Kaylan Bigun (born May 23, 2006) is an American

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player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 765, achieved on February 17, 2025. After winning the boys' singles title at the 2024 French Open, he reached a ITF junior combined ranking of No. 1 on June 10, 2024.

Early life

Bigun was born in

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. His father, Dimitry, was born in Ukraine but moved to Los Angeles when he was a teenager. He is Jewish. He trains in

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and the USTA Center in

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. His twin brother, Meecah Bigun, is also a tennis player. In January 2024, he signed a letter of intent to play tennis at the

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Junior career

Bigun represented the United States at the 2022 Junior Davis Cup in

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, reaching the final. His twin brother, Meecah, was also on the team. In 2023, he was a reached the singles quarterfinals of

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and the semifinals of the Junior Orange Bowl. In 2024, at the

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, he reached the quarterfinals in singles and the semifinals in doubles with partner

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. At the

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, he reached the doubles quarterfinals seeded fourth with Leach. Seeded fifth in singles, he won the title with wins over Viktor Frydrych, wildcard Timeo Trufelli, 12th seed Miguel Tobón Jr., qualifier Henry Bernet, second seed Joel Schwärzler, and Tomasz Berkieta. Bigun became the first American player to win the junior boys' singles title since Tommy Paul in

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. Following his victory, he became the junior world No. 1, surpassing Rei Sakamoto.

Professional career

In April 2024, Bigun qualified for the main draw of the Sarasota Open.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bigun, Kaylan 2006 births Living people American male tennis players American people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent French Open junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles Jewish American tennis players Tennis players from Los Angeles UCLA Bruins men's tennis players 21st-century American sportsmen