Australian tennis player Blake Ellis competing on the ATP Tour.
Blake Ellis was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, on 6 January 1999 and lives in Brisbane. He began playing tennis at age four and developed through the Australian junior system, representing Australia in the Junior Davis Cup in 2015. Ellis is right-handed and has been listed at 1.91 m and 85 kg. His game has been described as aggressive, with a prominent serve-and-volley style.
His first major breakthrough came as a junior at the 2016 Australian Open, where he won the boys’ doubles title alongside Alex de Minaur. He also reached the boys’ singles quarter-finals at Roland-Garros in 2017. Ellis’s transition to the professional tour included an appearance as a hitting partner and reserve player at the 2018 Hopman Cup, where he hit with Roger Federer, Alexander Zverev and David Goffin. In February 2018, he reached the semi-finals of the Kyoto Challenger as a qualifier, an important early result on the ATP Challenger pathway.
Ellis entered the world’s top 350 in early 2019 and reached an ATP singles ranking of No. 348 in February that year, according to Tennis Australia’s player profile. After a difficult period during the early 2020s, including lower year-end rankings in 2020, 2021 and 2022, he returned to stronger form on the Australian and international circuits. He reached a singles career high of No. 271 on 7 April 2025 and a doubles career high of No. 138 on 4 November 2024.
Doubles has been a particularly productive part of Ellis’s professional career. He won four ATP Challenger doubles titles in 2024, including titles in Playford and Sydney with fellow Australian Thomas Fancutt. He has also recorded notable Australian Open doubles results, including a third-round appearance in 2019. In singles, Tennis Australia reported that he reached ITF World Tennis Tour semi-finals in Cairns and Tauranga in 2022, while the 2025 Australian Pro Tour season included further title-level success.
The available official profiles do not provide a confirmed current ATP ranking for 18 August 2026. The Australian Open player profile was updated on 29 July 2026 and listed Ellis in men’s qualifying singles, with a singles ranking of 468 at that update. He contested 2026 Australian Open qualifying, losing to Stefano Travaglia in the first round on 13 January 2026. No reliable public source located for this profile confirms a current team affiliation, guaranteed contract, salary or major injury history.
Ellis’s first clearly documented major breakthrough was winning the 2016 Australian Open boys’ doubles title with Alex de Minaur. His first notable senior-tour breakthrough followed in February 2018, when he reached the semi-finals of the Kyoto Challenger as a qualifier. Source URLs: https://www.tennis.com.au/fan-zone/australian-players/blake-ellis ; https://www.atptour.com/players/blake-ellis/ea27/player-stats
Career-high ATP singles ranking: No. 271, achieved 7 April 2025. Career-high ATP doubles ranking: No. 138, achieved 4 November 2024. Won the 2016 Australian Open boys’ doubles title with Alex de Minaur. Won four ATP Challenger doubles titles in 2024, including Playford and Sydney with Thomas Fancutt. Australian Open doubles best result: third round in 2019. Ellis is listed as right-handed, 1.91 m tall and 85 kg. Official prize-money figures vary by update and provider; the latest figures recorded below are retained without calculation or conversion.
Winning the 2016 Australian Open boys’ doubles championship with Alex de Minaur; reaching the Kyoto Challenger semi-finals as a qualifier in February 2018; serving as a Hopman Cup hitting partner and reserve player in 2018, including practice sessions with Roger Federer, Alexander Zverev and David Goffin; reaching ATP career highs of No. 271 in singles and No. 138 in doubles; and winning four ATP Challenger doubles titles in 2024.