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 | $279,153 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 288 (25 August 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 341 (5 January 2026) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 7–7 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 74 (10 November 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 81 (1 December 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2026) |
| French Open | 2R (2025) |
| Last updated on: 10 January 2026. | |
Jakub Paul (born 22 March 1999) is a Swiss tennis player who specializes in doubles.[1] He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 74 achieved on 10 November 2025 and a singles ranking of No. 288 achieved in 25 August 2025.[2]
Career
2018–2026: ATP, top 100, United Cup debuts
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]
Paul 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]
Paul made his debut at the 2026 United Cup as part of team Switzerland and recorded four wins in mixed doubles with Belinda Bencic, helping the team reach the final of the event for the first time.[10]
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
Singles: 11 (5–6)
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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 | WTT | Hard | Lukas Klein | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Aug 2021 | M25, Muttenz, Switzerland | WTT | Clay | Otto Virtanen | 6-1, 7-5 |
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 2021 | M25, Hamburg, Germany | WTT | Hard (i) | Henri Squire | 6-4, 6-2 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Feb 2022 | M15, Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Guy den Ouden | 5–7, 7–5, 5–7 |
| Win | 3–3 | Feb 2023 | M25, Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Enrico Dalla Valle | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 4–3 | Nov 2023 | M15, Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Étienne Donnet | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Dec 2023 | M15, Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Guy den Ouden | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–4 | Jan 2024 | M15, Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Evgenii Tiurnev | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Jun 2024 | M25, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina | WTT | Clay | Mirza Bašić | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 5–6 | Sep 2024 | M25, Sion, Switzerland | WTT | Clay | Christoph Negritu | 2–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 58 (36–22)
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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 |
WTT | Hard | Yannik Steinegger | Jakob Groener Lukas Hellum Lilleengen |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 4–3 | Mar 2019 | M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt |
WTT | Hard | Marat Deviatiarov | Kacper Żuk Daniel Michalski |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–3 | Nov 2019 | M15 Villers-lès-Nancy, France |
WTT | Hard | Yannik Steinegger | Sebastien Boltz Arthur Bouquier |
4–6, 6–4, [13–11] |
| Loss | 5–4 | Sep 2020 | M25 Klosters, Switzerland |
WTT | Clay | Damien Wenger | Neil Oberleitner Patrick Zahraj |
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [6–10] |
| Win | 6–4 | Oct 2020 | M15 Forbach, France |
WTT | Carpet | Luca Castelnuovo | Louis Dussin Arthur Bouquier |
7–6(7–4), 6–1 |
| Win | 7–4 | Nov 2020 | M15 Heraklion, Greece |
WTT | Hard | Mick Veldheer | Artem Dubrivnyy Denis Yevseyev |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–4 | Feb 2021 | M15 Grenoble, France |
WTT | Hard | Yannik Steinegger | Luca Castelnuovo Dominic Stephan Stricker |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 9–4 | Mar 2021 | M25 Trimbach, Switzerland |
WTT | Carpet | Yannik Steinegger | Alexander Erler Elmar Ejupovic |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 9–5 | Apr 2021 | M25 Biel, Switzerland |
WTT | Hard | Yannik Steinegger | Alexander Erler Maximilian Neuchrist |
3–6, 6–4, [2–10] |
| Win | 10–5 | Jul 2021 | M25 Bourg-en-Bresse, France |
WTT | 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 |
WTT | Clay | Leandro Riedi | Jamie Vance Jack Vance |
6–0, 6–4 |
| Win | 12–5 | Sep 2021 | M25 Sierre, Switzerland |
WTT | Clay | Yannik Steinegger | Rémy Bertola Luca Castelnuovo |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 13–5 | Jun 2022 | M25 Klosters, Switzerland |
WTT | Clay | Rémy Bertola | Lukas Neumayer Alexander Weis |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 13–6 | Sep 2021 | M25 Sierre, Switzerland |
WTT | 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 |
WTT | Hard | Alexander Merino | Luca Potenza Samuel Vincent Ruggeri |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 14–9 | May 2023 | M25 Prague, Czech Republic |
WTT | Clay | Stuart Parker | Martin Damm Alex Rybakov |
