New Zealand tennis player
Rubin Statham Country (sports) New Zealand Residence Auckland , New ZealandBorn (1987-04-25 ) 25 April 1987 (age 37) Westminster , United KingdomHeight 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Turned pro 2002 Plays Right-handed Coach Gary Swinkels Prize money US $400,871 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) US Open Q1 (2016 ) 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) 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)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0-0)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (12-14)
Titles by surface
Hard (6–9)
Clay (6-5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0-1
Jul 2005
Japan F8, Tokyo
Futures
Hard
Go Soeda
4–6, 3–6
Loss
0-2
Nov 2008
Malaysia F2, Petaling Jaya
Futures
Hard
Kyu Tae Im
6–7(3–7) , 1–6
Win
1-2
May 2009
Australia F3, Bundaberg
Futures
Clay
Greg Jones
4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Loss
1-3
May 2009
Australia F4, Ipswich
Futures
Clay
Greg Jones
5–7, 6–7(3–7)
Win
2-3
May 2009
Egypt F7, Alexandria
Futures
Clay
Jean-Noel Insausti
7–5, 6–2
Loss
2-4
Jun 2009
Egypt F8, Ain Sokhna
Futures
Clay
Karim Maamoun
2–6, 2–6
Win
3-4
Oct 2009
Thailand F4, Bangkok
Futures
Hard
Roman Jebavý
6–3, 2–6, 7–5
Win
4-4
Nov 2009
Vietnam F1, Bình Dương
Futures
Hard
Amir Weintraub
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
5–2 RET
Win
6-4
May 2012
Thailand F2, Bangkok
Futures
Hard
Christopher Rungkat
7–6(12–10) , 6–3
Win
7-4
Jun 2012
Germany F5, Unterföhring
Futures
Clay
Jeremy Jahn
7–6(7–3) , 7–5
Loss
7-5
Aug 2012
Austria F4, Fieberbrunn
Futures
Clay
Nicolas Reissig
4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win
8-5
May 2013
Korea F3, Daegu
Futures
Hard
Lim Yong-kyu
7–5, 3–6, 6–1
Loss
8-6
Aug 2014
Korea F10, Chuncheon
Futures
Hard
John Millman
3–6, 7–6(7–4) , 6–7(5–7)
Loss
8-7
Aug 2014
Korea F11, Anseong
Futures
Hard
John Millman
1–6, 5–7
Loss
8-8
Nov 2014
Australia F10, Wollongong
Futures
Hard
Jarmere Jenkins
4–6, 5–7
Loss
8-9
Mar 2015
Australia F4, Melbourne
Futures
Clay
Jordan Thompson
1–6, 5–7
Win
9-9
Apr 2015
Australia F5, Mornington
Futures
Clay
Matthew Barton
2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win
10-9
Jul 2016
Usa F22, Pittsburgh
Futures
Clay
Kaichi Uchida
6–3, 2–6, 6–2
Win
11-9
Feb 2017
China F1, Anning
Futures
Clay
Marco Bortolotti
4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Loss
11-10
Feb 2017
China F2, Anning
Futures
Clay
Yang Tsung-hua
6–2, 4–6, 6–7(7–9)
Win
12-10
Jun 2017
Thailand F1, Hua Hin
Futures
Hard
Finn Tearney
4–6, 6–1, 6–1
Loss
12-11
Jul 2017
Usa F24, Champaign
Futures
Hard
Dominik Koepfer
7–6(7–5) , 2–6, 5–7
Loss
12-12
Dec 2017
Thailand F10, Hua Hin
Futures
Hard
Alexey Vatutin
4–6, 4–6
Loss
12-13
Dec 2021
M15 Cancún , Mexico
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Lý Hoàng Nam
4–6, 4–6
Loss
12-14
May 2022
M15 Chiang Rai , Thailand
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Makoto Ochi
4–6, 4–6
Doubles: 70 (23 titles, 47 runners-up)
Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (4–11)
ITF Futures (19–36)
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
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]
Winner
3.
7 January 2023
Nouméa
Hard
Colin Sinclair
Toshihide Matsui Kaito Uesugi
6–4, 6–3
Runner–up
9.
8 April 2023
San Luis Potosi
Hard
Benjamin Lock
Colin Sinclair Adam Walton
7–5, 3–6, [5–10]
Runner-up
10.
22 April 2023
Cuernavaca
Hard
Benjamin Lock
Skander Mansouri Michail Pervolarakis
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up
11.
14 May 2023
Busan
Hard
Max Purcell
Evan King Reese Stalder
w/o
Winner
4.
6 January 2024
Nouméa
Hard
Colin Sinclair
Toshihide Matsui Calum Puttergill
7–5, 6–2
Davis Cup (49)
With 33 ties, Statham holds the record number of appearances in the Davis Cup for New Zealand, his debut being in 2005.
