Darwin Blanch’s father Ernesto and his wife has a significant role in introducing him to the tennis world. Way before he knew about tennis, his older siblings were already playing the game, thanks to his parents.
Darwin grew up seeing his brothers and sisters playing tennis and spontaneously dived into the tennis world. Just at the age of 16, he has already accomplished a lot representing the United States nationally and internationally at junior levels. His career high singles ranks at no. 1160 in the International tennis Federation.
On June 9, 2023, Darwin shared the moments he had at Roland Garros Semifinals in singles on his Instagram and expressed his gratefulness towards his family including his parents and siblings, and the team without whom he would’t had achieve what he has today.
In the caption, he wrote, “It’s been the best week of my tennis career so far. But I couldn’t have done it without my team, family, friends, and fans. I’m playing at a very great level, and I’m happy for that. But now it’s time to rest and keep my head up and think about the positives.”
Whenever he looks back at his tennis career, there’s one person, his father Ernetso who he never forget to mention it’s because he literally chose this career for Darwin.
Key Takeaways
- Darwin Blanch’s parents are originally from Puerto Rico so identified themselves as native Americans.
- They moved to Seattle, Washington in late 1990s and later travelled to different part of Asia and South America due to Ernesto’s job.
- Darwin’s father Ernesto was the one who chose tennis for all his children as their career.
Darwin Blanch stated that his father chose tennis for him and his siblings but said he is unware why he did so
According to Darwin Blanch, it was his father who had the greatest contribution in making his career in tennis.
Back in 2023, Darwin defeated world no. 1 junior tennis player Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez at Roland. Soon after the game, he was interviewed where he spill the beans considering his father as the real force behind commencing his tennis career.
He said, “I actually don’t know why my Dad chose tennis but I have two brothers and a sister and we all ended up playing tennis.”
However, looking up to his siblings, he developed an interest in this particular game. “My brothers also played French Open Juniors, so I’ve always wanted to be here. It’s a dream to be here, and especially winning a round, especially by beating the top seed, is amazing.”
Over the time, he has sharpened his tennis skills a lot. No wonder, his parents are always by his side to support his passion but the sad thing meanwhile is he couldn’t hear more from his mom and dad due to his busy schedule.
Darwin Blanch’s parents moved from Puerto Rico to Seattle in the late 90s
It was March 1998 when Darwin’s parents decided to migrate to Seattle, Washington holding their 3 days old first-born son Ulises. But that’s not the place where they settled down permanently.
When Ulises turned four, the couple migrated to Thailand due to Ernesto’s job at Coca-Cola. Then, the two, with their son, moved to several other countries of South America and Asia, like China, India, and Argentina, before finally settling down in the United States.
Despite spending a maximum time of their life overseas, Darwin’s parents, especially his father never let any other factors overshadowing his American identity.
Once in an interview with USTA, Ulises opened up about his father and his patriotic values and said, “Ever since I can remember, my dad—he’s American—he always enforced American values, American holidays.”
This could be the reason why he built such a career for all his kids which make them enable to represent their country in international platform.
FAQs
The American tennis player, Darwin Blanch, is 6 feet and 3 inches tall.
From his father’s side, Darwin is Hispanic by ethnicity.
As far as we know, Darwin has his parents, two brothers, Dali and Darwin Blanch, and a sister, Krystal Blanch, in his family.
