Mar 2019 | M15 | Kōfu, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 5. | 30 Mar 2019 | M15 | Tsukuba, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 1–6, [7–10] |
Loss | 6. | 8 Jun 2019 | M25 | Hong Kong | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3. | 7 Aug 2021 | M15 | Monastir, Tunisia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 4. | 21 Aug 2021 | M15 | Monastir, Tunisia | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 7. | 2 Oct 2021 | M25 | Falun, Sweden | Hard (indoor) | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, [9–11] |
Win | 5. | 10 Oct 2021 | M25 | Nevers, France | Hard (indoor) | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–6(7–5), [10–8] |
Win | 6. | 31 Oct 2021 | M25 | Sarreguemines, France | Hard (indoor) | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 3–6, [10–5] |
Loss | 8. | 7 Nov 2021 | M25 | Saint-Dizier, France | Hard (indoor) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4 [7-10] |
Loss | 9. | 14 Nov 2021 | M25 | Villers-lès-Nancy, France | Hard (indoor) | ![]() |
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6-7, 2–3 (ret.) |
Loss | 10. | Feb 2022 | M25 | Bendigo, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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2-6, 3–6 |
Win | 7. | Oct 2022 | M25 | Cairns, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6-4, 6–1 |
Win | 8. | Oct 2022 | Challenger | Sydney, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–5, [11–9] |
Loss | 11. | March 2023 | M25 | Swan Hill, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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3-6, 4–6 |
Win | 9. | March 2023 | M25 | Lucknow, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6-2, 6–7(4–7), [10–8] |
Loss | 12. | June 2023 | M15 | Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand | Hard | ![]() |
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4-6, 5–7 |
Loss | 13. | Jul 2023 | Challenger | Bloomfield Hills, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 14. | Sep 2023 | M25 | Darwin, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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4-6, 4–6 |
Loss | 15. | Oct 2023 | Challenger | Playford, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Loss | 16. | Feb 2024 | M25 | Traralgon, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 10. | March 2024 | M25 | Traralgon, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 11. | March 2024 | M25 | Mildura, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(4–7), [10–4] |
Win | 12. | May 2024 | Challenger | Guangzhou, China | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–7(4–7), [10–4] |
Win | 13. | July 2024 | M25 | Ajaccio, France | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, [10–5] |
Loss | 17. | July 2024 | M25 | Nottingham, Great Britain | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 14. | Sep 2024 | M15 | Bali, Indonesia | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–8] |
Win | 15. | Sep 2024 | Challenger | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–5, [10–8] |
Loss | 18. | Oct 2024 | M25 | Cairns, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6(7–5), [7–10] |
Win | 17. | Oct 2024 | Challenger | Playford, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 5–7, [10–5] |
Win | 18. | Oct 2024 | Challenger | Sydney, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
Junior Grand Slam finals
[edit]Doubles: 1 (1 title)
[edit]Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2016 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–5, [12–10] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Blake Ellis | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Blake Ellis | Overview | ATP World Tour | Tennis". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "ELLIS MARKS MAIDEN WIN IN CANBERRA". Tennis Australia. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Social Round Up". Tennis Australia. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Aussie weekly wrap: Thompson, De Minaur in Aussie Masters first". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Blake Ellis at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Blake Ellis at the International Tennis Federation
- Blake Ellis at Tennis Australia