Full name | Blake Mott |
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Country (sports) | Australia |
Residence | Melbourne, Australia |
Born |
Caringbah, Australia |
21 April 1996
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (double-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $103,629 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–1 |
Career titles | 0 ATP, 1 Challenger |
Highest ranking | 251 (30 January 2017) |
Current ranking | 251 (30 January 2017) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2017) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–0 |
Career titles | 0 ATP |
Highest ranking | 991 (23 May 2016) |
Last updated on: 15 December 2016. |
Blake Mott (born 21 April 1996) is an Australian professional tennis player. He competes mainly in the Challenger Tour. He reached his career high singles ranking of World No. 251 in January 2017.
He won his first Challenger title in the 2016 Launceston Tennis International and made his Grand Slam debut at the 2017 Australian Open after qualifying.
Mott made his ITF debut in May 2011 in the Sweden F3. He lost in round 1 to Julian Obry. He played around Europe throughout 2011, scoring his first win against Aviv Ben Shabat in August 2011. Throughout 2012, Mott played on the ITF circuit across winning two matches. Mott ended 2012 with a ranking of 1563.
In 2013, Mott began making second rounds of the ITF circuit and in July 2013, Bott qualified for his first ATP Challenger Tour main draw in Granby. He lost to Tatsuma Ito in round 1. In October 2013, Mott qualified for the 2013 Melbourne Challenger, winning his first Challenger matches against Nick Kyrgios and Jordan Thompson on the way to the quarter final where he lost to number 1 seed Matthew Ebden. Mott ended 2013 with a ranking of 653.
In 2014, Mott contested the 2014 Australian Open – Men's Singles Qualifying, losing to Enrique López-Pérez. Mott returned to the Australian ITF circuit and in April, he reached his first final. He lost in straight sets against Alex Bolt. Mott travelled to Asia and attempted to qualify for four Challenger events, qualifying only for the Taipei Challenger;. He lost to Hiroki Moriya in round 1. Mott travelled to Europe and North America and reached his second career final in Canada in August where he lost to Liam Broady. Mott returned to Australia and played a number of ITF to complete the year.