Kevin Kim
Country (sports) United States Born (1978-07-26)July 26, 1978(age47) Torrance, California , U.S. Height 5ft 10in (178cm)
Turned pro 1997
Retired 2015
Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record 44–97
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 63 (March 21, 2005)
Grand Slam singles results
Doubles
Career record 19–37
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 118 (August 27, 2001)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2005 , 2007 ) Last updated on: April 26, 2021.
Kevin Kim (born July 26, 1978) is an American former tennis player.
Career He entered the top 100 in 2004, reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 63 in March 2005.
In 1993, Kim won the USTA National Boys' 16 Indoor Doubles Championship with Michael Russell . Kim lost to Russell in the finals of the 1994 USTA National Boys' 16 Singles Championships. He beat Russell in the finals of the 1994 USTA National Boys' 16 Clay Court Championships, and lost to Russell in the finals of the 1994 Easter Bowl Boys' 16s Championships.
In 1995, he lost to Russell in the finals of the USTA National Boys’ 18 Clay Court Championships. Kim reached the second round in singles and the quarterfinals in doubles with Russell at the 1995 Australian Open Junior Championships.
In 1996, he won the doubles title with Russell at the 1996 Asuncion Bowl in Asuncion, Paraguay . At the 1996 USTA National Boys’ 18 Championships, he lost in the doubles final with Russell to Bob and Mike Bryan . He was a doubles quarterfinalist with Russell at the 1996 Wimbledon junior championships.
Kim reached the third round of the 2005 Australian Open , and won 9 Challenger titles in his career.
Performance timelines Singles Tournament 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 SR W–L Win% Grand Slam tournaments Australian Open A A A Q1 Q1 Q2 Q1 Q2 Q3 3R 2R 1R Q3 Q1 Q2 Q2 0 / 3 3–3 50% French Open A A A A Q1 Q1 Q3 Q3 1R 1R 2R Q1 Q1 1R Q2 A 0 / 4 1–4 20% Wimbledon A A A A Q1 Q1 Q1 Q2 Q2 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R Q2 A 0 / 5 1–5 17% US Open 1R A Q1 1R 1R Q1 A Q2 A 1R 1R Q1 Q3 2R Q3 A 0 / 6 1–6 14% Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–4 2–4 0–2 0–1 1–3 0–0 0–0 0 / 18 6–18 25% ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells A A A A A Q2 A A Q1 2R 2R Q1 Q1 1R Q2 A 0 / 3 2–3 40% Miami A A A A A Q2 A A A 2R 2R 2R Q1 2R Q2 A 0 / 4 4–4 50% Rome A A A A A A A A A Q1 A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0 – Hamburg / Madrid (Clay) A A A A A A A A A Q1 A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0 – Toronto / Montreal A A A A A A A A A 1R 2R A A Q1 A A 0 / 2 1–2 33% Cincinnati A A A A A A A A Q1 Q1 Q2 A A Q2 A A 0 / 0 0–0 – Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–3 3–3 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0 / 9 7–9 44%
Doubles Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 SR W–L Win% Grand Slam tournaments Australian Open A A A A A A 1R A 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0% French Open A A A A A A 3R A A 0 / 1 2–1 67% Wimbledon A 1R 2R Q1 A A 1R 1R 2R 0 / 5 2–5 29% US Open 1R 2R 1R 1R A A 1R A A 0 / 5 1–5 17% Win–loss 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–4 0–1 1–2 0 / 13 5–13 –
ATP Tour career finals Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) Legend Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1) Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0) Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1) Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0–1 Jan 2001 Houston , United States250 Series Clay United States Jim Thomas India Leander Paes India Mahesh Bhupathi 6–7(3-7), 2–6
