Jérôme Cyrill Kym (born 12 February 2003) is a Swiss professional

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player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 123 and a doubles ranking of No. 192 both achieved on 19 May 2025. He is currently the No. 1 Swiss player. Kym represents

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at the

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, where he has a W/L record of 1–0.

Career

2019: Davis Cup debut

In February 2019, partnering

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, they defeated the Russian duo of

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and

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in his first doubles Davis Cup tie.

2024: Maiden Challenger title, ATP Tour debut

Kym won his maiden Challenger title at the 2024 UniCredit Czech Open as a qualifier defeating

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. Following his second Challenger title at the 2024 Zug Open he reached the top 200 at world No. 181 on 29 July 2024. At the

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in Basel, Kym qualified for his first ATP 500 main draw but lost to fifth seed

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ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

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* * * 2003 births Living people Swiss male tennis players People from Rheinfelden District Sportspeople from Aargau 21st-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-tennis-bio-stub