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| Country (sports) |  United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Westport, Connecticut, US |
| Born | (1979-12-28)December 28, 1979 (age 45) |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Turned pro | 1999 |
| Retired | August 29, 2013 (singles) June 2023–present (doubles) |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Brian Barker (1995–2009) Kelly Jones (2009–2011) |
| Prize money | US$ 7,981,882[1] |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 366–256 (atATP Tour-level,Grand Slam-level, and inDavis Cup) |
| Career titles | 10 |
| Highest ranking | No. 4 (November 20, 2006) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2008) |
| French Open | 3R (2006) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2006,2007) |
| US Open | QF (2005,2006) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | F (2006) |
| Olympic Games | SF – 4th (2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 132–121 (atATP Tour-level,Grand Slam-level, and inDavis Cup) |
| Career titles | 7 |
| Highest ranking | No. 31 (March 31, 2003) |
| Current ranking | No. 2081 (June 26, 2023) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2005) |
| French Open | 2R (2002) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2009) |
| US Open | 2R (2000,2001) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (2007) |
| Hopman Cup | W (2003,2004) |
| Last updated on: 26 June 2023. | |
James Riley Blake[2] (born December 28, 1979) is an American former professionaltennis player. He won 10 titles on theATP Tour (out of 24 finals contested), reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 4. His career highlights included reaching the final of the2006 Tennis Masters Cup, the semifinals of the2008 Beijing Olympics (beating world No. 1Roger Federer en route), the quarterfinals of the2008 Australian Open and2005 and2006 US Opens, two titles at theHopman Cup (in2003 and2004) and being the American No. 1 in men's singles. Blake was also a key performer for the victorious United States2007 Davis Cup team, winning both his matches in the championship tie against Russia.
In 2004, Blake fractured a vertebra in an accident while training. He made a full recovery, and in 2005 he was presented with theComeback Player of the Year award for his return to the tour. Later, in 2008, Blake was named theArthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year. Blake's autobiography,Breaking Back: How I Lost Everything and Won Back My Life, co-written with Andrew Friedman, discussed his comeback after his 2004 season. It was released on July 3. 2007, and debuted at No. 22 on theNew York Times Best Seller list.
Blake retired from professional tennis at the2013 US Open, being defeated in five sets againstIvo Karlovic and in three sets in men's doubles.[3]
He's been the tour director of the Miami Open since 2018.[4] He's also a commentator for ESPN.[5]
Blake was born inYonkers, New York, to anAfrican American father, Thomas Reynolds Blake, and a British mother, Betty.[6] He has a brotherThomas, who has also been a professional tennis player, and three older half-brothers: Jason, Christopher, and Howard, and a half-sister Michelle.
Blake started playing tennis at the age of five alongside his older brother Thomas. When he was 13, he was diagnosed with severescoliosis, and for five years as a teenager he was forced to wear a full-lengthback brace for 18 hours a day, though not while playing tennis.
The Blake family moved toFairfield, Connecticut when Blake's father's job selling surgical supplies took him from New York toHartford, Connecticut.[7] Blake attendedFairfield High School, where a schoolmate and childhood friend was future musicianJohn Mayer. Blake was inspired to pursue tennis after hearing his role modelArthur Ashe speak to theHarlem Junior Tennis Program. Brian Barker was his first (and longtime) coach. Blake attendedHarvard University, where he was a member of theA.D. Club. He left after hissophomore year to pursue a career in professional tennis.[8][9]In 2018, he was elected into the ITA Collegiate Hall of Fame.
