Blake Ellis (born 6 January 1999) is an Australian tennis player.
Ellis won the 2016 Australian Open boys' doubles alongside Alex de Minaur.
Career 2014–2018: Professional debut Ellis made his senior debut in October 2014 at the Australia F7, where he lost in round one. Between 2015 and 2017, he competed in the ITF Men's Circuit around Australia, Asia and Europe, with his best result being a semifinal appearance in August 2017 in the Thailand F6 Futures tournament in Nonthaburi.
In October 2017, Ellis won his first Challenger match against Austrian Lucas Mielder in the Canberra International.
At the 2018 Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships, Ellis had his best Challenger-level performance to date, winning his qualifying matches then defeating two previous tournament champions in fifth seed Tatsuma Ito and third seed Go Soeda en route to a semifinal loss against fellow Australian and eventual champion John Millman.
2021 In October 2021, Ellis won his fifth ITF doubles title and third for the season.
2024: First ITF title and career high ranking Ellis won four ATP Challenger doubles titles in 2024 including in Playford, South Australia, and in Sydney, New South Wales, in consecutive weeks alongside Thomas Fancutt. He won his first ITF title in November in Brisbane against Blake Mott to attain a career-high ranking of No. 319. He finished the year ranked 338.
2025: Australian Open Qualifying wildcard After a great season in 2024, Ellis was awarded a wildcard to compete in the 2025 Australian Open qualifying competition, aiming to reach a Grand Slam main draw for the first time. However, he fell short losing to Dominik Koepfer in a close 5-7, 5-7 match. Despite losing the opportunity to compete for a singles grand slam he did play with his partner Thomas Fancutt in the doubles main draw of the Australian Open but the doubles team made an exit in the first round.
Performance timeline
Singles Tournament201820192020202120222023202420252026Win %Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenQ1Q1AAAAAQ3Q10 / 00–0French OpenAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0WimbledonAANHAAAAA0 / 00–0US OpenAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 00–0ATP Masters 1000Indian Wells MastersAANHAAAAA0 / 00–0Miami OpenAANHAAAAA0 / 00–0Monte Carlo MastersAANHAAAAA0 / 00–0Madrid OpenAANHAAAAA0 / 00-0Italian OpenAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0Canadian OpenAANHAAAAA0 / 00–0Cincinnati MastersAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0Shanghai MastersAANHAAA0 / 00–0Paris MastersAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 00–0
ITF Circuit finals Singles: 6 (6 runner-ups) Legend (singles)ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)Futures/ ITF World Tennis Tour (1–6)Finals by surfaceHard (1–6)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1M25 Mysuru, IndiaWorld Tennis TourHard George Loffhagen6–4, 2–6, 6–7(4–7)Loss0–2M25 Darwin, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHard Blake Mott4–6, 1–6Loss0–3M25 Brisbane, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHard Shintaro Imai4–6, 6–7(3–7)Loss0–4M25 Ajaccio, FranceWorld Tennis TourHard Jules Marie2–6, 4–6Loss0–5M25 Taipei, Chinese TaipeiWorld Tennis TourHard Hsu Yu-hsiou3–6, 4–6Loss0–6M25 Cairns, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHard Rio Noguchi7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–7(4–7)Win1–6M25 Brisbane, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHard Blake Mott6–1, 6–3
