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Flynn Thomas
Country (sports) Switzerland
Born (2008-07-09) 9 July 2008 (age 16)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Junior3R (2024)
US Open JuniorQF (2024)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon Junior2R (2024)
US Open JuniorF (2024)

Flynn Thomas (born 9 July 2008) is a Swiss tennis player.[1]

Early and personal life

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He is from Zurich,[2] but previously lived in Kriens where he started playing tennis aged five years-old. He has a diagnosis that places him on the autistic spectrum. He was expelled from his elementary school and was schooled at the Lip Academy in Zurich. His mother Sandra Thomas accompanies him at matches. He was known as Flynn Richter prior to his parents divorce. He has two sisters, Léonie and Hannah.[3][4][5]

Career

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In 2022, he became Swiss U14 singles champion, his sixth national age-group title.[6]

He reached the quarter finals of the boys' singles at the 2024 US Open where he was defeated by British player Charlie Robertson.[7] In the boys' doubles at the event, he reached the final alongside Denis Peták, where they lost to Maxim Mrva of the Czech Republic and Rei Sakamoto of Japan.[8][9][10]

Doubles: 1 (1 pending)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Pending 2024 US Open Hard Czech Republic Denis Peták Czech Republic Maxim Mrva
Japan Rei Sakamoto
TBD

References

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  1. ^ "Flynn Thomas". ATP. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  2. ^ "DOUBLE TITLE FOR FLYNN THOMAS". Swisstennis. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  3. ^ Mile, Gabriela (6 April 2023). "I want to become number one". tagesanzeiger.ch. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  4. ^ "His family gives everything for tennis hope Flynn Thomas". Schweizer-illustriertse. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  5. ^ "He wins and curses like Federer". blick.ch. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  6. ^ "The winners of the VJCT have been decided". nau.ch. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  7. ^ Briggs, Simon (5 September 2024). "Andy Murray protege Charlie Robertson progresses to semi-finals of US Open boys". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Amir Omarkhanov out of US Open Junior 2024". inform.kz. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Junior Flynn Thomas in the doubles final of the US Open". bluewin.ch. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Rafael Jodar, Mika Stojsavljevic win US Open junior titles". ESPN. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.