Jakub Paul
| Country (sports) | Switzerland |
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| Residence | Chur, Switzerland |
| Born | 22 March 1999 Chur, Switzerland |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $ 226,063 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 325 (21 April 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 356 (16 June 2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 7 - 7 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 86 (16 June 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 86 (16 June 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 2R (2025) |
| Last updated on: 16 June 2025. | |
Jakub Paul (born 22 March 1999) is a Swiss tennis player.[1] He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 325 and a doubles ranking of No. 88, both achieved on 21 April 2025.[2]
Career
2018–2025: ATP debut, top 100 in doubles
Paul made his ATP main draw debut as a wildcard at the 2018 Swiss Open Gstaad in the doubles draw partnering Adrian Bodmer, defeating fellow Swiss wildcards Marc-Andrea Hüsler and Luca Margaroli before losing to top seeds Robin Haase and Matwe Middelkoop in the quarterfinals.[3] At the same tournament he also participated in the qualifying competition where he defeated Matteo Donati.[4]
He received a wildcard for the singles qualifying competition at the 2021 Geneva Open but lost to Pablo Cuevas in three sets.[5] He also entered the 2021 Swiss Open Gstaad as a wildcard in the doubles draw partnering with Leandro Riedi and the pair won their maiden doubles match as a team against Evan King and Max Schnur and then reached the semifinals after a walkover from Zizou Bergs and Tallon Griekspoor.[6][7]
He also entered the 2022 Geneva Open as a wildcard with Riedi where they reached the quarterfinals defeating second seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares.[8] At the same tournament, he received a wildcard for the singles qualifying competition.[9] He also received wildcards in doubles for the 2024 Geneva Open partnering Antoine Bellier and in singles for the qualifying competition.[8]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 9 (5–4)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2018 | Switzerland F1, Oberentfelden | Futures | Carpet (i) | Tobias Simon | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2019 | M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Lukas Klein | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1-2 | Aug 2021 | M25, Muttenz, Switzerland | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Otto Virtanen | 6-1, 7-5 |
| Win | 2-2 | Oct 2021 | M25, Hamburg, Germany | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) | Henri Squire | 6-4, 6-2 |
| Loss | 2-3 | Feb 2022 | M15, Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Guy den Ouden | 5–7, 7–5, 5–7 |
| Win | 3-3 | Feb 2023 | M25, Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Enrico Dalla Valle | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 4-3 | Nov 2023 | M15, Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Étienne Donnet | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4-4 | Dec 2023 | M15, Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Guy den Ouden | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5-4 | Jan 2024 | M15, Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Evgenii Tiurnev | 7–5, 6–3 |
Doubles: 46 (31–16)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2017 | Switzerland F3, Collonge | Futures | Clay | Damien Wenger | Luca Margaroli Louroi Martinez |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2017 | Switzerland F4, Neuchâtel | Futures | Clay | Rémy Bertola | Hugo Voljacques Rémi Boutillier |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Feb 2018 | Switzerland F1, Oberentfelden | Futures | Carpet | Marc-Andrea Hüsler | Jan Mertl Michael Vrbenský |
4–6, 7–6(9–7), [10–8] |
| Win | 2–2 | Aug 2018 | Switzerland F3, Sion | Futures | Clay | Marc-Andrea Hüsler | Tomás Lipovšek Puches Juan Pablo Ficovich |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Oct 2018 | Israel F13, Ashkelon | Futures | Hard | Aidan McHugh | Sidane Pontjodikromo Guy Den Heijer |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Mar 2019 | M15 Oslo, Norway | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Yannik Steinegger | Jakob Groener Lukas Hellum Lilleengen |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 4–3 | Mar 2019 | M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Marat Deviatiarov | Kacper Żuk Daniel Michalski |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–3 | Nov 2019 | M15 Villers-lès-Nancy, France | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Yannik Steinegger | Sebastien Boltz Arthur Bouquier |
4–6, 6–4, [13–11] |
| Loss | 5–4 | Sep 2020 | M25 Klosters, Switzerland | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Damien Wenger | Neil Oberleitner Patrick Zahraj |
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [6–10] |
| Win | 6–4 | Oct 2020 | M15 Forbach, France | World Tennis Tour | Carpet | Luca Castelnuovo | Louis Dussin Arthur Bouquier |
7–6(7–4), 6–1 |
| Win | 7–4 | Nov 2020 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Mick Veldheer | Artem Dubrivnyy Denis Yevseyev |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–4 | Feb 2021 | M15 Grenoble, France | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Yannik Steinegger | Luca Castelnuovo Dominic Stephan Stricker |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 9–4 | Mar 2021 | M25 Trimbach, Switzerland | World Tennis Tour | Carpet | Yannik Steinegger | Alexander Erler Elmar Ejupovic |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 9–5 | Apr 2021 | M25 Biel, Switzerland | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Yannik Steinegger | Alexander Erler Maximilian Neuchrist |
3–6, 6–4, [2–10] |
| Win | 10–5 | Jul 2021 | M25 Bourg-en-Bresse, France | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Markus Eriksson | Leandro Riedi Damien Wenger |
7–6(8–6), 6–7(3–7), [10–4] |
| Win | 11–5 | Aug 2021 | M25 Caslano, Switzerland | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Leandro Riedi | Jamie Vance Jack Vance |
