Alex Kim

Alex Kim (born December 20, 1978) is a professional tennis player from the United States.

Early career In the 1996 US Open, Kim and Mexico's Mariano Sánchez made the boys' doubles semi-finals, where they lost to the Bryan brothers.

He began playing collegiate tennis in 1998, for Stanford University. The American was a member of the championship winning Stanford sides of 1998 and 2000. He was inducted into the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.

ATP Tour Given a wildcard entry, Kim made his first Grand Slam appearance in 2000, at the US Open.

The next time that he played in a Grand Slam event, the 2002 Australian Open, he put in the best performance of his career, starting with an opening round win over Davide Sanguinetti. In the third round, he was eliminated by the only other qualifier remaining in the draw, Fernando González.

As a doubles player, Kim competed in the 2002 US Open with Kevin Kim (who is of no relation) and with Jeff Salzenstein in the 2003 US Open. He and his partner lost in the first round of each.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 9 (4–5) LegendATP Challenger (3–3)ITF Futures (1–2)Finals by surfaceHard (3–3)Clay (1–2)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)

Doubles: 3 (2–1) LegendATP Challenger (1–1)ITF Futures (1–0)Finals by surfaceHard (2–1)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)

Performance timeline

Singles