His 28 singles victories in those 33 ties is also the highest number by a New Zealand player.[ 7] [ 8]
In March 2020, Statham's won against Brandon Perez in the World Group I play-off against Venezuela .
Legend
Group membership
World Group (0)
Group I (10–17)
Group II (18–4)
Group III (0)
Group IV (0)
Results by surface
Hard (22–15)
Grass (0–2)
Clay (4–3)
Carpet (2–1)
Results by setting
Outdoors (13–10)
Indoors (15–11)
Rubber outcome
No.
Rubber
Match type (partner if any)
Opponent nation
Opponent player(s)
Score
4–1; 4–6 March 2005 ; MoreFM Tennis Park, Auckland , New Zealand; Group II Asia/Oceania First round; Hard (i) surface
Defeat
1.
IV
Singles (dead rubber )
Kazakhstan
Alexey Kedryuk
4–6, 5–7
2–3; 23–25 September 2005 ; MoreFM Tennis Park, Auckland, New Zealand; Group II Asia/Oceania Final; Hard (i) surface
Victory
1.
V
Singles (dead rubber)
South Korea
Kim Sun-yong
6–4, 6–4
5–0; 10–12 February 2006 ; MoreFM Tennis Park, Auckland, New Zealand; Group II Asia/Oceania First round; Hard (i) surface
Victory
2.
IV
Singles (dead rubber)
Lebanon
Wahib Maknieh
6–4, 6–3
2–3; 7–9 April 2006 ; Sports Complex Baganashil, Almaty , Kazakhstan; Group II Asia/Oceania Second round; Hard (i) surface
Victory
3.
IV
Singles (dead rubber)
Kazakhstan
Igor Chaldounov
6–1, 6–2
5–0; 9–11 February 2007 ; Edgar Centre , Dunedin , New Zealand; Group II Asia/Oceania First round; Carpet (i) surface
Victory
4.
IV
Singles (dead rubber)
Pacific Oceania
Juan Sebastien Langton
7–6(7–4) , 6–1
1–4; 6–8 April 2007 ; Parnell Tennis Club, Auckland, New Zealand; Group II Asia/Oceania Second round; Carpet (artificial grass) surface
Defeat
2.
I
Singles
Philippines
Cecil Mamiit
4–6, 4–6, 4–6
Victory
5.
V
Singles (dead rubber)
Johnny Arcilla
6–2, 6–4
5–0; 8–10 February 2008 ; Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex , Muscat , Oman; Group II Asia/Oceania First round; Hard surface
Victory
6.
III
Doubles (with Daniel King-Turner )
Oman
Khalid Al-Nabhani / Mohammed Al-Nabhani
3–6, 6–7(2–7) , 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
5–0; 11–13 April 2008 ; Bassam Al-Motawa Tennis Center, Mishref , Kuwait; Group II Asia/Oceania Second round; Hard surface
Victory
7.
II
Singles
Kuwait
Mohammed Ghareeb
6–3, 6–2, 6–3
Victory
8.
V
Singles (dead rubber)
Ahmad Rabeea Muhammad
6–1, 6–1
2–3; 19–21 September 2008 ; TSB Stadium , New Plymouth , New Zealand; Group II Asia/Oceania Final; Hard (i) surface
Victory
9.
I
Singles
China
Bai Yan
4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
5–0; 6–8 March 2009 ; Albany Tennis Centre, Auckland, New Zealand; Group II Asia/Oceania First round; Hard (i) surface
Victory
10.
I
Singles
Malaysia
Razlan Rawi
6–1, 6–1, 6–0
1–4; 18–20 September 2009 ; Philippine Columbian Association, Manila , Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania Third round; Clay (i) surface
Defeat
3.
II
Singles
Philippines
Cecil Mamiit
4–6, 5–7, 2–6
Victory
11.
V
Singles (dead rubber)
Vicente Elberto Anasta
6–2, 6–4
3–2; 5–7 March 2010 ; Sri Lanka Tennis Association , Colombo , Sri Lanka; Group II Asia/Oceania First round; Clay surface
Victory
12.
I
Singles
Sri Lanka
Harshana Godamanna
6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Victory
13.
V
Singles
Rajeev Rajapakse
6–1, 6–0, 7–5
3–2; 9–11 July 2010 ; TSB Hub, Hawera , New Zealand; Group II Asia/Oceania Second round; Hard (i) surface
Victory
14.
I
Singles
Pakistan
Aqeel Khan
6–4, 6–0, 6–0
Victory
15.
IV
Singles
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
6–2, 6–1, 6–3
3–2; 17–19 September 2010 ; National Tennis Development Centre (LTAT), Nonthaburi , Thailand; Group II Asia/Oceania Third round; Hard surface
Victory
16.
II
Singles
Thailand
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
2–3; 4–6 March 2011 ; Sport Complex Pahlavon, Namangan , Uzbekistan; Group I Asia/Oceania First round; Clay (i) surface
Defeat
4.
