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Kevin Kim
Country (sports)	United States
Born	July 26, 1978 (age 46); Torrance, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Turned pro	1997
Retired	2015
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,545,790
Singles
Career record	44–97
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 63 (March 21, 2005)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (2005)
French Open	2R (2006)
Wimbledon	2R (2005)
US Open	2R (2009)
Doubles
Career record	19–37
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 118 (August 27, 2001)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2005, 2007)
French Open	3R (2005)
Wimbledon	2R (2001, 2007)
US Open	2R (2000)
	Last updated on: April 26, 2021.

Kevin Kim (born July 26, 1978) is an American former tennis player.

Career

He entered the top 100 in 2004, reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 63 in March 2005.

In 1993, Kim won the USTA National Boys' 16 Indoor Doubles Championship with Michael Russell.^[1] Kim lost to Russell in the finals of the 1994 USTA National Boys' 16 Singles Championships.^[1]^[2] He beat Russell in the finals of the 1994 USTA National Boys' 16 Clay Court Championships, and lost to Russell in the finals of the 1994 Easter Bowl Boys' 16s Championships.^[2]

In 1995, he lost to Russell in the finals of the USTA National Boys’ 18 Clay Court Championships.^[1] Kim reached the second round in singles and the quarterfinals in doubles with Russell at the 1995 Australian Open Junior Championships.^[1]

In 1996, he won the doubles title with Russell at the 1996 Asuncion Bowl in Asuncion, Paraguay.^[1] At the 1996 USTA National Boys’ 18 Championships, he lost in the doubles final with Russell to Bob and Mike Bryan.^[1] He was a doubles quarterfinalist with Russell at the 1996 Wimbledon junior championships.^[1]

Kim reached the third round of the 2005 Australian Open, and won 9 Challenger titles in his career.

Performance timelines

Key
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	DNQ	A	NH

(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

Tournament	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	Q1	Q1	Q2	Q1	Q2	Q3	3R	2R	1R	Q3	Q1	Q2	Q2	0 / 3	3–3	50%
French Open	A	A	A	A	Q1	Q1	Q3	Q3	1R	1R	2R	Q1	Q1	1R	Q2	A	0 / 4	1–4	20%
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	Q1	Q1	Q1	Q2	Q2	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	Q2	A	0 / 5	1–5	17%
US Open	1R	A	Q1	1R	1R	Q1	A	Q2	A	1R	1R	Q1	Q3	2R	Q3	A	0 / 6	1–6	14%
Win–loss	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	3–4	2–4	0–2	0–1	1–3	0–0	0–0	0 / 18	6–18	25%
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells	A	A	A	A	A	Q2	A	A	Q1	2R	2R	Q1	Q1	1R	Q2	A	0 / 3	2–3	40%
Miami	A	A	A	A	A	Q2	A	A	A	2R	2R	2R	Q1	2R	Q2	A	0 / 4	4–4	50%
Rome	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Hamburg / Madrid (Clay)	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Toronto / Montreal	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	2R	A	A	Q1	A	A	0 / 2	1–2	33%
Cincinnati	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	Q1	Q2	A	A	Q2	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–3	3–3	1–1	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–0	0 / 9	7–9	44%

Doubles

Tournament	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	1R	0 / 2	0–2	0%
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	3R	A	A	0 / 1	2–1	67%
Wimbledon	A	1R	2R	Q1	A	A	1R	1R	2R	0 / 5	2–5	29%
US Open	1R	2R	1R	1R	A	A	1R	A	A	0 / 5	1–5	17%
Win–loss	0–1	1–2	1–2	0–1	0–0	0–0	2–4	0–1	1–2	0 / 13	5–13	–

ATP Tour career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jan 2001	Houston, United States	250 Series	Clay	Jim Thomas	Leander Paes Mahesh Bhupathi	6–7^(3-7), 2–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 21 (9–12)

Legend
ATP Challenger (9–11)
ITF Futures (0–1)

