Jakub Paul (born 22 March 1999) is a Swiss tennis player who specializes in doubles. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 56 achieved on 28 September 2026 and a singles ranking of No. 288 achieved in 25 August 2025.
Career 2018–2026: ATP debut, top 100, United Cup finalist Paul made his ATP main draw debut as a wildcard at the 2018 Swiss Open Gstaad in the doubles draw partnering Adrian Bodmer, defeating fellow Swiss wildcards Marc-Andrea Hüsler and Luca Margaroli before losing to top seeds Robin Haase and Matwe Middelkoop in the quarterfinals. At the same tournament he also participated in the qualifying competition where he defeated Matteo Donati.
He received a wildcard for the singles qualifying competition at the 2021 Geneva Open but lost to Pablo Cuevas in three sets. He also entered the 2021 Swiss Open Gstaad as a wildcard in the doubles draw partnering with Leandro Riedi and the pair won their maiden doubles match as a team against Evan King and Max Schnur and then reached the semifinals after a walkover from Zizou Bergs and Tallon Griekspoor.
Paul also entered the 2022 Geneva Open as a wildcard with Riedi where they reached the quarterfinals defeating second seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares. At the same tournament, he received a wildcard for the singles qualifying competition. He also received wildcards in doubles for the 2024 Geneva Open partnering Antoine Bellier and in singles for the qualifying competition.
Paul made his debut at the 2026 United Cup as part of team Switzerland and recorded four wins in mixed doubles with Belinda Bencic, helping the team reach the final of the event for the first time.
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
Singles: 11 (5–6) LegendATP Challenger (0–0)ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (5–6)Finals by surfaceHard (4–3)Clay (1–2)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Switzerland F1, OberentfeldenFuturesCarpet (i) Tobias Simon4–6, 5–7Loss0–2M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWTTHard Lukas Klein4–6, 3–6Win1–2M25, Muttenz, SwitzerlandWTTClay Otto Virtanen6-1, 7-5Win2–2M25, Hamburg, GermanyWTTHard (i) Henri Squire6-4, 6-2Loss2–3M15, Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Guy den Ouden 5–7, 7–5, 5–7Win3–3M25, Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Enrico Dalla Valle6–3, 7–5Win4–3M15, Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Étienne Donnet6–2, 6–3Loss4–4M15, Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Guy den Ouden3–6, 2–6Win5–4M15, Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Evgenii Tiurnev7–5, 6–3Loss5–5M25, Sarajevo, Bosnia & HerzegovinaWTTClay Mirza Bašić1–6, 5–7Loss5–6M25, Sion, SwitzerlandWTTClay Christoph Negritu2–6, 3–6
