Patrick Kypson (born 28 October 1999) is an American professional

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player. Kypson has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 133 achieved on 1 April 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 577 achieved on 27 May 2019.

Career

2017: Major debut

Kypson made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2017 US Open after receiving a wildcard for winning the under-18 boys championship. In November 2017, Kypson won his first title on the

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in Niceville, Florida, beating Sekou Bangoura in the final.

2023: French Open wildcard and first Challenger title, top 200

Kypson received a wildcard for the

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after winning the USTA's Roland Garros Wildcard Challenge. In July, Kypson won his first Challenger title in

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, Colombia, beating Benjamin Lock in the final.

2024: First ATP win & quarterfinal, top 150 & Masters debuts

For his debut at the

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, he received a wildcard. Ranked No. 155, he also entered as a wildcard at the 2024 Delray Beach Open and recorded his first ATP win with an upset over previous year runner-up and fifth seed

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. As a result, he reached the top 150 in the rankings. Next he defeated

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to reach his first ATP quarterfinal. He also received a wildcard for the 2024 BNP Paribas Open for his Masters 1000 debut.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 9 (8 titles, 1 runner-up)

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

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