William Blumberg
Blumberg at the 2023 Cary Challenger II
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceGreenwich, Connecticut, United States
Born (1998-01-26) January 26, 1998
New York City, United States
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2021
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeNorth Carolina
CoachStephen Huss
Prize money$219,653
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. 1499 (October 30, 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenQ1 (2017)
Doubles
Career record22–13 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 74 (September 12, 2022)
Current rankingNo. 113 (November 6, 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (2023)
Wimbledon2R (2022, 2023)
US Open1R (2017, 2022, 2023)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US OpenSF (2022)
Last updated on: November 7, 2023.

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.

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 Ángel Reyes-Varela and Nicolás 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 Heliövaara.[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.

He finished the season ranked No. 100 in doubles on 21 November 2022.

2023: French Open debut

He made his debut at the 2023 French Open partnering Miomir Kecmanović.

At the 2023 Wimbledon Championships he partnered again with Casper Ruud and reached the second round before withdrawing.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

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 (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (2–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (3–1)
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 United States Jack Sock United States Austin Krajicek
Canada Vasek Pospisil
6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Win 2–0 Jul 2022 Hall of Fame Open, United States (2) 250 Series Grass United States Steve Johnson South Africa Raven Klaasen
Brazil Marcelo Melo
6–4, 7–5
Win 3–0 Aug 2022 Los Cabos Open, Mexico 250 Series Hard Serbia Miomir Kecmanović South Africa Raven Klaasen
Brazil Marcelo Melo
6–0, 6–1
Loss 3–1 Jul 2023 Hall of Fame Open, United States 250 Series Grass Australia Max Purcell United States Nathaniel Lammons
United States Jackson Withrow
3–6, 7–5, [5–10]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 10 (6–4)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (6–3)
ITF Futures Tour (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2014 USA F2, Sunrise Futures Clay United States Frances Tiafoe United States Jason Jung
United States Evan King
7–6(7–4), 4–6, [6–10]
Win 1–1 Sep 2021 Cary, USA Challenger Hard United States Max Schnur United States Stefan Kozlov
Canada Peter Polansky
6–4, 1–6, [10–4]
Win 2–1 Oct 2021 Las Vegas, USA Challenger Hard United States Max Schnur Chinese Taipei Jason Jung
United States Evan King
7–5, 6–7(5–7), [10–5]
Win 3–1 Nov 2021 Charlottesville, USA Challenger Hard (i) United States Max Schnur Philippines Treat Huey
Denmark Frederik Nielsen
3–6, 6–1, [14–12]
Win 4–1 Jan 2022 Cleveland, USA Challenger Hard (i) United States Max Schnur United States Robert Galloway
United States Jackson Withrow
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 4–2 Apr 2023 Tallahassee, USA Challenger Clay Venezuela Luis David Martínez Argentina Federico Agustín Gómez
Argentina Nicolás Kicker
6–7(2–7), 6–4, [11–13]
Win 5–2 Apr 2023 Savannah, USA Challenger Clay Venezuela Luis David Martínez Argentina Federico Agustín Gómez
Argentina Nicolás Kicker
6–1, 6–4
Win 6–2 Jun 2023 Modena, Italy Challenger Clay Venezuela Luis David Martínez Czech Republic Roman Jebavý
Ukraine Vladyslav Manafov
6–4, 6–4
Loss 6–3 Sep 2023 Cary, USA Challenger Hard Venezuela Luis David Martínez Australia Andrew Harris
Australia Rinky Hijikata
4–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Loss 6–4 Oct 2023 Tiburon, USA Challenger Hard Venezuela Luis David Martínez United Kingdom Luke Johnson
Tunisia Skander Mansouri
2–6, 3–6

References

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  2. "The Greatest Jewish Tennis Players of All Time". Facebook.com. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
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  10. "Spencer Papa Earns Spot in U.S. Open Doubles Draw".
  11. "Tennis Hall Finals set: Anderson to face Brooksby Sunday in Newport".
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  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.
  17. "Glasspool/Heliövaara Survive Blumberg/Ruud Test at Wimbledon". ATP Tour.
  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".
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