At the age of 21, Blake saw his firstDavis Cup action in 2001 against India and became the third person ofAfrican-American heritage to play for theDavis Cup for the United States (afterArthur Ashe andMaliVai Washington). Ranked no. 120 in the world, Blake accepted a wild card intoCincinnati Masters. He beat a qualifier andArnaud Clément to reach the round of 16, where he metPatrick Rafter. Blake came close to winning the first set (falling in a tiebreak), and after dropping the second set, Rafter, according to Blake's autobiography, complimented him at the net and boosted his confidence immeasurably by saying, "Now do you believe you can beat someone like me, or even me?" Blake's name became more recognizable worldwide after he pushed the eventual championLleyton Hewitt to five sets at theUS Open.
In January 2002, Blake won the 2002USTA Waikoloa Challenger in Hawaii. A month later in Memphis he posted his first win over a top-10 ranked opponent,Tommy Haas, who was then ranked no. 5, and reached the final, losing toAndy Roddick. He reached the quarterfinals at theATP Masters Series (AMS) event in Rome in May and the final at Newport in July. In August, inCincinnati, he won his first career ATP Tour title and his first ATP Masters Series title: it came in doubles withTodd Martin, making Blake the first African-American male to win a title of any kind in Cincinnati's 101-year history. He was also the first African-American to reach a final in Cincinnati since 1969, whenArthur Ashe reached the doubles finals withCharlie Pasarell. The next week in Washington, he won his first ATP Tour singles title, beatingAndre Agassi in the semifinals andParadorn Srichaphan in the final. At theUS Open, he reached the third round, where he again faced the top-ranked and world number oneLleyton Hewitt for the rematch of the previous year. In an entertaining match Blake was again defeated in five sets.
In 2003, his best results were a quarterfinals appearance atIndian Wells; a round of 16 finish at theAustralian Open,Cincinnati, andMiami; a semifinal appearance at San Jose, and a finals appearance at Long Island, where he lost to Srichaphan. Blake was eliminated from the US Open in the 3rd round byRoger Federer.
2004 was a difficult year for Blake. In May, while practicing withRobby Ginepri for the Masters event inRome, he broke his neck when he slipped on the clay and collided with the net post. Blake fractured his seventh vertebra, but did not sustain any nerve damage and was ultimately able to make a full recovery from the injury. In July, his father died ofstomach cancer. At the same time, Blake developedshingles, which temporarily paralyzed half his face and blurred his vision.[7]
Blake's injuries and personal issues caused him to post relatively poor results for the first half of 2005. By April his ranking was 210. He decided to play the Challenger circuit, the "minor leagues" of tennis, in order to regain confidence and get more matches. In May he entered events in Tunica, Mississippi and Forest Hills, New York, and won both. He rejoined the ATP circuit and by August reached the final at the International Series event in Washington, D.C., where he fell to Roddick. He was given a wild card into AMSCincinnati, drawing Federer in the first round. He then won thePilot Pen Tennis tournament inNew Haven, Connecticut, defeatingFeliciano López in the final. After New Haven he was ranked 49.
Blake accepted a wildcard into theUS Open. After defeating No. 2Rafael Nadal in the round of 32, Blake beatTommy Robredo in four sets to reach the quarterfinals where he facedAndre Agassi. The late-evening match is considered one of the greatest classics in the tournament's history. Blake was up two sets and a break in the third when Agassi made a comeback to eventually win in a fifth-set tiebreak. After the match Agassi said, "I wasn't the winner, tennis was".[10] Later in October at theStockholm Open, Blake won his third ATP tour title, defeating Srichaphan in the final. Blake finished 2005 ranked 22 in the world.
At the beginning of 2006, Blake won the title atSydney, taking his fourthATP tour title defeating RussianIgor Andreev in the final. At theAustralian Open he was seeded 20th, and despite losing in the third round to SpaniardTommy Robredo he broke into the top 20 for the first time in his career. In March he beat Hewitt in the final atLas Vegas for his fifth ATP tour title. At the first AMS event of the yearIndian Wells, Blake defeated Robredo in the third round and world No. 2 Nadal in the semifinals, reaching his first career ATP Masters Series singles final, losing in the final to Federer. By reaching the final, Blake became the first African-American man sinceArthur Ashe to reach the world's top 10.
