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. 4 singles player from New Zealand.[4]
| Country (sports) |  New Zealand |
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| Residence | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Born | 25 April 1987 Westminster, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 2002 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Coach | Gary Swinkels |
| Prize money | US $413,003 |
| Singles | |
| 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. 836 (16 September 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| US Open | Q1 (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2–13 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 139 (17 June 2013) |
| Current ranking | No. 210 (16 September 2024) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | 28–19 (Singles 26-19, Doubles 2-0) |
| Last updated on: 19 September 2024. | |
Personal life
editHis twin brother Mikal (usually referred to by his nickname of "Oliver")[1] is also a professional tennis player.
Career
edit2005
editIn 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.
2009
editIn 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.[5]
2019
editIn 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.[6]
2020
editIn 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.[7] 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.
2023
editAt 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
editSingles: 26 (12-14)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0-1 | Jul 2005 | Japan F8, Tokyo | Futures | Hard |  Go Soeda
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0-2 | Nov 2008 | Malaysia F2, Petaling Jaya | Futures | Hard |  Kyu Tae Im
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6–7(3–7), 1–6 |
| Win | 1-2 | May 2009 | Australia F3, Bundaberg | Futures | Clay |  Greg Jones
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4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1-3 | May 2009 | Australia F4, Ipswich | Futures | Clay | Greg Jones
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5–7, 6–7(3–7) |
| Win | 2-3 | May 2009 | Egypt F7, Alexandria | Futures | Clay |  Jean-Noel Insausti
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7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2-4 | Jun 2009 | Egypt F8, Ain Sokhna | Futures | Clay |  Karim Maamoun
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2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3-4 | Oct 2009 | Thailand F4, Bangkok | Futures | Hard |  Roman Jebavý
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6–3, 2–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 4-4 | Nov 2009 | Vietnam F1, Bình Dương | Futures | Hard |  Amir Weintraub
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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
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5–2 RET |
| Win | 6-4 | May 2012 | Thailand F2, Bangkok | Futures | Hard |  Christopher Rungkat
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7–6(12–10), 6–3 |
| Win | 7-4 | Jun 2012 | Germany F5, Unterföhring | Futures | Clay |  Jeremy Jahn
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7–6(7–3), 7–5 |
| Loss | 7-5 | Aug 2012 | Austria F4, Fieberbrunn | Futures | Clay |  Nicolas Reissig
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4–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Win | 8-5 | May 2013 | Korea F3, Daegu | Futures | Hard | Lim Yong-kyu
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7–5, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 8-6 | Aug 2014 | Korea F10, Chuncheon | Futures | Hard | John Millman
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3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7) |
| Loss | 8-7 | Aug 2014 | Korea F11, Anseong | Futures | Hard | John Millman
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1–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 8-8 | Nov 2014 | Australia F10, Wollongong | Futures | Hard |  Jarmere Jenkins
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4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 8-9 | Mar 2015 | Australia F4, Melbourne | Futures | Clay | Jordan Thompson
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1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 9-9 | Apr 2015 | Australia F5, Mornington | Futures | Clay | Matthew Barton
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2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 10-9 | Jul 2016 | Usa F22, Pittsburgh | Futures | Clay | Kaichi Uchida
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6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 11-9 | Feb 2017 | China F1, Anning | Futures | Clay |  Marco Bortolotti
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4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 11-10 | Feb 2017 | China F2, Anning | Futures | Clay |  Yang Tsung-hua
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6–2, 4–6, 6–7(7–9) |
| Win | 12-10 | Jun 2017 | Thailand F1, Hua Hin | Futures | Hard | Finn Tearney
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4–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 12-11 | Jul 2017 | Usa F24, Champaign | Futures | Hard | Dominik Koepfer
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7–6(7–5), 2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 12-12 | Dec 2017 | Thailand F10, Hua Hin | Futures | Hard |  Alexey Vatutin
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 12-13 | Dec 2021 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Lý Hoàng Nam
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 12-14 | May 2022 | M15 Chiang Rai, Thailand | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Makoto Ochi
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4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 70 (23 titles, 47 runners-up)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Runner–up | 1. | 6 February 2011 | Burnie | Hard | Marinko Matosevic
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 Philip Bester Peter Polansky
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3–6, 6–4, [12–14] |
| Runner–up | 2. | 27 March 2011 | Pingguo | Hard |  Harri Heliövaara
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Michail Elgin Alexander Kudryavtsev
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2–6, 3–6 |
| Runner–up | 3. | 29 July 2012 | Oberstaufen | Clay | Andrey Kuznetsov
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 Andrei Dăescu Florin Mergea
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6–7(1–7), 6–7(4–7) |
| Runner–up | 4. | 6 January 2013 | Nouméa | Hard | Artem Sitak
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Samuel Groth Toshihide Matsui
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6–7(6–8), 6–1, [4–10] |
| Runner–up | 5. | 27 October 2013 | Traralgon | Hard | Dane Propoggia
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Adam Feeney Ryan Agar
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3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner–up | 6. | 9 February 2014 | West Lakes | Hard | Dane Propoggia
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Marcus Daniell Jarmere Jenkins
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner–up | 7. | 15 February 2015 | Launceston | Hard | Adam Hubble
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 Radu Albot Mitchell Krueger
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6–3, 5–7, [9–11] |
| Winner | 1. | 7 June 2015 | Gimcheon | Hard |  Li Zhe
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 Dean O'Brien Ruan Roelofse
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6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 2. | 21 October 2017 | Ningbo | Hard | Radu Albot
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 Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Christopher Rungkat
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7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner–up | 8. | 19 August 2018 | Gwangju | Hard |  Benjamin Lock
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Nam Ji-sung Song Min-kyu
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7–5, 3–6, [5–10] |
| Winner | 3. | 7 January 2023 | Nouméa | Hard |  Colin Sinclair
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Toshihide Matsui Kaito Uesugi
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner–up | 9. | 8 April 2023 | San Luis Potosi | Hard | Benjamin Lock
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Colin Sinclair Adam Walton
