Paul Jubb

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]

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]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro	2020
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College	South Carolina
Coach	Jaime Pulgar-Garcia
Prize money	$509,308
Singles
Career record	3–6 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 180 (28 October 2024)
Current ranking	No. 180 (28 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (2023)
French Open	Q2 (2022)
Wimbledon	1R (2019, 2022, 2024)
US Open	Q3 (2022)
Doubles
Career record	0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 1,430 (30 July 2018)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	1R (2019)
Last updated on: 29 October 2024.

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)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 2018	Lithuania F1, Vilnius	Futures	Clay	Denis Klok	6–4, 6–2
Win	2–0	Nov 2019	M15 Cancún, Mexico	World Tennis Tour	Hard	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	Mārtiņš Podžus	6–2, 1–6, 6–2
Win	4–0	Apr 2021	M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Sasikumar Mukund	6–2, 6–7(8–10), 6–4
Win	5–0	Sep 2021	M25 Sintra, Portugal	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Santiago Rodríguez Taverna	7–5, 6–4
Win	6–0	Sep 2021	M25 Sintra, Portugal	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Alejandro Moro Cañas	6–0, 6–2
Loss	6–1	Oct 2021	M25 Portimao, Portugal	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Sebastian Fanselow	1–6, 7–6(7–3), 4–6
Win	7–1	Nov 2021	M25 Harlingen, USA	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Gabi Adrian Boitan	6–2, 1–6, 7–5
Win	8–1	Mar 2022	Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia	Challenger	Clay	Juan Pablo Varillas	6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win	9–1	Dec 2023	M15 Ceuta, Spain	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Diego Augusto Barreto Sánchez	6–1, 6–2
Loss	9–2	Feb 2024	Glasgow, UK	Challenger	Hard (i)	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.

External links

• Paul Jubb at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Paul Jubb at the International Tennis Federation