Rubin Statham
Rubin Statham (born 25 April 1987), often referred to by his nickname of "José,"[1] is a professional tennis player from New Zealand.[2][3] His twin brother Mikal (usually referred to by his nickname of "Oliver") is also a professional tennis player.
Country (sports) | |
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Residence | Auckland, New Zealand |
Born | Westminster, United Kingdom | 25 April 1987
Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Turned pro | 2004 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Coach | John Williams |
Prize money | US$306,861 |
Singles | |
Career record | 28–26 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 12 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 279 (25 February 2013) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
US Open | Q1 (2016) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 1–11 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour and Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 2 Challenger, 19 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 139 (17 June 2013) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | 28–19 (Singles 26-19, Doubles 2-0) |
Last updated on: 5 May 2020. |
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]
Davis Cup
With 31 ties, Statham holds the record number of appearances in the Davis Cup for New Zealand, his debut being in 2005. His 26 singles victories is also the highest number by a New Zealand player. His win against Brandon Perez in the 2020 World Group I play-off against Venezuela was his first competitive match for more than a year, a serious hip injury having caused him to retire from the first round of a Challenger event in Bangkok in February 2019.[5]
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 | 4–6, 3–6 | |
Runner–up | 2. | 16 November 2008 | Petaling Jaya, Malaysia | Hard | 6–7(3–7), 1–6 | |
Winner | 1. | 3 May 2009 | Bundaberg, Australia | Clay | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 | |
Runner–up | 3. | 10 May 2009 | Ipswich, Australia | Clay | 5–7, 6–7(3–7) | |
Winner | 2. | 31 May 2009 | Alexandria, Egypt | Clay | 7–5, 6–2 | |
Runner–up | 4. | 7 June 2009 | Ain Sukhna, Egypt | Clay | 2–6, 2–6 | |
Winner | 3. | 10 October 2009 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 | |
Winner | 4. | 31 October 2009 | Bình Dương, Vietnam | Hard | 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–1 | |
Winner | 5. | 6 April 2012 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Hard | 5–2 RET | |
Winner | 6. | 19 May 2012 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | 7–6(12–10), 6–3 | |
Winner | 7. | 17 June 2012 | Unterföhring, Germany | Clay | 7–6(7–3), 7–5 | |
Runner–up | 5. | 5 August 2012 | Fieberbrunn, Austria | Clay | 4–6, 6–7(5–7) | |
Winner | 8. | 26 May 2013 | Daegu, South Korea | Hard | 7–5, 3–6, 6–1 | |
Runner–up | 6. | 17 August 2014 | Chuncheon, South Korea | Hard | 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7) | |
Runner–up | 7. | 24 August 2014 | Anseong, South Korea | Hard | 1–6, 5–7 | |
Runner–up | 8. | 23 November 2014 | Wollongong, Australia | Hard | 4–6, 5–7 | |
Runner–up | 9. | 29 March 2015 | Melbourne, Australia | Clay | 1–6, 5–7 | |
Winner | 9. | 5 April 2015 | Mornington, Australia | Clay | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
Winner | 10. | 3 July 2016 | Pittsburgh, United States | Clay | 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 | |
Winner | 11. | 19 February 2017 | Anning, China | Clay | 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) | |
Runner–up | 10. | 26 February 2017 | Anning, China | Clay | 6–2, 4–6, 6–7(7–9) | |
Winner | 12. | 10 June 2017 | Hua Hin, Thailand | Hard | 4–6, 6–1, 6–1 | |
Runner–up | 11. | 22 July 2017 | Champaign, United States | Hard | 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 5–7 | |
Runner–up | 12. | 2 December 2017 | Hua Hin, Thailand | Hard | 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 | 3–6, 6–4, [12–14] | ||
Runner–up | 2. | 27 March 2011 | Pingguo | Hard | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
Runner–up | 3. | 29 July 2012 | Oberstaufen | Clay | 6–7(1–7), 6–7(4–7) | ||
Runner–up | 4. | 6 January 2013 | Nouméa | Hard | 6–7(6–8), 6–1, [4–10] | ||
Runner–up | 5. | 27 October 2013 | Traralgon | Hard | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Runner–up | 6. | 9 February 2014 | West Lakes | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
Runner–up | 7. | 15 February 2015 | Launceston | Hard | 6–3, 5–7, [9–11] | ||
Winner | 1. | 7 June 2015 | Gimcheon | Hard | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
Winner | 2. | 21 October 2017 | Ningbo | Hard | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
Runner–up | 8. | 19 August 2018 | Gwangju | Hard | 7–5, 3–6, [5–10] |
Davis Cup (47)
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indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.
