Patrick Kaukovalta

Photo by: David Gray

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

Accolades

Was named the Alabama school winner for the SEC Brad Davis Community Service Leaders of the Year
Ranked 52nd by the ITA in doubles with partner Filip Planinsek
Despite being injured during part of the season, battled his back into UA's lineup working his way up to No. 2 in singles and No. 1 in doubles
Captured a ranked doubles win over then-No. 63 Tristan McCormick and Hamish Stewart (UGA)
Also defeated then-No. 24 Texas A&M's and then-No. 52 Arkansas' No. 1 doubles pairings
Recorded seven singles wins and 14 doubles wins, which included a 7-4 record at No. 1 doubles
Named to the SEC Community Service Team

Compiled a 16-14 overall record and 11-9 dual record with partner Riccardo Roberto, having the best doubles overall mark on the team
Went 15-17 in singles competition and 9-11 in dual match play
Recorded an 18-16 overall record and a 12-9 dual match record in doubles
Defeated #45 Florian Broska from Mississippi State University
Defeated #50 Martim Prata from University of Tennessee

Finished his junior campaign with an 18-6 singles record
Went a team-best 12-3 in singles and 3-1 in Southeastern Conference play
Defeated No. 115 Connor Thomson of South Carolina (3/1) in straight sets
Was on a three-match win streak in singles before the season ended
Earned a ranked singles win over No. 73 Karl Poling of Princeton on Oct. 7 at the ITA All-American Championships
Ranked the No. 29 doubles pair in the nation with partner Edson Ortiz in the ITA Preseason Doubles Rankings

Finished with a team-best 25-11 record in doubles and 17-7 in dual match play
Made history with Mazen Osama after being the first Alabama players to make it a national championship
Fell in the doubles national championship to undefeated No. 2 Cressy/Smith of UCLA (5/25)
Ended the year tied for the highest doubles ranking in program history at No. 4 in the country with Osama
The duo defeated seven ranked opponents in No. 8 Thomson/Wynn (2/23 vs. Texas Tech), No. 45 Wagner/Thomas (3/1 vs. LSU), No. 75 Kraljevic/Sandkaulen (3/16 vs. Ole Miss), No. 72 Jubb/Lambling (4/7 vs. South Carolina), No. 53 Mesquida/Sanjurjo (4/11 vs. Arkansas), No. 43 Reynolds/Fallert (4/18 vs. Ole Miss), No. 88 Barroso-Campos/Luquet (5/3 vs. USF), No. 17 Kellovsky/Ponwith (5/21 Arizona State), No. 13 Blumberg/Boyden (5/22 UNC), No. 35 Frosa/Dellien (5/23 Wichita State), No. 32 Oradini/Braun (5/24 Mississippi State)
Had a team-best 7-5 record in SEC doubles play
Finished with 17 singles wins in 2018-19
Defeated two nationally-ranked opponents in No. 104 Logan Smith of Southern California (9/21) and No. 120 Hamish Stewart of Tulane (10/20)
Reached the singles semifinals of the ITA Southern Regional Championships
Won the Milwaukee Tennis Classic Singles Championship on Sept. 23

Ranked as the No. 2 men's tennis player in Finland and was the national runner-up in his home country in 2016 and 2017
Has been ranked as high as No. 108 in the ITF world junior rankings, with titles at the TATS Open, ITF Kramfors Junior Challenge, and Swedish Junior Open
He was also a finalist at the G1 Berlin, Citta di Prato, Pilsen Wilson Cup Estonian Junior Open, and Pajulahti Cup
At only 18 years old, Kaukovalta has already achieved an ATP singles ranking as high as No. 1119 with notable wins over No. 459 Marco Bortolotti, No. 480 Tomas Papik, and No. 739 Michiel de Krom
Had an UTR rating of 14.06
He has had many interesting tennis experiences, first representing Finland in the European Youth Olympics in 2013, and, in 2016, Kaukovalta was a part of the Finnish Davis Cup team
Also had an opportunity to play a point in exhibition against his idol, Roger Federer, in front of 13,000 people in Helsinki, Finland