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

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.

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   Marko Tkalec 6–2, 1–6, 0–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 2003 Canada F3, Lachine Futures Hard   Ryan Sachire 7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–3 Apr 2005 Mexico F3, Guadalajara Futures Clay   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   Jocelyn Robichaud   Ivan Cerovic
  Marko Tkalec
6–3, 7–5
Loss 1–1 Oct 2001 USA F22, Lubbock Futures Hard   Lazar Magdinchev   John Doran
  Coenie Van Wyk
4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 2–1 Apr 2002 Jamaica F1, Kingston Futures Hard   Tres Davis   Alex Bogomolov Jr.
  Cary Franklin
4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Win 3–1 Apr 2002 Jamaica F2, Montego Bay Futures Hard   Tres Davis   Nicolas Devilder
  Thierry Guardiola
6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 3–2 Sep 2002 Tunisia F2, El Menzah Futures Hard   Benoit Foucher   Dirk Stegmann
  Rik De Voest
4–6, 1–6
Loss 3–3 Sep 2002 Sweden F2, Gothenburg Futures Hard   Jasper Smit   Aleksander Djuranovic
  Benjamin Kohllöffel
4–6, 2–6
Loss 3–4 Mar 2004 New Zealand F1, Blenheim Futures Hard   Domenic Marafiote   Im Kyu-Tae
  Lee Seung-hoon
6–2, 2–6, 3–6
Win 4–4 Oct 2004 USA F28, Lubbock Futures Hard   Julien Cassaigne   Lazar Magdinchev
  Dudi Sela
2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss 4–5 Oct 2004 USA F30, Baton Rouge Futures Hard   Julien Cassaigne   Michael Kogan
  Víctor Romero
3–6, 1–6
Win 5–5 Oct 2005 USA F25, Laguna Niguel Futures Hard   Erik Chvojka   Robert Steckley
  Lester Cook
7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–1
Win 6–5 Mar 2006 Canada F2, Rock-Forest Futures Hard   Erik Chvojka   Jeremy Wurtzman
  Izak Van Der Merwe
7–5, 6–4
Win 7–5 Mar 2006 Canada F3, Montreal Futures Hard   Erik Chvojka   Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
  Izak Van Der Merwe
7–6(7–3), 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
Win 8–5 May 2006 Mexico F6, Celaya Futures Hard   Miha Gregorc   Roman Borvanov
  Sven Swinnen
6–3, 1–6, 7–5
Loss 8–6 Jul 2006 USA F16, Pittsburgh Futures Clay   Robert Steckley   Shannon Nettle
  Daniel Wendler
6–7(8–10), 3–6
Win 9–6 Oct 2006 Brazil F13, São Leopoldo Futures Clay   Manuel Jorquera   Carlos Cirne-Lima
  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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