6–0, 6–4 |
| Win | 12–5 | Sep 2021 | M25 Sierre, Switzerland | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Yannik Steinegger | Rémy Bertola Luca Castelnuovo |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 13–5 | Jun 2022 | M25 Klosters, Switzerland | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Rémy Bertola | Lukas Neumayer Alexander Weis |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 13–6 | Sep 2021 | M25 Sierre, Switzerland | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Rémy Bertola | Damien Wenger Patrick Zahraj |
1–6, 7–6(7–1), [3–10] |
| Loss | 13–7 | Oct 2022 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Karol Drzewiecki | Guido Andreozzi Guillermo Durán |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 13–8 | Oct 2022 | Coquimbo, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Karol Drzewiecki | Franco Agamenone Hernán Casanova |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 13–9 | Feb 2023 | M25 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Alexander Merino | Luca Potenza Samuel Vincent Ruggeri |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 14–9 | May 2023 | M25 Prague, Czech Republic | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Stuart Parker | Martin Damm Alex Rybakov |
3–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
| Win | 15–9 | May 2023 | M25 Most, Czech Republic | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Stuart Parker | Ondrej Horak Daniel Siniakov |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 16–9 | Jun 2023 | M25 Duffel, Belgium | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Mika Brunold | Buvaysar Gadamauri Zura Tkemaladze |
6–2, 4–6, [10–3] |
| Win | 17–9 | Sep 2023 | M25 Sion, Switzerland | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Rémy Bertola | Ronan Jachuk Henry von der Schulenburg |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 17–10 | Oct 2023 | M25 Nevers, France | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Yannik Steinegger | Jakob Schnaitter Mark Wallner |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 18–10 | Oct 2023 | M25 Rodez, France | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Arthur Bouquier | Ben Jones Joshua Paris |
7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| Loss | 18–11 | Oct 2023 | Ortisei, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Maximilian Neuchrist | Andrew Paulson Patrik Rikl |
6–4, 6–7(7–9), [9–11] |
| Win | 19–11 | Nov 2023 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Jakob Schnaitter | Alexander Merino Christoph Negritu |
7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
| Win | 20–11 | Nov 2023 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Christoph Negritu | Thiemo de Bakker Ronetto Van Tilburg |
5–0 ret. |
| Loss | 20–12 | Jan 2024 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Stuart Parker | Christoph Negritu Michael Zhu |
3–6, 6–2, [6–10] |
| Loss | 20–13 | Jan 2024 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Christoph Negritu | Aleksandr Lobanov Evgenii Tiurnev |
7–6(5–7), 4–6, [8–10] |
| Win | 21–13 | Feb 2024 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Adrien Berrut | Robin Bertrand Benjamin Pietri |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 21–14 | Feb 2024 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Miloš Karol | Alexander Merino Christoph Negritu |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 22–14 | Mar 2024 | M25 Trnava, Slovak Republic | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Neil Oberleitner | David Poljak Matěj Vocel |
7–5, 6–0 |
| Win | 23–14 | Apr 2024 | M25 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Ben Jones | Grigoriy Lomakin Ilia Simakin |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 24–14 | Apr 2024 | M25 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Ben Jones | Hamish Stewart Harry Wendelken |
2–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Loss | 24–15 | May 2024 | M25 Kiseljak, Bosnia-Herzegovina | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Matěj Vocel | Koki Matsuda Rio Noguchi |
6–2, 6–7(5–7), [9–11] |
| Win | 25–15 | Jun 2024 | M25 Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Matěj Vocel | Finn Reynolds Adam Taylor |
6–0, 6–4 |
| Win | 26–15 | Jun 2024 | M25 Villeneuve-Loubet, France | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Rémy Bertola | Dan Added Arthur Reymond |
3–6, 7–6(7–3), [14–12] |
| Win | 27–15 | Jun 2024 | M25 Klosters, Switzerland | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Rémy Bertola | Benjamin Lock Courtney John Lock |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 28–15 | Jul 2024 | Troyes, France | Challenger | Clay | Neil Oberleitner | Denis Istomin Evgeny Karlovskiy |
6–4, 7–6(7–1) |
| Win | 29–15 | Aug 2024 | M25 Muttenz, Switzerland | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Matěj Vocel | Johan Nikles Damien Wenger |
6–4, 7–2 |
| Win | 30–15 | Aug 2024 | M25 Sion, Switzerland | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Matěj Vocel | Johan Nikles Damien Wenger |
6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 30–16 | Oct 2024 | Roanne, France |
Challenger | Hard (i) | Matěj Vocel | David Pel Nicolas Barrientos |
6–4, 3–6, [6-10] |
References
- ^ "Jakub Paul About Me".
- ^ "Jakub Paul ATP Rankings history".
- ^ "Der Auftritt von Nadals Jünger Jaume Munar" (in German). 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Deux Suisses en finale des qualifications à Gstaad" (in French). 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Pablo Cuevas : le livre n'est pas fermé" (in French). 18 May 2021.
- ^ "ATP Tour – Thursday, July 22, 2021 final results". 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Kommts zum Schweizer Doppelfinal in Gstaad?" (in German). 22 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Two wild cards for the Swiss". 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Jakub Paul sichert sich begehrte Wildcard" (in German). 12 May 2022.
External links
- Jakub Paul at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Jakub Paul at the International Tennis Federation