GB RANKING7
WORLD RANKING181
CAREER HIGH
28/10/2024 180
ITF TITLES10
Last updated: 04/12/2024
FAVOURITE
SURFACE: Hard
SHOT: Forehand
COACH
Jaime Garcia Pulgar
AGE25
HEIGHT180 cm
PLAYSRight-handed
BACKHANDTwo-handed
LTA SUPPORT Pro Scholarship Programme
TURNED PRO2020
FAVOURITE
SURFACE:Hard
SHOT:Forehand
COACH
Jaime Garcia Pulgar
Get to know Paul Jubb
About
Quick-fire facts
- Place of Birth: York, England
- Lives: Hull, England
- Trains: National Tennis Centre, London
- Likes: Football, fashion, music
- Favourite tournament: Wimbledon
- Tennis idols: Grew up idolising Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic
- Nickname: Jubby
Tennis beginnings
Began playing tennis aged five and was spotted by a local coach as a player with natural talent.
Tennis Career
Highlights
- Earned the biggest win of his career over world No.14 Ben Shelton en route to his first ATP semi-final at the Mallorca Open
- Won his 10th career title at the M25 Nottingham after defeating Britain's Charles Broom 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
- Reached his first Challenger final of the year at the Lexus Glasgow Challenger where he was edged to the title by Clement Chidekh 0-6, 6-4, 6-1
- Enjoyed a semi-final run at the Indian Wells Challenger in January but lost to home favourite Mitchell Krueger 6-4, 6-4
Results
Tournament | Round |
November | |
Knoxville Challenger 75 | First round |
October | |
Saint-Brieuc 75 | Quarter-final |
September | |
Guangzhou 2 Challenger 100 | Second round |
US Open | Qualifying round two |
August | |
Lincoln Challenger | Quarter-final |
July | |
Chicago Open | Second round |
Wimbledon | First round |
Mallorca Open | Semi-final |
June | |
Rothesay Open Nottingham | Second round |
Lexus Surbiton Trophy | Second round |
May | |
Kachreti Challenger | Semi-final |
M25 Kachreti | First round |
M25 Nottingham | Quarter-final |
April | |
M25 Nottingham | Champion |
Busan Open | Quarter-final |
March | |
Challenger Santiago | First round |
Challenger Bolivia | Round of 32 |
February | |
Lexus Glasgow Challenger | Runner-up |
Lexus Nottingham Challenger | Second round |
January | |
Southern California Open 2 | Second Round |
Indian Wells Challenger | Semi-final |
Oeiras Challenger | Second round |
Oeiras Challenger | Second round |
November
November saw Jubb head to the M25 Vale do Lobo tournament where he enjoyed a strong run to the semi-finals. Jubb just missed out on a spot in the final after being edged by Jules Marie, 6-7(7), 6-4, 6-3.
August
Jubb had a successful run at the M25 Roehampton having not dropped a set until the semi-finals where he’d eventually retire with one set apiece against Estonia’s Daniil Glinka.
January
Jubb headed to the Nonthaburi Challenger at the beginning of January, where he lost to Evgeny Donskoy in the round of 32.
Jubb took on the world No.219 Dalibor Svrcina in the opening round of Australian Open qualifying but lost out 6-3, 1-6, 6-3.
January
Jubb reached a new career high ranking of 319 after qualifying and winning a brace of matches at the ATP Forli in January. He then moved on to the M25 in Loughborough where he bowed out in the quarter-finals.
March
Jubb won his first ATP Challenger title at the Santa Cruz Challenger in Bolivia. The 22-year-old didn't drop a set as he became the first Brit to win his maiden Challenger on clay since 2009 - finishing with a 6-3, 7-6(5) win over Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas in the final.
June
After getting a wild card into the Rothesay Open Nottingham, Jubb lost to fellow Brit Jay Clarke in the first round.
Jubb came through qualifying at the cinch Championships with two top 100 wins against James Duckworth and Steve Johnson, before losing to Botic van de Zandschlup 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-1 in round one.
July
Jubb pulled off a stunning performance in the opening round at Wimbledon, narrowly losing out to eventual runner-up Nick Kyrgios 3-6, 6-1, 7-5, 6-7(3), 7-5.
August
Jubb lost out in the final round of qualifiers for the US Open to Gijs Brouwer 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-2.
October
The young Brit made it through to the quarter-finals at the Tiburon Challenger - losing out to Alexis Galarneau 6-3, 6-7(3), 6-4.
November
Back to winning ways - Jubb made the semi-final of the Charlottesville Challenger, narrowly losing out to home favourite Ben Shelton 7-6(6), 3-6, 7-5
- In September, Jubb won his first ITF M25 singles event in Portugal defeating Santiago Rodriguez Taverna 75, 64
- Picked up two more ITF M25 titles in the later stages of 2021, again in Portugal followed by another in Texas
- Reached a career high of 335
- Became an LTA Youth Ambassador
Paul Jubb was rewarded for a successful 2019 with a place on the LTA Pro Scholarship Programme (PSP) – the highest level of support offered to developing players by the national governing body.
- Won the NCAA Singles National Championship – became the first Brit to win the esteemed title
- Reached the Round of 16 at Ilkley, beating two players inside the top 160
- Qualified for Nature Valley International Eastbourne after beating now world No.5 Andrey Rublev
- Wildcard entry at Wimbledon
- Won the ITF M15 Cancun title – his first ITF singles trophy
Jubb enrolled at the University of South Carolina soon after his 17th birthday and played three seasons of college tennis from 2017 to 2019, winning the 2019 NCAA singles championship.
Hoping to inspire the next generation to pick up a tennis racket - Jubb is one of the ambassadors for our new junior tennis programme, LTA Youth.
It doesn't matter your age, background or ability, LTA Youth is designed to help more children aged 4-18 enjoy tennis. The programme is fun, inclusive and competitive with sessions designed to ensure children have an enjoyable, positive and progressive experience with tennis.