# Ulises Blanch

Ulises Blanch (born March 25, 1998) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career high singles ranking of No. 236 achieved on October 12, 2020 and a doubles ranking of No. 423 achieved on May 20, 2019.

## Career
### Juniors

As a junior, Blanch reached a career high ranking of World No. 2 achieved on 23 May 2016. His junior highlights include a final appearance at the Trofeo Bonfiglio, a GA event in Milan, Italy as well as winning a few Grade 1 level events in Brazil and Australia.

### Professional

In July 2018, he won the Perugia Challenger tournament in Italy, defeating Italian Gianluigi Quinzi in the final 7–5, 6–2. A year and a half later, he won the 2020 Ann Arbor Challenger in Michigan, USA defeating Roberto Cid Subervi of the Dominican Republic 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 to capture the championship.
Blanch made his ATP Tour main draw debut at the 2020 US Open where he was granted a direct entry into the singles draw via wildcard. He was defeated in the first round in a five-set thrilling match despite taking a two sets to love lead, by Chilean player Cristian Garín 6–4, 7–5, 4–6, 4–6, 2–6.

## Personal life

Blanch was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, but his family moved to Seattle when he was just 3 days old. Due to his father's job, Blanch has lived in multiple countries such as China, India, Thailand and Argentina. Ulises has two brothers and one sister. Dali, Darwin, and Krystal Blanch. All four of them play tennis and have won numerous tournaments. He is of Spanish descent through his father.

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
### Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger Tour (2–0)
* ITF Futures/WTT (2–3)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (3–1)
* Clay (1–2)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2018 | di Tennis Città di Perugia, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Gianluigi Quinzi | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jan 2020 | Ann Arbor Challenger, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Roberto Cid Subervi | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2017 | Canada F5, Calgary | Futures | Hard | Filip Peliwo | 6–4 ret. |
| Loss | 1–1 | Feb 2016 | USA F37, Pensacola | Futures | Clay | Emilio Gómez | 6–3, 5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2018 | France F11, Montauban | Futures | Clay | Juan Pablo Ficovich | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Aug 2019 | M25 Memphis, USA | WTT | Hard | Roberto Cid Subervi | 6–3, 3–6, 6–7$^{(8–10)}$ |
| Win | 2–3 | Feb 2024 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Matej Dodig | 0–6, 6–3, 6–4 |

### Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

* Legend
* ITF Futures (2–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (2–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2018 | Italy F11, Napoli | Futures | Clay | Franco Capalbo | Patricio Heras Franco Agamenone | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jun 2018 | France F10, Toulouse | Futures | Clay | Juan Pablo Ficovich | Matteo Martineau Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 2018 | France F11, Montauban | Futures | Clay | Ugo Humbert | Patricio Heras Gonzalo Villanueva | 6–3, 3–6, [10–6] |