James Blake

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James Blake is an American former professional tennis player who reached a career-high world No. 4 ranking and was known for his powerful forehand and speed on the court.

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instanceOf American tennis player
human
tennis player
advocacy racial justice
ATPdoublesTitles 7
ATPsinglesTitles 10
authorOf Breaking Back: How I Lost Everything and Won Back My Life
bestGrandSlamResultAustralianOpen quarterfinals
bestGrandSlamResultFrenchOpen third round
bestGrandSlamResultUSOpen quarterfinals
bestGrandSlamResultWimbledon fourth round
careerHighATPdoublesRanking 31
careerHighATPsinglesRanking 4
careerHighATPsinglesRankingDate 2006-11-20
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1979-12-28
DavisCupTitle 2007
educatedAt Harvard University
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African-American
familyName Blake
givenName James
hallOfFameInduction Connecticut Tennis Hall of Fame
handedness right-handed
hasSibling Thomas Blake
knownFor powerful forehand
speed on the court
memberOfSportsTeam United States Davis Cup team
notableEvent detained by New York City police in a mistaken-identity incident in 2015
father died of stomach cancer in 2004
notableInjuryOrIllness broke his neck in a practice accident in 2004
developed shingles in 2004
occupation sports commentator
tennis player
OlympicEvent men's singles tennis
OlympicGamesParticipation 2008 Summer Olympics
participatedIn Davis Cup
placeOfBirth Yonkers, New York
surface form: Yonkers, New York, United States
plays right-handed (two-handed backhand)
postRetirementActivity tennis commentator for Tennis Channel
tournament director at Miami Open
reachedRound 2008 Olympic semifinals in men's singles
residence Tampa, Florida
surface form: Tampa, Florida, United States
retired 2013
sexOrGender male
siblingOccupation tennis player
sport tennis
surfaceStrength hard court specialist
turnedPro 1999
usedClothingBrand Fila
usedRacketBrand Dunlop

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