Darwin Blanch (born September 28, 2007) is an American tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 541, achieved on 14 April 2025.

Early life

From

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, he was later based in

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to train at the

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. 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

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. 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

Cooper Williams Cooper Williams (born June 17, 2005) is an American tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 847, achieved on November 11, 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 516, achieved on June 12, 2023. Williams won the boys' do ...

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

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, 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

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. At 14 years and five months, he was two months older than the Spaniard

Nicolás Álvarez Varona Nicolás Álvarez Varona (born 18 May 2001) is a Spanish tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 219 achieved on 17 October 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 284 achieved on 10 April 2023. C ...

(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

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for his ATP Tour level debut. He was beaten in straight sets by Tomas Machac. The following month, he was given a wildcard to the 2024 Madrid Open and lost in the first round against

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, 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: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Blanch, Darwin 2007 births Living people American male tennis players Tennis players from Florida American people of Spanish descent 21st-century American sportsmen