Kaylan Bigun

Kaylan Bigun (born May 23, 2006) is an American tennis player. After winning the boys' singles title at the 2024 French Open, he reached a career high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 1 on June 10, 2024.

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Kaylan Bigun
Singles
Bigun in 2023
Country (sports)	United States
Born	(2006-05-23) May 23, 2006 (age 18) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US $35,594
Career record	0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 799 (October 14, 2024)
Current ranking	No. 824 (November 11, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open	Q1 (2024)
Australian Open Junior	QF (2024)
French Open Junior	W (2024)
Wimbledon Junior	QF (2023, 2024)
US Open Junior	QF (2024)
Doubles
Career record	0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 1740 (December 4, 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior	SF (2024)
French Open Junior	QF (2024)
Wimbledon Junior	SF (2024)
US Open Junior	1R (2023)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open	2R (2024)
Last updated on: November 16, 2024.

Early life

Bigun was born in Los Angeles.^[1] His father, Dimitry, was born in Ukraine but moved to Los Angeles when he was a teenager. He is Jewish.^[2]

He trains in California and the USTA Center in Florida.^[3] His twin brother, Meecah Bigun, is also a tennis player.^[4] In January 2024, he signed a letter of intent to play tennis at the University of California, Los Angeles.^[5]^[6]

Junior career

Bigun represented the United States at the 2022 Junior Davis Cup in Antalya, reaching the final. His twin brother, Meecah, was also on the team.^[7] In 2023, he was a reached the singles quarterfinals of Wimbledon and the semifinals of the Junior Orange Bowl.

In 2024, at the Australian Open, he reached the quarterfinals in singles and the semifinals in doubles with partner Jagger Leach.^[2] At the French Open, he reached the doubles quarterfinals seeded fourth with Leach. Seeded fifth in singles, he won the title with wins over Viktor Frydrych, wildcard Timeo Trufelli, 12th seed Miguel Tobón Jr., qualifier Henry Bernet, second seed Joel Schwärzler, and Tomasz Berkieta.^[8]^[9] Bigun became the first American player to win the junior boys' singles title since Tommy Paul in 2015.^[10] Following his victory, he became the junior world No. 1, surpassing Rei Sakamoto.^[1]