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William Blumberg (born January 26, 1998) is an American professional tennis player. A former college player at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,[1] Blumberg has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 74 achieved on September 12, 2022. He reached a career-high of World No. 438 in singles on February 18, 2019.

William Blumberg
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceGreenwich, Connecticut, United States
Born (1998-01-26) January 26, 1998 (age 24)
New York City, New York, United States
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2021
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeNorth Carolina
CoachStephen Huss
Prize money$142,185
Singles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 438 (January 7, 2019)
Current rankingNo. 650 (August 1, 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenQ1 (2017)
Doubles
Career record16–6 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 74 (September 12, 2022)
Current rankingNo. 74 (September 12, 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon2R (2022)
US Open1R (2017, 2022)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US OpenSF (2022)
Last updated on: September 12, 2022.

Early life, Junior and College career


William's parents are Amy and David Blumberg. Blumberg identifies as Catholic, like his mother, while his father is Jewish. The family often has Jewish food during holidays.[2]

Blumberg has two brothers. He attended Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Connecticut. As a senior at Greenwich, he went undefeated and did not lose a set all season.[3]

During his junior career, he played at each of the four grand slam junior tournaments.[4] He reached the final in the boys' doubles at the 2015 French Open partnering fellow American Tommy Paul.

Blumberg was the nation's top recruit for the class of 2016.[5] After going 26–2 during his first season at North Carolina, Blumberg was named ACC Freshman of the Year, first-team all-ACC, and ITA Men's Tennis Rookie of the Year.[6] He was also named the Most Outstanding Player at the 2017 NCAA tournament.[7] In May 2021, he became the first 10-time All-America in ITA history, winning the honor in both singles and doubles in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.[8][9]


Professional career



2017-2019: Grand Slam doubles debut, Top 500 debut in singles


Blumberg made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2017 US Open after receiving a wildcard for the doubles main draw with compatriot Spencer Papa.[10]

He reached a career-high of World No. 438 in singles on February 18, 2019.


2021: Turned Pro, Maiden ATP title, Challenger tour success, Top 200


He partnered as a wildcard pair with Jack Sock at the 2021 Hall of Fame Open in Newport, where he won his first ATP match. The unseeded pair reached the finals by defeating fellow Americans Tennys Sandgren and Denis Kudla, third seeds John-Patrick Smith and Harri Heliövaara, and second seeds Jonathan Erlich and Santiago González.[11] In the final they defeated Austin Krajicek and Vasek Pospisil.[12][13] With this run he entered the top 300 at World No. 284 on July 19, 2021, rising more than 1000 spots in the doubles rankings.

He made his debut in the top 200 on November 1, 2021 after winning his first and second Challengers in Cary in September and Las Vegas in October with Max Schnur. He followed that with a third Challenger win in Charlottesville in November also with Schnur.


2022: Major debut & win, Two titles, Top 100, US Open Mixed doubles semifinal


In January, Blumberg won his fourth Challenger title in Cleveland with Schnur.

At the 2022 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, he reached the semifinals as a wildcard pair with Schnur where they lost to Ivan and Matej Sabanov.[14]

At the 2022 Wimbledon Championships he made his debut at this Major partnering Casper Ruud.[15][16] They defeated Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela and Nicolas Barrientos in the first round in a five set match with a super tiebreak, his first win at a Major. They lost in the second round to Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliovaara.[17]

At the 2022 Hall of Fame Open, he made his ATP main draw singles debut as a qualifier, losing in the first round to Benjamin Bonzi.[18] At the same tournament as the defending champion in doubles, he reached the final partnering Steve Johnson.[19] He would successfully defend his title with Johnson, defeating top seeds Raven Klaasen and Marcelo Melo in the final.[20]

He reached the top 100 at World No. 85 on August 8, 2022 following his third title at the 2022 Los Cabos Open partnering Miomir Kecmanović, again defeating Klaasen and Melo in the final.[21]

At the US Open he reached the mixed doubles semifinals with Caty McNally on his debut at this event for the first time at a Grand Slam defeating en route defending champions Desirae Krawczyk and Neal Skupski in the second round.


