| Country (sports) |  United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Delray Beach, Florida, United States |
| Born | December 20, 1978 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Turned pro | 2000 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $281,041 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 8–26 |
| Career titles | 0 3 Challenger, 1 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 106 (10 June 2002) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2002) |
| French Open | 1R (2003) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2003) |
| US Open | 1R (2000, 2002, 2003) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–5 |
| Career titles | 0 1 Challenger, 1 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 264 (20 October 2003) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| US Open | 1R (2002, 2003) |
| Last updated on: 7 April 2023. | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's tennis | ||
| Representing United States | ||
| Pan American Games | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2003 Santo Domingo | Men's singles |
Alex Kim (born December 20, 1978) is a professional tennis player from the United States.[1]
Early career
In the 1996 US Open, Kim and Mexico's Mariano Sánchez made the boys' doubles semi-finals, where they lost to the Bryan brothers.[2]
He began playing collegiate tennis in 1998, for Stanford University.[3] The American was a member of the championship winning Stanford sides of 1998 and 2000.[3] In the latter year, he also won the NCAA Division 1 singles title and was an All-American.[3] He and teammate Geoff Abrams formed the top-ranked doubles team in the nation in 2000, and were named the ITA National Doubles Team of the Year.[4] He was inducted into the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.[5]
ATP Tour
Given a wildcard entry, Kim made his first Grand Slam appearance in 2000, at the US Open.[3] He had the misfortune of being drawn against world number one Andre Agassi in the first round and lost in straight sets.[3] In June 2000, he won the doubles title with Geoff Abrams at the USTA Chandler Cup Futures.[6]
The next time that he played in a Grand Slam event, the 2002 Australian Open, he put in the best performance of his career, starting with an opening round win over Davide Sanguinetti.[3] Despite being ranked outside of the world's top 200, Kim managed to defeat fourth seed Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the second round, without dropping a set.[7] In the third round, he was eliminated by the only other qualifier remaining in the draw, Fernando González.[3]
He also played at the US Open in 2002, but lost in the first round to Greg Rusedski.[3] In Washington's Legg Mason Tennis Classic that year, he claimed a win over another big name player, 10th seed Todd Martin.[3] He was unable to get past Jarkko Nieminen in the round of 16.[3]
In 2003, he played in three Grand Slam tournaments, but lost in the opening round of each.[3] He was beaten by Scott Draper in the Australian Open, squandered a two set lead in losing to Mark Philippoussis in the French Open and was defeated by Younes El Aynaoui in the US Open.[3]
Kim was a joint bronze medalist in the men's singles event at the 2003 Pan American Games, which were held in the Dominican Republic. He lost in the semi-finals to Marcelo Ríos, in a match decided by two tiebreaks.[8]
As a doubles player, Kim competed in the 2002 US Open with Kevin Kim (who is of no relation) and with Jeff Salzenstein in the 2003 US Open.[3] He and his partner lost in the first round of each.[3]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 9 (4–5)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2000 | USA F15, Berkley | Futures | Hard |  Scott Barron |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Dec 2000 | USA F29, Laguna Niguel | Futures | Hard |  Justin Bower |
5–7, 0–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2001 | USA F15, Sunnyvale | Futures | Hard | Robby Ginepri |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 2001 | Kerrville, United States | Challenger | Hard | Mardy Fish |
6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–2 | May 2002 | Birmingham, United States | Challenger | Clay |  Cecil Mamiit |
7–6(11–9), 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–3 | May 2002 | Rocky Mount, United States | Challenger | Clay | Robby Ginepri |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | May 2003 | Birmingham, United States | Challenger | Clay |  Óscar Hernández |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Jun 2003 | Tallahassee, United States | Challenger | Hard | Paul Goldstein |
6–2, 2–6, 0–4 ret. |
| Win | 4–5 | Oct 2003 | Fresno, United States | Challenger | Hard | Jeff Morrison |
7–5, 7–6(8–6) |
Doubles: 3 (2–1)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2000 | USA F15, Berkley | Futures | Hard | Geoff Abrams |
 Fazaluddin Syed  Ben-Qiang Zhu |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jan 2000 | Waikoloa, United States | Challenger | Hard | Levar Harper-Griffith |
Diego Ayala Robert Kendrick |
6–4, 6–7(2–7), 2–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Sep 2003 | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard |  Lee Hyung-taik |
 Alex Bogomolov Jr Jeff Salzenstein |
1–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | SR | W–L | Win% | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 3R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | ||||||||||||||||
| French Open | A | A | Q2 | 1R | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| US Open | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 25% | ||||||||||||||||
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| Miami | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
- ↑ ITF Junior Profile
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ATP World Tour Profile
- ↑ "Cunha, Hemmeler Named ITA Doubles Team of the Year". GoDuke.com. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Alex Kim". Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame. March 19, 2012. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013.
- ↑ Dasher, Anthony (May 19, 2001). "Soft-spoken standout". Online Athens. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
- ↑ The Guardian, "Kafelnikov confounded by scattered seeds", January 16, 2002
- ↑ "Marcelo Ríos va por el oro en Santo Domingo" [Marcelo Ríos is going for the gold at Santo Domingo] (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: El Mercurio. August 9, 2003. Retrieved November 1, 2019.