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 $409,743 Career record 31–28 (Grand Slam , ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup ) Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 279 (25 February 2013) Current ranking No. 711 (22 July 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. 188 (1 July 2024) Davis Cup 28–19 (Singles 26-19, Doubles 2-0) Last updated on: 19 July 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.
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]
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]
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.
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[ edit ] Singles: 26 (12-14)[ edit ] 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)[ edit ] 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
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, Hāwera , 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, Hāwera, 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