Jack Kennedy (born June 4, 2008) is an American tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 379 achieved on July 27, 2026 and a doubles ranking of No. 914 achieved on September 21, 2026.
Kennedy won the boys' doubles title at the 2025 US Open, with compatriot Keaton Hance.
Early life Kennedy was born in Huntington, New York, to Bryan and Jeannie Kennedy. He trains at Robbie Wagner Tennis in Glen Cove, New York.
Junior tennis Kennedy has good results on the ITF junior circuit, with a 128–39 singles win-loss record as of April 2026. In July 2022, he won both the singles and doubles titles at the USTA Boys' 14 National Clay Court Championships. That December, he reached the final of the U14 Junior Orange Bowl. In August 2024, he reached the final of the USTA Boys' 18 National Championships, but lost to compatriot Matthew Forbes.
In January 2025, Kennedy reached the boys' singles quarterfinals of the Australian Open. That May, he won the J300 event in Santa Croce sull'Arno and reached the semifinals of the J500 Trofeo Bonfiglio. At the French Open, he and Keaton Hance reached the boys' doubles semifinals. The pair later went on to win the boys' doubles title at the US Open after defeating Jack Secord and Yannick Álvarez in the semifinals and Benjamin Willwerth and Noah Johnston in the final.
He reached an ITF junior combined ranking of world No. 3 on January 5, 2026.
College Kennedy will begin playing collegiate tennis for the Virginia Cavaliers in the fall of 2026. Due to his rapidly advancing professional career Kennedy made the decision to skip the fall season of his freshman year at the University of Virginia to continue playing pro events. https://worldtennismagazine.com/after-first-round-u-s-open-loss-jack-kennedy-speaks-about-skipping-the-upcoming-fall-college-season-at-virginia/
Professional career In August 2024, Kennedy received a wildcard into the qualifying competition of the US Open, but lost in the first round to Maximilian Marterer.
2026: First pro title, ATP Challenger final, top 500,Grand slam debut In April 2026, Kennedy won his first professional title, a Futures-level event at M15 Boca Raton, United States. He defeated seventh seed Andreja Petrovic in the final. The same month, he competed at Tallahassee Tennis Challenger, reaching the semifinals before losing to João Lucas Reis da Silva.
The following week, Kennedy reached his first Challenger final in Savannah, Georgia, with a notable win over former Top 10 Kei Nishikori in the second round. He lost to second seed Nishesh Basavareddy in the final.
At the US Open 2026 Kennedy was given a wildcard into the main draw of the tournament to play his first ever grand slam. He lost in the first round to South African Lloyd Harris in straight sets. https://www.tennis.com/tournaments/us-open/matches/l-harris-vs-j-kennedy-2026-08-30
Performance timelines
Singles Current through the 2026 US Open.
Tournament202420252026SRW–LWin%Australian OpenAAA0 / 00–0French OpenAAA0 / 00–0WimbledonAAA0 / 00–0US OpenQ1Q11R0 / 10–1Win–loss0–00–00–10 / 10–1
ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) LegendATP Challenger Tour (0–1)ITF WTT (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Savannah Challenger, USChallengerClay Nishesh Basavareddy3–6, 0–6
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0M15 Boca Raton, USWTTClay Andreja Petrovic6–3, 6–4
Doubles: 1 (runner-up) LegendATP Challenger Tour (–)ITF WTT (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1M15 Vero Beach, USWTTClay Keaton Hance Peter Bertran Jesse Flores2–6, 5–7
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (title) ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin2025US OpenHard Keaton Hance Noah Johnston Benjamin Willwerth6–3, 1–6, [10–8]
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