Patrick Kypson (born 28 October 1999) is an American professional tennis player. Kypson has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 133 achieved on 1 April 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 577 achieved on 27 May 2019.
Career
2017: Major debut
Kypson made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2017 US Open after receiving a wildcard for winning the under-18 boys championship.[1]
In November 2017, Kypson won his first title on the ITF Men's Circuit in Niceville, Florida, beating Sekou Bangoura in the final.
2023: French Open wildcard and first Challenger title, top 200
Kypson received a wildcard for the 2023 French Open after winning the USTA's Roland Garros Wildcard Challenge.[2] In July, Kypson won his first Challenger title in Medellín, Colombia, beating Benjamin Lock in the final.[3][4]
2024: First ATP win & quarterfinal, top 150 & Masters debuts
For his debut at the Australian Open, he received a wildcard.[5] Ranked No. 155, he also entered as a wildcard at the 2024 Delray Beach Open and recorded his first ATP win with an upset over previous year runner-up and fifth seed Miomir Kecmanović.[6][7][8][9][10] As a result, he reached the top 150 in the rankings. Next he defeated Constant Lestienne to reach his first ATP quarterfinal.
He also received a wildcard for the 2024 BNP Paribas Open for his Masters 1000 debut.[11][12]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 9 (8 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Legend
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| ATP Challenger Tour (5–0)
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| ITF Futures/WTT (3–1)
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| Finals by surface
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| Hard (3–1)
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| Clay (5–0)
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| Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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| Win
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1–0
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Jun 2023
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Open Rionegro, Colombia
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Challenger
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Clay
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Benjamin Lock
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6–3, 6–3
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| Win
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2–0
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Nov 2023
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Champaign Challenger, US
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Challenger
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Hard (i)
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Alex Michelsen
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6–4, 6–3
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| Win
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3–0
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Jan 2024
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Cleveland Open, US
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Challenger
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Hard (i)
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Ethan Quinn
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4–6, 6–3, 6–2
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| Win
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4–0
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May 2025
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Open Bogotá, Colombia
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Challenger
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Clay
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Pedro Sakamoto
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6–1, 6–3
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| Win
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5–0
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May 2025
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Little Rock Challenger, US
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Challenger
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Hard
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Michael Zheng
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6–1, 1–6, 7–5
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| Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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| Win
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1–0
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Nov 2017
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US F36, Niceville
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Futures
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Clay
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Sekou Bangoura
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7–5, 5–7, 6–1
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| Win
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2–0
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Mar 2020
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M15 Antalya, Turkey
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WTT
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Clay
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Peter Heller
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6–4, 6–2
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| Loss
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2–1
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Jun 2021
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M25 Wichita, US
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WTT
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Hard
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Govind Nanda
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6–7(6–8), 2–6
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| Win
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3–1
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Jul 2021
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M15 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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WTT
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Clay
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Nicholas David Ionel
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4–6, 6–3, 7–5
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Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
| Legend
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| ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
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| ITF Futures (1–1)
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| Finals by surface
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| Hard (0–1)
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| Clay (1–1)
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References
- ^ "Patrick Kypson, Ashley Kratzer earn U.S. Open spots with junior titles". Archived from the original on 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
- ^ "Navarro, Kypson win USTA's French Open wild cards". 9 May 2023. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Americans Nava, Kypson Win Challenger Titles". Archived from the original on 2024-01-23. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ "Son Of A Cardiac Surgeon, Kypson Making Challenger Rise".
- ^ "Saville, Kubler, McCabe among latest AO wildcards". 5 January 2024. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "ATP roundup: Patrick Kypson earns first tour win".
- ^ "Patrick Kypson, Nicolas Moreno De Alboran earn first ATP Tour wins in Delray Beach". 14 February 2024. Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Arnaldi uses 21 aces to navigate Delray Beach wind & Nishioka". 13 February 2024. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "After injury struggles, Kypson flying high: 'I definitely haven't arrived'". 14 February 2024.
- ^ "After injury struggles, Kypson flying high: 'I definitely haven't arrived'". Archived from the original on 2024-02-16. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ "Mensik, Fognini among Indian Wells WCs". 1 March 2024. Archived from the original on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Emma Raducanu, Paula Badosa Headline Full List of 2024 Wild Cards". 1 March 2024. Archived from the original on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
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