Finals by surface
Hard (9–12)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 1999	USA F7, Berkeley	Futures	Hard	Thomas Dupre	5–7, 6–7
Loss	0–2	Aug 1999	Lexington, United States	Challenger	Hard	Harel Levy	4–6, 6–7
Loss	0–3	Jun 2000	Tallahassee, United States	Challenger	Hard	Jeff Salzenstein	3–6, 2–6
Loss	0–4	Jul 2000	Aptos, United States	Challenger	Hard	Bob Bryan	4–6, 7–6^(9–7), 4–6
Loss	0–5	Nov 2000	Burbank, United States	Challenger	Hard	Andy Roddick	1–6, 2–6
Win	1–5	Nov 2001	Burbank, United States	Challenger	Hard	Vince Spadea	6–2, 6–4
Loss	1–6	Feb 2002	Joplin Challenger, United States	Challenger	Hard	Jack Brasington	3–6, 6–1, 3–6
Loss	1–7	Feb 2003	Joplin Challenger, United States	Challenger	Hard	Bob Bryan	6–4, 5–7, 2–6
Win	2–7	Jun 2004	Andorra Challenger, Andorra	Challenger	Hard	Gilles Muller	6–4, 6–0
Win	3–7	Jul 2004	Aptos, United States	Challenger	Hard	Frank Dancevic	7–6^(7-2), 6–3
Loss	3–8	Oct 2004	Tiburon, United States	Challenger	Hard	K.J. Hippensteel	3–6, 3–6
Win	4–8	Oct 2004	Burbank, United States	Challenger	Hard	Robert Kendrick	7–5, 1-6, 6–3
Win	5–8	Feb 2006	Dallas, United States	Challenger	Hard	Robert Kendrick	1–6, 6-4, 6–1
Loss	5–9	Jul 2006	Cordoba, Spain	Challenger	Hard	Simon Greul	7–6^(7-4), 1-6, 6–7^(2-7)
Win	6–9	Jun 2007	Yuba City, United States	Challenger	Hard	Bobby Reynolds	6–4, 0-6, 6–3
Loss	6–10	Nov 2007	Knoxville, United States	Challenger	Hard	Robert Kendrick	6–3, 2-6, 4–6
Win	7–10	Jul 2008	Aptos, United States	Challenger	Hard	Andrea Stoppini	7–5, 6–1
Loss	7–11	Aug 2008	Vancouver, Canada	Challenger	Hard	Dudi Sela	3–6, 0-6
Win	8–11	Sep 2008	Tulsa, United States	Challenger	Hard	Vince Spadea	6–3, 3–5, 6–4
Loss	8–12	Nov 2008	Champaign-Urbana, United States	Challenger	Hard	Kevin Anderson	3–6, 4-6
Win	9–12	Nov 2009	Charlottesville, United States	Challenger	Hard	Somdev Devvarman	6–4, 6–7^(8-10), 6–4

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 12 (5–7)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–7)
ITF Futures (3–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (3–7)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Mar 1999	Japan F1, Isawa	Futures	Clay	Lee Hyung-Taik	Mitty Arnold Todd Meringoff	6–4, 6–4
Win	2–0	May 1999	USA F5, Boca Raton	Futures	Clay	Yohny Romero	Lee Pearson Michael Jessup	6–4, 6–7, 6–2
Win	3–0	Jul 1999	Granby, Canada	Challenger	Hard	Jimy Szymanski	Harel Levy Lior Mor	4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss	3–1	Aug 1999	Lexington, United States	Challenger	Hard	Scott Humphries	Michael Sell Gabriel Trifu	6–7, 7–6, 4–6
Loss	3–2	Aug 1999	Binghamton, United States	Challenger	Hard	Lee Hyung-Taik	Mitch Sprengelmeyer Jason Weir-Smith	7–5, 4–6, 2–6
Loss	3–3	Jul 2000	Aptos, United States	Challenger	Hard	Luke Smith	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss	3–4	Sep 2000	Houston, United States	Challenger	Hard	James Blake	Brent Haygarth Marcos Ondruska	4–6, 2–6
Loss	3–5	Apr 2002	Tarzana, United States	Challenger	Hard	Brandon Coupe	George Bastl Neville Godwin	3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win	4–5	Mar 2003	USA F6, Mobile	Futures	Hard	Michael Joyce	Travis Parrott Josh Goffi	6–7^(0–7), 6–3, 7–5
Loss	4–6	Apr 2003	Calabasas, United States	Challenger	Hard	Jim Thomas	Scott Humphries Justin Gimelstob	3–6, 3–6
Win	5–6	Jul 2006	Cordoba, Spain	Challenger	Hard	Justin Gimelstob	Ivo Klec Jan Mertl	6–3, 7–5
Loss	5–7	Apr 2008	Humacao, Puerto Rico	Challenger	Hard	Lester Cook	Bobby Reynolds Rajeev Ram	3–6, 4–6

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Michael Russell: Circuit Player of the Week". USTA. May 25, 2008. Archived from the original on June 29, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Sunny Hills' Kim Advances in Miami". Los Angeles Times. April 2, 1994. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2013.