Jakub Paul

Swiss tennis player
Jakub Paul
Country (sports)  Switzerland
ResidenceChur, Switzerland
Born (1999-03-22) 22 March 1999 (age 25)
Chur, Switzerland
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$119,234
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 438 (21 February 2022)
Current rankingNo. 551 (19 February 2024)
Doubles
Career record5–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 188 (26 June 2023)
Current rankingNo. 232 (19 February 2024)
Last updated on: 19 February 2024.

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. 188 achieved on 26 June 2023.

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: 9 (5-4)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (5-4)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2018 Switzerland F1, Oberentfelden Futures Carpet (i) Germany Tobias Simon 4–6, 5–7
Loss 0–2 Apr 2019 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt World Tennis Tour Hard Slovakia Lukas Klein 4–6, 3–6
Win 1-2 Aug 2021 M25, Muttenz, Switzerland World Tennis Tour Clay Finland Otto Virtanen 6-1, 7-5
Win 2-2 Oct 2021 M25, Hamburg, Germany World Tennis Tour Hard (i) Germany Henri Squire 6-4, 6-2
Loss 2-3 Feb 2022 M15, Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard Netherlands Guy Den Ouden 5–7, 7–5, 5–7
Win 3-3 Feb 2023 M25, Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard Italy Enrico Dalla Valle 6–3, 7–5
Win 4-3 Nov 2023 M15, Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard France Étienne Donnet 6–2, 6–3
Loss 4-4 Dec 2023 M15, Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard Netherlands Guy Den Ouden 3–6, 2–6
Win 5-4 Jan 2024 M15, Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard Evgenii Tiurnev 7–5, 6–3