ATP career finals



Doubles: 3 (3 titles)


Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (3–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (2–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (3–0)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2021 Hall of Fame Open, United States 250 Series Grass Jack Sock Austin Krajicek
Vasek Pospisil
6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Win 2–0 Jul 2022 Hall of Fame Open, United States (2) 250 Series Grass Steve Johnson Raven Klaasen
Marcelo Melo
6–4, 7–5
Win 3–0 Aug 2022 Los Cabos Open, Mexico 250 Series Hard Miomir Kecmanović Raven Klaasen
Marcelo Melo
6–0, 6–1

Junior Grand Slam finals



Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)


Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponent Score
Runner-up 2015 French Open Clay Tommy Paul Álvaro López San Martín
Jaume Munar
4–6, 2–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals



Doubles: 5 (4–1)


Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–0)
ITF Futures Tour (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (4–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2014 USA F2, Sunrise Futures Clay Frances Tiafoe Jason Jung
Evan King
7–6(7–4), 4–6, [6–10]
Win 1–1 Sep 2021 Cary, USA Challenger Hard Max Schnur Stefan Kozlov
Peter Polansky
6–4, 1–6, [10–4]
Win 2–1 Oct 2021 Las Vegas, USA Challenger Hard Max Schnur Jason Jung
Evan King
7–5, 6–7(5–7), [10–5]
Win 3–1 Nov 2021 Charlottesville, USA Challenger Hard (i) Max Schnur Treat Huey
Frederik Nielsen
3–6, 6–1, [14–12]
Win 4–1 Jan 2022 Cleveland, USA Challenger Hard (i) Max Schnur Robert Galloway
Jackson Withrow
6–3, 7–6(7–4)

References


  1. "William Blumberg - 2016-17 Men's Tennis Roster - UNC Tar Heels Athletics". goheels.com.
  2. "The Greatest Jewish Tennis Players of All Time". Facebook.com. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  3. Fierro, David (June 29, 2016). "Greenwich Blumberg named Hearst Connecticut Media Boys Tennis MVP". greenwichtime.com. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  4. "ITF junior profile". itftenis.com. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  5. Jarden, Sam. "First-year Will Blumberg leads UNC men's tennis to season-opening sweeps". dailytarheel.com. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  6. "Schneider, Blumberg Honored With ITA National Awards". goheels.com. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  7. "UVa's Kwiatkowski in NCAA finals of men's tennis". dailyprogress.com. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  8. "Blumberg Makes History as Tar Heels Advance in NCAA Singles & Doubles".
  9. "William Blumberg - Men's Tennis".
  10. "Spencer Papa Earns Spot in U.S. Open Doubles Draw".
  11. "Tennis Hall Finals set: Anderson to face Brooksby Sunday in Newport".
  12. "Blumberg-Sock win Hall of Fame Open doubles championship".
  13. "Blumberg/Sock Claim Newport Title | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  14. "Sabanov Brothers Reach Second ATP Tour Final In Houston".
  15. "Blumberg & Monroe Playing at Wimbledon". University of North Carolina Athletics.
  16. "Defending Champs Mektic/Pavic, Top Seeds Ram/Salisbury Lead Wimbledon Doubles Draw | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  17. "Glasspool/Heliovaara Survive Blumberg/Ruud Test at Wimbledon | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  18. "Hall of Fame Open: Bonzi advances to second round". July 12, 2022.
  19. "Blumberg/Johnson Reach Newport Doubles Final".
  20. "Blumberg/Johnson Surge To Newport Title".
  21. "Blumberg/Kecmanovic Make Dream Debut, Win Los Cabos Title".


Sporting positions
Preceded by
Petros Chrysochos
(Wake Forest)
ACC Freshman of the Year
2017
Succeeded by
Benjamin Sigouin
(North Carolina)

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William Blumberg (* 26. Januar 1998 in New York City) ist ein US-amerikanischer Tennisspieler.
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William Blumberg (Nueva York, Estados Unidos; 26 de enero de 1998) es un tenista estadounidense.



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