Jakub Paul
Jakub Paul (born 22 March 1999) is a Swiss tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 438 achieved on 21 February 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 219 achieved on 31 October 2022.
Country (sports) | Switzerland |
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Residence | Chur, Switzerland |
Born | Chur, Switzerland | 22 March 1999
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $88,308 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 438 (21 February 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 543 (31 October 2022) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 5–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 219 (31 October 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 219 (31 October 2022) |
Last updated on: 31 October 2022. |
Career
2018-2022: ATP debut
Paul made his ATP main draw debut as a wildcard at the 2018 Swiss Open Gstaad in the doubles draw partnering Adrian Bodmer, together defeating fellow Swiss wildcards Marc-Andrea Hüsler and Luca Margaroli.
He entered the 2021 Swiss Open Gstaad also as a wildcard in the doubles draw partnering with Leandro Riedi. They won their maiden doubles match as a team against Evan King and Max Schnur.
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.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 6 (3-3)
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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 |
Doubles: 25 (16–9)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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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 | Remy 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 Zuk 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 | Remy Bertola Luca Castelnuovo |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 13–5 | Jun 2022 | M25 Klosters, Switzerland | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Remy Bertola | Lukas Neumayer Alexander Weis |
6–4, 7–5 |
Loss | 13–6 | Sep 2021 | M25 Sierre, Switzerland | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Remy 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] |