Doubles: 35 (21–14)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–3)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (21–11)
Finals by surface
Hard (9–8)
Clay (9–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (3–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2017 Switzerland F3, Collonge Futures Clay Switzerland Damien Wenger Switzerland Luca Margaroli
Switzerland Louroi Martinez
4–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 2017 Switzerland F4, Neuchâtel Futures Clay Switzerland Rémy Bertola France Hugo Voljacques
France Rémi Boutillier
3–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 Feb 2018 Switzerland F1, Oberentfelden Futures Carpet Switzerland Marc-Andrea Hüsler Czech Republic Jan Mertl
Czech Republic Michael Vrbenský
4–6, 7–6(9–7), [10–8]
Win 2–2 Aug 2018 Switzerland F3, Sion Futures Clay Switzerland Marc-Andrea Hüsler Argentina Tomás Lipovšek Puches
Argentina Juan Pablo Ficovich
6–3, 6–4
Loss 2–3 Oct 2018 Israel F13, Ashkelon Futures Hard United Kingdom Aidan McHugh Netherlands Sidane Pontjodikromo
Netherlands Guy Den Heijer
5–7, 4–6
Win 3–3 Mar 2019 M15 Oslo, Norway World Tennis Tour Hard Switzerland Yannik Steinegger Norway Jakob Groener
Norway Lukas Hellum Lilleengen
6–4, 6–1
Win 4–3 Mar 2019 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt World Tennis Tour Hard Ukraine Marat Deviatiarov Poland Kacper Żuk
Poland Daniel Michalski
6–3, 6–4
Win 5–3 Nov 2019 M15 Villers-lès-Nancy, France World Tennis Tour Hard Switzerland Yannik Steinegger France Sebastien Boltz
France Arthur Bouquier
4–6, 6–4, [13–11]
Loss 5–4 Sep 2020 M25 Klosters, Switzerland World Tennis Tour Clay Switzerland Damien Wenger Austria Neil Oberleitner
Germany Patrick Zahraj
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [6–10]
Win 6–4 Oct 2020 M15 Forbach, France World Tennis Tour Carpet Switzerland Luca Castelnuovo France Louis Dussin
France Arthur Bouquier
7–6(7–4), 6–1
Win 7–4 Nov 2020 M15 Heraklion, Greece World Tennis Tour Hard Netherlands Mick Veldheer Russia Artem Dubrivnyy
Kazakhstan Denis Yevseyev
6–1, 6–4
Win 8–4 Feb 2021 M15 Grenoble, France World Tennis Tour Hard Switzerland Yannik Steinegger Switzerland Luca Castelnuovo
Switzerland Dominic Stephan Stricker
7–5, 6–1
Win 9–4 Mar 2021 M25 Trimbach, Switzerland World Tennis Tour Carpet Switzerland Yannik Steinegger Austria Alexander Erler
Germany Elmar Ejupovic
6–3, 7–5
Loss 9–5 Apr 2021 M25 Biel, Switzerland World Tennis Tour Hard Switzerland Yannik Steinegger Austria Alexander Erler
Austria Maximilian Neuchrist
3–6, 6–4, [2–10]
Win 10–5 Jul 2021 M25 Bourg-en-Bresse, France World Tennis Tour Clay Sweden Markus Eriksson Switzerland Leandro Riedi
Switzerland Damien Wenger
7–6(8–6), 6–7(3–7), [10–4]
Win 11–5 Aug 2021 M25 Caslano, Switzerland World Tennis Tour Clay Switzerland Leandro Riedi United States Jamie Vance
United States Jack Vance
6–0, 6–4
Win 12–5 Sep 2021 M25 Sierre, Switzerland World Tennis Tour Clay Switzerland Yannik Steinegger Switzerland Rémy Bertola
Switzerland Luca Castelnuovo
6–3, 6–2
Win 13–5 Jun 2022 M25 Klosters, Switzerland World Tennis Tour Clay Switzerland Rémy Bertola Austria Lukas Neumayer
Italy Alexander Weis
6–4, 7–5
Loss 13–6 Sep 2021 M25 Sierre, Switzerland World Tennis Tour Clay Switzerland Rémy Bertola Switzerland Damien Wenger
Germany Patrick Zahraj
1–6, 7–6(7–1), [3–10]
Loss 13–7 Oct 2022 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Challenger Clay Poland Karol Drzewiecki Argentina Guido Andreozzi
Argentina Guillermo Durán
3–6, 2–6
Loss 13–8 Oct 2022 Coquimbo, Chile Challenger Clay Poland Karol Drzewiecki Italy Franco Agamenone
Argentina Hernán Casanova
3–6, 4–6
Loss 13–9 Feb 2023 M25 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard Peru Alexander Merino Italy Luca Potenza
Italy Samuel Vincent Ruggeri
3–6, 3–6
Win 14–9 May 2023 M25 Prague, Czech Republic World Tennis Tour Clay United Kingdom Stuart Parker United States Martin Damm
United States Alex Rybakov
3–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win 15–9 May 2023 M25 Most, Czech Republic World Tennis Tour Clay United Kingdom Stuart Parker Czech Republic Ondrej Horak
Czech Republic Daniel Siniakov
6–3, 6–2
Win 16–9 Jun 2023 M25 Duffel, Belgium World Tennis Tour Clay Switzerland Mika Brunold Belgium Buvaysar Gadamauri
Georgia (country) Zura Tkemaladze
6–2, 4–6, [10–3]
Win 17–9 Sep 2023 M25 Sion, Switzerland World Tennis Tour Clay Switzerland Rémy Bertola United States Ronan Jachuk
Switzerland Henry von der Schulenburg
6–1, 6–2
Loss 17–10 Oct 2023 M25 Nevers, France World Tennis Tour Hard Switzerland Yannik Steinegger Germany Jakob Schnaitter
Germany Mark Wallner
3–6, 4–6
Win 18–10 Oct 2023 M25 Rodez, France World Tennis Tour Hard France Arthur Bouquier United Kingdom Ben Jones
United Kingdom Joshua Paris
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss 18–11 Oct 2023 Ortisei, Italy Challenger Hard Austria Maximilian Neuchrist Czech Republic Andrew Paulson
Czech Republic Patrik Rikl
6–4, 6–7(7–9), [9–11]
Win 19–11 Nov 2023 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard Germany Jakob Schnaitter Peru Alexander Merino
Germany Christoph Negritu
7–6(7–5), 7–5
Win 20–11 Nov 2023 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard Germany Christoph Negritu Netherlands Thiemo de Bakker
Netherlands Ronetto Van Tilburg
5–0 ret.
Loss 20–12 Jan 2024 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard United Kingdom Stuart Parker Germany Christoph Negritu
United States Michael Zhu
3–6, 6–2, [6–10]
Loss 20–13 Jan 2024 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard Germany Christoph Negritu Aleksandr Lobanov
Evgenii Tiurnev
7–6(5–7), 4–6, [8–10]
Win 21–13 Feb 2024 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard Switzerland Adrien Berrut France Robin Bertrand
France Benjamin Pietri
6–1, 6–2
Loss 21–14 Feb 2024 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard Slovakia Miloš Karol Peru Alexander Merino
Germany Christoph Negritu
3–6, 3–6

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