Paul Jubb (born 31 October 1999) is a British

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player. Jubb has a career high

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(ATP) singles ranking of 196, which he achieved on the 12th of September 2022.

Early years

At the age of four Jubb was spotted playing tennis at Pelican Park near his home in Hull. He was spotted by tennis coach Jonny Carmichael. Carmichael coached Jubb into his teenage years where he trained at the LTA-accredited Nuffield Health Tennis Academy in Hull. In 2015 he won the under 16 Boys singles title at the LTA British Nationals.

Professional career

Jubb made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships after receiving a wildcard for the singles main draw, but dropped out in the first round after losing in 4 sets to

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. He made his

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debut at the

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by winning two qualifying matches, before losing in the first round to eventual champion

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. Jubb lost in five sets to eventual finalist Nick Kyrgios in the first round of the 2022 Wimbledon championship.

Career finals

Singles: 9 (8–1)

References

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* * 1999 births Living people British male tennis players Sportspeople from Kingston upon Hull South Carolina Gamecocks men's tennis players Black British sportspeople English people of Jamaican descent Tennis people from the East Riding of Yorkshire English male tennis players {{UK-tennis-bio-stub