Jérôme Cyrill Kym (born 12 February 2003) is a Swiss professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 181 achieved on 29 July 2024. He is currently the No. 4 Swiss player.[1]
| Country (sports) |  Switzerland |
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| Residence | Möhlin, Switzerland |
| Born | 12 February 2003 Rheinfelden, Switzerland |
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Turned pro | 2019 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $122,611 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 2 Challenger |
| Highest ranking | No. 181 (29 July 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 181 (29 July 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | 1R (2020) |
| French Open Junior | 2R (2021) |
| Wimbledon Junior | QF (2021) |
| US Open Junior | SF (2021) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 330 (7 November 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 664 (10 June 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open Junior | 2R (2021) |
| Last updated on: 29 July 2024. | |
Kym represents Switzerland at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 1–0.[2]
Career
editIn February 2019, partnering Henri Laaksonen, they defeated the Russian duo of Evgeny Donskoy and Andrey Rublev in his first doubles Davis Cup tie.[3]
He won his maiden Challenger title at the 2024 UniCredit Czech Open as a qualifier. Following his second Challenger title at the 2024 Zug Open he reached the top 200 at world No. 181 on 29 July 2024.
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
editSingles: 9 (5–4)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2022 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | World Tour | Hard | 2–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2022 | M25 Setúbal, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 6–7(7–9), 3–6 | |
| Loss | 0–3 | Sep 2022 | M25 Plaisir, France | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) | 6–7(0–7), 3–6 | |
| Win | 1–3 | Apr 2023 | M25 Trento, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) | 7–6(9–7), 6–2 | |
| Win | 2–3 | Jan 2024 | M15 Manacor, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Win | 3–3 | Apr 2024 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 7–5, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 3–4 | May 2024 | M15 Villach, Austria | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 | |
| Win | 4–4 | Jun 2024 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 | |
| Win | 5–4 | Jul 2024 | Zug, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 |
References
edit- ^ "Rankings | Pepperstone ATP Rankings (Singles)".
- ^ Short, Joe (1 February 2019). "Next Roger Federer in Davis Cup squad as tennis legend misses Russia match". Express.co.uk.
- ^ svizzera, RSI Radiotelevisione. "Kym e Laaksonen riaccendono l'entusiasmo". rsi.
External links
edit- Jérôme Kym at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Jérôme Kym at the International Tennis Federation
- Jérôme Kym at the Davis Cup
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