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Paul Jubb
Jubb at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (1999-10-31) 31 October 1999 (age 25)
York, United Kingdom[1]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2020
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeSouth Carolina
CoachJaime Pulgar-Garcia
Prize money$530,207
Singles
Career record3–6 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 180 (28 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 180 (28 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2023)
French OpenQ2 (2022)
Wimbledon1R (2019, 2022, 2024)
US OpenQ3 (2022)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1,430 (30 July 2018)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2019)
Last updated on: 29 October 2024.

Paul Jubb (born 31 October 1999) is a British tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 180, achieved on 28 October 2024. Jubb won the singles title at the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship as a member of the South Carolina Gamecocks.[2]

Early years

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Jubb is the son of an English father and Kenyan mother, both of whom died before he was nine. At the age of four Jubb was spotted playing tennis at Pickering Park near his home in Hull. He was spotted by tennis coach Jonny Carmichael. Carmichael coached Jubb into his teenage years where he trained at the LTA-accredited Nuffield Health Tennis Academy in Hull.[3]

Career

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2015: Juniors

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In 2015 he won the under 16 Boys singles title at the LTA British Nationals.[4]

2019-2022: Grand Slam, ATP and Pro debuts

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Jubb made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships after receiving a wildcard for the singles main draw, but dropped out in the first round after losing in 4 sets to João Sousa.[5] He made his ATP Tour debut at the 2019 Eastbourne International by winning two qualifying matches, before losing in the first round to eventual champion Taylor Fritz.[6][7]

Jubb also received a wildcard for the 2022 Wimbledon Championships but lost in five sets to eventual finalist Nick Kyrgios in the first round.[8]

2024: First ATP semifinal, back to top 200

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Ranked No. 289, at the 2024 Mallorca Championships he qualified for the main draw and reached his first ATP semifinal with wins over two qualifiers Maximilian Marterer and Adam Walton,[9][10] and finally top seed Ben Shelton, for his first top-20 win.[11] As a result he moved close to 90 positions up, back to one position shy of the top 200 and only eight positions from his career-high of No. 193.[12]

He received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.[13]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

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Singles: 11 (9–2)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–1)
ITF Futures Tour/World Tennis Tour (8–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (7–2)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2018 Lithuania F1, Vilnius Futures Clay Russia Denis Klok 6–4, 6–2
Win 2–0 Nov 2019 M15 Cancún, Mexico World Tennis Tour Hard Brazil João Lucas Reis da Silva 7–6(7–3), 6–0
Win 3–0 Feb 2021 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt World Tennis Tour Hard Latvia Mārtiņš Podžus 6–2, 1–6, 6–2
Win 4–0 Apr 2021 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt World Tennis Tour Hard India Sasikumar Mukund 6–2, 6–7(8–10), 6–4
Win 5–0 Sep 2021 M25 Sintra, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Argentina Santiago Rodríguez Taverna 7–5, 6–4
Win 6–0 Sep 2021 M25 Sintra, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Spain Alejandro Moro Cañas 6–0, 6–2
Loss 6–1 Oct 2021 M25 Portimao, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Germany Sebastian Fanselow 1–6, 7–6(7–3), 4–6
Win 7–1 Nov 2021 M25 Harlingen, USA World Tennis Tour Hard Romania Gabi Adrian Boitan 6–2, 1–6, 7–5
Win 8–1 Mar 2022 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Challenger Clay Peru Juan Pablo Varillas 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win 9–1 Dec 2023 M15 Ceuta, Spain World Tennis Tour Hard Spain Diego Augusto Barreto Sánchez 6–1, 6–2
Loss 9–2 Feb 2024 Glasgow, UK Challenger Hard (i) France Clément Chidekh 6–0, 4–6, 1–6

References

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  1. ^ "Paul Jubb the Wimbledon wildcard tennis player from Hull". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  2. ^ By. "National Champion! South Carolina's Paul Jubb takes NCAA men's tennis singles title". thestate. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Paul Jubb: What it takes to be a champion". Nuffield Health. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Winners crowned after action-packed Nike Junior National Tennis Championships". www.lta.org.uk. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Paul Jubb: British teenager secures Wimbledon wildcard after winning top USA tennis title". BBC Sport. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  6. ^ Dunn, Matthew (25 June 2019). "Paul Jubb sets sights on Wimbledon after Taylor Fritz ends hopes of success at Eastbourne". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  7. ^ McLeman, Niel (24 June 2019). "Paul Jubb reveals Andrey Rublev admiration after setting up Taylor Fritz showdown". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  8. ^ "WIMBLEDON: NICK KYRGIOS OVERCOMES PAUL JUBB IN FIVE-SETS, WINS FOR BRITAIN'S HEATHER WATSON, JACK DRAPER, RYAN PENISTON". Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Mallorca Open: Briton Jubb reaches first ATP quarter-final". 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Mensik, Shelton reach Mallorca QFs". 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  11. ^ "First Top 20 win! "Thriving" Paul Jubb tops Ben Shelton from match point down in Mallorca".
  12. ^ "GB's Jubb & Harris reach first ATP Tour semi-finals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Broady, Willis headline initial Wimbledon wild cards". 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
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