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Philip Gubenco

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Philip Gubenco
Country (sports) Canada
Born (1982-03-14) 14 March 1982 (age 42)
Quebec, Canada
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$57,182
Singles
Career record0–1 (ATP Tour)
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 519 (10 May 2004)
Doubles
Career record0–3 (ATP Tour)
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 9 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 279 (22 May 2006)
Last updated on: 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

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Singles: 3 (0–3)

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Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2001 Greece F1, Chalkida Futures Hard Slovenia Marko Tkalec 6–2, 1–6, 0–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 2003 Canada F3, Lachine Futures Hard United States Ryan Sachire 7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–3 Apr 2005 Mexico F3, Guadalajara Futures Clay Brazil Marcelo Melo 1–6, 4–6

Doubles: 15 (9–6)

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Finals by surface
Hard (8–5)
Clay (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 May 2001 Greece F1, Chalkida Futures Hard Canada Jocelyn Robichaud Croatia Ivan Cerovic
Slovenia Marko Tkalec
6–3, 7–5
Loss 1–1 Oct 2001 USA F22, Lubbock Futures Hard North Macedonia Lazar Magdinchev Republic of Ireland John Doran
South Africa Coenie Van Wyk
4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 2–1 Apr 2002 Jamaica F1, Kingston Futures Hard United States Tres Davis United States Alex Bogomolov Jr.
United States Cary Franklin
4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Win 3–1 Apr 2002 Jamaica F2, Montego Bay Futures Hard United States Tres Davis France Nicolas Devilder
France Thierry Guardiola
6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 3–2 Sep 2002 Tunisia F2, El Menzah Futures Hard France Benoit Foucher South Africa Dirk Stegmann
South Africa Rik De Voest
4–6, 1–6
Loss 3–3 Sep 2002 Sweden F2, Gothenburg Futures Hard Netherlands Jasper Smit Germany Aleksander Djuranovic
Germany Benjamin Kohllöffel
4–6, 2–6
Loss 3–4 Mar 2004 New Zealand F1, Blenheim Futures Hard Australia Domenic Marafiote South Korea Im Kyu-Tae
South Korea Lee Seung-hoon
6–2, 2–6, 3–6
Win 4–4 Oct 2004 USA F28, Lubbock Futures Hard France Julien Cassaigne North Macedonia Lazar Magdinchev
Israel Dudi Sela
2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss 4–5 Oct 2004 USA F30, Baton Rouge Futures Hard France Julien Cassaigne Israel Michael Kogan
Mexico Víctor Romero
3–6, 1–6
Win 5–5 Oct 2005 USA F25, Laguna Niguel Futures Hard Canada Erik Chvojka Canada Robert Steckley
United States Lester Cook
7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–1
Win 6–5 Mar 2006 Canada F2, Rock-Forest Futures Hard Canada Erik Chvojka United States Jeremy Wurtzman
South Africa Izak Van Der Merwe
7–5, 6–4
Win 7–5 Mar 2006 Canada F3, Montreal Futures Hard Canada Erik Chvojka Canada Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
South Africa Izak Van Der Merwe
7–6(7–3), 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
Win 8–5 May 2006 Mexico F6, Celaya Futures Hard Slovenia Miha Gregorc Romania Roman Borvanov
Switzerland Sven Swinnen
6–3, 1–6, 7–5
Loss 8–6 Jul 2006 USA F16, Pittsburgh Futures Clay Canada Robert Steckley Australia Shannon Nettle
Australia Daniel Wendler
6–7(8–10), 3–6
Win 9–6 Oct 2006 Brazil F13, São Leopoldo Futures Clay Italy Manuel Jorquera Brazil Carlos Cirne-Lima
Brazil Renato Silveira
6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–3

References

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  1. ^ "Tennis birthdays". Montreal Gazette. 14 March 2011.
  2. ^ ""J'aurais pu jouer un peu mieux"". Réseau des sports (in French). 2 August 1999.
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