Rubber outcome | No. | Rubber | Match type (partner if any) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score |
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Defeat | 1. | IV | Singles (dead rubber) | Alexey Kedryuk | 4–6, 5–7 | |
Victory | 1. | V | Singles (dead rubber) | Kim Sun-yong | 6–4, 6–4 | |
Victory | 2. | IV | Singles (dead rubber) | Wahib Maknieh | 6–4, 6–3 | |
Victory | 3. | IV | Singles (dead rubber) | Igor Chaldounov | 6–1, 6–2 | |
Victory | 4. | IV | Singles (dead rubber) | Juan Sebastien Langton | 7–6(7–4), 6–1 | |
Defeat | 2. | I | Singles | Cecil Mamiit | 4–6, 4–6, 4–6 | |
Victory | 5. | V | Singles (dead rubber) | Johnny Arcilla | 6–2, 6–4 | |
Victory | 6. | III | Doubles (with Daniel King-Turner) | Khalid Al-Nabhani / Mohammed Al-Nabhani | 3–6, 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 | |
Victory | 7. | II | Singles | Mohammed Ghareeb | 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 | |
Victory | 8. | V | Singles (dead rubber) | Ahmad Rabeea Muhammad | 6–1, 6–1 | |
Victory | 9. | I | Singles | Bai Yan | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 | |
Victory | 10. | I | Singles | Razlan Rawi | 6–1, 6–1, 6–0 | |
Defeat | 3. | II | Singles | Cecil Mamiit | 4–6, 5–7, 2–6 | |
Victory | 11. | V | Singles (dead rubber) | Vicente Elberto Anasta | 6–2, 6–4 | |
Victory | 12. | I | Singles | Harshana Godamanna | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
Victory | 13. | V | Singles | Rajeev Rajapakse | 6–1, 6–0, 7–5 | |
Victory | 14. | I | Singles | Aqeel Khan | 6–4, 6–0, 6–0 | |
Victory | 15. | IV | Singles | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 6–2, 6–1, 6–3 | |
Victory | 16. | II | Singles | Kittiphong Wachiramanowong | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–1, 7–6(7–2) | |
Victory | 17. | V | Singles | Sanchai Ratiwatana | 6–1, 6–4, 6–3 | |
Defeat | 4. | II | Singles | Denis Istomin | 2–6, 3–6, 3–6 | |
Victory | 18. | I | Singles | Ruben Gonzales | 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 | |
Defeat | 5. | I | Singles | Denis Istomin | 1–6, 1–6, 3–6 | |
Defeat | 6. | II | Singles | Vishnu Vardhan | 2–6, 7–6(7–2), 4–6, 2–6 | |
Defeat | 7. | IV | Singles (dead rubber) | Yuki Bhambri | 6–2, 5–7, 6–7(5–7) | |
Victory | 19. | III | Doubles (with Daniel King-Turner) | Hsieh Cheng-peng / Huang Liang-chi | 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–1, 6–4 | |
Victory | 20. | II | Singles | Johnny Arcilla | 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 | |
Defeat | 8. | IV | Singles | Ruben Gonzales | 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–1, 5–7, 6–8 | |
Defeat | 9. | II | Singles | Zhang Ze | 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 4–6, 4–6 | |
Defeat | 10. | IV | Singles | Wu Di | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–1), 3–6, 5–7, 4–6 | |
Victory | 21. | I | Singles | Yang Tsung-hua | 6–1, 6–2, 6–3 | |
Defeat | 11. | II | Singles | Wu Di | 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(0–7), 6–2, 3–6 | |
Victory | 22. | IV | Singles | Li Zhe | 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 | |
Defeat | 12. | II | Singles | Yuki Bhambri | 2–6, 1–6, 3–6 | |
Defeat | 13. | I | Singles | Hong Seong-chan | 4–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–7(6–8) | |
Defeat | 14. | IV | Singles | Chung Hyeon | 2–6, 4–6, 2–6 | |
Victory | 23. | I | Singles | Mohammad Abid Ali Khan Akbar | 6–0, 6–1, 6–4 | |
Victory | 24. | V | Singles (dead rubber) | Samir Iftikhar | 6–4, 6–1 | |
Defeat | 15. | II | Singles | Ramkumar Ramanathan | 3–6, 4–6, 3–6 | |
Defeat | 16. | IV | Singles (dead rubber) | Yuki Bhambri | 5–7, 6–3, 4–6 | |
Victory | 25. | I | Singles | Hong Seong-chan | 3–6, 5–7, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(8–6), 2–0 (retired) | |
Defeat | 17. | IV | Singles | Kwon Soon-woo | 3–6, 2–6, 4–6 | |
Victory | 26. | I | Singles | Wu Di | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 | |
Defeat | 18. | IV | Singles | Wu Yibing | 6–1, 3–6, 4–6 | |
Victory | 27. | I | Singles | Hong Seong-chan | 7–6(12–10), 6–2 | |
Defeat | 19. | IV | Singles | Lee Duck-hee | 4–6, 1–6 | |
Victory | 28. | IV | Singles | Brandon Perez | 6–2, 6–7(3–7), 4–1 (retired) | |
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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "New Zealand win Davis Cup tie against Venezuela". Retrieved 5 May 2020.