_(42978900721).jpg) Edmund in 2018 | |
| Full name | Kyle Edmund |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Great Britain |
| Residence | Nassau, Bahamas[1] |
| 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,[2] 2014)[3] James Trotman (2014–2015) Ryan Jones (2016–2017)[4] Mark Hilton (2017–2019)[5] Fredrik Rosengren (2017–2019)[6][7] Franco Davín (2020)[8] Colin Beecher (2011–2014, 2019,[5]2021–) |
| Prize money | US $6,035,938 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 119–125 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 14 (8 October 2018) |
| Current ranking | No. 483 (24 June 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 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 143 (7 October 2019) |
| Current ranking | No. 1061 (24 June 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2024) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2013, 2022) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (2015) |
| Last updated on: as of 30 June 2024[update]. | |
Kyle Steven Edmund (born 8 January 1995) is a 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.[9]
Edmund is an Australian Open semifinalist, and only the sixth British man to play in a major singles semifinal in the Open Era.[10] He won his maiden ATP Tour title at Antwerp in October 2018.[11] 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.[12]
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.[13] Edmund was part of the Great Britain team that won the Junior Davis Cup for the first time in 2011.[14]
- ^ Newbery, Piers (23 January 2018). "Australian Open 2018: The making of Kyle Edmund". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Young Kyle Edmund May Provide Glimpse of the Future of British Tennis". 5 May 2013.
- ^ "Greg Rusedski to coach Great Britain youngster Kyle Edmund". BBC Sport. 22 April 2014.
- ^ "Andy Murray showing Davis Cup teammate Kyle Edmund value of hard work". ESPN. 3 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Britain's Edmund splits from coach". 23 September 2019.
- ^ Fraser, Stuart (24 October 2017). "Kyle Edmund hires new coach Fredrik Rosengren then beats David Ferrer in Vienna". The Times. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "Edmund thanks retiring coach Rosengren". 20 February 2019.
- ^ "Kyle Edmund to be coached by Franco Davin in 2020". 18 December 2019.
- ^ "Live ATP Ranking". live-tennis.eu. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ "Australian Open 2018: Kyle Edmund stuns No 3 seed Grigor Dimitrov to reach semi-finals". Independent. 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Emotional Edmund Captures First Trophy In Antwerp". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "Sports Personality: Britain's Davis Cup winners take BBC award". BBC Sport. 20 December 2015.
- ^ "US Open: Kyle Edmund wins boys' doubles title". BBC Sport. 9 September 2012.
- ^ "Great Britain win Junior Davis Cup title for first time". BBC Sport. 2 October 2011.