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$ 641,968 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 6–5 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 123 (19 May 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 186 (12 January 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2025, 2026) |
| French Open | Q1 (2025) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2025) |
| US Open | 3R (2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 3–4 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 192 (19 May 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 533 (12 January 2026) |
| Last updated on: 12 January 2026. | |
Jérôme Cyrill Kym (born 12 February 2003) is a Swiss professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 123 and a doubles ranking of No. 192, both achieved on 19 May 2025. He is currently the No. 3 male singles player from Switzerland.[1]
Kym represents Switzerland at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 3–2.[2]
Junior career
Kym had successful results on the ITF junior circuit, maintaining a 93–27 singles win-loss record. He reached an ITF junior combined ranking of world No. 5 on 11 October 2021.[3]
Professional 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.[4]
2024-2025: ATP, Top 125, Major debut and third round
Kym won his maiden Challenger title at the 2024 UniCredit Czech Open as a qualifier defeating Tseng Chun-hsin.[5] Following his second Challenger title at the 2024 Zug Open he reached the top 200 at world No. 181 on 29 July 2024.[6]
At the 2024 Swiss Indoors in Basel, Kym qualified for his first ATP and ATP 500 main draw[7][8][9] but lost to fifth seed Ugo Humbert.[10] He reached the top 125 at world No. 123 on 19 May 2025, following the 2025 Italian Open. Kym recorded his first ATP wins at the 2025 Swiss Open Gstaad as a wildcard, over qualifiers Calvin Hemery[11][12][13] and Francesco Passaro to reach his first ATP Tour quarterfinal.[14][15]
Kym qualified for his first Grand Slam main draw at the 2025 US Open[16][17] and defeated Ethan Quinn for his first major win.[18][19][20] He defeated 30th seed Brandon Nakashima in a five-set match to reach the third round of a major for the first time in his debut.[21] He was eliminated in the third round after a four-set defeat to world number four Taylor Fritz. In total, he earned around 237,000 US dollars in prize money.[22]
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Singles
Current through the 2026 Davis Cup.
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| US Open | A | A | A | Q3 | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| National representation | |||||||||
| Davis Cup | G2 | A | A | G1 | G1 | 0 / 0 | 3–2 | 60% | |
| ATP Masters 1000 | |||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Shanghai Masters | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Career statistics | |||||||||
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W–L | Win% | |
| Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Career total: 3 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
| Hard win–loss | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0 / 2 | 5–4 | 56% |
| Clay win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Grass win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Overall win–loss | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 0 / 3 | 7–5 | 58% |
| Win % | 100% | – | – | 50% | 50% | 100% | 58.33% | ||
| Year-end ranking | 1124 | 428 | 484 | 134 | 187 | $698,030 | |||
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 2 (2 titles)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2024 | Czech Open, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Tseng Chun-hsin | 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2024 | Zug Open, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Román Andrés Burruchaga | 6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2022 | Challenger di Lugano, Switzerland | Challenger | 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 | Challenger | Hard | Pierre-Hugues Herbert | Ryan Seggerman Eliot Spizzirri |
6–1, 5–7, [5–10] |
| Win | 1–2 | Apr 2025 | Danube Upper Austria Open, Austria | Challenger | 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 | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2022 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | WTT | Hard | Omar Jasika | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2022 | M25 Setúbal, Portugal | WTT | Hard | Adrià Soriano Barrera | 6–7(7–9), 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Sep 2022 | M25 Plaisir, France | WTT | Hard (i) | Antoine Hoang | 6–7(0–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 1–3 | Mar 2023 | M25 Trento, Italy | WTT | Hard (i) | Alastair Gray | 7–6(9–7), 6–2 |
| Win | 2–3 | Jan 2024 | M15 Manacor, Spain | WTT | Hard | Pol Martín Tiffon | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–3 | Apr 2024 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | Yanaki Milev | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–4 | May 2024 | M15 Villach, Austria | WTT | 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 | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2022 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | Maks Kaśnikowski | Bruno Kuzuhara Victor Lilov |
walkover |
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2023 | M25 Split, Croatia | WTT | Clay | Maks Kaśnikowski | Piotr Matuszewski Oleg Prihodko |
2–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jan 2024 | M15 Manacor, Spain | WTT | Hard | Adrià Soriano Barrera | Michiel de Krom Ryan Nijboer |
4–6, 6–4, [9–11] |
| Win | 1–3 | Apr 2024 | M25 Hammamet, Tunisia | WTT | Clay | Raphaël Collignon | Luca Giacomini Giuseppe Tresca |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–3 | May 2024 | M15 Villach, Austria | WTT | 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.
- ^ "Jerome Kym Junior Results".
- ^ svizzera, RSI Radiotelevisione (2 February 2019). "Kym e Laaksonen riaccendono l'entusiasmo". rsi (in Italian).
- ^ "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. 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Andrey Rublev boosts ATP Finals hopes after winning his Swiss Indoors debut match". 21 October 2024.
- ^ @TennisTV (July 15, 2025). "First Win Feels 🥹 Jerome Kym earns his first ATP Tour win with a 7-5 4-6 7-5 victory over Hemery, in front of his home crowd! @SwissOpenGstaad" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ^ "Jérôme Kym wins his first match on the ATP Tour". blue News. 15 July 2025.
- ^ "Kym réussit sa première sur le circuit ATP – grosse déception pour Wawrinka-" (in French). 15 July 2025.
- ^ "Kym porte haut les couleurs suisses à Gstaad" (in French). 17 July 2025.
- ^ @ATPTour (July 17, 2025). "Kym Possible 🚀The home crowd goes wild as Jerome Kym battles past Passaro to seal a first-time place in the final 8! 🇨🇭@SwissOpenGstaad #SwissOpenGstaad" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ^ @ATPChallenger (August 22, 2025). "Grand Slam stage unlocked ✅ Coleman Wong, Martin Damm, Zsombor Piros, Jerome Kym and Ignacio Buse qualify for their first-ever Grand Slam main draw! #USOpen #ATPChallenger" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ^ "Two Swiss players make it through; Riedi and Kym are in the main draw of the US Open for the first time". 22 August 2025.
- ^ "US Open Kym celebrates the biggest success of his career with a successful Grand Slam debut". 25 August 2025.
- ^ "Surging Swiss Kym striking to the beat of his own drum". ATPTour. 27 August 2025.
- ^ "Après Jérôme Kym, Leandro Riedi franchit aussi le 1er tour!" (in French). 25 August 2025.
- ^ "Djokovic 'trying to solve the riddle' after comeback win". BBC Sport. 27 August 2025.
- ^ "US Open, 3. Runde - Fritz eine Nummer zu gross: Kym nach heroischem Kampf draussen". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). Retrieved 2025-08-31.