Tommy Paul (tennis)
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Greenville, North Carolina, United States |
Born | Voorhees Township, New Jersey, United States | May 17, 1997
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Turned pro | 2015 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Brad Stine |
Prize money | $2,170,361 |
Singles | |
Career record | 66–60 (52.4%) |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 33 (11 April 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 34 (25 April 2022) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2020) |
French Open | 2R (2020, 2021) |
Wimbledon | Q3 (2019) |
US Open | 1R (2015, 2017, 2020, 2021) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (2021) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 16–21 (43.2%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 150 (May 24, 2021) |
Current ranking | No. 168 (January 10, 2022) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2021) |
French Open | QF (2020) |
US Open | 2R (2016) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | RR (2021) |
Last updated on: January 7, 2022. |
Thomas "Tommy" Paul (born May 17, 1997) is an American professional tennis player. Paul has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 33 achieved on 11 April 2022 and doubles ranking of No. 150 achieved on 24 May 2021. He won his maiden ATP title at the 2021 Stockholm Open.
Junior career
Tommy Paul has always been one of the highest ranked juniors of his class. Paul reached a career-high ITF junior rank of No. 3 on December 9, 2015.
Paul reached two junior Grand Slam finals in 2015. He won the 2015 French Open boys' singles title by defeating fellow American Taylor Fritz in the final in three sets. At the same tournament he reached the final in doubles partnering fellow American William Blumberg. He also reached the final at the 2015 US Open boys' singles, this time losing to Fritz in three sets.
Professional
2015: Grand Slam debut
Paul turned pro in 2015. Unusually for an American, Paul has shown a preference for playing on clay, having won the Junior French Open and his first four ITF Futures singles titles on clay. He qualified for the main draw of a Grand Slam for the first time at the 2015 US Open, losing to Andreas Seppi in the first round.[1]
2016: First top 100 and ATP level win
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In March 2016, Paul cracked the Top 200 for the first time by qualifying for the Miami Masters. In April, Paul was awarded a wild card into the 2016 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships at Houston, and defeated 53rd-ranked Paolo Lorenzi in the 1st round for his first career ATP level win.[2]
Paul would then mainly compete on the ATP Challenger circuit and ITF circuit for the remainder of 2016.
2017: First ATP 500 quarterfinal
He continued competing in Challengers and ITFs in first half of 2017. In July 2017, after going through qualifying at the Atlanta Open, he defeated seventh seed and 53rd-ranked Chung Hyeon in three sets. He then went on to defeat Malek Jaziri in three sets to advance to his first ATP tour-level quarterfinal. Then he was defeated by third seed Gilles Müller. Following his performance in Atlanta, Tommy was awarded a wildcard into the ATP 500 Washington Open. Paul defeated Casper Ruud to advance to the second round. He then played Lucas Pouille and achieved the biggest win of his career, defeating the Frenchman in straight sets. In the next round, he faced Gilles Müller again, but this time came out on top in three sets to reach his first ATP 500 quarterfinal. He lost to Kei Nishikori in three sets.[3]
2019: Top 100 debut
In September 2019, Paul broke into the top 100 for the first time in his career having won his second ATP Challenger title of the year in New Haven, after winning in Sarasota earlier in the season.[4]
2020: First Grand Slam third round in singles and quarterfinal in doubles
Paul reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career at the 2020 Australian Open by defeating 18th seed Grigor Dimitrov in the second round[5] before falling to Marton Fucsovics.[6]
He also reached the second round in singles and the quarterfinal in doubles, partnering fellow American Nicholas Monroe at the 2020 French Open on his preferred surface for the first time.[7]
2021: Top 50 and Olympics debut, first Top 5 win, maiden ATP title
In May, Paul reached the semifinal of the tune-up event to Roland Garros at the 2021 Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma, Italy where he lost to Sebastian Korda.[8] In June, Paul reached the second round at the 2021 French Open where he lost to 2nd seed Daniil Medvedev.[9] As a result, he entered the top 50 at No. 50 on June 14, 2021, one spot higher of his career high ranking of No. 51 that he achieved on 8 March 2021 after reaching the quarterfinals at the 2021 Rotterdam Open.[10]
Paul qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics, where he lost in the first round to 11th seed Aslan Karatsev.[11]
At the 2021 BNP Paribas Open he recorded one of the biggest win of his career, defeating World No. 5 and fourth seed Andrey Rublev to reach the round of 16.[12] Previously, he had never made the third round of an ATP Masters 1000 event. This was his second win against a Top 10 opponent after he defeated Alexander Zverev in Acapulco in 2020.
