Jakub Paul

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Jakub Paul
Country (sports)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Residence Chur, 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$126,062
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. 516 (22 April 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. 204 (6 May 2024)
Last updated on: 19 May 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.

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Career

2018–2024: 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.

He also received wildcards in doubles for the 2024 Geneva Open partnering Antoine Bellier and in singles for the qualifying competition.

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)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Feb 2018Switzerland F1, Oberentfelden FuturesCarpet (i) Flag of Germany.svg Tobias Simon4–6, 5–7
Loss0–2Apr 2019M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Slovakia.svg Lukas Klein 4–6, 3–6
Win1-2Aug 2021M25, Muttenz, SwitzerlandWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Finland.svg Otto Virtanen 6-1, 7-5
Win2-2Oct 2021M25, Hamburg, GermanyWorld Tennis TourHard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Henri Squire 6-4, 6-2
Loss2-3Feb 2022M15, Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Guy den Ouden 5–7, 7–5, 5–7
Win3-3Feb 2023M25, Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Dalla Valle6–3, 7–5
Win4-3Nov 2023M15, Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of France.svg Étienne Donnet6–2, 6–3
Loss4-4Dec 2023M15, Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Guy den Ouden 3–6, 2–6
Win5-4Jan 2024M15, Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHardFlag placeholder.svg Evgenii Tiurnev 7–5, 6–3

