Kevin Kim (born July 26, 1978) is an American retired

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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

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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 The 1995 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Flinders Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 83rd edition of the Australian Open and was held from 16 through 29 January 1995. Seniors Men's s ...

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

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. He was a doubles quarterfinalist with Russell at the 1996 Wimbledon junior championships. Kim reached the third round of the

2005 Australian Open The 2005 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia from 17 until 30 January 2005. Roger Federer was unsuccessful in defending his 2004 title, being defeated in the semi-finals by eventual champion Marat Safin ...

, and won 9 Challenger titles in his career.

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

ATP Tour career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 21 (9–12)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 12 (5–7)

References

External links

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Kevin Kim Recent Match Results

Kevin Kim World Ranking History
1978 births Living people American male tennis players Sportspeople from Torrance, California American people of Korean descent Tennis people from California UCLA Bruins men's tennis players {{US-tennis-bio-stub