Kyle Edmund
Kyle Steven Edmund (born 8 January 1995) is a South African-born British professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 14 and was the top-ranked male British tennis player from March 2018 to October 2019.
Edmund in 2018 | |
| Full name | Kyle Edmund |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | Great Britain |
| Residence | Nassau, Bahamas |
| Born | 8 January 1995 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Turned pro | 2011 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Richard Plews (2005–2008) John Black (2009–2011) Greg Rusedski (2013, 2014) James Trotman (2014–2015) Ryan Jones (2016–2017) Mark Hilton (2017–2019) Fredrik Rosengren (2017–2019) Franco Davín (2020) Colin Beecher (2011–2014, 2019,2021–) |
| Prize money | US $6,032,350 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 119–125 (48.8%) |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 14 (8 October 2018) |
| Current ranking | No. 398 (18 March 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2018) |
| French Open | 3R (2017, 2018) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2018) |
| US Open | 4R (2016) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 12–22 (35.3%) |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 143 (7 October 2019) |
| Current ranking | No. 1071 (18 March 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2013, 2022) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (2015) |
| Last updated on: as of 18 March 2024. | |
Edmund is an Australian Open semifinalist, and only the sixth British man to play in a major singles semifinal in the Open Era. He won his maiden ATP Tour title at Antwerp in October 2018. Edmund made his Davis Cup debut in the 2015 final, against Belgium, with Great Britain winning the tournament for the first time in 79 years. The Davis Cup team won the 2015 BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year Award.
He has won two junior Grand Slam doubles titles, at the 2012 US Open and the 2013 French Open, both with partner Frederico Ferreira Silva. Edmund was part of the Great Britain team that won the Junior Davis Cup for the first time in 2011.