II
Singles
Uzbekistan
Denis Istomin
2–6, 3–6, 3–6
5–0; 8–10 July 2011 ; TSB Hub, Hawera, New Zealand; Group I Asia/Oceania Relegation Play-off, First round play-off; Hard (i) surface
Victory
18.
I
Singles
Philippines
Ruben Gonzales
6–4, 6–4, 6–4
2–3; 10–12 February 2012 ; TECT Arena , Tauranga , New Zealand; Group I Asia/Oceania First round; Hard (i) surface
Defeat
5.
I
Singles
Uzbekistan
Denis Istomin
1–6, 1–6, 3–6
0–5; 14–16 September 2012 ; CLTA Tennis Stadium, Chandigarh , India; Group I Asia/Oceania Relegation Play-off, First round play-off; Hard surface
Defeat
6.
II
Singles
India
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)
2–3; 19–21 October 2012 ; Kaohsiung Yangming Tennis Courts, Kaohsiung , Chinese Taipei; Group I Asia/Oceania Relegation Play-off, Second round play-off; Hard surface
Victory
19.
III
Doubles (with Daniel King-Turner )
Chinese Taipei
Hsieh Cheng-peng / Huang Liang-chi
3–6, 7–6(7–4) , 6–1, 6–4
3–2; 13–15 September 2013 ; Plantation Bay Resort & Spa, Lapu-Lapu City , Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania Third round; Clay surface
Victory
20.
II
Singles
Philippines
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
1–3; 27–29 January 2014 ; Tianjin Tennis Centre, Tianjin , China; Group I Asia/Oceania First round; Hard (i) surface
Defeat
9.
II
Singles
China
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
4–1; 24–26 October 2014 ; Wilding Park Tennis Centre , Christchurch , New Zealand; Group I Asia/Oceania Relegation Play-off, Second round play-off; Hard (i) surface
Victory
21.
I
Singles
Chinese Taipei
Yang Tsung-hua
6–1, 6–2, 6–3
4–1; 6–8 March 2015 ; ASB Tennis Centre, Auckland, New Zealand; Group I Asia/Oceania First round; Hard surface
Defeat
11.
II
Singles
China
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
2–3; 17–19 July 2015 ; Wilding Park Tennis Centre, Christchurch, New Zealand; Group I Asia/Oceania Second round; Hard (i) surface
Defeat
12.
II
Singles
India
Yuki Bhambri
2–6, 1–6, 3–6
1–3; 4–6 March 2016 ; Olympic Tennis Courts, Seoul , South Korea; Group I Asia/Oceania First round; Hard surface
Defeat
13.
I
Singles
South Korea
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
5–0; 16–18 September 2016 ; Wilding Park Tennis Centre, Christchurch, New Zealand; Group I Asia/Oceania Relegation Play-off, Second round play-off; Hard (i) surface
Victory
23.
I
Singles
Pakistan
Mohammad Abid Ali Khan Akbar
6–0, 6–1, 6–4
Victory
24.
V
Singles (dead rubber)
Samir Iftikhar
6–4, 6–1
1–4; 4–6 March 2017 ; Balewadi Sports Complex, Pune , India; Group I Asia/Oceania First round; Hard surface
Defeat
15.
II
Singles
India
Ramkumar Ramanathan
3–6, 4–6, 3–6
Defeat
16.
IV
Singles (dead rubber)
Yuki Bhambri
5–7, 6–3, 4–6
3–2; 7–9 April 2017 ; ASB Tennis Centre, Auckland, New Zealand; Group I Asia/Oceania Relegation Play-off, First round play-off; Hard surface
Victory
25.
I
Singles
South Korea
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
1–3; 2–3 February 2018 ; Tianjin Tennis Centre, Tianjin, China; Group I Asia/Oceania First round; Hard (i) surface
Victory
26.
I
Singles
China
Wu Di
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Defeat
18.
IV
Singles
Wu Yibing
6–1, 3–6, 4–6
2–3; 14–15 September 2018 ; Gimcheon Sports Town Tennis Courts, Gimcheon , South Korea; Group I Asia/Oceania Relegation Play-off, Second round play-off; Hard surface
Victory
27.
I
Singles
South Korea
Hong Seong-chan
7–6(12–10) , 6–2
Defeat
19.
IV
Singles
Lee Duck-hee
4–6, 1–6
3–1; 6–7 March 2020 ; ASB Tennis Centre, Auckland, New Zealand; World Group I Play-off, Play-off round; Hard surface
Victory
28.
IV
Singles
Venezuela
Brandon Perez
6–2, 6–7(3–7) , 4–1 (retired)
1–3; 18–19 September 2021 ; International Tennis Hall of Fame , Newport, Rhode Island , USA; World Group I; Grass surface
Defeat
20.
I
Singles
South Korea
Nam Ji-sung
2–6, 2–6
Defeat
21.
IV
Singles
Kwon Soon-woo
3–6, 3–6
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