At the 2021 Stockholm Open he reached the first ATP final of his career, defeating Andy Murray in the quarterfinals[13] and Frances Tiafoe in the semifinals.[14] He won the title, defeating defending champion Denis Shapovalov.[15] He became the 10th first time titlist of the year.[16]
Playing style
Paul possesses a strong attacking forehand and solid footwork along the baseline and speed coming into net, attributes that have allowed him success on clay surfaces.[17]
Paul is currently coached by Brad Stine since 2020.[18][19]
ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2021 | Stockholm Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 2 (1–1)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 2015 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 2015 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 7–6(7–4), 2–6 |
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 2015 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 15 (10–5)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | May 2015 | Spain F13, Valldoreix | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | May 2015 | Italy F11, Lecco | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–1 | Nov 2015 | Charlottesville, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 6–7(7–9), 3–6 |
Win | 3–1 | Jan 2016 | USA F3, Plantation | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–4), 6–0 |
Win | 4–1 | Jan 2016 | USA F4, Sunrise | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 5–1 | Feb 2017 | USA F6, Palm Coast | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 5–2 | Mar 2017 | USA F9, Orlando | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 6–2 | Jun 2017 | USA F19, Winston-Salem | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 6–3 | Jul 2017 | USA F21, Tulsa | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 6–4 | Jun 2018 | USA F15, Winston-Salem | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
Win | 7–4 | Nov 2018 | Charlottesville, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 8–4 | Apr 2019 | Sarasota, USA | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 8–5 | Apr 2019 | Tallahassee, USA | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 9–5 | Sep 2019 | New Haven, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 10–5 | Sep 2019 | Tiburon, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 6–7(3–7), 6–4 |
Doubles: 3 (2–1)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2017 | USA F21, Tulsa | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Jan 2018 | Playford, Australia | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
Win | 2–1 | Sep 2018 | Columbus, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles
Current through the 2022 Estoril Open.
Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | 3R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 4–3 |
French Open | A | Q2 | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | |
Wimbledon | A | Q1 | A | A | Q3 | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
US Open | 1R | Q1 | 1R | A | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | |
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0 / 10 | 6–10 |
National representation | ||||||||||
Davis Cup | A | A | A | A | A | RR | QR | 0 / 1 | 2–0 | |
Summer Olympics | NH | A | NH | 1R | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |||
ATP Masters 1000 | ||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | Q2 | A | A | A | NH | 4R | 3R | 0 / 2 | 5–2 |
Miami Open | A | 1R | A | A | A | NH | 1R | 3R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 |
Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | NH | 2R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | |
Cincinnati Masters | Q1 | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | |
Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 8–8 | 4–2 | 0 / 15 | 15–15 |
Career statistics | ||||||||||
Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L |
Tournaments | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 61 | |
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 1–4 | 6–4 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 15–13 | 25–23 | 15–9 | 66–60 | |
Year-end ranking | 276 | 282 | 152 | 202 | 90 | 54 | 43 | 52% |
Doubles
Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
US Open | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | |
Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 8 | 5–8 |
Record against other players
Record against top 10 players
Paul's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered:
Player | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last Match |
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Number 1 ranked players | ||||||
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1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–2, 3–6, 6–3) at 2021 Stockholm |
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (6–3, 1–6, 4–6, 3–6) at 2021 French Open |
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (0–6, 6–7(5–7)) at 2022 Acapulco |
Number 3 ranked players | ||||||
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2–0 | 100% | 2–0 | – | – | Won (6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–2)) at 2022 Indian Wells |
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1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 3–6, 1–6) at 2020 US Open |
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (6–4, 6–7(3–7), 2–6) at 2020 Paris Masters |
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (6–7(6–8), 4–6) at 2021 Acapulco |
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0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | Lost (1–6, 4–6) at 2021 Lyon |
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (4–6, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 2–6) at 2019 French Open |
