Paul Jubb

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Paul Jubb
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Jubb at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  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)
College South 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. 209 (10 February 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2023, 2025)
French Open Q2 (2022)
Wimbledon 1R (2019, 2022, 2024)
US Open Q3 (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
Wimbledon 1R (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]

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Early years

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

2015: Juniors

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

2019-2022: Grand Slam, ATP and Pro debuts

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

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

Singles: 11 (9–2)

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)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jul 2018Lithuania F1, Vilnius FuturesClay Flag of Russia.svg Denis Klok6–4, 6–2
Win2–0Nov 2019M15 Cancún, MexicoWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Brazil.svg João Lucas Reis da Silva 7–6(7–3), 6–0
Win3–0Feb 2021M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Latvia.svg Mārtiņš Podžus 6–2, 1–6, 6–2
Win4–0Apr 2021M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of India.svg Sasikumar Mukund 6–2, 6–7(8–10), 6–4
Win5–0Sep 2021M25 Sintra, PortugalWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Argentina.svg Santiago Rodríguez Taverna 7–5, 6–4
Win6–0Sep 2021M25 Sintra, PortugalWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Spain.svg Alejandro Moro Cañas 6–0, 6–2
Loss6–1Oct 2021M25 Portimao, PortugalWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Fanselow 1–6, 7–6(7–3), 4–6
Win7–1Nov 2021M25 Harlingen, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Romania.svg Gabi Adrian Boitan 6–2, 1–6, 7–5
Win8–1 Mar 2022 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BoliviaChallengerClay Flag of Peru.svg Juan Pablo Varillas 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win9–1Dec 2023M15 Ceuta, SpainWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Spain.svg Diego Augusto Barreto Sánchez6–1, 6–2
Loss9–2 Feb 2024 Glasgow, UKChallengerHard (i) Flag of France.svg Clément Chidekh 6–0, 4–6, 1–6

References

  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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