At theFrench Open he defeated SpaniardNicolás Almagro in four sets in the second round, to become the last remaining American, and then was beaten by FrenchmanGaël Monfils in five sets. Beginning the grass court season at theStella Artois Championships, he defeatedAndy Roddick in the semifinals, losing toLleyton Hewitt in the final. Ranked No. 5, Blake took part in theInternational Series at Indianapolis. He won the singles title, defeating Roddick (for the second time in 2006). At theUS Open he reached the quarterfinals, losing to top seed and defending championRoger Federer. In that match Blake won his first ever set against Federer, winning the third set in a tiebreaker 11–9.
In his debut appearance at theThailand Open inBangkok, Blake won his seventh singles title, defeatingJarkko Nieminen in the quarterfinals,Marat Safin in the semifinals, andIvan Ljubičić (for the first time) in the final.Two weeks later Blake won his fifth title of 2006, defending his 2005 title inStockholm, defeatingJarkko Nieminen. For the first time, Blake qualified for theTennis Masters Cup in Shanghai. He went 2–1 in the Gold Group, defeating No. 2 Nadal and No. 3Nikolay Davydenko, while losing to No. 6Tommy Robredo. He qualified for the semifinals, beating defending championDavid Nalbandian, losing the final to Federer. Blake finished 2006 at a career-high World Number 4 and as the highest-ranked American tennis player.
In 2007 Blake won at theSydney International for the second consecutive year. However, he then suffered a disappointing loss in the Round of 16 at the Australian Open, losing to tenth seed and eventual finalistFernando González. In February, Blake made it to the final of the Delray Beach tournament, but lost it to the BelgianXavier Malisse in three tight sets.
At the2007 Tennis Channel Open inLas Vegas, as the defending champion, he was involved with a deep controversy. It was one of the several tournaments experimenting with the new round robin format,[11] and Blake had lost his first match to Evgeny Korolev. Korolev lost his other match to Juan Martín del Potro. In order to advance to the quarterfinals, Blake had to defeat Del Potro in straight sets while losing five games or less. This would result in a three-way tie, with Blake losing the fewest games. With Blake leading 6–1, 3–1, Del Potro retired. This eliminated Del Potro from the three-way tie as he failed to complete one of his matches. Korolev then moved on to the next round, breaking the tie as he had defeated Blake in their direct match. Soon after, the organizers overruled the tournament guidelines, giving Blake a place in the quarterfinals. The following morning however, they changed the decision once again and as a result, Korolev re-advanced to the quarterfinals, while Blake was sent away from the tournament. Shortly after this incident, the ATP decided to cancel the round robin format, reverting any tournaments planning a round robin draw to the standard single-elimination draw.[12]
During the summer hardcourt season, he advanced to his second career ATP Masters Series final. At AMSCincinnati, he beat Alejandro Falla, Nicolas Kiefer, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Sam Querrey and Nikolay Davydenko en route to the final before falling toRoger Federer. He won the singles title at Penn Pilot inNew Haven, Connecticut, and reached the final at Los Angeles, losing toRadek Štěpánek in three sets after having three set points in the first set. In the second round of the 2007US Open, he won his first career five-set match againstFabrice Santoro. Blake made it to the fourth round, where he lost to No. 10Tommy Haas in five sets, despite having match points in the fifth set. In September Blake and the rest of the US Davis Cup teamdefeated Sweden to reach the finals against Russia.
Blake lost in the third round of Paris toRichard Gasquet and thus finished outside the top eight players, losing his chance to defend the points he gained as finalist in the 2006Tennis Masters Cup. In the2007 Davis Cup finals Blake won his match againstMikhail Youzhny afterAndy Roddick had beatenDmitry Tursunov in the first rubber. The next day Bob and Mike Bryan won the doubles rubber overIgor Andreev andNikolay Davydenko, sealing the Davis Cup win for the United States.[13][14] Blake also defeated Tursunov in the last match of the finals to give Team USA 4–1 win.