Doubles: 62 (39–23) LegendATP Challenger (10–11)ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (29–12)Finals by surfaceHard (18–14)Clay (18–9)Carpet (3–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Switzerland F3,CollongeFuturesClay Damien Wenger Luca Margaroli Louroi Martinez4–6, 3–6Loss0–2Switzerland F4,NeuchâtelFuturesClay Rémy Bertola Hugo Voljacques Rémi Boutillier3–6, 4–6Win1–2Switzerland F1,OberentfeldenFuturesCarpet Marc-Andrea Hüsler Jan Mertl Michael Vrbenský4–6, 7–6(9–7), [10–8]Win2–2Switzerland F3,SionFuturesClay Marc-Andrea Hüsler Tomás Lipovšek Puches Juan Pablo Ficovich6–3, 6–4Loss2–3Israel F13,AshkelonFuturesHard Aidan McHugh Sidane Pontjodikromo Guy Den Heijer5–7, 4–6Win3–3M15 Oslo,NorwayWTTHard Yannik Steinegger Jakob Groener Lukas Hellum Lilleengen6–4, 6–1Win4–3M15 Sharm El Sheikh,EgyptWTTHard Marat Deviatiarov Kacper Żuk Daniel Michalski6–3, 6–4Win5–3M15 Villers-lès-Nancy,FranceWTTHard Yannik Steinegger Sebastien Boltz Arthur Bouquier4–6, 6–4, [13–11]Loss5–4M25 Klosters,SwitzerlandWTTClay Damien Wenger Neil Oberleitner Patrick Zahraj3–6, 7–6(7–5), [6–10]Win6–4M15 Forbach,FranceWTTCarpet Luca Castelnuovo Louis Dussin Arthur Bouquier7–6(7–4), 6–1Win7–4M15 Heraklion,GreeceWTTHard Mick Veldheer Artem Dubrivnyy Denis Yevseyev6–1, 6–4Win8–4M15 Grenoble,FranceWTTHard Yannik Steinegger Luca Castelnuovo Dominic Stephan Stricker7–5, 6–1Win9–4M25 Trimbach,SwitzerlandWTTCarpet Yannik Steinegger Alexander Erler Elmar Ejupovic6–3, 7–5Loss9–5M25 Biel,SwitzerlandWTTHard Yannik Steinegger Alexander Erler Maximilian Neuchrist3–6, 6–4, [2–10]Win10–5M25 Bourg-en-Bresse,FranceWTTClay Markus Eriksson Leandro Riedi Damien Wenger7–6(8–6), 6–7(3–7), [10–4]Win11–5M25 Caslano,SwitzerlandWTTClay Leandro Riedi Jamie Vance Jack Vance6–0, 6–4Win12–5M25 Sierre,SwitzerlandWTTClay Yannik Steinegger Rémy Bertola Luca Castelnuovo6–3, 6–2Win13–5M25 Klosters,SwitzerlandWTTClay Rémy Bertola Lukas Neumayer Alexander Weis6–4, 7–5Loss13–6M25 Sierre,SwitzerlandWTTClay Rémy Bertola Damien Wenger Patrick Zahraj1–6, 7–6(7–1), [3–10]Loss 13–7 Rio de Janeiro,Brazil Challenger Clay Karol Drzewiecki Guido Andreozzi Guillermo Durán 3–6, 2–6Loss 13–8 Coquimbo,Chile Challenger Clay Karol Drzewiecki Franco Agamenone Hernán Casanova 3–6, 4–6Loss13–9M25 Monastir,TunisiaWTTHard Alexander Merino Luca Potenza Samuel Vincent Ruggeri3–6, 3–6Win14–9M25 Prague,Czech RepublicWTTClay Stuart Parker Martin Damm Alex Rybakov3–6, 6–3, [10–6]Win15–9M25 Most,Czech RepublicWTTClay Stuart Parker Ondrej Horak Daniel Siniakov6–3, 6–2Win16–9M25 Duffel,BelgiumWTTClay Mika Brunold Buvaysar Gadamauri Zura Tkemaladze6–2, 4–6, [10–3]Win17–9M25 Sion,SwitzerlandWTTClay Rémy Bertola Ronan Jachuk Henry von der Schulenburg6–1, 6–2Loss17–10M25 Nevers,FranceWTTHard Yannik Steinegger Jakob Schnaitter Mark Wallner3–6, 4–6Win18–10M25 Rodez,FranceWTTHard Arthur Bouquier Ben Jones Joshua Paris7–6(7–5), 6–3Loss18–11Ortisei,ItalyChallengerHard Maximilian Neuchrist Andrew Paulson Patrik Rikl6–4, 6–7(7–9), [9–11]Win19–11M15 Monastir,TunisiaWTTHard Jakob Schnaitter Alexander Merino Christoph Negritu7–6(7–5), 7–5Win20–11M15 Monastir,TunisiaWTTHard Christoph Negritu Thiemo de Bakker Ronetto Van Tilburg5–0 ret.Loss20–12M15 Monastir,TunisiaWTTHard Stuart Parker Christoph Negritu Michael