Play to Clinch — Blair Kete

🇳🇿 Blair Kete NZL

Class of 2026 · Born Christchurch, NZL · Jun 29 · ★1-Star

STR

38.4

current (projection)

StrikePrediction · favourite to commit: Swarthmore 35% 3 offers

Rankings

Recruiting board (consensus)	#809
International	#247
Ranking points (136 pts · 25 events)	#759
STR	38.4
Junior STR (singles)	37.7
Doubles STR (results-based)	37.9

Junior Badges titles & ranking milestones

GLOBALTop 250 NATIONTop 10

Junior Results tournament history

DATETOURNAMENT LEVELRESULT

Wk 2 Rockhampton Invitational State R32

Wk 3 Osaka Cup State Quarterfinalist

Wk 5 Leeds Invitational State R16

Wk 6 Kochi Classic State R32

Wk 8 Čačak Open State R16

Wk 9 Madrid Classic State R32

Wk 10 Prague Cup State R16

Wk 12 Orléans Cup State R16

Wk 13 Charleroi Invitational State Champion

Wk 15 Leuven Cup Developmental R32

Wk 16 Campo Grande Cup Developmental Champion

Wk 18 Dalian Challenger Developmental R16

Wk 19 Bhubaneswar Challenger Developmental R32

Wk 20 Duisburg Open Developmental R32

Wk 22 Xiamen Challenger Developmental R32

Wk 23 Cancún Challenger Developmental R16

Wk 25 Whitby Cup Developmental R32

Wk 26 Townsville Cup Developmental R32

Wk 28 Coimbatore Open Developmental R32

Wk 29 Den Bosch Challenger Developmental R16

Wk 31 Třebíč Cup Developmental R32

Wk 32 Las Palmas Challenger Developmental R32

Wk 33 Belo Horizonte Open Developmental R16

Wk 35 Brno Challenger Developmental R32

Wk 36 Granada Open Developmental R32

Junior Doubles ¼ weight into the combined ranking

DATETOURNAMENT LEVELPARTNERRESULT

Wk 16 Campo Grande Cup Developmental Scooter Cheek Champion

Wk 25 Whitby Cup Developmental Mackenzie Haber Semifinalist

Wk 31 Třebíč Cup Developmental Franklin Guberinich Semifinalist

Wk 33 Belo Horizonte Open Developmental Dennis Neuer Finalist

Junior Match Record every opponent was a fellow recruit

DATETOURNAMENT W/LOPPONENTSCORE

Wk 2 Rockhampton Invitational Round of 32 L Quaylen Chandler 4-6 5-7

Wk 3 Osaka Cup Round of 32 W Jackson Salazar 6-3 6-0

Wk 3 Osaka Cup Round of 16 W Augusto Barros 7-6 6-2

Wk 3 Osaka Cup Quarterfinals L Soane Buetow 2-6 5-7

Wk 5 Leeds Invitational Round of 32 W Alexander Zink 6-3 6-2

Wk 5 Leeds Invitational Round of 16 L Sebastián Berizzo 2-6 1-6

Wk 6 Kochi Classic Round of 32 L Ed VanSlooten 6-3 4-6 5-10

Wk 8 Čačak Open Round of 32 W Bogdan Kamenskaya 6-7 6-2 12-10

Wk 8 Čačak Open Round of 16 L Nicolas Figueroa 5-7 6-4 7-10

Wk 9 Madrid Classic Round of 32 L Xavier Shi 6-4 3-6 6-10

Wk 10 Prague Cup Round of 32 W Panagiotis Stavrou 6-3 6-1

Wk 10 Prague Cup Round of 16 L Manaaki Marsden 4-6 4-6

Wk 12 Orléans Cup Round of 32 W Jakob Rainey-Sale 6-4 6-4

Wk 12 Orléans Cup Round of 16 L Shahid Miyao 3-6 7-5 5-10

Wk 13 Charleroi Invitational Round of 32 W Ryo Tomita-Almeida 6-2 6-1

Wk 13 Charleroi Invitational Round of 16 W Vince Kohlberg 6-1 6-2

