Jamaican tennis player
Blaise BicknellCountry (sports) | United States Jamaica (In Davis Cup) |
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Residence | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
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Born | (2001-11-26) 26 November 2001 (age 22) Miami, Florida, U.S. |
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Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
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Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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College | Tennessee |
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Prize money | $24,159 |
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Singles |
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Career record | 4–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
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Career titles | 0 1 Challenger, 1 ITF World Tennis Tour |
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Highest ranking | No. 314 (4 March 2024) |
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Current ranking | No. 314 (4 March 2024) |
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Grand Slam singles results |
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Australian Open Junior | Q2 (2019) |
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Wimbledon Junior | Q1 (2019) |
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US Open Junior | 1R (2019) |
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Doubles |
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Career record | 0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
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Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 0 ITF World Tennis Tour |
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Highest ranking | No. 1,211 (8 August 2022) |
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Current ranking | No. 1,529 (28 August 2023) |
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Grand Slam doubles results |
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US Open Junior | 1R (2019) |
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Team competitions |
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Davis Cup | 13–5 |
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Last updated on: 4 march 2024. |
Blaise Bicknell (born 26 November 2001) is an American–Jamaican tennis player. Bicknell has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 314 achieved on 4 March 2024. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 1,211, achieved on 8 August 2022. Bicknell has a career high ITF juniors ranking of No. 96 achieved on 8 April 2019.[1]
Bicknell has represented Jamaica at the Davis Cup.[2]
College career
A member of the University of Florida team since 2019, Bicknell transferred to the University of Tennessee in the fall of 2021.[3][4]
Professional career
He won his first Challenger title at the 2024 Southern California Open II in Indian Wells defeating Zachary Svajda.[5]
He received a wildcard for the qualifying competition at the 2024 Miami Open but lost to Arthur Rinderknech in the first round.
Challenger and World Tennis Tour Finals
Singles: 5 (2–3)
Legend |
ATP Challenger Tour (1–1) |
ITF World Tennis Tour (1–2) |
Titles by surface |
Hard (2–2) |
Clay (0–1) |
Grass (0–0) |
Carpet (0–0) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2022 | M15 Lubbock, United States | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Olle Wallin | 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2023 | M15 San Diego, United States | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Lorenzo Claverie | 6–3, 5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Jul 2023 | M25 Laval, Canada | World Tennis Tour | Hard | James Tracy | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–3 | Aug 2023 | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay | Álvaro Guillén Meza | 6–7(3–7), 1–6 |
Win | 2–3 | Jan 2024 | Indian Wells, USA | Challenger | Hard | Zachary Svajda | 6–3, 6–2 |
Doubles 1 (0–1)
Legend (doubles) | ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) | ITF World Tennis Tour (0–1) | | Titles by surface | Hard (0–1) | Clay (0–0) | Grass (0–0) | Carpet (0–0) | |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2023 | M15 South Bend, United States | World Tennis Tour | Hard | John Chin | Andrei Duarte Ryan Fishback | 4–6, 2–6 |
Davis Cup
Participations: (13–5)
Group membership | World Group (0–0) | WG Play-off (0–0) | Group I (0–0) | Group II (4–4) | Group III (9–1) | Group IV (0–0) | | Matches by surface | Hard (7–3) | Clay (6–2) | Grass (0–0) | Carpet (0–0) | | Matches by type | Singles (11–3) | Doubles (2–2) | |
Rubber outcome | No. | Rubber | Match type (partner if any) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score |
1–3; 6–7 March 2020; Complejo Polideportivo de Ciudad Merliot, Santa Tecla, El Salvador; World Group II Play-off First round; Hard surface |
Victory | 1 | I | Singles | El Salvador | Alberto Alvarado | 6–3, 6–2 |
Defeat | 2 | III | Doubles (with Rowland Phillips) | Marcelo Arévalo / Lluis Miralles | 3–6, 2–6 |
Defeat | 3 | IV | Singles | Marcelo Arévalo | 4–6, 6–7(5–7) |
3–0; 30 June 2021; Centro de Alto Rendimiento Fred Maduro , Panama City, Panama; Americas Zone Group III Round robin; Clay surface |
Victory | 4 | II | Singles | U.S. Virgin Islands | Tomas del Olmo | 6–2, 6–3 |
3–0; 1 July 2021; Centro de Alto Rendimiento Fred Maduro , Panama City, Panama; Americas Zone Group III Round robin; Clay surface |
Victory | 5 | II | Singles | Panama | José Gilbert Gómez | 6–3, 6–4 |
Victory | 6 | III | Doubles (with Rowland Phillips) (dead rubber) | José Gilbert Gómez / Luis Gómez | 6–3, 6–2 |
2–1; 2 July 2021; Centro de Alto Rendimiento Fred Maduro , Panama City, Panama; Americas Zone Group III Round robin; Clay surface |
Victory | 7 | II | Singles | Puerto Rico | Quinton Vega | 6–4, 6–1 |
2–0; 3 July 2021; Centro de Alto Rendimiento Fred Maduro , Panama City, Panama; Americas Zone Group III Promotional play-off; Clay surface |
Victory | 8 | II | Singles | Bahamas | Justin Roberts | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
2–3; 4–5 March 2022; Ace Tennis Club, Athens, Greece; World Group II Play-off First round; Clay (i) surface |
Victory | 9 | II | Singles | Greece | Petros Tsitsipas | 6–3, 7–5 |
Defeat | 10 | III | Doubles (with Rowland Phillips) | Markos Kalovelonis / Petros Tsitsipas | 2–6, 3–6 |
Defeat | 11 | IV | Singles | Aristotelis Thanos | 4–6, 4–6 |
2–1; 22 June 2022; Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica; Americas Zone Group III Round robin; Hard surface |
Victory | 12 | II | Singles | Costa Rica | Jesse Flores | 6–3, 6–1 |
2–1; 23 June 2022; Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica; Americas Zone Group III Round robin; Hard surface |
Victory | 13 | II | Singles | Bahamas | Spencer Newman | 6–2, 6–1 |
1–2; 24 June 2022; Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica; Americas Zone Group III Round robin; Hard surface |
Defeat | 14 | II | Singles | Paraguay | Daniel Vallejo | 6–7(6–8), 7–6(9–7), 3–6 |
3–0; 25 June 2022; Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica; Americas Zone Group III Promotional play-off; Hard surface |
Victory | 15 | II | Singles | Panama | José Gilbert Gómez | 6–0, 6–1 |
Victory | 16 | III | Doubles (with Daniel Azar) (dead rubber) | Marcelo Rodríguez / Chad Valdés | 6–2, 6–4 |
3–2; 4–5 February 2023; Eric Bell National Tennis Centre, Kingston, Jamaica; World Group II Play-off First round; Hard surface |
Victory | 17 | II | Singles | Estonia | Kenneth Raisma | 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
Victory | 18 | IV | Singles | Kristjan Tamm | 7–6(9–7) def. [a] |
Notes
- ^ Tamm after tie-break hit the centre-line judge out of frustration and picking up a default.
References
- ^ "Blaise Bicknell". ITF. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Jamaica and El Salvador locked in Davis Cup battle". radiojamaicanewsonline.com. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Blaise Bicknell Bio - University of Florida Official Athletic Site". floridagators.com. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Transfer Blaise Bicknell Signs with Vols - University of Tennessee Athletics". University of Tennessee Athletics.
- ^ "Leandro Riedi continues ATP Challenger run, earns 2nd title of 2024 | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
External links
As of Jun 9, 2024 |
- 1. Blaise Bicknell (311 5)
- 2. John Chin (T1,595 59)
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