Rubin Statham
Country (sports) | New Zealand |
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Residence | Auckland, New Zealand |
Born | Auckland, New Zealand | 25 April 1987
Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Turned pro | 2004 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Coach | John Williams |
Prize money | US$289,318 |
Singles | |
Career record | 26–25 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 12 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 279 (25 February 2013) |
Current ranking | No. 545 (1 October 2018) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
US Open | Q1 (2016) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 1–10 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour and Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 2 Challenger, 19 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 139 (17 June 2013) |
Current ranking | No. 223 (1 October 2018) |
Last updated on: 5 October 2018. |
Rubin Statham (born 25 April 1987 in Auckland, New Zealand), often referred to by his nickname of "Jose,"[1] is a professional tennis player from New Zealand.[2][3] His twin brother Mikal is also a professional tennis player, although he only played a couple of tournaments between 2011 and his return to the ITF tour in 2018.
Career
In June 2005, Statham's second year on the professional tour, he made his first final at the Japan F8 tournament. He lost in the final to Go Soeda of Japan 4–6, 3–6. In November 2008, Kyu Tae Im of Korea defeated him 6–7(3), 1–6 in the final of the Malaysia F2 event. This was the second time he had made a final in over three years. In May 2009 Statham won his first tournament, at Australia F3, defeating Australian Greg Jones 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 in the final. In his next tournament, Australia F4, he lost in the final to Jones 5–7, 6–7(6). He won his next tournament in Egypt F7 by defeating Jean-Noel Insausti of France in the final 7–5, 6–2. He made it four finals in a row in his next tournament at Egypt F8, losing to Karim Maamoun of Egypt in the final 2–6, 2–6.
In October 2009 Statham won another Futures title at Thailand F4. He defeated Roman Jebavý of the Czech Republic 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 in the final, having also won the doubles title the day before. He also won the Vietnam F1 title in the same month, defeating Amir Weintraub of Israel 6–7(4), 7–6(4), 6–1 in the final, and again made it a special event by winning the doubles as well. He was do it again in Korea in May 2013. In October 2010, Statham was the only New Zealand representative in the Men's Singles at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and was the sixth seed. He lost in the quarterfinals to top=seeded and eventual champion Somdev Devvarman of India 3–6, 4–6.[4]
ATP/ITF Tour Finals
Singles: 24 (12 titles, 12 runners-up)
Legend |
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ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) |
ITF Futures (12–12) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
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Runner–up | 1. | 3 July 2005 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Go Soeda | 4–6, 3–6 |
Runner–up | 2. | 16 November 2008 | Petaling Jaya, Malaysia | Hard | Kyu Tae Im | 6–7(3–7), 1–6 |
Winner | 1. | 3 May 2009 | Bundaberg, Australia | Clay | Greg Jones | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Runner–up | 3. | 10 May 2009 | Ipswich, Australia | Clay | Greg Jones | 5–7, 6–7(3–7) |
Winner | 2. | 31 May 2009 | Alexandria, Egypt | Clay | Jean-Noel Insausti | 7–5, 6–2 |
Runner–up | 4. | 7 June 2009 | Ain Sukhna, Egypt | Clay | Karim Maamoun | 2–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 3. | 10 October 2009 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Roman Jebavý | 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 4. | 31 October 2009 | Bình Dương, Vietnam | Hard | Amir Weintraub | 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–1 |
Winner | 5. | 6 April 2012 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Hard | Nick Lindahl | 5–2 RET |
Winner | 6. | 19 May 2012 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Christopher Rungkat | 7–6(12–10), 6–3 |
Winner | 7. | 17 June 2012 | Unterföhring, Germany | Clay | Jeremy Jahn | 7–6(7–3), 7–5 |
Runner–up | 5. | 5 August 2012 | Fieberbrunn, Austria | Clay | Nicolas Reissig | 4–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Winner | 8. | 26 May 2013 | Daegu, South Korea | Hard | Lim Yong-kyu | 7–5, 3–6, 6–1 |
Runner–up | 6. | 17 August 2014 | Chuncheon, South Korea | Hard | John Millman | 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7) |
Runner–up | 7. | 24 August 2014 | Anseong, South Korea | Hard | John Millman | 1–6, 5–7 |
Runner–up | 8. | 23 November 2014 | Wollongong, Australia | Hard | Jarmere Jenkins | 4–6, 5–7 |
Runner–up | 9. | 29 March 2015 | Melbourne, Australia | Clay | Jordan Thompson | 1–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 9. | 5 April 2015 | Mornington, Australia | Clay | Matthew Barton | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 10. | 3 July 2016 | Pittsburgh, United States | Clay | Kaichi Uchida | 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 11. | 19 February 2017 | Anning, China | Clay | Marco Bortolotti | 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
Runner–up | 10. | 26 February 2017 | Anning, China | Clay | Yang Tsung-hua | 6–2, 4–6, 6–7(7–9) |
Winner | 12. | 10 June 2017 | Hua Hin, Thailand | Hard | Finn Tearney | 4–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
Runner–up | 11. | 22 July 2017 | Champaign, United States | Hard | Dominik Koepfer | 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 5–7 |
Runner–up | 12. | 2 December 2017 | Hua Hin, Thailand | Hard | Alexey Vatutin | 4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 65 (21 titles, 44 runners-up)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
Runner–up | 1. | 6 February 2011 | Burnie | Hard | Marinko Matosevic | Philip Bester Peter Polansky |
3–6, 6–4, [12–14] |
Runner–up | 2. | 27 March 2011 | Pingguo | Hard | Harri Heliövaara | Michail Elgin Alexander Kudryavtsev |
2–6, 3–6 |
Runner–up | 3. | 29 July 2012 | Oberstaufen | Clay | Andrey Kuznetsov | Andrei Dăescu Florin Mergea |
6–7(1–7), 6–7(4–7) |
Runner–up | 4. | 6 January 2013 | Nouméa | Hard | Artem Sitak | Samuel Groth Toshihide Matsui |
6–7(6–8), 6–1, [4–10] |
Runner–up | 5. | 27 October 2013 | Traralgon | Hard | Dane Propoggia | Adam Feeney Ryan Agar |
3–6, 4–6 |
Runner–up | 6. | 9 February 2014 | West Lakes | Hard | Dane Propoggia | Marcus Daniell Jarmere Jenkins |
4–6, 4–6 |
Runner–up | 7. | 15 February 2015 | Launceston | Hard | Adam Hubble | Radu Albot Mitchell Krueger |
6–3, 5–7, [9–11] |
Winner | 1. | 7 June 2015 | Gimcheon | Hard | Li Zhe | Dean O'Brien Ruan Roelofse |
6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | 21 October 2017 | Ningbo | Hard | Radu Albot | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Christopher Rungkat |
7–5, 6–3 |
Runner–up | 8. | 19 August 2018 | Gwangju | Hard | Benjamin Lock | Nam Ji-sung Song Min-kyu |
7–5, 3–6, [5–10] |
References
- ^ "Rubin ("Jose") and Mikal ("Oliver") Statham". Waikato Times, July 20, 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ Rubin ‘Jose’ Statham left to fly the NZ flag
- ^ ESPN
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
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External links
- Rubin Statham at the Association of Tennis Professionals
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