Paul Jubb

Paul Jubb (born 31 October 1999) is a British tennis player. Jubb has a career high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles ranking of 196, which he achieved on the 12th of September 2022.

Paul Jubb
Jubb at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (1999-10-31) 31 October 1999
Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2020
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeSouth Carolina
Prize money$282,179
Singles
Career record0–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 196 (12 September 2022)
Current rankingNo. 357 (26 May 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2023)
French OpenQ2 (2022)
Wimbledon1R (2019, 2022)
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: 13 October 2023.

Early years

At the age of four Jubb was spotted playing tennis at Pelican 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.[1]

In 2015 he won the under 16 Boys singles title at the LTA British Nationals.[2]

Professional career

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.[3]

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.[4][5] Jubb won the singles title at the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship as a member of the South Carolina Gamecocks.[6]

Jubb lost in five sets to eventual finalist Nick Kyrgios in the first round of the 2022 Wimbledon championship.

Career finals

Singles: 9 (8–1)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
ITF Futures Tour (7–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (6–1)
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)

References

  1. "Paul Jubb: What it takes to be a champion". Nuffield Health. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  2. "Winners crowned after action-packed Nike Junior National Tennis Championships". www.lta.org.uk. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  3. "Paul Jubb: British teenager secures Wimbledon wildcard after winning top USA tennis title". BBC Sport. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  4. 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.
  5. McLeman, Niel (24 June 2019). "Paul Jubb reveals Andrey Rublev admiration after setting up Taylor Fritz showdown". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  6. By. "National Champion! South Carolina's Paul Jubb takes NCAA men's tennis singles title". thestate. Retrieved 19 June 2019.


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