Kyle Edmund
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| Full name | Kyle Edmund |
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| Country |
 United Kingdom |
| Residence | Beverley, England |
| Born |
8 January 1995 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Turned pro | 2011 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $79,232 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1–3 (25.00%) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 307 (23 September 2013) |
| Current ranking | No. 336 (27 January 2014) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2013) |
| Australian Open Junior | QF (2012) |
| French Open Junior | QF (2012, 2013) |
| Wimbledon Junior | SF (2013) |
| US Open Junior | SF (2011) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1481 (6 May 2013) |
| Current ranking | Unranked (24 June 2013) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | 2R (2011) |
| French Open Junior | W (2013) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2013) |
| Wimbledon Junior | SF (2013) |
| US Open Junior | W (2012) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2013) |
Kyle Edmund (born 8 January 1995) is a South African-born British tennis player. Currently he is the 5th ranked player in Britain, and is ranked number 310 in the world. He won two junior doubles titles, at the 2012 US Open and the 2013 French Open, both with Portuguese partner Frederico Ferreira Silva.[1]
Career
Junior tennis
Edmund made his first breakthrough on the Junior circuit in 2011, when he reached the semifinals of the 2011 US Open boy's singles event, where he was defeated by top seed and eventual runner-up Jiří Veselý of the Czech Republic. The following year he won his first junior Grand Slam title, at the boy's doubles event of the 2012 US Open, partnered by Portuguese player Frederico Ferreira Silva. The two defeated Australian duo Nick Kyrgios and Jordan Thompson in the final, after losing the first set. At the 2013 French Open, Edmund and Silva won their second Grand Slam title, defeating Chilean pair Christian Garín and Nicolás Jarry in the final. Edmund reached a career high of no. 8 in the combined ITF junior rankings in January 2012.
Junior Slam results - Singles:
Australian Open: QF (2012)
French Open: QF (2012, 2013)
Wimbledon: SF (2013)
US Open: SF (2011)
Junior Slam results - Doubles:
Australian Open: 2R (2011)
French Open: W (2013)
Wimbledon: SF (2013)
US Open: W (2012)
Senior career
Edmund began on the ITF Futures circuit, winning his first tournament in October 2012. He played in his ATP first tour match in June 2013 when he was awarded a Wildcard for the annual Queen's Club tournament in London, losing to Slovenian Grega Zemlja, however that didn't dent his confidence as he then won his first senior match at the Aegon International in Eastbourne. Following a wildcard entrance into the tournament, he defeated the world No. 82 Kenny de Schepper, ranked 360 places above him, in straight sets.[2] Kyle then lost two close sets to world No. 17 Gilles Simon, both completed in tie-breaks. At the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, his first senior appearance at a Grand Slam tournament, he entered five separate tournaments, receiving wildcards into the men's singles and doubles due to his junior success. In the men's singles, he lost in the first round to 24th seed Jerzy Janowicz in straight sets. In the men's doubles, he partnered Jamie Baker, losing in the first round to David Marrero and Andreas Seppi in straight sets. In the mixed doubles, he partnered fellow teenager Eugenie Bouchard, losing again in the first round to Frederik Nielsen and Sofia Arvidsson, again in straight sets.
In January 2014, Edmund received his first call-up to the Great Britain Davis Cup team for their World Group tie against the USA, and was part of the initial nominations before being replaced by doubles specialist Dominic Inglot, meaning he was the first reserve singles player.
Career finals
Singles finals: 6 (4–2)
| Legend |
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| ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) |
| ITF Futures Circuit (3–1) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 28 October 2012 | Birmingham, USA | Clay (o) |  Chase Buchanan |
7–6(7–2), 2–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 11 November 2012 | Niceville, USA | Clay (o) | Chase Buchanan |
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 5–7 |
| Winner | 2. | 5 May 2013 | Orange Park, USA | Clay (o) |  Carsten Ball |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 3. | 10 August 2013 | Bolzano, ITA | Clay (o) |  Gianluca Naso |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 4. | 19 January 2014 | Sunrise, USA | Clay (o) |  Yoshihito Nishioka |
6–0, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 26 January 2014 | Weston, USA | Clay (o) |  Victor Crivoi |
7–6 (7–2), 5–7, 0–6 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Finals: 2 (2 titles)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2012 | US Open | Hard (o) |  Frederico Ferreira Silva |
Nick Kyrgios Jordan Thompson |
5–7, 6–4, [10–6] |
| Winner | 2013 | French Open | Clay (o) | Frederico Ferreira Silva |
 Christian Garín Nicolás Jarry |
6–3, 6–3 |
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kyle Edmund. |
- ↑ "US Open: Kyle Edmund wins boys' doubles title". Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ "Kyle Edmund secures first senior win at Aegon International". BBC. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
External links
- Kyle Edmund at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Kyle Edmund at the International Tennis Federation
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