Richard Bloomfield
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| Country (sports) |
 Great Britain England
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| Residence | Alpington, England |
| Born |
27 April 1983 Norwich, England |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 2002 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $347,103 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 4–12 (at ATP Tour and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 176 (5 March 2007) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2007) |
| French Open | Q1 (2007) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2006) |
| US Open | Q2 (2007) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2–4 (at ATP Tour and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 172 (14 April 2008) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2007) |
| Last updated on: 22 June 2015. | |
Richard Bloomfield (born 27 April 1983 in Norwich) is an English professional male tennis player. He turned professional in 2002 and reached a peak world ranking of 176 in March 2007. 'Bloomers', as he is known to the tennis world, is from the small Norfolk village of Alpington.
Bloomfield won the 2001 British Junior Tennis Championships, defeating Alex Bogdanovic in the final. He also won the equivalent doubles title with Ken Skupski. He played his first senior tennis that year, losing to future French Open finalist Robin Söderling in the qualifying draw for the Bolton Challenger. He continued to play doubles and singles on the futures and challenger tours. His first full ATP tournament was the 2003 Wimbledon men's singles as a wild card, in which he lost in the first round to Anthony Dupuis.
Arguably his most successful season to date came in 2006, when he reached the second round at Wimbledon, beating Carlos Berlocq to record his first ATP level victory. Bloomfield's unexpected victory was investigated by ATP officials concerned about betting patterns, but no evidence was found of any wrongdoing. Bloomfield also won two futures tournaments in 2006, reached the semi-final of Rennes Challenger, losing to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, and a further three doubles semi-finals of the Challenger tour. Early 2007 saw him reach his first ever Challenger singles final, losing to Michał Przysiężny in Wrexham in January. It was shortly after this that Bloomfield achieved his highest ranking to date of 176. Bloomfield also reached two further doubles Challenger finals and, partnering Jonathan Marray, made the third round of the men's doubles at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships. In 2008 he recorded his highest doubles ranking, of 172.
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