74 Facts About Jason Kubler

Jason Murray Kubler is an Australian professional tennis player.

Jason Kubler has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No 63 achieved on 24 April 2023 and a doubles ranking of No 27 achieved on 22 May 2023.

Jason Kubler spent four years of his professional career playing exclusively on clay courts to avoid further structural damage to his knees.

Jason Kubler was born in Brisbane, Australia to an Australian father and a Filipina mother.

Jason Kubler grew up in the north Brisbane suburb of Mango Hill with an older brother and a younger sister.

In 2009, Jason Kubler became just the second player in history to go undefeated through the World Youth Cup and Junior Davis Cup.

Jason Kubler made his professional debut in September 2008 at the Australia F7 Futures event on the ITF Men's Circuit, the third tier for men's professional tennis.

Jason Kubler won through qualifying to make his main draw professional debut but lost in the first round to compatriot Marinko Matosevic.

In 2010, following continued success on the junior circuit, Jason Kubler was granted wildcards into the Brisbane International and Sydney International qualifying draws, but failed to win a match at either event.

Jason Kubler was then awarded a wildcard to make his ATP Tour and Grand Slam debut at the 2010 Australian Open.

Jason Kubler finished the season ranked No 535 in the world.

Jason Kubler missed the start of the 2011 Australian summer of tennis due to a knee injury.

Jason Kubler won his second professional title the next week at the USA F29 Futures event in Niceville, salvaging an otherwise frustrating year with injury.

Jason Kubler finished the 2011 season ranked No 530 in the world.

Jason Kubler began the 2012 season by entering four Futures tournaments in Florida after again bypassing the Australian summer.

Jason Kubler lost in the final of USA F1 to Jack Sock and USA F3 to Brian Baker before winning the USA F4 event in Palm Coast to cap off a promising start to the year.

Jason Kubler ended the 2012 season ranked No 332 in the world.

In 2013, Jason Kubler played in Futures tournaments throughout the United States, Spain, Great Britain, Australia, Italy and Egypt, but only on clay due to ongoing knee concerns.

Jason Kubler won three Futures tournaments for the year, however his ranking dipped to No 397 to end the season.

Jason Kubler again chose to miss the Australian summer of tennis, opting to play Futures events in Egypt and Spain.

Jason Kubler entered six tournaments during this stretch, making the final of three and winning one.

Jason Kubler won his first tour-level match by defeating Alessandro Giannessi, before losing to Denis Istomin in the second round.

Jason Kubler broke into the top 200 for the first time on 25 August 2014 at No 197.

On 24 November, Jason Kubler reached a career high ranking of No 136 before finishing the 2014 season with a world ranking of No 140.

Jason Kubler played a total of 29 tournaments in 14 countries in 2014, all of which were on clay, due to his ongoing knee problems.

Jason Kubler skipped the Australian summer of tennis for a fifth consecutive year.

Jason Kubler instead played a variety of Challenger events across South and North America, his best result being a quarter-final appearance in Sarasota.

Jason Kubler defeated Rui Machado in straight sets in round 1 but was eliminated in the second round by Aleksandr Nedovyesov, who went on to qualify for the main draw.

In May, just eight months after his last surgery, Jason Kubler underwent the sixth knee operation of his career which side lined him for the rest of 2016.

Jason Kubler defeated Alex Bolt in the final to claim his first Challenger title since 2014, which skyrocketed his ranking inside the world's top 350.

Jason Kubler was expected to compete in the Australian Wildcard Playoff in December for a spot in the 2018 Australian Open, but ultimately withdrew alongside a host of top-seeded players.

Jason Kubler finished the year ranked No 341 in the world.

Jason Kubler started his 2018 campaign at the Playford Challenger in South Australia, which he won after qualifying.

The victory saw Jason Kubler move inside the world's top 250 for the first time since 2015.

Jason Kubler faced 10th seed Pablo Carreno Busta in the first round, where he lost in a highly competitive four-set match.

Jason Kubler showed plenty of promise in the match, leading by a break in both the first and third sets, but failed to capitalise on his opportunities.

Jason Kubler improved his world ranking to No 160 following the Asian swing, his best world ranking in three years.

