Richard Bloomfield – Career Highlights
July 2010
ATP Campbell’s Hall of Fame Championships, Newport USA.
Qualified through qualifying draw.
Main Draw :-
Men’s singles round 1 played Christoph Rochus (BEL) 7-6(7-1) 6-3
Men’s singles round 2 played Santiago Giraldo (COL) 6-3 7-6(7-5)
Men’s singles quarter-final played Ryan Harrison (USA) 5-7 7-6(7-3) 7-5
Men’s singles semi-final played Mardy Fish (USA) 6-7(5-7) 4-6
(2009 – 2010 Many months out of action due to back injury)
January 2009
Winner of ITF $15k Futures event, Doubles, Sheffield, UK. (Partner Jonathan Marray (GBR)
October 2008
Winner of ITF $10k Futures event, Singles, London, UK
July 2008
Finalist ATP Challenger, Manchester, UK – Singles
June 2008
Played Wimbledon –
Gentlemen’s Doubles (Partner Ken Skupski) 1st round
Mixed Doubles (Partner Sarah Borwell) 1st round
Artois Championships, Queens Club, London.
Qualified through qualifying draw.
Main Draw:-
Men’s singles round 1 played Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) 6-7(5) 3-6.
April 2008
New Personal Best Doubles World Ranking – 172
March 2008
New Personal Best Doubles World Ranking – 176
February 2008
Included in Davis Cup team – Britain vs Argentina
January 2008
New Personal Best Doubles World Ranking – 185
Winner of ITF $10k Futures event, Singles, Sunderland, UK
Winner of ITF $10k Futures event, Doubles, Sunderland, UK (Partner Robin Haase (NED)
Finalist of ITF $10k Futures event, Singles, Sheffield, UK
November 2007
New Personal Best Doubles World Ranking – 188
October 2007
New Personal Best Doubles World Ranking – 199
September 2007
Included in Davis Cup team – Britain vs Croatia (at Wimbledon)
June 2007
Played Wimbledon –
Gentlemen’s Singles played Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 5-7 3-6 5-7
Gentlemen’s Doubles (Partner Jonny Marray) 3rd round
Mixed Doubles (Partner Sarah Borwell) 1st round
April 2007
Included in Davis Cup team – Britain vs Netherlands
March 2007
Winner of ITF $15k Futures event, Bath, UK
Presented to The Queen at opening of new LTA HQ
New Personal Best Singles World Ranking – 176
February 2007
New Personal Best Singles World Ranking – 186
New Personal Best Doubles World Ranking – 292
January 2007
New Personal Best World Ranking – 188
Finalist ATP Challenger, Wrexham, UK – Singles
Finalist ATP Challenger, Wrexham, UK – Doubles
November 2006
New Personal Best World Ranking – 196
New Personal Best GBR Ranking – 4
October 2006
LTA.org.uk – October player of the month -see LINK
October 2006
Winner of ITF $15k Futures event, Glasgow, UK
October 2006
Semi-finalist ATP Challenger, Rennes, France
July 2006
New Personal Best World Ranking – 200
June 2006
Semi-finalist ATP Challenger, Dublin Ireland
June 2006
Played Wimbledon –
Gentlemen’s Singles Round 1 played Carlos Berlocq (ARG) 6-1 6-2 6-2
Gentlemen’s Singles Round 2 played Tommy Haas (GER) 3-6 4-6 6-7(4-7)
June 2006
New Personal Best World Ranking – 259
April 2006
New Personal Best World Ranking – 264
March 2006
New Personal Best World Ranking – 271
March 2006
Winner of ITF $15k Futures event, Manchester, UK
February 2006
New Personal Best World Ranking – 284
December 2005
Finished year in World top 300 at 290
November 2005
Winner of ITF $15k Futures, Sint Katelijne-Waver, Belgium.
October 2005
New Personal Best World Ranking – 286
October 2005
Semi-finalist Southampton ATP Challenger, UK
August 2005
Played ATP, Legg Masson Classic, Washington
Losing in 2nd round to Arnaud Clement 2-6 6-4 6-7(7-9)
July 2005
Semi-finalist ATP Challenger, Tarzana , USA
January 2005
Winner of GBR1 1st Leg – Sunderland
November 2004
Entered world top 400
June 2004
Played Wimbledon –
Gentlemen’s Singles played Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 4-6 2-6 5-7
Qualified for Wimbledon through LTA Play-offs
June 2003
Played Wimbledon –
Gentlemen’s Singles played Anthony Dupuis (FRA) 4-6 6-7(6-8) 3-6
Gentlemen’s Doubles (Partner Mark Hilton) 1st round
Qualified for Wimbledon through LTA Play-offs
ATP Challenger, Surbiton
Defeated Vladimir Voltchov (66)(BLR) 6-4 7-5
March 2003
Entered world top 500
Feb 2003
Defeated Wesley Moodie (RSA) in final of GBR F3, Southampton,2-6 7-6(5) 6-3
February 2003
Entered world top 600
Oct 2002
British National Men’s Doubles Champion (Partner Chris Lewis [Wales] )
August 2001
British National Junior Singles Champion
British National Junior Doubles Champion (Partner Ken Skupski)
February 2001
Junior Singles Personal Best World Ranking – 52
Junior Doubles Personal Best World Ranking – 76