At theAustralian Open, Blake defeated his first round opponent, ChileanNicolás Massú. He then defeated compatriotMichael Russell. In the third round, he fought back from two sets down to beat French veteranSébastien Grosjean who had beaten him in each of their three previous meetings. In the fourth round, Blake beatMarin Čilić in three sets to advance to the quarterfinals, his best showing yet down under. In the quarterfinal, Blake faced world No. 1 Roger Federer, and fell in straight sets. Although out of the Australian Open, Blake's ranking jumped back into the top 10 to No. 9 following his best performance in the tournament yet.
In Delray Beach, Blake made it to the final for the second consecutive year, but fell to No. 244Kei Nishikori of Japan in three sets in the final. At the2008 Pacific Life Open, Blake reached the quarter-finals before losing toRafael Nadal in three sets. They met again in the next tournament at the2008 Miami Masters also in the quarter-finals, and again Blake lost to Nadal in three sets. Blake then started the clay court season at the River Oaks International tournament inHouston,Texas. In his second ATP final of the year and his first career clay-court final, Blake fell to SpaniardMarcel Granollers.
In August 2008, Blake represented the United States as one of its three men's singles tennis players in theBeijing Olympics. In the quarterfinals, he gained one of the biggest wins of his career with his first ever win over Roger Federer 6–4, 7–6. At the time, Federer was ranked as the world's No. 1 men's player.[15] His semifinal match was againstFernando González, the Men's Singles bronze medalist at the2004 Olympics inAthens. Blake had a triple match point in the final set, but would go on to lose 11–9. He then lost the bronze medal match to SerbianNovak Djokovic.
In the US Open, Blake was stretched to a 5 set thriller against American teenagerDonald Young in the first round. Blake easily won his second round match afterSteve Darcis retired and then lost to friend and fellow AmericanMardy Fish in the third round in straight sets.
Blake defeatedFrank Dancevic in the first round of theAustralian Open. His success continued in the second round after deposing of FrenchmanSébastien de Chaunac in a match laden with spectator noise and bad line calls.[16] Blake went on to face the 18th seed,Igor Andreev, in the third round and beat him. He lost in the fourth round in straight sets to the 2008 runner-upJo-Wilfried Tsonga.
At the2009 Estoril Open Blake advanced to his first clay-court final on European soil, after beating second seed and former Estoril Open championNikolay Davydenko in a rain-interrupted semi-final that was carried over due to bad light. Blake was defeated by Spain'sAlbert Montañés later that day in the finals. The 28-year-old Montanes saved two match points at 4–5 in the second set and fought back to beat fourth-seeded Blake in two hours and 14 minutes.
At theAegon Championships atQueen's Club, Blake defeatedIvan Ljubičić,Sam Querrey, andMikhail Youzhny to reach the semi-finals. He then reached the final afterAndy Roddick retired with an ankle injury in the first set when the score was tied at 4 games all. He then went on to lose in the final toAndy Murray. After being eliminated in the first round of the singles, Blake partnered with compatriotMardy Fish at the Wimbledon Men's Doubles. The Americans advanced to the semi-finals where they lost to defending championsDaniel Nestor andNenad Zimonjić despite winning the first two sets.
Following a 3rd round loss at the2009 US Open to Spain'sTommy Robredo, Blake split with longtime coach Brian Barker. He was replaced by Kelly Jones.