Doubles: 45 (29–16)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–4)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (28–12)
Finals by surface
Hard (12–9)
Clay (14–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (3–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Aug 2017Switzerland F3, Collonge FuturesClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Damien Wenger Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Luca Margaroli
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Louroi Martinez
4–6, 3–6
Loss0–2Aug 2017Switzerland F4, Neuchâtel FuturesClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rémy Bertola Flag of France.svg Hugo Voljacques
Flag of France.svg Rémi Boutillier
3–6, 4–6
Win1–2Feb 2018Switzerland F1, Oberentfelden FuturesCarpet Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc-Andrea Hüsler Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Mertl
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Michael Vrbenský
4–6, 7–6(9–7), [10–8]
Win2–2Aug 2018Switzerland F3, Sion FuturesClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc-Andrea Hüsler Flag of Argentina.svg Tomás Lipovšek Puches
Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Pablo Ficovich
6–3, 6–4
Loss2–3Oct 2018Israel F13, Ashkelon FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aidan McHugh Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sidane Pontjodikromo
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Guy Den Heijer
5–7, 4–6
Win3–3Mar 2019M15 Oslo, NorwayWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yannik Steinegger Flag of Norway.svg Jakob Groener
Flag of Norway.svg Lukas Hellum Lilleengen
6–4, 6–1
Win4–3Mar 2019M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Ukraine.svg Marat Deviatiarov Flag of Poland.svg Kacper Żuk
Flag of Poland.svg Daniel Michalski
6–3, 6–4
Win5–3Nov 2019M15 Villers-lès-Nancy, FranceWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yannik Steinegger Flag of France.svg Sebastien Boltz
Flag of France.svg Arthur Bouquier
4–6, 6–4, [13–11]
Loss5–4Sep 2020M25 Klosters, SwitzerlandWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Damien Wenger Flag of Austria.svg Neil Oberleitner
Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Zahraj
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [6–10]
Win6–4Oct 2020M15 Forbach, FranceWorld Tennis TourCarpet Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Luca Castelnuovo Flag of France.svg Louis Dussin
Flag of France.svg Arthur Bouquier
7–6(7–4), 6–1
Win7–4Nov 2020M15 Heraklion, GreeceWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mick Veldheer Flag of Russia.svg Artem Dubrivnyy
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Denis Yevseyev
6–1, 6–4
Win8–4Feb 2021M15 Grenoble, FranceWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yannik Steinegger Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Luca Castelnuovo
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dominic Stephan Stricker
7–5, 6–1
Win9–4Mar 2021M25 Trimbach, SwitzerlandWorld Tennis TourCarpet Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yannik Steinegger Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Erler
Flag of Germany.svg Elmar Ejupovic
6–3, 7–5
Loss9–5Apr 2021M25 Biel, SwitzerlandWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yannik Steinegger Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Erler
Flag of Austria.svg Maximilian Neuchrist
3–6, 6–4, [2–10]
Win10–5Jul 2021M25 Bourg-en-Bresse, FranceWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Sweden.svg Markus Eriksson Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Leandro Riedi
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Damien Wenger
7–6(8–6), 6–7(3–7), [10–4]
Win11–5Aug 2021M25 Caslano, SwitzerlandWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Leandro Riedi Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Vance
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Vance
6–0, 6–4
Win12–5Sep 2021M25 Sierre, SwitzerlandWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yannik Steinegger Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rémy Bertola
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Luca Castelnuovo
6–3, 6–2
Win13–5Jun 2022M25 Klosters, SwitzerlandWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rémy Bertola Flag of Austria.svg Lukas Neumayer
Flag of Italy.svg Alexander Weis
6–4, 7–5
Loss13–6Sep 2021M25 Sierre, SwitzerlandWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rémy Bertola Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Damien Wenger
Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Zahraj
1–6, 7–6(7–1), [3–10]
Loss13–7 Oct 2022 Rio de Janeiro, BrazilChallengerClay Flag of Poland.svg Karol Drzewiecki Flag of Argentina.svg Guido Andreozzi
Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Durán
3–6, 2–6
Loss13–8 Oct 2022 Coquimbo, ChileChallengerClay Flag of Poland.svg Karol Drzewiecki Flag of Italy.svg Franco Agamenone
Flag of Argentina.svg Hernán Casanova
3–6, 4–6
Loss13–9Feb 2023M25 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Peru.svg Alexander Merino Flag of Italy.svg Luca Potenza
Flag of Italy.svg Samuel Vincent Ruggeri
3–6, 3–6
Win14–9May 2023M25 Prague, Czech RepublicWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stuart Parker Flag of the United States.svg Martin Damm
Flag of the United States.svg Alex Rybakov
3–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win15–9May 2023M25 Most, Czech RepublicWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stuart Parker Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ondrej Horak
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Siniakov
6–3, 6–2
Win16–9Jun 2023M25 Duffel, BelgiumWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Mika Brunold Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Buvaysar Gadamauri
Flag of Georgia.svg Zura Tkemaladze
6–2, 4–6, [10–3]
Win17–9Sep 2023M25 Sion, SwitzerlandWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rémy Bertola Flag of the United States.svg Ronan Jachuk
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Henry von der Schulenburg
6–1, 6–2
Loss17–10Oct 2023M25 Nevers, FranceWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yannik Steinegger Flag of Germany.svg Jakob Schnaitter
Flag of Germany.svg Mark Wallner
3–6, 4–6
Win18–10Oct 2023M25 Rodez, FranceWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of France.svg Arthur Bouquier Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Jones
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joshua Paris
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss18–11Oct 2023 Ortisei, ItalyChallengerHard Flag of Austria.svg Maximilian Neuchrist Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrew Paulson
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Patrik Rikl
6–4, 6–7(7–9), [9–11]
Win19–11Nov 2023M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Germany.svg Jakob Schnaitter Flag of Peru.svg Alexander Merino
Flag of Germany.svg Christoph Negritu
7–6(7–5), 7–5
Win20–11Nov 2023M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Germany.svg Christoph Negritu Flag of the Netherlands.svg Thiemo de Bakker
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ronetto Van Tilburg
5–0 ret.
Loss20–12Jan 2024M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stuart Parker Flag of Germany.svg Christoph Negritu
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Zhu
3–6, 6–2, [6–10]
Loss20–13Jan 2024M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Germany.svg Christoph Negritu Flag placeholder.svg Aleksandr Lobanov
Flag placeholder.svg Evgenii Tiurnev
7–6(5–7), 4–6, [8–10]
Win21–13Feb 2024M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Adrien Berrut Flag of France.svg Robin Bertrand
Flag of France.svg Benjamin Pietri
6–1, 6–2
Loss21–14Feb 2024M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Slovakia.svg Miloš Karol Flag of Peru.svg Alexander Merino
Flag of Germany.svg Christoph Negritu
3–6, 3–6
Win22–14Mar 2024M25 Trnava, Slovak RepublicWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Austria.svg Neil Oberleitner Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Poljak
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Matej Vocel
7–5, 6–0
Win23–14Apr 2024M25 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Jones Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Grigoriy Lomakin
Flag placeholder.svg Ilia Simakin
6–2, 6–2
Win24–14Apr 2024M25 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Jones Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hamish Stewart
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Wendelken
2–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Loss24–15May 2024M25 Kiseljak, Bosnia-HerzegovinaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Matej Vocel Flag of Japan.svg Koki Matsuda
Flag of Japan.svg Rio Noguchi
6–2, 6–7(5–7), [9–11]
Win25–15Jun 2024M25 Sarajevo, Bosnia & HerzegovinaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Matej Vocel Flag of New Zealand.svg Finn Reynolds
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Taylor
6–0, 6–4
Win26–15Jun 2024M25 Villeneuve-Loubet, FranceWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rémy Bertola Flag of France.svg Dan Added
Flag of France.svg Arthur Reymond
3–6, 7–6(7–3), [14–12]
Win27–15Jun 2024M25 Klosters, SwitzerlandWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rémy Bertola Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Benjamin Lock
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Courtney John Lock
6–4, 7–5
Win28–15 Jul 2024 Troyes, FranceChallengerClay Flag of Austria.svg Neil Oberleitner Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Denis Istomin
Flag placeholder.svg Evgeny Karlovskiy
6–4, 7–6(7–1)
Win29–15Aug 2024M25 Muttenz, SwitzerlandWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Matěj Vocel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Johan Nikles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Damien Wenger
6–4, 7–2
Loss29–16 Oct 2024 Roanne,
France
ChallengerHard (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Matěj Vocel Flag of the Netherlands.svg David Pel
Flag of Colombia.svg Nicolas Barrientos
6–4, 3–6, [6-10]


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