USTA Press Release, May 2, 2023

Patrick Kypson, a 23-year-old North Carolina native and former USTA Boys’ 18s national champion, earned a 2023 French Open main draw wild card via the USTA’s Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge.

Kypson finished atop the final men’s standings on the strength of his performance at clay-court Challengers in April. The men’s challenge counted ranking points earned at a maximum of three clay events over a four-week window.

The French Open would mark Kypson’s second Grand Slam appearance, after earning a wild card into the 2017 US Open as that year’s Boys’ 18s champion. The final Top 3 of the final men’s standings of eligible players:

Men’s Standings – Final

(Current ranking in parentheses)

1. Patrick Kypson (378) — 75

2. Tristan Boyer (863) — 70

3. Mitchell Krueger (269) — 34

The women’s challenge enters its final week this week, with Emma Navarro leading Caroline Dolehide, Sachia Vickery and Hailey Baptiste, with the latter three playing the USTA Pro Circuit W100 in Bonita Springs, Fla.:

Women’s Standings (1 Week Remaining)

(Current ranking in parentheses)

1. Emma Navarro (101) — 229

2. Caroline Dolehide (123) — 155

3. Sachia Vickery (172) — 86

4. Hailey Baptiste (228) — 85

Americans who earn direct entry into the French Open, or those who enter with a protected ranking, are not eligible. Should the player with the highest number of challenge points earn direct entry into the French Open, the wild card will go to the next eligible American in the Challenge points standings. In the event of a tie, the player with the best ATP or best WTA singles ranking on the Monday immediately following the challenge’s conclusion will earn the wild card.

The USTA and FFT have a reciprocal agreement in which main draw wild cards for the 2023 French Open and US Open will be exchanged.

All red-clay and Har-Tru events at the 25 level and above, including WTA and ATP Tour events, are included in the Challenge.