Darwin Blanch (born 28 September 2007) is an American tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 913 achieved on 29 July 2024.

Early life

From Deerfield Beach, Florida, he was later based in Orlando to train at the USTA National Campus. He is of Spanish descent through his father.

Career

Blanch trains at Juan Carlos Ferrero Academy in

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where he was the hitting partner of Carlos Alcaraz. In a practice match against Alcaraz at the academy, then world No. 1 Alcaraz suffered an injury causing him to miss the

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Juniors

He won the USTA U-16 title as a fourteen-year-old in August 2022. Playing in the Boys' Singles at the

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, Blanch defeated junior world No.1

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in straight sets, and compatriot

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on his way to the semifinals. At the

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, he played Italy's Lorenzo Sciahbasi on the way to a semifinal appearance in singles. With

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and Jagger Leach, he was part of the American team which finished third at the 2023 Junior Davis Cup.

Professional

In February 2022, Blanch became the second youngest player to score an ATP ranking point when he defeated Gerald Planelles in three sets in Villena. At 14 years and five months, he was two months older than the Spaniard

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(14 years and three months) when he scored an ATP point in 2015. In March 2024, he was awarded a wildcard into the men's singles at the 2024 Miami Open for his ATP Tour level debut. He was beaten in straight sets by

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. The following month, he was given a wildcard to the 2024 Madrid Open and lost in the first round against Rafael Nadal, also in straight sets.

Personal life

He is the younger brother of tennis player

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. He has siblings named Dali and Krystal who also play tennis. His father Ernesto worked for

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and the family moved around the world with his job.

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

References

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