3–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
| Win | 15–9 | May 2023 | M25 Most, Czech Republic |
WTT | Clay | Stuart Parker | Ondrej Horak Daniel Siniakov |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 16–9 | Jun 2023 | M25 Duffel, Belgium |
WTT | Clay | Mika Brunold | Buvaysar Gadamauri Zura Tkemaladze |
6–2, 4–6, [10–3] |
| Win | 17–9 | Sep 2023 | M25 Sion, Switzerland |
WTT | Clay | Rémy Bertola | Ronan Jachuk Henry von der Schulenburg |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 17–10 | Oct 2023 | M25 Nevers, France |
WTT | Hard | Yannik Steinegger | Jakob Schnaitter Mark Wallner |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 18–10 | Oct 2023 | M25 Rodez, France |
WTT | 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 |
WTT | Hard | Jakob Schnaitter | Alexander Merino Christoph Negritu |
7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
| Win | 20–11 | Nov 2023 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia |
WTT | Hard | Christoph Negritu | Thiemo de Bakker Ronetto Van Tilburg |
5–0 ret. |
| Loss | 20–12 | Jan 2024 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia |
WTT | Hard | Stuart Parker | Christoph Negritu Michael Zhu |
3–6, 6–2, [6–10] |
| Loss | 20–13 | Jan 2024 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia |
WTT | Hard | Christoph Negritu | Aleksandr Lobanov Evgenii Tiurnev |
7–6(5–7), 4–6, [8–10] |
| Win | 21–13 | Feb 2024 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia |
WTT | Hard | Adrien Berrut | Robin Bertrand Benjamin Pietri |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 21–14 | Feb 2024 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia |
WTT | Hard | Miloš Karol | Alexander Merino Christoph Negritu |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 22–14 | Mar 2024 | M25 Trnava, Slovakia |
WTT | Hard | Neil Oberleitner | David Poljak Matěj Vocel |
7–5, 6–0 |
| Win | 23–14 | Apr 2024 | M25 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt |
WTT | Hard | Ben Jones | Grigoriy Lomakin Ilia Simakin |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 24–14 | Apr 2024 | M25 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt |
WTT | Hard | Ben Jones | Hamish Stewart Harry Wendelken |
2–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Loss | 24–15 | May 2024 | M25 Kiseljak, Bosnia & Herzegovina |
WTT | Clay | Matěj Vocel | Koki Matsuda Rio Noguchi |
6–2, 6–7(5–7), [9–11] |
| Win | 25–15 | Jun 2024 | M25 Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina |
WTT | Clay | Matěj Vocel | Finn Reynolds Adam Taylor |
6–0, 6–4 |
| Win | 26–15 | Jun 2024 | M25 Villeneuve-Loubet, France |
WTT | Clay | Rémy Bertola | Dan Added Arthur Reymond |
3–6, 7–6(7–3), [14–12] |
| Win | 27–15 | Jun 2024 | M25 Klosters, Switzerland |
WTT | 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 |
WTT | Clay | Matěj Vocel | Johan Nikles Damien Wenger |
6–4, 7–2 |
| Win | 30–15 | Aug 2024 | M25 Sion, Switzerland |
WTT | 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] |
| Loss | 30–17 | Oct 2024 | Saint-Brieuc, France |
Challenger | Hard (i) | Matěj Vocel | Geoffrey Blancaneaux Gabriel Debru |
3–3, def. |
| Loss | 30–18 | Oct 2024 | Brest, France |
Challenger | Hard (i) | Matěj Vocel | Nicolás Barrientos Skander Mansouri |
5–7, 6–4, [5–10] |
| Win | 31–18 | Nov 2024 | Yokkaichi, Japan |
Challenger | Hard | Thomas Fancutt | Kokoro Isomura Hikaru Shiraishi |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 32–18 | Feb 2025 | Koblenz, Germany |
Challenger | Hard (i) | David Pel | Geoffrey Blancaneaux Joshua Paris |
Walkover |
| Win | 33–18 | Feb 2025 | Lille, France |
Challenger | Hard (i) | David Pel | Karol Drzewiecki Piotr Matuszewski |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 33–19 | Mar 2025 | Lugano, Switzerland |
Challenger | Hard (i) | Matěj Vocel | Cleeve Harper David Stevenson |
6–4, 3–6, [8–10] |
| Win | 34–19 | Mar 2025 | Thionville, France |
Challenger | Hard (i) | David Pel | Matteo Martineau Luca Sanchez |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 34–20 | Apr 2025 | Madrid, Spain |
Challenger | Clay | David Pel | Francisco Cabral Lucas Miedler |
6–7(2–7), 4–6 |
| Win | 35–20 | Jul 2025 | Trieste, Italy |
Challenger | Clay | Matěj Vocel | Robin Haase Johannes Ingildsen |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 35–21 | Feb 2026 | Pau, France |
Challenger | Hard (i) | Matěj Vocel | Sriram Balaji Neil Oberleitner |
6–1, 3–6, [11–13] |
| Loss | 35–22 | Feb 2026 | Lille, France |
Challenger | Hard (i) | Matěj Vocel | Ivan Liutarevich Filip Pieczonka |
4–6, 6–3, [8–10] |
| Win | 36–22 | Feb 2026 | Saint-Brieuc, France |
Challenger | Hard (i) | Matěj Vocel | Arthur Reymond Luca Sanchez |
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–2), [10–5] |
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.
- ^ "Meet Jakub Paul, the Cinderella story of United Cup 2026". 10 January 2025.