James Blake

Also known as James Riley Blake

American tennis player

Person · Open Library

Works: 46

Top works

Applausus in honorem serenissimi principis Magnae Britanniae, Franciae & Hiberniae, regis defensoris fidei. Jacobi II. semper augusti
Meditations in Verse
The Bible weighed in the balance, and found wanting
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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United Kingdom
Active from: 1988-09-26

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Discography

Official site Discogs Stream

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 1,973,720
Total plays: 92,612,492

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 77,497x
Special points for Brillouin-zone integrations
· 1976 · cited 67,193x
Fiji: an open-source platform for biological-image analysis
· 2012 · cited 65,105x
Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,351x
SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 34,710x

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Quotes

“He was over at my house every day between fifth grade and eighth grade.”

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Key facts

Country sports: United States
Residence: Westport, Connecticut , US
Born: ( 1979-12-28 ) December 28, 1979 (age 46) , Yonkers, New York , US
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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
Career record: 366–256 (at ATP Tour -level, Grand Slam -level, and in Davis Cup )
Highest ranking: No. 4 (November 20, 2006)
Australian open: QF ( 2008 )
French open: 3R ( 2006 )
Wimbledon: 3R ( 2006 , 2007 )
Us open: QF ( 2005 , 2006 )
Tour finals: F ( 2006 )
Olympic games: SF – 4th ( 2008 )
Current ranking: No. 2081 (June 26, 2023)
Davis cup: W ( 2007 )

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Sports profile

Sport: Tennis
Team: _Retired Tennis
Position: Tennis Player
Nationality: United States

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Wikidata facts

Mass: 83
Official website: www.jamesblaketennis.com
Image: Blake Estoril Open 2009 2.jpg
Height: 185

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Commons category: James Blake
date of birth: 1979-12-28
singles record: 366–256
doubles record: 132–121
birth name: James Riley Blake
prize money: 7981786
ranking: 31
start of work period: 1999-00-00
end of work period: 2013-08-29

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Article

James Riley Blake (born December 28, 1979) is an American former professional tennis player. He won 10 titles on the ATP Tour (out of 24 finals contested), reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 4. His career highlights included reaching the final of the 2006 Tennis Masters Cup, the semifinals of the 2008 Beijing Olympics (beating world No. 1 Roger Federer en route), the quarterfinals of the 2008 Australian Open and 2005 and 2006 US Opens, two titles at the Hopman Cup (in 2003 and 2004) and being the American No. 1 in men's singles. Blake was also a key performer for the victorious United States 2007 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 the Comeback Player of the Year award for his return to the tour. Later, in 2008, Blake was named the Arthur 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 the New York Times Best Seller list.