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 21 (9–12) Legend Legend ATP Challenger (9–11) ITF Futures (0–1) Finals by surface Hard (9–12) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0) ATP Challenger (9–11) ITF Futures (0–1) Finals by surface Hard (9–12) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Loss 0–1 Jun 1999 USA F7, Berkeley Futures Hard France Thomas Dupre 5–7, 6–7 Loss 0–2 Aug 1999 Lexington , United StatesChallenger Hard Israel Harel Levy 4–6, 6–7 Loss 0–3 Jun 2000 Tallahassee , United StatesChallenger Hard United States Jeff Salzenstein 3–6, 2–6 Loss 0–4 Jul 2000 Aptos , United StatesChallenger Hard United States Bob Bryan 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 4–6 Loss 0–5 Nov 2000 Burbank , United StatesChallenger Hard United States Andy Roddick 1–6, 2–6 Win 1–5 Nov 2001 Burbank , United StatesChallenger Hard United States Vince Spadea 6–2, 6–4 Loss 1–6 Feb 2002 Joplin Challenger , United StatesChallenger Hard United States Jack Brasington 3–6, 6–1, 3–6 Loss 1–7 Feb 2003 Joplin Challenger , United StatesChallenger Hard United States Bob Bryan 6–4, 5–7, 2–6 Win 2–7 Jun 2004 Andorra Challenger , AndorraChallenger Hard Luxembourg Gilles Muller 6–4, 6–0 Win 3–7 Jul 2004 Aptos , United StatesChallenger Hard Canada Frank Dancevic 7–6(7-2), 6–3 Loss 3–8 Oct 2004 Tiburon , United StatesChallenger Hard United States K.J. Hippensteel 3–6, 3–6 Win 4–8 Oct 2004 Burbank , United StatesChallenger Hard United States Robert Kendrick 7–5, 1-6, 6–3 Win 5–8 Feb 2006 Dallas , United StatesChallenger Hard United States Robert Kendrick 1–6, 6-4, 6–1 Loss 5–9 Jul 2006 Cordoba , SpainChallenger Hard Germany Simon Greul 7–6(7-4), 1-6, 6–7(2-7) Win 6–9 Jun 2007 Yuba City , United StatesChallenger Hard United States Bobby Reynolds 6–4, 0-6, 6–3 Loss 6–10 Nov 2007 Knoxville , United StatesChallenger Hard United States Robert Kendrick 6–3, 2-6, 4–6 Win 7–10 Jul 2008 Aptos , United StatesChallenger Hard Italy Andrea Stoppini 7–5, 6–1 Loss 7–11 Aug 2008 Vancouver , CanadaChallenger Hard Israel Dudi Sela 3–6, 0-6 Win 8–11 Sep 2008 Tulsa , United StatesChallenger Hard United States Vince Spadea 6–3, 3–5, 6–4 Loss 8–12 Nov 2008 Champaign-Urbana , United StatesChallenger Hard South Africa Kevin Anderson 3–6, 4-6 Win 9–12 Nov 2009 Charlottesville , United StatesChallenger Hard India Somdev Devvarman 6–4, 6–7(8-10), 6–4
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Doubles: 12 (5–7) Legend Legend ATP Challenger (2–7) ITF Futures (3–0) Finals by surface Hard (3–7) Clay (2–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0) ATP Challenger (2–7) ITF Futures (3–0) Finals by surface Hard (3–7) Clay (2–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1–0 Mar 1999 Japan F1, Isawa Futures Clay South Korea Lee Hyung-Taik United States Mitty Arnold United States Todd Meringoff 6–4, 6–4 Win 2–0 May 1999 USA F5, Boca Raton Futures Clay Venezuela Yohny Romero Australia Lee Pearson United States Michael Jessup6–4, 6–7, 6–2 Win 3–0 Jul 1999 Granby , CanadaChallenger Hard Venezuela Jimy Szymanski Israel Harel Levy Israel Lior Mor 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 Loss 3–1 Aug 1999 Lexington , United StatesChallenger Hard United States Scott Humphries United States Michael Sell Romania Gabriel Trifu 6–7, 7–6, 4–6 Loss 3–2 Aug 1999 Binghamton , United StatesChallenger Hard South Korea Lee Hyung-Taik United States Mitch Sprengelmeyer South Africa Jason Weir-Smith 7–5, 4–6, 2–6 Loss 3–3 Jul 2000 Aptos , United StatesChallenger Hard Australia Luke Smith United States Bob Bryan United States Mike Bryan 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 Loss 3–4 Sep 2000 Houston , United StatesChallenger Hard United States James Blake South Africa Brent Haygarth South Africa Marcos Ondruska 4–6, 2–6 Loss 3–5 Apr 2002 Tarzana , United StatesChallenger Hard United States Brandon Coupe Switzerland George Bastl South Africa Neville Godwin 3–6, 6–4, 3–6 Win 4–5 Mar 2003 USA F6, Mobile Futures Hard United States Michael JoyceUnited States Travis Parrott Brazil Josh Goffi 6–7(0–7), 6–3, 7–5 Loss 4–6 Apr 2003 Calabasas , United StatesChallenger Hard United States Jim Thomas United States Scott Humphries United States Justin Gimelstob 3–6, 3–6 Win 5–6 Jul 2006 Cordoba , SpainChallenger Hard United States Justin Gimelstob Germany Ivo Klec Czech Republic Jan Mertl 6–3, 7–5 Loss 5–7 Apr 2008 Humacao , Puerto RicoChallenger Hard United States Lester Cook United States Bobby Reynolds United States Rajeev Ram 3–6, 4–6
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