Zhu3–6, 6–2, [6–10]Loss20–13M15 Monastir,TunisiaWTTHard Christoph Negritu Aleksandr Lobanov Evgenii Tiurnev7–6(5–7), 4–6, [8–10]Win21–13M15 Monastir,TunisiaWTTHard Adrien Berrut Robin Bertrand Benjamin Pietri6–1, 6–2Loss21–14M15 Monastir,TunisiaWTTHard Miloš Karol Alexander Merino Christoph Negritu3–6, 3–6Win22–14M25 Trnava,SlovakiaWTTHard Neil Oberleitner David Poljak Matěj Vocel7–5, 6–0Win23–14M25 Sharm El Sheikh,EgyptWTTHard Ben Jones Grigoriy Lomakin Ilia Simakin6–2, 6–2Win24–14M25 Sharm El Sheikh,EgyptWTTHard Ben Jones Hamish Stewart Harry Wendelken2–6, 6–4, [10–8]Loss24–15M25 Kiseljak,Bosnia & HerzegovinaWTTClay Matěj Vocel Koki Matsuda Rio Noguchi6–2, 6–7(5–7), [9–11]Win25–15M25 Sarajevo,Bosnia & HerzegovinaWTTClay Matěj Vocel Finn Reynolds Adam Taylor6–0, 6–4Win26–15M25 Villeneuve-Loubet,FranceWTTClay Rémy Bertola Dan Added Arthur Reymond3–6, 7–6(7–3), [14–12]Win27–15M25 Klosters,SwitzerlandWTTClay Rémy Bertola Benjamin Lock Courtney John Lock6–4, 7–5Win28–15Troyes,FranceChallengerClay Neil Oberleitner Denis Istomin Evgeny Karlovskiy6–4, 7–6(7–1)Win29–15M25 Muttenz,SwitzerlandWTTClay Matěj Vocel Johan Nikles Damien Wenger6–4, 7–2Win30–15M25 Sion,SwitzerlandWTTClay Matěj Vocel Johan Nikles Damien Wenger6–2, 6–0Loss30–16Roanne, FranceChallengerHard (i) Matěj Vocel David Pel Nicolas Barrientos6–4, 3–6, [6-10]Loss30–17Saint-Brieuc, FranceChallengerHard (i) Matěj Vocel Geoffrey Blancaneaux Gabriel Debru3–3, def.Loss30–18Brest, FranceChallengerHard (i) Matěj Vocel Nicolás Barrientos Skander Mansouri5–7, 6–4, [5–10]Win31–18Yokkaichi,JapanChallengerHard Thomas Fancutt Kokoro Isomura Hikaru Shiraishi6–2, 7–5Win32–18Koblenz,GermanyChallengerHard (i) David Pel Geoffrey Blancaneaux Joshua ParisWalkoverWin33–18Lille,FranceChallengerHard (i) David Pel Karol Drzewiecki Piotr Matuszewski6–3, 6–4Loss33–19Lugano, SwitzerlandChallengerHard (i) Matěj Vocel Cleeve Harper David Stevenson6–4, 3–6, [8–10]Win34–19Thionville,FranceChallengerHard (i) David Pel Matteo Martineau Luca Sanchez6–1, 6–4Loss34–20Madrid, SpainChallengerClay David Pel Francisco Cabral Lucas Miedler6–7(2–7), 4–6Win35–20Trieste,ItalyChallengerClay Matěj Vocel Robin Haase Johannes Ingildsen7–5, 6–1Loss35–21Pau, FranceChallengerHard (i) Matěj Vocel Sriram Balaji Neil Oberleitner6–1, 3–6, [11–13]Loss35–22Lille, FranceChallengerHard (i) Matěj Vocel Ivan Liutarevich Filip Pieczonka4–6, 6–3, [8–10]Win36–22Saint-Brieuc, FranceChallengerHard (i) Matěj Vocel Arthur Reymond Luca Sanchez6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–2), [10–5]Win37–22Naples, ItalyChallengerClay Matěj Vocel Tim Rühl Mick Veldheer6–2, 6–4Loss37–23Monza, ItalyChallengerClay Matěj Vocel Sander Gillé Sem Verbeek6–4, 6–7(3–7), [8–10]Win38–23Parma, ItalyChallengerClay Ryan Seggerman Pruchya Isaro Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha6–2, 7–6(7–5)Win39–23Saint-Tropez, FranceChallengerHard Matěj Vocel Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine Daniel Masur6–4, 6–3
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