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.
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.
Career 2015: Juniors In 2015 he won the under 16 Boys singles title at the LTA British Nationals.
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. 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.
Jubb also received a wildcard for the 2022 Wimbledon Championships but lost in five sets to eventual finalist Nick Kyrgios in the first round.
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, and finally top seed Ben Shelton, for his first top-20 win. 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.
He received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 20 (16–4) Legend (singles)ATP Challenger Tour (1–1)ITF Futures Tour/World Tennis Tour (15–3)Titles by surfaceHard (13–4)Clay (3–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Lithuania F1, VilniusFuturesClay Denis Klok6–4, 6–2Win2–0M15 Cancún, MexicoWorld Tennis TourHard João Lucas Reis da Silva7–6(7–3), 6–0Win3–0M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWorld Tennis TourHard Mārtiņš Podžus6–2, 1–6, 6–2Win4–0M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWorld Tennis TourHard Sasikumar Mukund6–2, 6–7(8–10), 6–4Win5–0M25 Sintra, PortugalWorld Tennis TourHard Santiago Rodríguez Taverna7–5, 6–4Win6–0M25 Sintra, PortugalWorld Tennis TourHard Alejandro Moro Cañas6–0, 6–2Loss6–1M25 Portimao, PortugalWorld Tennis TourHard Sebastian Fanselow1–6, 7–6(7–3), 4–6Win7–1M25 Harlingen, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Gabi Adrian Boitan6–2, 1–6, 7–5Win8–1Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BoliviaChallengerClay Juan Pablo Varillas 6–3, 7–6(7–5)Win9–1M15 Ceuta, Spain World Tennis TourHard Diego Augusto Barreto Sánchez6–1, 6–2Loss9–2Glasgow, UKChallengerHard (i) Clément Chidekh6–0, 4–6, 1–6Win10–2M25 Nottingham, Great Britain World Tennis TourHard Charles Broom3–6, 6–2, 6–3Win11–2M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy World Tennis TourClay Andrea Guerrieri5–7, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4)Win12–2M25 Champaign, United States World Tennis TourHard Blaise Bicknell6–1, 7–6(7–4)Loss12–3M25 Roehampton, Great BritainWorld Tennis TourHard Oliver Tarvet4–6, 7–5, 6–1Win13–3M25 Aldershot, United KingdomWorld Tennis TourHard Toby Samuel7–6(7–4), 7–5Loss13–4M25 Sheffield, United KingdomWorld Tennis TourHard Harry Wendelken7–6(7–5), 3–6, 2–6Win14–4M15 Oberhaching, GermanyWorld Tennis TourHard Marvin Möller6–2, 6–0Win15–4M15 Hurghada, EgyptWorld Tennis TourHard Charles Bertimon6–1, 6–4Win16–4M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWorld Tennis TourHard Fares Zakaria2–6, 6–4, 6–3
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