A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Country (sports) |  New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Residence | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Born | 25 April 1987 Westminster, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 2002 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Coach | Gary Swinkels |
| Prize money | US $400,871 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 30–28 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 279 (25 February 2013) |
| Current ranking | No. 505 (15 January 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| US Open | Q1 (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2–13 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 139 (17 June 2013) |
| Current ranking | No. 140 (15 January 2024) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | 28–19 (Singles 26-19, Doubles 2-0) |
| Last updated on: 19 January 2024. | |
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] He has reached a ATP career high ranking of No. 279 in singles on 25 February 2013, and No. 139 in doubles on 17 June 2013. He is currently the No. 1 player from New Zealand. His twin brother Mikal (usually referred to by his nickname of "Oliver")[1] is also a professional tennis player.
Career
2005
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.
2009
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]
2019
In January 2019 Statham played the ASB Classic in Auckland, where he caused a major upset by beating the 6th seed and 25th ranked player in the world at the time, Hyeon Chung in straight sets 7–5, 6–3.[5]
2020
In March 2020, Statham's win in the World Group I play-off 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.[6] Other than purely domestic events, such as the New Zealand Premier League and Te Anau Invitational, it was the only match he played during the year.
2023
At the 2023 Chengdu Open he reached the semifinals with Marcos Giron after the retirement of Marcelo Demoliner and Matwe Middelkoop and the subsequent withdrawal of Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson.
He entered the qualifying event in singles at the 2023 Astana Open as an alternate replacing Borna Gojo and reached the second round of qualifying.
Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals
Singles: 26 (12-14)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0-1 | Jul 2005 | Japan F8, Tokyo | Futures | Hard |  Go Soeda
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0-2 | Nov 2008 | Malaysia F2, Petaling Jaya | Futures | Hard |  Kyu Tae Im
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6–7(3–7), 1–6 |
| Win | 1-2 | May 2009 | Australia F3, Bundaberg | Futures | Clay |  Greg Jones
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4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1-3 | May 2009 | Australia F4, Ipswich | Futures | Clay | Greg Jones
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5–7, 6–7(3–7) |
| Win | 2-3 | May 2009 | Egypt F7, Alexandria | Futures | Clay |  Jean-Noel Insausti
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7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2-4 | Jun 2009 | Egypt F8, Ain Sokhna | Futures | Clay |  Karim Maamoun
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2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3-4 | Oct 2009 | Thailand F4, Bangkok | Futures | Hard |  Roman Jebavý
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6–3, 2–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 4-4 | Nov 2009 | Vietnam F1, Bình Dương | Futures | Hard |  Amir Weintraub
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6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–1 |
| Win | 5-4 | Apr 2012 | Vietnam F1, Ho Chi Minh City | Futures | Hard |  Nick Lindahl
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5–2 RET |
| Win | 6-4 | May 2012 | Thailand F2, Bangkok | Futures | Hard |  Christopher Rungkat
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7–6(12–10), 6–3 |
| Win | 7-4 | Jun 2012 | Germany F5, Unterföhring | Futures | Clay |  Jeremy Jahn
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7–6(7–3), 7–5 |
| Loss | 7-5 | Aug 2012 | Austria F4, Fieberbrunn | Futures | Clay |  Nicolas Reissig
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4–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Win | 8-5 | May 2013 | Korea F3, Daegu | Futures | Hard | Lim Yong-kyu
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7–5, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 8-6 | Aug 2014 | Korea F10, Chuncheon | Futures | Hard | John Millman
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3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7) |
| Loss | 8-7 | Aug 2014 | Korea F11, Anseong | Futures | Hard | John Millman
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1–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 8-8 | Nov 2014 | Australia F10, Wollongong | Futures | Hard |  Jarmere Jenkins
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4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 8-9 | Mar 2015 | Australia F4, Melbourne | Futures | Clay | Jordan Thompson
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1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 9-9 | Apr 2015 | Australia F5, Mornington | Futures | Clay | Matthew Barton
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2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 10-9 | Jul 2016 | Usa F22, Pittsburgh | Futures | Clay | Kaichi Uchida
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6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 11-9 | Feb 2017 | China F1, Anning | Futures | Clay |  Marco Bortolotti
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4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 11-10 | Feb 2017 | China F2, Anning | Futures | Clay |  Yang Tsung-hua
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6–2, 4–6, 6–7(7–9) |
| Win | 12-10 | Jun 2017 | Thailand F1, Hua Hin | Futures | Hard | Finn Tearney
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4–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 12-11 | Jul 2017 | Usa F24, Champaign | Futures | Hard | Dominik Koepfer
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7–6(7–5), 2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 12-12 | Dec 2017 | Thailand F10, Hua Hin | Futures | Hard |  Alexey Vatutin
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 12-13 | Dec 2021 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Lý Hoàng Nam
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 12-14 | May 2022 | M15 Chiang Rai, Thailand | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Makoto Ochi
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4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 70 (23 titles, 47 runners-up)
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