Jérôme Kym
Kym at Swiss Indoors Basel 2024 | |
| Country (sports) | Switzerland |
|---|---|
| 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 | US $ 329,377 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 2–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 123 (19 May 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 162 (30 June 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2025) |
| French Open | Q1 (2025) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2025) |
| US Open | Q3 (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 3-3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 192 (19 May 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 197 (30 June 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open Junior | 2R (2021) |
| Last updated on: 30 June 2025. | |
Jérôme Cyrill Kym (born 12 February 2003) is a Swiss professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 123 and a doubles ranking of No. 192 both achieved on 19 May 2025. He is currently the No. 2 Swiss player.[1]
Kym represents Switzerland at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 1–0.[2]
Career
2019: Davis Cup debut
In February 2019, partnering Henri Laaksonen, they defeated the Russian duo of Evgeny Donskoy and Andrey Rublev in his first doubles Davis Cup tie.[3]
2024: Maiden Challenger title, ATP Tour debut
Kym won his maiden Challenger title at the 2024 UniCredit Czech Open as a qualifier defeating Tseng Chun-hsin.[4] Following his second Challenger title at the 2024 Zug Open he reached the top 200 at world No. 181 on 29 July 2024.[5]
At the 2024 Swiss Indoors in Basel, Kym qualified for his first ATP 500 main draw[6][7][8] but lost to fifth seed Ugo Humbert.[9]
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 2 (2 titles)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2024 | Czech Open, Czech Republic | Clay | Tseng Chun-hsin | 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2024 | Zug Open, Switzerland | Clay | Román Andrés Burruchaga | 6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2022 | Challenger di Lugano, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Leandro Riedi | Ruben Bemelmans Daniel Masur |
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [7–10] |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jan 2025 | Canberra Tennis International, Australia | Hard | Pierre-Hugues Herbert | Ryan Seggerman Eliot Spizzirri |
6–1, 5–7, [5–10] |
| Win | 1–2 | Apr 2025 | Danube Upper Austria Open, Austria | Clay | Nico Hipfl | David Stevenson Ryan Seggerman |
7–5, 3–6, [10–2] |
ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2022 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | Hard | Omar Jasika | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2022 | M25 Setúbal, Portugal | Hard | Adrià Soriano Barrera | 6–7(7–9), 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Sep 2022 | M25 Plaisir, France | Hard (i) | Antoine Hoang | 6–7(0–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 1–3 | Apr 2023 | M25 Trento, Italy | Hard (i) | Alastair Gray | 7–6(9–7), 6–2 |
| Win | 2–3 | Jan 2024 | M15 Manacor, Spain | Hard | Pol Martín Tiffon | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–3 | Apr 2024 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Yanaki Milev | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–4 | May 2024 | M15 Villach, Austria | Clay | Justin Engel | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2022 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Maks Kaśnikowski | Bruno Kuzuhara Victor Lilov |
walkover |
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2023 | M25 Split, Croatia | Clay | Maks Kaśnikowski | Piotr Matuszewski Oleg Prihodko |
2–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jan 2024 | M15 Manacor, Spain | Hard | Adrià Soriano Barrera | Michiel de Krom Ryan Nijboer |
4–6, 6–4, [9–11] |
| Win | 1–3 | Apr 2024 | M25 Hammamet, Tunisia | Clay | Raphaël Collignon | Luca Giacomini Giuseppe Tresca |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–3 | May 2024 | M15 Villach, Austria | Clay | Nico Hipfl | Adrian Oetzbach Miloš Karol |
6–4, 6–3 |
References
- ^ "Switzerland | 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.
- ^ "Jerome Kym Wins the UniCredit Czech Open". 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Jerome Kym wins the Dialectic Zug Open 2024; The 21-year-old from Fricktal won the biggest title of his professional career to date with a 6:4, 6:4 victory in the final against Argentinian Roman Andres Burruchaga (ATP 148).". 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Jérôme Kym wins the Swiss showdown". 19 October 2024.
- ^ "First ATP 500 maindraw and at home in Basel❤️💙". 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Jérôme Kym in the main draw at the Swiss Indoors". blue News.
- ^ "Andrey Rublev boosts ATP Finals hopes after winning his Swiss Indoors debut match". 21 October 2024.
External links
- Jérôme Kym at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Jérôme Kym at the International Tennis Federation
- Jérôme Kym at the Davis Cup