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Blaise Bicknell

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Blaise Bicknell
Country (sports) United States
 Jamaica (In Davis Cup)
ResidenceMiami, Florida, U.S.
Born (2001-11-26) 26 November 2001 (age 22)
Kingston, Jamaica[1]
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeTennessee
Prize money$24,159
Singles
Career record4–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
1 Challenger, 1 ITF World Tennis Tour
Highest rankingNo. 314 (4 March 2024)
Current rankingNo. 314 (4 March 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open JuniorQ2 (2019)
Wimbledon JuniorQ1 (2019)
US Open Junior1R (2019)
Doubles
Career record0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 ITF World Tennis Tour
Highest rankingNo. 1,211 (8 August 2022)
Current rankingNo. 1,529 (28 August 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open Junior1R (2019)
Team competitions
Davis Cup13–5
Last updated on: 4 march 2024.

Blaise Bicknell (born 26 November 2001) is an AmericanJamaican tennis player. Bicknell has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 314 achieved on 4 March 2024. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 1,211, achieved on 8 August 2022. Bicknell has a career high ITF juniors ranking of No. 96 achieved on 8 April 2019.[2]

Bicknell has represented Jamaica at the Davis Cup.[3]

College career

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A member of the University of Florida team since 2019, Bicknell transferred to the University of Tennessee in the fall of 2021.[4][5]

Professional career

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He won his first Challenger title at the 2024 Southern California Open II in Indian Wells defeating Zachary Svajda.[6]

He received a wildcard for the qualifying competition at the 2024 Miami Open but lost to Arthur Rinderknech in the first round.

Challenger and World Tennis Tour Finals

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Singles: 5 (2–3)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–1)
ITF World Tennis Tour (1–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2022 M15 Lubbock, United States World Tennis Tour Hard Sweden Olle Wallin 4–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 2023 M15 San Diego, United States World Tennis Tour Hard Italy Lorenzo Claverie 6–3, 5–7, 2–6
Win 1–2 Jul 2023 M25 Laval, Canada World Tennis Tour Hard United States James Tracy 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–3 Aug 2023 Lima, Peru Challenger Clay Ecuador Álvaro Guillén Meza 6–7(3–7), 1–6
Win 2–3 Jan 2024 Indian Wells, USA Challenger Hard United States Zachary Svajda 6–3, 6–2

Doubles 1 (0–1)

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Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2023 M15 South Bend, United States World Tennis Tour Hard Jamaica John Chin Colombia Andrei Duarte
United States Ryan Fishback
4–6, 2–6

Davis Cup

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Participations: (13–5)

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Group membership
World Group (0–0)
WG Play-off (0–0)
Group I (0–0)
Group II (4–4)
Group III (9–1)
Group IV (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (7–3)
Clay (6–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (11–3)
Doubles (2–2)
Rubber outcome No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
Decrease1–3; 6–7 March 2020; Complejo Polideportivo de Ciudad Merliot, Santa Tecla, El Salvador; World Group II Play-off First round; Hard surface
Victory 1 I Singles El Salvador El Salvador Alberto Alvarado 6–3, 6–2
Defeat 2 III Doubles (with Rowland Phillips) Marcelo Arévalo / Lluis Miralles 3–6, 2–6
Defeat 3 IV Singles Marcelo Arévalo 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Increase3–0; 30 June 2021; Centro de Alto Rendimiento Fred Maduro , Panama City, Panama; Americas Zone Group III Round robin; Clay surface
Victory 4 II Singles United States Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands Tomas del Olmo 6–2, 6–3
Increase3–0; 1 July 2021; Centro de Alto Rendimiento Fred Maduro , Panama City, Panama; Americas Zone Group III Round robin; Clay surface
Victory 5 II Singles Panama Panama José Gilbert Gómez 6–3, 6–4
Victory 6 III Doubles (with Rowland Phillips) (dead rubber) José Gilbert Gómez / Luis Gómez 6–3, 6–2
Increase2–1; 2 July 2021; Centro de Alto Rendimiento Fred Maduro , Panama City, Panama; Americas Zone Group III Round robin; Clay surface
Victory 7 II Singles Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Quinton Vega 6–4, 6–1
Increase2–0; 3 July 2021; Centro de Alto Rendimiento Fred Maduro , Panama City, Panama; Americas Zone Group III Promotional play-off; Clay surface
Victory 8 II Singles The Bahamas Bahamas Justin Roberts 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Decrease2–3; 4–5 March 2022; Ace Tennis Club, Athens, Greece; World Group II Play-off First round; Clay (i) surface
Victory 9 II Singles Greece Greece Petros Tsitsipas 6–3, 7–5
Defeat 10 III Doubles (with Rowland Phillips) Markos Kalovelonis / Petros Tsitsipas 2–6, 3–6
Defeat 11 IV Singles Aristotelis Thanos 4–6, 4–6
Increase2–1; 22 June 2022; Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica; Americas Zone Group III Round robin; Hard surface
Victory 12 II Singles Costa Rica Costa Rica Jesse Flores 6–3, 6–1
Increase2–1; 23 June 2022; Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica; Americas Zone Group III Round robin; Hard surface
Victory 13 II Singles The Bahamas Bahamas Spencer Newman 6–2, 6–1
Decrease1–2; 24 June 2022; Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica; Americas Zone Group III Round robin; Hard surface
Defeat 14 II Singles Paraguay Paraguay Daniel Vallejo 6–7(6–8), 7–6(9–7), 3–6
Increase3–0; 25 June 2022; Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica; Americas Zone Group III Promotional play-off; Hard surface
Victory 15 II Singles Panama Panama José Gilbert Gómez 6–0, 6–1
Victory 16 III Doubles (with Daniel Azar) (dead rubber) Marcelo Rodríguez / Chad Valdés 6–2, 6–4
Increase3–2; 4–5 February 2023; Eric Bell National Tennis Centre, Kingston, Jamaica; World Group II Play-off First round; Hard surface
Victory 17 II Singles Estonia Estonia Kenneth Raisma 4–6, 6–4, 6–0
Victory 18 IV Singles Kristjan Tamm 7–6(9–7) def. [a]

Notes

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  1. ^ Tamm after tie-break hit the centre-line judge out of frustration and picking up a default.

References

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  1. ^ "Blaise Bicknell - Men's Tennis - University of Tennessee Athletics". utsports.com. University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved 22 July 2024. Born on November 26, 2001, in Kingston, Jamaica
  2. ^ "Blaise Bicknell". ITF. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Jamaica and El Salvador locked in Davis Cup battle". radiojamaicanewsonline.com. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Blaise Bicknell Bio - University of Florida Official Athletic Site". floridagators.com. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Transfer Blaise Bicknell Signs with Vols - University of Tennessee Athletics". University of Tennessee Athletics.
  6. ^ "Leandro Riedi continues ATP Challenger run, earns 2nd title of 2024 | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
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