Alexis Blokhina (born August 17, 2004) is an American tennis player.
| Country (sports) |  United States |
|---|---|
| Born | August 17, 2004 Redwood City, California, U.S. |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Plays | Left-handed |
| College | Stanford |
| Prize money | $8,923 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 17–16 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 469 (October 9, 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 560 (July 22, 2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 5–8 |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 566 (March 6, 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 1084 (July 24, 2024) |
| Last updated on: 24 July 2024. | |
Blokhina has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 469, achieved on October 9, 2023. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 566, achieved on March 6, 2023.[1]
Biography
editBlokhina was born in Redwood City, California, to Lyana Blokhina and Oleg Blokhin, and is Jewish.[2][3] She has a younger brother, Nathan.[3] At 10 years of age, she moved to Miami, Florida.[3] She attended Broward Virtual School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[4]
Blokhina won gold medals in junior singles and doubles with Team USA at the 2022 Maccabiah Games in Israel.[3] In 2022, she also won the Easter Bowl, the Indian Wells junior singles championship.[3]
In 2023, Blokhina won her first ITF title at the W60 Lexington Challenger in doubles.
She plays college tennis at Stanford University,[3] where she is majoring in Journalism and is the number one ranked national recruit in her class.[5]
ITF Circuit finals
editDoubles: 1 (title)
edit| Legend |
|---|
| W60 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2023 | Lexington Challenger, United States |
W60 | Hard | Ava Markham
|
 Olivia Gadecki Dalayna Hewitt
|
6–4, 7–6(7–1) |
References
edit- ^ "Alexis Blokhina". WTA Tour. Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ Gurvis, Jacob (October 4, 2023). "JTA's 36 Jewish student athletes to watch this year".
- ^ a b c d e f "Alexis Blokhina", Stanford.
- ^ "Alexis Blokhina", Tennis Recruiting.
- ^ "About Alexis", Athlete-to-Athlete.
External links
edit- Alexis Blokhina at the Women's Tennis Association
- Alexis Blokhina at the International Tennis Federation
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