At the2010 Australian Open, Blake lost to fourth seed and US Open championJuan Martín del Potro in the second round in five sets (8–10 final set). He then missed the clay court season due to a knee injury. Blake returned to action atWimbledon, where he lost in the first round toRobin Haase, during which Blake accusedESPN commentator and former WTA playerPam Shriver of disrupting play due to her overly loud commentary from the box situated above the court behind him. This led to a verbal exchange between the two during the match. After the match, Blake declared that if his knee problems did not subside he would consider retirement.[17] Blake, who refused to take any anti-inflammatories for his knee, called his performance "embarrassing" and said "I can't beat these guys at 80 percent." Despite these comments, Blake played the US Summer hard court season, and reached the third round of the2010 US Open, where he lost to eventual finalistNovak Djokovic. Blake finished the year ranked outside the Top 100 for the first time since 2000.
Between the beginning of 2011–2013, Blake remained ranked outside the world's top 50, due to recurring injuries and loss of form. During the three seasons, he reached a single ATP-tour semifinal, at the2011 Stockholm Open. At the US Open in August 2013, Blake announced his retirement.In 2019, he was elected to the Collegiate Hall of Fame.
James Blake returned to the tour in May 2023, after 10 years off the tour. Blake entered an M15 Rancho Santa Fe event in the doubles using a wildcard.[18]
Blake was primarily an offensive baseliner.[19] Blake was known for possessing one of the most powerful forehands in the game, with a solid transition game, and an effective serve and volley. Blake also possessed extremely quick footwork, although many claimed that he needed to work on changing direction. Blake's reputation as a "shotmaker," combined with potentially high-error flat groundstrokes made his style of play notably flashy, characterized by both a high number of winners and unforced errors.[20] In turn, this made Blake's game somewhat streaky, as evidenced by his playing history.
Blake worked withPrince to create a new racquet with Prince's O3 technology. However, he did not feel comfortable with this racquet. So, he switched back to theDunlop Sport Aerogel 200, then the 4D 200, for the 2009 season.[21] He changed toWilson at the start of the 2010 season, using the new Six.One Tour strung with Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power 16L strings at high tension (60+ pounds). He did not feel comfortable with this racquet either. Therefore, he switched back to Dunlop again. After the US Open of 2010, he began to test out rackets forHead. As August 26, 2011, he announced he will use Donnay rackets as his choice and using a customized Donnay X-Dual Pro. His clothing sponsor isFila,[22] with whom he started working in 2009 after usingNike for most his career. He has his own clothing line named Thomas Reynolds Collection after his father.[23]
Blake signed an endorsement deal withEvian in 2005 and his contract was extended in 2008.[24][25]
Blake married publicist Emily Snider inDel Mar, California, in 2012. The couple have two daughters and live in Solana Beach.[26]
Blake enjoysgolf andbasketball and is a fan of theNew York Mets. He was featured onBravo's second edition ofCelebrity Poker Showdown but placed 2nd after losing toMaura Tierney.[27]
Blake was also a red pro onFull Tilt Poker,[28] though he has not been active there since shortly beforeBlack Friday.[29] He appeared inPeople magazine'sSexiest Man Alive issue.[30] He is good friends with singer/songwriterJohn Mayer, who also attended Fairfield High School.[31] When Blake was invited byVirginia'sAnthem to do a cancer charity game honoring his late father, he invited Mayer,Andy Roddick, andGavin DeGraw to perform.[32]
On September 9, 2015, Blake was thrown down to the sidewalk, handcuffed, and arrested by a plainclothesNew York City Police Department officer in front of theGrand Hyatt New York after being mistaken for a suspect of interest. The officers were relying on a witness and photo of a suspect that looked similar to Blake: they mistook him for a credit-card fraud suspect staying in the same hotel.[33] CommissionerWilliam Bratton apologized for the mistake and stated the "arrest raised serious questions about [the officer's] actions" but denied allegations of racism.[33] Blake sued, but withdrew his claim, saying he was not looking for financial compensation, "on the condition that the city establish a legal fellowship to investigate police misconduct and advocate for victims of brutality."[34][35]