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7–5, 3–6, [5–10] |
| Runner-up | 10. | 22 April 2023 | Cuernavaca | Hard | Benjamin Lock
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 Skander Mansouri Michail Pervolarakis
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 14 May 2023 | Busan | Hard | Max Purcell
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Evan King Reese Stalder
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w/o |
| Winner | 4. | 6 January 2024 | Nouméa | Hard | Colin Sinclair
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Toshihide Matsui Calum Puttergill
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7–5, 6–2 |
Davis Cup (49)
editWith 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.[8][9]
In March 2020, Statham won against Brandon Perez in the World Group I play-off against Venezuela.
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indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.
| Rubber outcome | No. | Rubber | Match type (partner if any) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score |
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 4–1; 4–6 March 2005; MoreFM Tennis Park, Auckland, New Zealand; Group II Asia/Oceania First round; Hard (i) surface
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| Defeat | 1. | IV | Singles (dead rubber) |  Kazakhstan
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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
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| Victory | 1. | V | Singles (dead rubber) | South Korea
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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
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| Victory | 2. | IV | Singles (dead rubber) |  Lebanon
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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
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| Victory | 3. | IV | Singles (dead rubber) | Kazakhstan
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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
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| Victory | 4. | IV | Singles (dead rubber) |  Pacific Oceania
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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
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| Defeat | 2. | I | Singles |  Philippines
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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
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| Victory | 6. | III | Doubles (with Daniel King-Turner) |  Oman
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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
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| Victory | 7. | II | Singles |  Kuwait
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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
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| Victory | 9. | I | Singles | China
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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
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| Victory | 10. | I | Singles |  Malaysia
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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
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| Defeat | 3. | II | Singles | Philippines
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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
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| Victory | 12. | I | Singles |  Sri Lanka
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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
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| Victory | 14. | I | Singles |  Pakistan
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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
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| Victory | 16. | II | Singles |  Thailand
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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
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| Defeat | 4. | II | Singles |  Uzbekistan
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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
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| Victory | 18. | I | Singles | Philippines
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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
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| Defeat | 5. | I | Singles | Uzbekistan
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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
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| Defeat | 6. | II | Singles | India
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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
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| Victory | 19. | III | Doubles (with Daniel King-Turner) | Chinese Taipei
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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
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| Victory | 20. | II | Singles | Philippines
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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
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| Defeat | 9. | II | Singles | China
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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
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| Victory | 21. | I | Singles | Chinese Taipei
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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
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| Defeat | 11. | II | Singles | China
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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
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| Defeat | 12. | II | Singles | India
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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
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| Defeat | 13. | I | Singles | South Korea
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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
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| Victory | 23. | I | Singles | Pakistan
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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
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| Defeat | 15. | II | Singles | India
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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
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| Victory | 25. | I | Singles | South Korea
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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
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| Victory | 26. | I | Singles | China
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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
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| Victory | 27. | I | Singles | South Korea
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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
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| Victory | 28. | IV | Singles |  Venezuela
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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
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| Defeat | 20. | I | Singles | South Korea
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Nam Ji-sung | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Defeat | 21. | IV | Singles | Kwon Soon-woo | 3–6, 3–6 | |
References
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- ^ Rubin ‘Jose’ Statham left to fly the NZ flag
- ^ ESPN
- ^ "ATP singles rankings".
- ^ "Marina Erakovic and Rubin 'Jose' Statham in Delhi Commonwealth Games quarters". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ^ Foote, Stephen (8 January 2019). "ASB Classic: Rubin Statham earns stunning upset win over Hyeong Chun". Newshub.
- ^ "New Zealand win Davis Cup tie against Venezuela". Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Rubin Statham set to become New Zealand's most capped Davis Cup player". 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Kiwi tennis player Rubin Statham grateful for Good Samaritan after lucky flood escape". 3 February 2023.