Doubles: 35 (17 titles, 18 runner-ups) Legend (doubles)ATP Challenger Tour (5–2)$25,000 tournaments (9–11)$15,000 tournaments (3–5)Finals by surfaceHard (16–17)Clay (0–1)Grass (1–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultNo.DateLevelTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1.29 Sep 2017$25,000Brisbane, AustraliaHard Maverick Banes Nathan Pasha Darren Polkinghorne4–6, 6–1, [10–4]Loss1.11 Nov 2017$15,000Thủ Dầu Một, VietnamHard Michael Look Sho Katayama Arata Onozawa6–7(5–7), 4–6Loss2.30 Mar 2018$25,000Mornington, AustraliaClay Michael Look Adam Taylor Jason Taylor6–7(4–7), 4–6Win2.14 Oct 2018$25,000Toowoomba, AustraliaHard Luke Saville Brydan Klein Scott Puodziunas6–4, 6–7(2–7), [10–2]Loss3.9 Mar 2019M15Nishitama, JapanHard Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul Shintaro Imai Takuto Niki6–1, 6–7(8–10), [5–10]Loss4.23 Mar 2019M15Kōfu, JapanHard Michael Look Hiroyasu Ehara Sho Katayama2–6, 4–6Loss5.30 Mar 2019M15Tsukuba, JapanHard Michael Look Hsu Yu-hsiou Shintaro Imai6–1, 1–6, [7–10]Loss6.8 Jun 2019M25Hong KongHard Lý Hoàng Nam Shintaro Imai Yuta Shimizu4–6, 4–6Win3.7 Aug 2021M15Monastir, TunisiaHard Ajeet Rai Taisei Ichikawa Seita Watanabe6–2, 6–3Win4.21 Aug 2021M15Monastir, TunisiaHard Dane Sweeny Timur Khabibulin Beibit Zhukayev7–6, 6–1Loss7.2 Oct 2021M25Falun, Sweden Hard (indoor) Renta Tokuda Yuta Shimizu Khumoyun Sultanov3–6, 6–3, [9–11]Win5.10 Oct 2021M25Nevers, France Hard (indoor) Tristan Schoolkate Millen Hurrion Ben Jones5–7, 7–6(7–5), [10–8]Win6.31 Oct 2021M25Sarreguemines, France Hard (indoor) Tristan Schoolkate Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine Hendrik Jebens7–6(7–5), 3–6, [10–5]Loss8.7 Nov 2021M25Saint-Dizier, France Hard (indoor) Tristan Schoolkate Alexander Donski Petros Tsitsipas4–6, 6–4 [7-10]Loss9.14 Nov 2021M25Villers-lès-Nancy, France Hard (indoor) Tristan Schoolkate Alexander Donski Petros Tsitsipas6-7, 2–3 (ret.)Loss10.Feb 2022M25Bendigo, Australia Hard Tristan Schoolkate Calum Puttergill Brandon Walkin2-6, 3–6Win7.Oct 2022M25Cairns, Australia Hard Tristan Schoolkate Calum Puttergill Aaron Addison6-4, 6–1 Win8.ChallengerSydney, AustraliaHard Tristan Schoolkate Ajeet Rai Yuta Shimizu4–6, 7–5, [11–9]Loss11.March 2023M25Swan Hill, Australia Hard Matthew Christopher Romios Tristan Schoolkate Luke Saville3-6, 4–6Win9.March 2023M25Lucknow, India Hard Shuichi Sekiguchi Parikshit Somani Manish Sureshkumar6-2, 6–7(4–7), [10–8] Loss12.June 2023M15Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand Hard Blake Bayldon Shinji Hazawa Ryotaro Taguchi4-6, 5–7Loss13.ChallengerBloomfield Hills, United StatesHard Calum Puttergill Tristan Schoolkate Adam Walton5–7, 3–6Loss14.Sep 2023M25Darwin, Australia Hard Joshua Charlton Jeremy Beale Thomas Fancutt4-6, 4–6Loss15.ChallengerPlayford, AustraliaHard Tristan Schoolkate Ryan Seggerman Patrik Trhac3–6, 6–7(3–7)Loss16.Feb 2024M25Traralgon, Australia Hard Joshua Charlton Matt Hulme James Watt3–6, 6–7(4–7)Win10.March 2024M25Traralgon, Australia Hard Joshua Charlton Jesse Delaney Ajeet Rai6–1, 6–3Win11.March 2024M25Mildura, AustraliaGrass Joshua Charlton Matt Hulme James Watt6–4, 6–7(4–7), [10–4]Win12.ChallengerGuangzhou, ChinaHard Tristan Schoolkate Nam Ji-sung Patrik Niklas-Salminen6–2, 6–7(4–7), [10–4]Win13.July 2024M25Ajaccio, FranceHard Benjamin Lock Yanis Ghazouani Durand Loann Massard3–6, 6–4, [10–5]Loss17.July 2024M25Nottingham, Great BritainHard Joshua Charlton James Davis Matthew Summers3–6, 4–6Win14.Sep 2024M15Bali, IndonesiaHard Nathan Anthony Barki Tomohiro Masabayashi Taiyo Yamanaka3–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–8]Win15.Sep 2024ChallengerNonthaburi, ThailandHard Adam Walton Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli Arjun Kadhe3–6, 7–5, [10–8]Loss18.Oct 2024M25Cairns, AustraliaHard Joshua Charlton Matt Hulme James Watt3–6, 7–6(7–5), [7–10]Win17.Oct 2024ChallengerPlayford, AustraliaHard Thomas Fancutt Jake Delaney Jesse Delaney6–1, 5–7, [10–5]Win18.Oct 2024ChallengerSydney, AustraliaHard Thomas Fancutt Blake Bayldon Mats Hermans7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Junior Grand Slam finals Doubles: 1 (1 title) ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin2016 Australian OpenHard Alex de Minaur Lukáš Klein Patrik Rikl3–6, 7–5, [12–10]
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