The violence of the arrest has prompted Blake to take a more active stand onpolice brutality against minorities. He met with Bratton and New York MayorBill de Blasio.[36] He has also written a book,Ways of Grace: Stories of Activism, Adversity, and How Sports Can Bring Us Together, published in June 2017 that details the incident and his shift to activism as a result.[37][38] Blake was subsequently sued fordefamation by the officer who had mistakenly arrested Blake as the book portrayed the officer "as a racist and a goon".[39] The lawsuit was dismissed by a judge in September 2018.[40]
In 2008 Blake established The James Blake Foundation, which "invests vital seed money at the leading-edge of science: speed up the most promising work, and shortening the time it takes to turn lab discoveries into better treatments for patients."[41][42] Since 2005, he has hosted Anthem Live!, a charity tennis exhibition and musical event in Virginia and New York City to raise money for cancer research.[43] In July 2008, Blake established the Thomas Blake Sr. Memorial Research Fund to support cancer research atMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. The fund was named in memory of his father, who died from gastric cancer in 2004.[44]Nike andFila, which sponsored Blake, created T-shirts for Blake's charity, the J-Block program, and proceeds went to the Cancer Research Fund.[44]
| Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2006 | Shanghai | Hard (i) |  Roger Federer | 0–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2006 | Indian Wells | Hard | Roger Federer | 5–7, 3–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 2007 | Cincinnati | Hard | Roger Federer | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2002 | Cincinnati | Hard | Todd Martin |  Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi | 7–5, 6–3 |
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| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | Feb 2002 | Memphis Open, Memphis, United States | Hard (i) | Andy Roddick | 4–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2. | Jul 2002 | Hall of Fame Championships, Newport, United States | Grass | Taylor Dent | 1–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Win | 1. | Aug 2002 | Washington Open, Washington, United States | Hard |  Paradorn Srichaphan | 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Loss | 3. | Aug 2003 | Long Island Open, Long Island, United States | Hard | Paradorn Srichaphan | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4. | Aug 2005 | Washington Open, Washington, United States | Hard | Andy Roddick | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 2. | Aug 2005 | Connecticut Open, New Haven, United States | Hard |  Feliciano López | 3–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 3. | Oct 2005 | Stockholm Open, Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Paradorn Srichaphan | 6–1, 7–6(8–6) |
| Win | 4. | Jan 2006 | Sydney International, Sydney, Australia | Hard |  Igor Andreev | 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 5. | Feb 2006 | Tennis Channel Open, Las Vegas, United States | Hard |  Lleyton Hewitt | 7–5, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5. | Mar 2006 | Indian Wells Masters, Indian Wells, United States | Hard | Roger Federer | 5–7, 3–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 6. | Jun 2006 | Queen's Club Championships, London, United Kingdom | Grass | Lleyton Hewitt | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6. | Jul 2006 | Indianapolis Tennis Championships, Indianapolis, USA | Hard | Andy Roddick | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 7. | Sep 2006 | Thailand Open, Bangkok, Thailand | Hard (i) |  Ivan Ljubičić | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 8. | Oct 2006 | Stockholm Open, Stockholm, Sweden(2) | Hard (i) |  Jarkko Nieminen | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7. | Nov 2006 | Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai, China | Hard (i) | Roger Federer | 0–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 9. | Jan 2007 | Sydney International, Sydney, Australia(2) | Hard | Carlos Moyá | 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 |