Wk 13 Charleroi Invitational Quarterfinals W Vikram Naipaul 6-0 6-1

Wk 13 Charleroi Invitational Semifinals W Ostap Dubrivnyy 6-1 7-5

Wk 13 Charleroi Invitational Final W Mykah Stratton 6-4 6-3

Wk 15 Leuven Cup Round of 32 L Paul Sugita 5-7 4-6

Wk 16 Campo Grande Cup Quarterfinals W Roman Lohmann 6-4 6-7 12-10

Wk 16 Campo Grande Cup Semifinals W Đạt Hằng 3-6 6-3 12-10

Wk 16 Campo Grande Cup Final W Erik Moreno 6-4 5-7 10-8

Wk 18 Dalian Challenger Round of 32 W Wesley Norris 7-6 6-4

Wk 18 Dalian Challenger Round of 16 L Martín Rabaseda 0-6 1-6

Wk 19 Bhubaneswar Challenger Round of 32 L Erick Hernandez 3-6 6-4 3-10

Wk 20 Duisburg Open Round of 32 L Boriša Lučić 3-6 2-6

Wk 22 Xiamen Challenger Round of 32 L Kolin Gail 3-6 4-6

Wk 23 Cancún Challenger Round of 32 W Shamar Borchers 3-6 6-3 10-6

Wk 23 Cancún Challenger Round of 16 L Boriša Lučić 3-6 5-7

Wk 25 Whitby Cup Round of 32 L Dejuan Sethi 7-5 3-6 6-10

Wk 26 Townsville Cup Round of 32 L Maurice Barksdale 2-6 3-6

Wk 28 Coimbatore Open Round of 32 L Boriša Lučić 6-2 3-6 4-10

Wk 29 Den Bosch Challenger Round of 32 W Christopher Orr 7-5 6-4

Wk 29 Den Bosch Challenger Round of 16 L Matt Cone 4-6 3-6

Wk 31 Třebíč Cup Round of 32 L Chris Bunge 3-6 1-6

Wk 32 Las Palmas Challenger Round of 32 L Adrian Contreras 5-7 6-3 5-10

Wk 33 Belo Horizonte Open Round of 32 W Bryan McGee 6-3 6-2

Wk 33 Belo Horizonte Open Round of 16 L Shamar Borchers 6-4 4-6 1-10

Wk 35 Brno Challenger Round of 32 L Angelo Barbieri 2-6 1-6

Wk 36 Granada Open Round of 32 L Zaydrius Batchelder 2-6 2-6

College List 3 offers

SCHOOLOFFERINTEREST SCHOL.STRIKEPRED.STATUS

Swarthmore ✓ Hot ⅙ 35% Finalist

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps ✓ Hot ⅙ 33% Finalist

Brandeis ✓ Hot ⅙ 33% Finalist

Dreamsheet schools this recruit dreams of

Stanford Virginia North Carolina

Scouting two independent ceiling reads (±fog)

Shared service (consensus)	50.1
Your department	48.8
4-year projection	40.5

Ranking History junior progression

DATE	GLOBAL	NATION	STR
Early 2026	#245	#9	37.6
Mid 2026	#238	#8	37.9
Late 2026	#236	#8	37.9
Final 2026	#247	#8	37.6

Attributes visible current grades (20–80)

Serve Power	41
Serve Accuracy	34
Return	36
Forehand	34
Backhand	37
Consistency	39
Net Play	36
Speed	30
Stamina	39
Composure	37
Clutch	39

Recruiting

Intended major	Dance
Junior tier	Local Competitive
Origin	International
Commitment	Uncommitted

Recruiting Timeline

Received interest from Swarthmore	early_contact Wk 1
Received interest from Brandeis	early_contact Wk 2
Received interest from Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	early_contact Wk 5
Offered by Swarthmore	offers Wk 11
Offered by Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	offers Wk 11
Offered by Brandeis	offers Wk 12
Official visit to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	visits Wk 16
Official visit to Swarthmore	visits Wk 19