Philip Gubenco Explained

Philip Gubenco
Birth Date:14 March 1982
Birth Place:Quebec, Canada
Height:6 ft 2 in
Plays:Left-handed
Careerprizemoney:$57,182
Singlesrecord:0–1 (ATP Tour)
Singlestitles:0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highestsinglesranking:No. 519 (10 May 2004)
Doublesrecord:0–3 (ATP Tour)
Doublestitles:0
0 Challenger, 9 Futures
Highestdoublesranking:No. 279 (22 May 2006)
Updated:24 December 2021

Philip Gubenco (born 14 March 1982) is a Canadian former professional tennis player.

A left-handed player from Quebec, Gubenco was an ITF world number four ranked junior in doubles, forming a successful partnership with Andy Roddick which included World Super Juniors and Eddie Herr International titles.[1]

Gubenco had a best singles ranking of 519 on the professional tour and peaked at 279 in doubles. In 1999 he made an ATP Tour singles main draw appearance as a wildcard at the Canadian Open and was beaten in the first round by Ramón Delgado. He featured in further Canadian Open main draws as a doubles player.[2]

Most of his career was played at ITF Futures level and he was a doubles champion in nine tournaments.

ITF Futures finals

Singles: 3 (0–3)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Greece F1, ChalkidaFuturesHard Marko Tkalec6–2, 1–6, 0–6
Loss0–2Canada F3, LachineFuturesHard Ryan Sachire7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Loss0–3Mexico F3, GuadalajaraFuturesClay Marcelo Melo1–6, 4–6

Doubles: 15 (9–6)

Finals by surface
Hard (8–5)
Clay (1–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Greece F1, ChalkidaFuturesHard Jocelyn Robichaud Ivan Cerovic
Marko Tkalec
6–3, 7–5
Loss1–1USA F22, LubbockFuturesHard Lazar Magdinchev John Doran
Coenie Van Wyk
4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win2–1Jamaica F1, KingstonFuturesHard Tres Davis Alex Bogomolov Jr.
Cary Franklin
4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Win3–1Jamaica F2, Montego BayFuturesHard Tres Davis Nicolas Devilder
Thierry Guardiola
6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Loss3–2Tunisia F2, El MenzahFuturesHard Benoit Foucher Dirk Stegmann
Rik De Voest
4–6, 1–6
Loss3–3Sweden F2, GothenburgFuturesHard Jasper Smit Aleksander Djuranovic
Benjamin Kohllöffel
4–6, 2–6
Loss3–4New Zealand F1, BlenheimFuturesHard Domenic Marafiote Im Kyu-Tae
Lee Seung-hoon
6–2, 2–6, 3–6
Win4–4USA F28, LubbockFuturesHard Julien Cassaigne Lazar Magdinchev
Dudi Sela
2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss4–5USA F30, Baton RougeFuturesHard Julien Cassaigne Michael Kogan
Víctor Romero
3–6, 1–6
Win5–5USA F25, Laguna NiguelFuturesHard Erik Chvojka Robert Steckley
Lester Cook
7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–1
Win6–5Canada F2, Rock-ForestFuturesHard Erik Chvojka Jeremy Wurtzman
Izak Van Der Merwe
7–5, 6–4
Win7–5Canada F3, MontrealFuturesHard Erik Chvojka Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
Izak Van Der Merwe
7–6(7–3), 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
Win8–5Mexico F6, CelayaFuturesHard Miha Gregorc Roman Borvanov
Sven Swinnen
6–3, 1–6, 7–5
Loss8–6USA F16, PittsburghFuturesClay Robert Steckley Shannon Nettle
Daniel Wendler
6–7(8–10), 3–6
Win9–6Brazil F13, São LeopoldoFuturesClay Manuel Jorquera Carlos Cirne-Lima
Renato Silveira
6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–3

Notes and References

  1. News: Tennis birthdays . . 14 March 2011 . en-CA.
  2. News: "J'aurais pu jouer un peu mieux" . . 2 August 1999 . fr.