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)
| Legend
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| ATP Challenger (3–3)
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| ITF Futures (1–2)
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| Finals by surface
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| Hard (3–3)
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| Clay (1–2)
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| Grass (0–0)
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| Carpet (0–0)
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| Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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| Win
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1–0
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Jun 2000
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USA F15, Berkley
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Futures
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Hard
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 Scott Barron
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6–3, 7–5
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| Loss
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1–1
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Dec 2000
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USA F29, Laguna Niguel
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Futures
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Hard
|
 Justin Bower
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5–7, 0–6
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| Loss
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1–2
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Jun 2001
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USA F15, Sunnyvale
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Futures
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Hard
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 Robby Ginepri
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4–6, 3–6
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| Win
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2–2
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Oct 2001
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Kerrville, United States
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Challenger
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Hard
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Mardy Fish
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6–3, 3–6, 6–4
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| Win
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3–2
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May 2002
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Birmingham, United States
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Challenger
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Clay
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 Cecil Mamiit
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7–6(11–9), 6–2
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| Loss
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3–3
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May 2002
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Rocky Mount, United States
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Challenger
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Clay
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Robby Ginepri
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3–6, 4–6
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| Loss
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3–4
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May 2003
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Birmingham, United States
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Challenger
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Clay
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 Óscar Hernández
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2–6, 1–6
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| Loss
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3–5
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Jun 2003
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Tallahassee, United States
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Challenger
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Hard
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Paul Goldstein
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6–2, 2–6, 0–4 ret.
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| Win
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4–5
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Oct 2003
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Fresno, United States
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Challenger
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Hard
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Jeff Morrison
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7–5, 7–6(8–6)
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Doubles: 3 (2–1)
| Legend
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| ATP Challenger (1–1)
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| ITF Futures (1–0)
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| Finals by surface
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| Hard (2–1)
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| Clay (0–0)
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| Grass (0–0)
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| Carpet (0–0)
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Key
| W
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F
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SF
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QF
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#R
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RR |
Q#
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DNQ
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A
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NH
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(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
References
- ^ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
- ^ ITF Junior Profile
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n 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.
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