Philip Gubenco

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Philip Gubenco
Country (sports)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Born (1982-03-14) 14 March 1982 (age 40)
Quebec, Canada
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$57,182
Singles
Career record0–1 (ATP Tour)
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 519 (10 May 2004)
Doubles
Career record0–3 (ATP Tour)
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 9 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 279 (22 May 2006)
Last updated on: 24 December 2021.

Philip Gubenco (born 14 March 1982) is a Canadian former professional tennis player.

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A left-handed player from Quebec, Gubenco was an ITF world number four ranked junior in doubles, forming a successful partnership with Andy Roddick which included World Super Juniors and Eddie Herr International titles. [1]

Gubenco had a best singles ranking of 519 on the professional tour and peaked at 279 in doubles. In 1999 he made an ATP Tour singles main draw appearance as a wildcard at the Canadian Open and was beaten in the first round by Ramón Delgado. He featured in further Canadian Open main draws as a doubles player. [2]

Most of his career was played at ITF Futures level and he was a doubles champion in nine tournaments.

ITF Futures finals

Singles: 3 (0–3)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1May 2001Greece F1, Chalkida FuturesHard Flag of Slovenia.svg Marko Tkalec 6–2, 1–6, 0–6
Loss0–2Jun 2003Canada F3, Lachine FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Sachire 7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Loss0–3Apr 2005Mexico F3, Guadalajara FuturesClay Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo 1–6, 4–6

Doubles: 15 (9–6)

Finals by surface
Hard (8–5)
Clay (1–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0May 2001Greece F1, Chalkida FuturesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jocelyn Robichaud Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Cerovic
Flag of Slovenia.svg Marko Tkalec
6–3, 7–5
Loss1–1Oct 2001USA F22, Lubbock FuturesHard Flag of North Macedonia.svg Lazar Magdinchev Flag of Ireland.svg John Doran
Flag of South Africa.svg Coenie Van Wyk
4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win2–1Apr 2002Jamaica F1, Kingston FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Tres Davis Flag of the United States.svg Alex Bogomolov Jr.
Flag of the United States.svg Cary Franklin
4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Win3–1Apr 2002Jamaica F2, Montego Bay FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Tres Davis Flag of France.svg Nicolas Devilder
Flag of France.svg Thierry Guardiola
6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Loss3–2Sep 2002Tunisia F2, El Menzah FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Benoit Foucher Flag of South Africa.svg Dirk Stegmann
Flag of South Africa.svg Rik De Voest
4–6, 1–6
Loss3–3Sep 2002Sweden F2, Gothenburg FuturesHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jasper Smit Flag of Germany.svg Aleksander Djuranovic
Flag of Germany.svg Benjamin Kohllöffel
4–6, 2–6
Loss3–4Mar 2004New Zealand F1, Blenheim FuturesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Domenic Marafiote Flag of South Korea.svg Im Kyu-Tae
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Seung-hoon
6–2, 2–6, 3–6
Win4–4Oct 2004USA F28, Lubbock FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Julien Cassaigne Flag of North Macedonia.svg Lazar Magdinchev
Flag of Israel.svg Dudi Sela
2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss4–5Oct 2004USA F30, Baton Rouge FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Julien Cassaigne Flag of Israel.svg Michael Kogan
Flag of Mexico.svg Víctor Romero
3–6, 1–6
Win5–5Oct 2005USA F25, Laguna Niguel FuturesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Erik Chvojka Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Steckley
Flag of the United States.svg Lester Cook
7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–1
Win6–5Mar 2006Canada F2, Rock-Forest FuturesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Erik Chvojka Flag of the United States.svg Jeremy Wurtzman
Flag of South Africa.svg Izak Van Der Merwe
7–5, 6–4
Win7–5Mar 2006Canada F3, Montreal FuturesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Erik Chvojka Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
Flag of South Africa.svg Izak Van Der Merwe
7–6(7–3), 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
Win8–5May 2006Mexico F6, Celaya FuturesHard Flag of Slovenia.svg Miha Gregorc Flag of Romania.svg Roman Borvanov
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sven Swinnen
6–3, 1–6, 7–5
Loss8–6Jul 2006USA F16, Pittsburgh FuturesClay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Steckley Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shannon Nettle
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Wendler
6–7(8–10), 3–6
Win9–6Oct 2006Brazil F13, São Leopoldo FuturesClay Flag of Italy.svg Manuel Jorquera Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Cirne-Lima
Flag of Brazil.svg Renato Silveira
6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–3

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References

  1. "Tennis birthdays". Montreal Gazette . 14 March 2011.
  2. ""J'aurais pu jouer un peu mieux"". Réseau des sports (in French). 2 August 1999.