At the French Open, Jason Kubler lost in the first round of qualifying to Goncalo Oliveira.

Jason Kubler then entered the Wimbledon qualifying tournament and showed good form through his first two matches, defeating Arthur De Greef and Adam Pavlasek.

Jason Kubler faced unseeded Argentinian Guido Pella in the first round, where he lost in four close sets.

The result saw Jason Kubler move to No 114 in the ATP rankings, eclipsing the career high he set way back in November 2014.

Jason Kubler then attempted to qualify for the Washington Open, an ATP 500 event.

Jason Kubler finished the season ranked No 114 in the world.

Jason Kubler was expected to compete in the Brisbane International, but withdrew from the event due to knee soreness.

Jason Kubler then attempted to qualify for the Sydney International, but fell in the first round to third seed Yoshihito Nishioka.

At the 2019 French Open, Jason Kubler attempted to qualify but was defeated in the second round by Viktor Troicki.

At Wimbledon, Jason Kubler won through his first two matches in qualifying but fell at the last hurdle to Yasutaka Uchiyama in five sets.

Jason Kubler lost the Winnetka final to top-seeded American Bradley Klahn but bounced back to win the Gatineau tournament without dropping a set.

Jason Kubler was expected to contest the Challenger event in Granby, but withdrew due to a wrist injury.

Jason Kubler played no further tournaments in 2019 and finished with the year ranked No 261 in the world.

Jason Kubler returned to Australia following the suspension and predominately played tournaments in the UTR Pro Tennis Series.

Jason Kubler ended the 2020 season ranked No 259 in the world.

Jason Kubler started the 2021 season at the Murray River Open on the ATP Tour after receiving a wildcard entry.

Jason Kubler lost in the second round to Ricardas Berankis.

Jason Kubler then attempted to qualify for the 2021 Australian Open, but was defeated in the second round by Sergiy Stakhovsky.

Jason Kubler attempted to qualify for the 2022 Australian Open, but was eliminated in the second round by Tomas Martin Etcheverry.

Jason Kubler was awarded a pair of wildcards into the doubles and mixed doubles events however, with compatriots Christopher O'Connell and Jaimee Fourlis respectively.

Jason Kubler scored his first main draw Grand Slam win since the 2018 US Open when he defeated Denis Kudla in straight sets.

Jason Kubler lost in the second round to 10th seed Cameron Norrie.

Jason Kubler moved to No 119 in the world following Roland Garros.

Jason Kubler needed a deciding set in his first two matches to progress, but cruised past Elias Ymer in straight sets during the final round to confirm his place in the main draw.

Jason Kubler faced British 28th seed Dan Evans in the first round, defeating the home crowd favourite in straight sets.

Jason Kubler's dream run continued in the third round, defeating Jack Sock in five sets to reach the second week of a Grand Slam for the first time.

At the Hall of Fame Open Jason Kubler defeated compatriot Jordan Thompson in straight sets in the first round.

Jason Kubler then defeated top seed and World No 9 Felix Auger-Aliassime in three sets to reach his first ATP quarterfinal, saving a match point in the process during the final set tiebreak.

Jason Kubler then defeated compatriot James Duckworth in straight sets to reach his maiden ATP semifinal, where he lost to 3rd seed Alexander Bublik.

Later that month, at the 2022 Atlanta Open, Jason Kubler reached the final in doubles with compatriot John Peers, but lost to second seeded Australian duo Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios.

At the US Open, Jason Kubler defeated Mikael Ymer in four sets in the first round, his first main draw win at the event since 2018.

Jason Kubler finished the 2022 season ranked No 107 in the world, the best end-of-year ranking of his career.

Jason Kubler made his 2023 United Cup debut representing team Australia, following the withdrawal of Nick Kyrgios from the event.

At the Adelaide International 2 event, Jason Kubler received a wildcard into the main draw and continued his good form, defeating Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the first round.

Jason Kubler was then defeated by the 6th seed, Miomir Kecmanovic in three tight sets.

Jason Kubler received a wildcard into the 2023 Australian Open, marking his first appearance at the event in four years.

Jason Kubler achieved a career-high ranking in singles following the Australian Open, at No 79 in the world.