James Blake (tennis)
Result No Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1 Aug 2002 Cincinnati Masters , Cincinnati , United States Hard Todd Martin Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi 7-5 , 6-3
Win 2 Mar 2003 Tennis Channel Open , Scottsdale , United States Hard Mark Merklein Mark Philippoussis Lleyton Hewitt 6-4 , 6-7 , 7-6
Win 3 Feb 2004 SAP Open , San Jose , United States Hard ( i ) Mardy Fish Rick Leach Brian MacPhie 6-2 , 7-5
Win 4 Apr 2004 U.S. Men 's Clay Court Championships , Houston , United States Clay Mardy Fish Rick Leach Brian MacPhie 6-3 , 6-4
Win 5 Apr 2004 BMW Open , Munich , Germany Clay Mark Merklein Julian Knowle Nenad Zimonjić 6-2 , 6-4
Loss 1 Feb 2006 ATP Memphis , Memphis , United States Hard ( i ) Mardy Fish Chris Haggard Ivo Karlović 6-0 , 5-7 , [ 5-10 ]
Loss 2 Oct 2007 Davidoff Swiss Indoors , Basel , Switzerland Carpet Mark Knowles Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 1-6 , 1-6
Win 6 Apr 2012 U.S. Men 's Clay Court Championships , Houston , United States ( 2 ) Clay Sam Querrey Treat Conrad Huey Dominic Inglot 7-6 , 6-4
Loss 3 Feb 2013 U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships , Memphis , United States Hard ( i ) Jack Sock Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 1-6 , 2-6
Win 7 Mar 2013 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships , Delray Beach , United States Hard Jack Sock Max Mirnyi Horia Tecău 6-4 , 6-4
ATP career finals -- Doubles : 10 ( 7 titles , 3 runners-up )
Legend Grand Slam tournaments ( 0–0 ) ATP World Tour Finals ( 0–0 ) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 ( 1–0 ) ATP World Tour 500 Series ( 0–2 ) ATP World Tour 250 Series ( 6–1 ) Titles by surface Hard ( 4–2 ) Clay ( 3–0 ) Grass ( 0–0 ) Carpet ( 0–1 )
James Riley Blake (born December 28, 1979) is an American retired professional tennis player. Blake was known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. During his career, Blake amassed 24 singles finals appearances (10-14 record), while his career-high singles ranking was World No. 4. Career highlights included reaching the final of the 2006 Tennis Masters Cup, the semifinals of the Beijing Olympics, the quarterfinals of the Australian Open (2008) and US Open (2005, 2006), as well as two titles at the Hopman Cup (2003, 2004) and being the No. 1 ranked American singles player. Blake was a key performer for the United States 2007 Davis Cup championship team, going 2-0 in the championship tie vs. Russia at second singles. In 2005, Blake was presented with the Comeback Player of the Year award for his remarkable return to the tour. Later, in 2008, Blake was awarded another honor by the ATP, where he was named the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year. On July 3, 2007, Blake's autobiography, Breaking Back: How I Lost Everything and Won Back My Life, which discussed his comeback after his unlucky 2004 season, was released and debuted at No. 22 on the New York Times Best Seller list. He co-wrote this book with Andrew Friedman.