Tommy Paul (tennis)

Tommy Paul
Country (sports)  United States
Residence Boca Raton, Florida, United States
Born (1997-05-17) 17 May 1997
Voorhees Township, New Jersey, United States
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $161,677
Singles
Career record 1–5
Career titles 0
4 Futures
Highest ranking No. 191 (11 April 2016)
Current ranking No. 237 (03 October 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open Q2 (2016)
Wimbledon Q1 (2016)
US Open 1R (2015)
French Open Junior W (2015)
Wimbledon Junior QF (2015)
US Open Junior F (2015)
Doubles
Career record 2–3
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 293 (19 September 2016)
Current ranking No. 294 (03 October 2016)
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open 2R (2016)
French Open Junior F (2015)
Wimbledon Junior QF (2015)
US Open Junior 1R (2013, 2014, 2015)
Last updated on: 07 October 2016.

Tommy Paul (born 17 May 1997 in Voorhees Township, New Jersey) is an American tennis player. Paul won the 2015 French Open boys' singles title by defeating fellow American Taylor Fritz in the final in three sets. He also reached the boy's singles final at the 2015 US Open, this time losing to Fritz in three sets.

Junior career

Tommy Paul has always been one of the highest ranked juniors of his class. Paul reached a career high ITF junior rank of No. 3 on December 9, 2015.

Cited as one of North Carolina Tennis' greatest rivalries, Paul played Will Baird a total of 14 times (Paul holding a 10-4 record) throughout their junior careers. In those matches, 4 took place in Quarterfinal rounds, 5 in Semifinal rounds, and 2 in Finals. Ten of their 14 matches ended in third sets.[1]

Paul reached two junior grand slam finals in 2015, winning against Taylor Fritz at the French Open, and losing to him at the U.S. Open.

Professional

Paul turned pro in 2015. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of 191 achieved on 11 April 2016. Unusually for an American, Paul has shown a preference for playing on clay, having won the Junior French Open and having won his first four ITF Futures singles titles on clay. He qualified for the main draw of a Grand Slam for the first time at the 2015 US Open, losing to Andreas Seppi in the first round 4–6, 0–6, 5–7.

In March 2016, Paul cracked the Top 200 for the first time by qualifying for the Miami Masters. In April, Paul was awarded a wild card into the 2016 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships at Houston, and defeated 53rd-ranked Paolo Lorenzi in the 1st round for his first career ATP level win.

Playing style

Paul is currently coached by Diego Moyano, a USTA Player Development coach.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1–1)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Winner 2015 French Open Clay United States Taylor Harry Fritz 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–2
Runner-up 2015 US Open Hard United States Taylor Harry Fritz 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 2–6

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponent Score
Runner-up 2015 French Open Clay United States William Blumberg Spain Álvaro López San Martín
Spain Jaume Munar		 4–6, 2–6

Tour Finals

Singles

Legend
ATP Challengers (0–1)
ITF Futures (4–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 17 May 2015 Valldoreix, Spain Clay Spain Albert Alcaraz Ivorra 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Winner 2. 30 May 2015 Lecco, Italy Clay Italy Lorenzo Sonego 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 3. 8 November 2015 Charlottesville, USA Hard (i) United States Noah Rubin 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 3–6
Winner 4. 17 January 2016 Plantation, USA Clay France Adrien Puget 7–6(7–4), 6–0
Winner 5. 24 January 2016 Sunrise, USA Clay France Adrien Puget 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

References

  1. ↑ https://tennislink.usta.com/tournaments/rankings/rankinghome.aspx#&&s=5%5cPage_PlayerRecordInTournament%5cStart_1900-1-1%5cEnd_1900-1-1%5cFirstName_%5cMiddleName_%5cLastName_%5cUsta_VFrDkQkITDcib1N8UkHLUg%3d%3d


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