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|birth_place=Yonkers, New York |height= |weight= |turnedpro=1999 |retired= August 29, 2013 (unofficially retired) |plays=Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |coach=Brian Barker (?–2009) Kelly Jones (2009–2011) |careerprizemoney=$7,981,786 |singlesrecord=366–256 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |singlestitles=10 |highestsinglesranking=No. 4 (November 20, 2006) |AustralianOpenresult=QF (2008) |FrenchOpenresult=3R (2006) |Wimbledonresult=3R (2006, 2007) |USOpenresult=QF (2005, 2006) |Othertournaments=Yes |MastersCupresult=F (2006) |Olympicsresult=SF – 4th (2008) |doublesrecord=132–121 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |doublestitles=7 |highestdoublesranking=No. 31 (March 31, 2003) |grandslamsdoublesresults=yes |AustralianOpenDoublesresult=QF (2005) |FrenchOpenDoublesresult=2R (2002) |WimbledonDoublesresult=SF (2009) |USOpenDoublesresult=2R (2000, 2001) |Team=yes |DavisCupresult=W (2007) |HopmanCupresult=W (2003, 2004) }} James Riley Blake〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=James Blake stats at Tennis Warehouse )〕 (born December 28, 1979) is an American retired professional tennis player. Blake is known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. During his career, Blake had amassed 24 singles finals appearances (10–14 record), while his career-high singles ranking was World No. 4. His career highlights included reaching the final of the 2006 Tennis Masters Cup, the semifinals of the Beijing Olympics and the quarterfinals of the Australian Open (2008) and US Open (2005, 2006), as well as being the former American No. 1. His two titles for the United States at the Hopman Cup are an event record. Blake was a key performer for the United States 2007 Davis Cup championship team, going 2–0 in the championship tie vs. Russia at second singles. In 2005, Blake was presented with the Comeback Player of the Year award for his remarkable return to the tour. Later, in 2008, Blake was awarded another honor by the ATP, where he was named the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year. On July 3, 2007, Blake's autobiography ''Breaking Back: How I Lost Everything and Won Back My Life'', which discussed his comeback after his unlucky 2004 season, was released and debuted at No. 22 on the New York Times Best Seller list. He co-wrote this book with Andrew Friedman. Blake announced that he would retire from tennis after competing at the 2013 US Open, where he suffered a first round loss in five sets against Ivo Karlovic. Blake's career ended on August 29, 2013, after a 6–2 2–6 2–6 doubles loss in the 2013 US Open. ==Early life== Blake was born in Yonkers, New York, to an African American father Thomas Reynolds Blake and a British mother Betty. He has a brother Thomas, who has also been a professional tennis player, and three older half-brothers: Jason, Christopher and Howard, and a half-sister Michelle. Blake started playing tennis at age five alongside his brother Thomas. When he was 13, he was diagnosed with severe scoliosis and for five years as a teenager he was forced to wear a full-length back brace for 18 hours a day, though not while playing tennis. The Blake family moved to Fairfield, Connecticut when Blake's father's job selling surgical supplies took him from New York to Hartford, Connecticut. Blake attended Fairfield High School, where a schoolmate and childhood friend was future musician John Mayer. Blake was inspired to pursue tennis after hearing his role model Arthur Ashe speak to the Harlem Junior Tennis Program. Brian Barker was his first (and longtime) coach. He left Harvard University, where he was a member of the A.D. Club, after his sophomore year to pursue a career in professional tennis.〔(Crimson Tennis Star Blake Becomes Pro | News | The Harvard Crimson )〕〔(Blake Talks Harvard Before Aussie Open | Sports | The Harvard Crimson )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Blake (tennis)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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