Vilius Gaubas (born 29 December 2004) is a Lithuanian tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 179 achieved on 30 September 2024. He is currently the No. 1 Lithuanian player.[2]

Vilius Gaubas
Country (sports) Lithuania
Born (2004-12-29) 29 December 2004 (age 19)
Šiauliai, Lithuania
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachGuillermo García López[1]
Prize moneyUS $145,802
Singles
Career record2–5 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 179 (30 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 191 (21 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenQ3 (2024)
Doubles
Career record1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1036 (26 February 2024)
Current rankingNo. 1060 (21 October 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open Junior2R (2021)
Team competitions
Davis Cup2–5
Last updated on: 25 October 2024.

Gaubas represents Lithuania at the Davis Cup, where he has a W–L record of 2–5.[3]

Career

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2024: Maiden Challenger title and top 180

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In 2024, following two ATP Challenger finals and his maiden Challenger title in Cordenons, Italy, where he was the youngest of three Lithuanian champions in Challenger history (since 1978), he reached a new career-high ranking of No. 186 on 12 August 2024.[4][5]

ATP Challenger Tour finals

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Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2024 Rome, Italy Challenger Clay   Alejandro Moro Cañas 5–7, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 2024 Verona, Italy Challenger Clay   Federico Arnaboldi 2–6, 2–6
Win 1–2 Aug 2024 Cordenons, Italy Challenger Clay   Carlos Taberner 2–6, 6–2, 6–4

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

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Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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Legend
ITF WTT (4–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (4–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2022 M15 Velenje, Slovenia WTT Clay   Duje Kekez 6–3, 6–4
Win 2–0 Apr 2023 M25 Reus, Spain WTT Clay   Miguel Damas 6–4, 6–4
Win 3–0 Apr 2023 M15 Telde, Spain WTT Clay   Diego Augusto Barreto Sánchez 7–6(7–4), 6–2
Loss 3–1 Aug 2023 M15 Xàtiva, Spain WTT Clay   Carlos López Montagud 4–6, 6–7(7–9)
Loss 3–2 Aug 2023 M25 Santander, Spain WTT Clay   Svyatoslav Gulin 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 4–6
Win 4–2 Sep 2023 M25 Sabadell, Spain WTT Clay   Felix Gill 6–4, 6–4
Loss 4–3 Feb 2024 M25 Antalya, Turkey WTT Clay   Carlos Gimeno Valero 6–1, 6–7(1–7), 5–7
Loss 4–4 Mar 2024 M25 Faro, Portugal WTT Hard   Jaime Faria 1–6, 3–6

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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Legend
ITF WTT (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2023 M25 Benicarló, Spain WTT Clay   Kenny de Schepper   Anthony Genov
  Iker Urribarrens Ramírez
7–6 (7–2), 3–6, [10–8]

References

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  1. ^ "Garcia-Lopez & Gaubas: The Player-Coach Duo Turned Doubles Partners". 9 February 2023.
  2. ^ "ATP Rankings | PIF ATP Rankings (Singles) | ATP Tour | Tennis | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  3. ^ "Daviso taurės finiše – Viliaus Gaubo pralaimėjimas". www.lrt.lt (in Lithuanian).
  4. ^ "#NextGenATP Gaubas survives three-hour final, wins first Challenger title". ATPTour. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Challenger Q3: Fonseca's first title marks milestone breakthrough". ATPTour. 9 September 2024.
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