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0–2 | 0% | 0–2 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 6–2, 3–6) at 2022 Adelaide 2 |
Number 4 ranked players | ||||||
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (6–3, 6–7(8–10), 4–6) at 2017 Washington DC |
Number 5 ranked players | ||||||
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1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–3, 6–3) at 2021 Lyon |
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1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Won (6–4, 0–6, 6–4) at 2020 Hamburg |
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1–3 | 25% | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | Won (6–4, 3–6, 7–5) at 2021 Indian Wells Masters |
Number 6 ranked players | ||||||
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1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (4–6, 5–1 ret.) at 2022 Acapulco |
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1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (3–6, 6–3, 6–3) at 2020 Paris Masters |
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 1–6) at 2022 Adelaide 1 |
Number 7 ranked players | ||||||
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1–2 | 33% | 1–1 | 0–1 | – | Lost (6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 5–7) at 2021 Australian Open |
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (5–7, 2–6) at 2022 Estoril |
Number 8 ranked players | ||||||
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1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)) at 2022 Miami Open |
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0–2 | 0% | 0–2 | – | – | Lost (6–7(3–7), 6–3, 2–6) at 2020 Acapulco |
Number 9 ranked players | ||||||
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (6–7(3–7), 3–6) at 2019 Canadian Open |
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (5–7, 6–7(4–7)) at 2021 Paris Masters |
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0–3 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–2 | – | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2021 Canadian Open |
Number 10 ranked players | ||||||
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1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (7–6(8–6), 6–3) at 2017 Washington DC |
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1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–4, 2–6, 6–4) at 2021 Stockholm |
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1–2 | 33% | 1–2 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2022 Delray Beach |
Total | 14–27 | 34% | 13–18 (42%) |
1–9 (10%) |
0–0 ( – ) |
* Statistics correct as of 26 April 2022[update]. |
Wins over top 10 players
- He has a 4–8 (33.3%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.[20]
Season | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Total |
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Wins | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | TPR |
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2020 | |||||||
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7 | Acapulco, Mexico | Hard | 2R | 6–3, 6–4 | 66 |
2021 | |||||||
2. | ![]() |
5 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | 3R | 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 | 60 |
2022 | |||||||
3. | ![]() |
6 | Acapulco, Mexico | Hard | 1R | 4–6, 5–1 ret. | 39 |
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3 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | 2R | 6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–2) | 39 |
References
- ^ "An "Unreal" Experience at the US Open for French Open Junior Champion Tommy Paul, Inspired by Roddick's 2003 US Open Outfit". September 1, 2015.
- ^ "WILD CARD TOMMY PAUL SCORES BIG WIN". April 6, 2016.
- ^ "Nishikori fights off three match points to beat 225th-ranked Paul". Reuters. August 4, 2017.
- ^ "Greenville native cracks Association of Tennis Professionals top 100 for the first time". September 11, 2019.
- ^ "Paul Survives Dimitrov Comeback For Career-Best Slam Showing". January 22, 2020.
- ^ "Fucsovics To Face Federer In Fourth Round". January 24, 2020.
- ^ "Tommy Paul Falls in French Open Doubles Quarterfinal". October 5, 2020.
- ^ "Emilia-Romagna Open: Sebastian Korda beats Tommy Paul to reach first ATP final, will face Marco Cecchinato". May 29, 2021.
- ^ "DANIIL MEDVEDEV'S ADJUSTED ATTITUDE PAYS OFF IN WIN OVER TOMMY PAUL". June 2, 2021.
- ^ "Paul's Stunning Trick Shot & Closing On Top 50 Breakthrough". March 4, 2021.
- ^ "Back on Hard Courts, Can Aslan Karatsev Recapture the Magic?". July 24, 2021.
- ^ "Paul Records Biggest Win, Beats Rublev In Indian Wells". October 12, 2021.
- ^ "Paul Beats Murray With 'Best Tennis' In Stockholm". November 11, 2021.
- ^ "Paul Reaches First ATP Tour Final In Stockholm". November 12, 2021.
- ^ "Paul Claims First ATP Tour Crown In Stockholm". November 13, 2021.
- ^ "First-Time Winner Spotlight: Tommy Paul". November 13, 2021.
- ^ "Four years after junior title, Tommy Paul is returning to Roland Garros". May 21, 2019.
- ^ "Tommy Paul, with Jim Courier's Former Coach, is Ready to Make Good on His Potential | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Tommy Paul | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Tommy Paul – ATP Win/Loss". ATP Tour.
External links
- Tommy Paul at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Tommy Paul at the International Tennis Federation
An audio version of the Wikipedia article on tennis player Tommy Paul, read 20May2020.
- 1997 births
- Living people
- American male tennis players
- People from Voorhees Township, New Jersey
- Sportspeople from Boca Raton, Florida
- French Open junior champions
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles
- Olympic tennis players of the United States
- Tennis players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Tennis people from North Carolina