Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Auckland, New Zealand |
Born | Westminster, United Kingdom | 25 April 1987
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Turned pro | 2002 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Coach | Gary Swinkels |
Prize money | US $390,032 |
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. 438 (16 October 2023) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
US Open | Q1 (2016) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 2–12 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour and Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 139 (17 June 2013) |
Current ranking | No. 143 (23 October 2023) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | 28–19 (Singles 26-19, Doubles 2-0) |
Last updated on: 30 October 2023. |
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 | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0-2 | Nov 2008 | Malaysia F2, Petaling Jaya | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(3–7), 1–6 |
Win | 1-2 | May 2009 | Australia F3, Bundaberg | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 1-3 | May 2009 | Australia F4, Ipswich | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 6–7(3–7) |
Win | 2-3 | May 2009 | Egypt F7, Alexandria | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 2-4 | Jun 2009 | Egypt F8, Ain Sokhna | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 3-4 | Oct 2009 | Thailand F4, Bangkok | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 2–6, 7–5 |
Win | 4-4 | Nov 2009 | Vietnam F1, Bình Dương | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–1 |
Win | 5-4 | Apr 2012 | Vietnam F1, Ho Chi Minh City | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
5–2 RET |
Win | 6-4 | May 2012 | Thailand F2, Bangkok | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(12–10), 6–3 |
Win | 7-4 | Jun 2012 | Germany F5, Unterföhring | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–3), 7–5 |
Loss | 7-5 | Aug 2012 | Austria F4, Fieberbrunn | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Win | 8-5 | May 2013 | Korea F3, Daegu | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 3–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 8-6 | Aug 2014 | Korea F10, Chuncheon | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7) |
Loss | 8-7 | Aug 2014 | Korea F11, Anseong | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 8-8 | Nov 2014 | Australia F10, Wollongong | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 8-9 | Mar 2015 | Australia F4, Melbourne | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 5–7 |
Win | 9-9 | Apr 2015 | Australia F5, Mornington | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 10-9 | Jul 2016 | Usa F22, Pittsburgh | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
Win | 11-9 | Feb 2017 | China F1, Anning | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 11-10 | Feb 2017 | China F2, Anning | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 4–6, 6–7(7–9) |
Win | 12-10 | Jun 2017 | Thailand F1, Hua Hin | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | 12-11 | Jul 2017 | Usa F24, Champaign | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–5), 2–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 12-12 | Dec 2017 | Thailand F10, Hua Hin | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 12-13 | Dec 2021 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 12-14 | May 2022 | M15 Chiang Rai, Thailand | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 70 (23 titles, 47 runners-up)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Runner–up | 1. | 6 February 2011 | Burnie | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, [12–14] |
Runner–up | 2. | 27 March 2011 | Pingguo | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Runner–up | 3. | 29 July 2012 | Oberstaufen | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(1–7), 6–7(4–7) |
Runner–up | 4. | 6 January 2013 | Nouméa | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(6–8), 6–1, [4–10] |
Runner–up | 5. | 27 October 2013 | Traralgon | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Runner–up | 6. | 9 February 2014 | West Lakes | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Runner–up | 7. | 15 February 2015 | Launceston | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 5–7, [9–11] |
Winner | 1. | 7 June 2015 | Gimcheon | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | 21 October 2017 | Ningbo | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Runner–up | 8. | 19 August 2018 | Gwangju | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 3–6, [5–10] |
Winner | 3. | 7 January 2023 | Nouméa | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Runner–up | 9. | 8 April 2023 | San Luis Potosi | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 3–6, [5–10] |
Runner-up | 10. | 22 April 2023 | Cuernavaca | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | 14 May 2023 | Busan | Hard | ![]() |
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w/o |
Winner | 4. | 6 January 2024 | Nouméa | Hard | ![]() |
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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.
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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 |
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Victory | 1. | V | Singles (dead rubber) | ![]() |
Kim Sun-yong | 6–4, 6–4 |
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Victory | 2. | IV | Singles (dead rubber) | ![]() |
Wahib Maknieh | 6–4, 6–3 |
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Victory | 3. | IV | Singles (dead rubber) | ![]() |
Igor Chaldounov | 6–1, 6–2 |
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Victory | 4. | IV | Singles (dead rubber) | ![]() |
Juan Sebastien Langton | 7–6(7–4), 6–1 |
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Defeat | 2. | I | Singles | ![]() |
Cecil Mamiit | 4–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
Victory | 5. | V | Singles (dead rubber) | Johnny Arcilla | 6–2, 6–4 | |
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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 |
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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 | |
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Victory | 9. | I | Singles | ![]() |
Bai Yan | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
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Victory | 10. | I | Singles | ![]() |
Razlan Rawi | 6–1, 6–1, 6–0 |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Defeat | 4. | II | Singles | ![]() |
Denis Istomin | 2–6, 3–6, 3–6 |
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Victory | 18. | I | Singles | ![]() |
Ruben Gonzales | 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
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Defeat | 5. | I | Singles | ![]() |
Denis Istomin | 1–6, 1–6, 3–6 |
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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) | |
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Victory | 19. | III | Doubles (with Daniel King-Turner) | ![]() |
Hsieh Cheng-peng / Huang Liang-chi | 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–1, 6–4 |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Victory | 21. | I | Singles | ![]() |
Yang Tsung-hua | 6–1, 6–2, 6–3 |
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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 | |
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Defeat | 12. | II | Singles | ![]() |
Yuki Bhambri | 2–6, 1–6, 3–6 |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Victory | 26. | I | Singles | ![]() |
Wu Di | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Defeat | 18. | IV | Singles | Wu Yibing | 6–1, 3–6, 4–6 | |
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Victory | 27. | I | Singles | ![]() |
Hong Seong-chan | 7–6(12–10), 6–2 |
Defeat | 19. | IV | Singles | Lee Duck-hee | 4–6, 1–6 | |
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Victory | 28. | IV | Singles | ![]() |
Brandon Perez | 6–2, 6–7(3–7), 4–1 (retired) |
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Defeat | 20. | I | Singles | ![]() |
Nam Ji-sung | 2–6, 2–6 |
Defeat | 21. | IV | Singles | Kwon Soon-woo | 3–6, 3–6 |
References
- 1 2 "Rubin ("Jose") and Mikal ("Oliver") Statham". Waikato Times, 20 July 2009. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ↑ Rubin ‘Jose’ Statham left to fly the NZ flag
- ↑ ESPN
- ↑ "Marina Erakovic and Rubin 'Jose' Statham in Delhi Commonwealth Games quarters". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ↑ Foote, Stephen (8 January 2019). "ASB Classic: Rubin Statham earns stunning upset win over Hyeong Chun". Newshub.
- ↑ "New Zealand win Davis Cup tie against Venezuela". Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ↑ "Rubin Statham set to become New Zealand's most capped Davis Cup player". 14 September 2016.
- ↑ "Kiwi tennis player Rubin Statham grateful for Good Samaritan after lucky flood escape". 3 February 2023.