Freddy Blaydes

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Current Rankings (04/08/25):

2024-25 (Sophomore):

Holds a 2-3 mark in singles this spring; made SEC season debut in singles against No. 21 South Carolina
8-5 dual record in doubles alongside Niels Ratiu and Oscar Pinto Sansano.
Selected as the first alternate with Ratiu at the NCAA Singles Championships in Waco, Texas.
Featured in the ITA South Sectional doubles draw with Ratiu at Florida State University
Gathered four wins in doubles play with Ratiu during ITA Southeast Regional
Split singles play 1-1 during the 2024 ITA All-American Championships; with Ratiu grabbed two wins in doubles play including wins over the No. 32 and No. 47-ranked duos
Went 4-0 in doubles with Ratiu during the 56th annual Southern Intercollegiate Championships, won red draw championship
Grabbed three singles wins in the black draw of the Southern Intercollegiate Championships

2023-24 (Freshman):

Enrolled in Jan. 2024
Primarily plays on court one in doubles, court six in singles
Clinched first dual match win on March 8, 2024 against South Carolina State on court three
Began dual match season with a 4-1 singles record, playing matches on courts four, five and six
Won first two doubles matches at Gamecock Kickoff, beating Jelani Sarr and Lucas Andrade da Silva (S.C.) in a 6-3 decision with Thomas Paulsell as well as Hunter Heck and Kenta Miyoshi (Ill.), 6-4, with Niels Ratiu

Before Georgia

Career-high ITF Junior world ranking of No. 117
Signed with a UTR of 12.58 on Sept. 22, 2023
ATP doubles career-high of No. 881
Made second round of singles and doubles at the 2023 Wimbledon boys' main draw
Won two ITF junior singles titles - J60 Frederiksberg on Feb. 19, 2022 and J60 Olso on Feb. 26, 2022
Won four ITF junior doubles titles - J60 Liverpool in 2021, J60 Loughborough in 2022, J100 Loughborough in 2022, J100 Glasgow in 2022 and the J200 Aldershot in 2022

Personal

Born on Dec. 13, 2005
Son of Joanne and Chris Blaydes and brother to Billy, who plays on Auburn's men's tennis team
Majoring in economics
Favorite athletes are Novak Djokovic and Kobe Bryant
Likes to play golf and Xbox when not playing tennis
Dream vacation spot is The Maldives
Thinks this team is unique because of the range of different characters on the roster since everyone is unique and contributes in their own way
Favorite movie is Django Unchained, favorite show is Money Heist
Listed top tennis memory as playing at Wimbledon
Favorite meal is egg fried rice with steak

Year	Overall	Dual	SEC	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5	No. 6	Ranked
Singles
2023-24	9-12	9-10	1-6	-	1-0	1-0	2-0	2-4	3-6	0-3
2024-25	7-6	2-3	0-1			1-0		1-1	0-2
Career	16-18	11-13	1-7	-	1-0	2-0	2-0	3-5	3-8	0-3

Year	Overall	Dual	SEC	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	Ranked
Doubles
2023-24	14-9	12-9	6-5	12-8	0-1	-	9-6
2024-25	18-10	8-5	2-4	5-4	1-0	2-1	6-6
Career	32-19	20-14	8-9	17-12	1-1	2-1	15-12

Stat	Overall
Miscellaneous
Career-high singles ranking	-
Career-high doubles ranking	No. 2 with Niels Ratiu (08/27/24)
Highest ranked singles win	-
Highest ranked doubles win	No. 29 Bozo Barun/Jared Horwood, No. 48 Arkansas (03/24/24)
Career match-clinching wins	One (Last: 03/08/24 vs. South Carolina State)
Career point-clinching wins	Ten (Last: 02/24/25 vs. The Citadel)