| Loss | 8. | Feb 2007 | Delray Beach Open, Delray Beach, United States | Hard |  Xavier Malisse | 7–5, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 9. | Jul 2007 | Los Angeles Open, Los Angeles, United States | Hard |  Radek Štěpánek | 6–7(7–9), 7–5, 2–6 |
| Loss | 10. | Aug 2007 | Cincinnati Masters, Cincinnati, United States | Hard | Roger Federer | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 10. | Aug 2007 | Connecticut Open, New Haven, United States(2) | Hard | Mardy Fish | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 11. | Feb 2008 | Delray Beach Open, Delray Beach, United States | Hard |  Kei Nishikori | 6–3, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 12. | Apr 2008 | U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, Houston, USA | Clay | Marcel Granollers | 4–6, 6–1, 5–7 |
| Loss | 13. | May 2009 | Portugal Open, Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Albert Montañés | 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 0–6 |
| Loss | 14. | Jun 2009 | Queen's Club Championships, London, United Kingdom(2) | Grass |  Andy Murray | 5–7, 4–6 |
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | Jan 2003 | Hopman Cup,Perth, Western Australia | Hard | Serena Williams | Alicia MolikLleyton Hewitt | 3–0 |
| Win | 2. | Jan 2004 | Hopman Cup,Perth, Western Australia | Hard | Lindsay Davenport |  Daniela HantuchováKarol Kučera | 2–1 |
| Win | 3. | Nov – Dec 2007 | Davis Cup,Portland, United States | Hard (i) | Bob BryanMike BryanAndy Roddick | Nikolay DavydenkoMikhail YouzhnyIgor AndreevDmitry Tursunov | 4–1 |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2005 | 2009 | 2012 | 2013 | W–L | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | QF | A | A | A | 5–3 | ||||||
| French Open | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 1–1 | ||||||
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | A | SF | 1R | QF | 9–6 | ||||||
| US Open | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2–6 | ||||||
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 17–16 | ||||||
| Season | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | Total |
| Wins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Blake Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | |||||||
| 1. |  Tommy Haas | 5 | Memphis, United States | Hard (i) | QF | 6–3, 6–1 | 64 |
| 2. | Andre Agassi | 6 | Washington, D.C., United States | Hard | SF | 6–3, 6–4 | 32 |
| 2003 | |||||||
| 3. | Carlos Moyá | 5 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | 3R | 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 | 25 |
| 2005 | |||||||
| 4. | Rafael Nadal | 2 | US Open, New York, United States | Hard | 3R | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 | 49 |
| 2006 | |||||||
| 5. | Nikolay Davydenko | 6 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | SF | 6–4, 6–2 | 23 |
| 6. | Lleyton Hewitt | 10 | Las Vegas, United States | Hard | F | 7–5, 2–6, 6–3 | 21 |
| 7. | Rafael Nadal | 2 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | SF | 7–5, 6–3 | 14 |
| 8. | Andy Roddick | 5 | Queen's Club, London, United Kingdom | Grass | SF | 7–5, 6–4 | 7 |
| 9. | Ivan Ljubičić | 3 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard (i) | F | 6–3, 6–1 | 9 |
| 10. | Rafael Nadal | 2 | Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai, China | Hard (i) | RR | 6–4, 7–6(7–0) | 8 |
| 11. | Nikolay Davydenko | 3 | Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai, China | Hard (i) | RR | 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 | 8 |
| 12. |  David Nalbandian | 7 | Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai, China | Hard (i) | SF | 6–4, 6–1 | 8 |
| 2007 | |||||||
| 13. | Tommy Robredo | 6 | Davis Cup, Winston-Salem, United States | Hard (i) | RR | 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 | 9 |
| 14. | Nikolay Davydenko | 5 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | SF | 6–4, 6–2 | 8 |
| 2008 | |||||||
| 15. |  Richard Gasquet | 8 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | 4R | 6–4, 6–2 | 9 |
| 16. | Richard Gasquet | 10 | Davis Cup, Winston-Salem, United States | Hard (i) | RR | 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4 | 8 |
| 17. | Roger Federer | 1 | Summer Olympics, Beijing, China | Hard | QF | 6–4, 7–6(7–2) | 7 |
| 2009 | |||||||
| 18. | Andy Roddick | 6 | Queen's Club, London, United Kingdom | Grass | SF | 4–4, ret. | 16 |
| 2011 | |||||||
| 19. | Mardy Fish | 9 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | 1R | 0–1, ret. | 60 |
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