Ryan Blake (tennis)

Ryan Blake (born February 4, 1966) is the Director of Scouting for the National Basketball Association (NBA) and a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Ryan Blake
Full nameRyan Blake
Country (sports) United States
Born (1966-02-04) February 4, 1966
Prize money$18,771
Singles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 383 (February 7, 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1994)
Doubles
Career record0–3
Highest rankingNo. 443 (November 29, 1993)

Biography

Blake played collegiate tennis with Georgia Southern University,[1] while studying for a degree in journalism. After graduating he competed on the professional tennis circuit for several years. Most notably, he qualified for the singles main draw at the 1994 Australian Open, with wins over Gilad Bloom, Tom Kempers and Louis Gloria. He was beaten by 16th seed Arnaud Boetsch in the first round.[2] His three main draw appearances on the ATP Tour were all in doubles, at Schenectady in 1993, then Atlanta in both 1997 and 2000.

With his appointment as Director of Scouting for the NBA he followed in the footsteps of his father Marty Blake, former general manager of the Atlanta Hawks and himself an NBA scouting director.[3]

Married with two children, Blake currently lives near Atlanta. He is a drummer in the band The Other White Meat.[4]

References
  1. "Ryan Blake to be Inducted into Georgia Tennis Hall of Fame".
  2. "Stich knocked out of Australian Open". United Press International. January 18, 1994. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  3. "Marty Blake, 86: NBA talent scout knew people and the game". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. April 10, 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  4. "Blake's Takes - NBA G League". National Basketball Association. November 11, 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
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