Patrick Kypson
American tennis player (born 1999)
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Patrick Kypson (born 28 October 1999) is an American professional tennis player. Kypson has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 95 achieved on 2 March 2026 and a doubles ranking of No. 577 achieved in May 2019.
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United StatesKypson at the 2023 Cary Challenger II | |
| Country (sports) | United States |
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| Residence | Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Born | 28 October 1999 Durham, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 2017 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | Texas A&M |
| Prize money | US $953,296 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 4–11 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 95 (March 2, 2026) |
| Current ranking | No. 95 (March 2, 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2024, 2026) |
| French Open | 1R (2023) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2024) |
| US Open | 1R (2017) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 577 (27 May 2019) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| US Open | 1R (2018) |
| Last updated on: March 2, 2026. | |
Career
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2017: Major debut
Kypson made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2017 US Open after receiving a wildcard for winning the under-18 boys championship.[1]
In November 2017, Kypson won his first title on the ITF Men's Circuit in Niceville, Florida, beating Sekou Bangoura in the final.
2023: French Open wildcard, Challenger title, top 200
Kypson received a wildcard for the 2023 French Open after winning the USTA's Roland Garros Wild Card challenge.[2]
In July, Kypson won his first Challenger title in Medellín, Colombia, beating Benjamin Lock in the final.[3][4]
2024: First ATP win & quarterfinal, top 150 & Masters debuts
For his debut at the 2024 Australian Open, Kypson received a reciprocal wildcard, having won the 2024 USTA Australian Open Wild Card challenge.[5][6]
Ranked No. 155, he also entered as a wildcard at the 2024 Delray Beach Open and recorded his first ATP win with an upset over previous year runner-up and fifth seed Miomir Kecmanović.[7][8][9][10][11] As a result, he reached the top 150 in the rankings. Next he defeated Constant Lestienne to reach his first ATP quarterfinal. He also received a wildcard for the 2024 BNP Paribas Open for his Masters 1000 debut,[12][13] and recorded his first Masters win over qualifier and compatriot Ethan Quinn.
2025: Four Challenger titles, top 125
In October, Kypson claimed his third Challenger title of the season at the 2025 MarketBeat Open and returned to the top 150 in the singles rankings on 27 October 2025.[14][15][16][17][18] As of 28 October, Kypson was again in the lead of the USTA competition, awarding the 2026 Australian Open WildCards.[19]
In November, Kypson reached his fifth Challenger final of the season at the HPP Open in Helsinki, where he defeated home crowd favorite Otto Virtanen to lift his fourth Challenger title.[20][21] As a result Kypson reached a new career-high ranking in the top 125 at world No. 117 on 10 November 2025 and clinched the 2026 USTA Australian Open wildcard.[19]
2026: First top 10 win, Top 100
Following reaching the second round at the 2026 Abierto Mexicano Telcel with a top 10 win over second seed Alex de Minaur, Kypson reached the top 100 on 2 March 2026 at world No. 95. It was his first tour-level win since Indian Wells in 2024.[22]
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
Singles: 12 (10 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2023 | Open Rionegro, Colombia | Challenger | Clay |  Benjamin Lock |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Nov 2023 | Champaign Challenger, US | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Alex Michelsen |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–0 | Jan 2024 | Cleveland Open, US | Challenger | Hard (i) | Ethan Quinn |
4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–0 | May 2025 | Open Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay |  Pedro Sakamoto |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–0 | May 2025 | Little Rock Challenger, US | Challenger | Hard | Michael Zheng |
6–1, 1–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 5–1 | Sep 2025 | Open de Vendée, France | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Nicolai Budkov Kjær |
0–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–1 | Oct 2025 | MarketBeat Open, US | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Johannus Monday |
6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–4), 7–5 |
| Win | 7–1 | Nov 2025 | HPP Open, Finland | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Otto Virtanen |
4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2017 | US F36, Niceville | Futures | Clay | Sekou Bangoura |
7–5, 5–7, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–0 | Mar 2020 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay |  Peter Heller |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Jun 2021 | M25 Wichita, US | WTT | Hard | Govind Nanda |
6–7(6–8), 2–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Jul 2021 | M15 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg | WTT | Clay |  Nicholas David Ionel |
4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2024 | Tiburon Challenger, US | Challenger | Hard | Eliot Spizzirri |
 Luke Saville Tristan Schoolkate |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2016 | US F36, Niceville | Futures | Clay |  Félix Auger-Aliassime |
Patrick Daciek Dane Webb |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jun 2017 | Netherlands F1, Alkmaar | Futures | Clay | Sam Riffice |
 Botic van de Zandschulp Boy Westerhof |
2–6, 7–5, [12–14] |
Wins against top-10 players
- Kypson's match record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
| Season | 2026 | Total |
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| Wins | 1 | 1 |
| # | Player | Rk | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Rk | Ref |
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| 1. | Alex de Minaur |
6 | Mexican Open, Mexico | Hard | 1R | 6–1, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4) | 103 | [22] |
