Tommy Paul (tennis)

Tommy Paul

Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Boca Raton, Florida, United States
Born	17 May 1997 Voorhees Township, New Jersey, United States
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$118,487
Singles
Career record	1–5
Career titles	0 4 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 191 (11 April 2016)
Current ranking	No. 192 (18 April 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
US Open	1R (2015)
French Open Junior	W (2015)
Wimbledon Junior	QF (2015)
US Open Junior	F (2015)
Doubles
Career record	1–2
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 530 (18 April 2016)
Current ranking	No. 530 (18 April 2016)
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open	1R (2015)
French Open Junior	F (2015)
Wimbledon Junior	QF (2015)
US Open Junior	1R (2013, 2014, 2015)
Last updated on: 21 April 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, 10 took place in Quarterfinal rounds, 7 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	Taylor Harry Fritz	7–6^(7–4), 2–6, 6–2
Runner-up	2015	US Open	Hard	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	William Blumberg	Álvaro López San Martín 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	Albert Alcaraz Ivorra	2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Winner	2.	30 May 2015	Lecco, Italy	Clay	Lorenzo Sonego	6–1, 6–4
Runner-up	3.	8 November 2015	Charlottesville, USA	Hard (i)	Noah Rubin	6–3, 6–7^(7–9), 3–6
Winner	4.	17 January 2016	Plantation, USA	Clay	Adrien Puget	7–6^(7–4), 6–0
Winner	5.	24 January 2016	Sunrise, USA	Clay	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

External links

• Tommy Paul at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Tommy Paul at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile
• Tommy Paul at the International Tennis Federation