Jason Kubler
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Jason Kubler is a professional Australian tennis player.
team with Luke Saville
and Joey Swaysland. Following his success at the junior Davis Cup Kubler won 5 junior titles in a row to rise his junior ranking to number 3 in the world.
Coming into the 2010 Australian Open junior championships Kubler was named by many as a favourite to win his home Grand Slam and make it three from the last for years to be home grown champions. Although Kubler started the tournament well he fell in the third round to fellow Aussie and eventual runner up Sean Berman. Despite being seeded second and first in Roland Garros and Wimbledon junior tournaments respectively, Kubler did not live up to his seeding, crashing in the second and third round of either tournament.
Kubler received a wildcard entry into his first and only junior tournament of 2011 in the 2011 Wimbledon Championships
. Kubler reached the semifinals before falling to local Liam Broady
and in doing so recorded his best ever junior result. As a junior Kubler reached the number 1 ranking but failed to win any grand slam titles.
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6-2 6-1 6-1. After disappointment in his debut on the Grand Slam stage, Kubler entered qualifying for the Burnie Challenger where he was defeated in the final round of qualifying by the eventual champion Bernard Tomic
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Kubler then headed to Europe to play a few Spanish clay court futures event, all resulted in non-qualification. Towards the end of April Kubler successfully gained his first ever ATP points in an Australian futures event held in Ipswich and went on to reach the final of the event, losing to Brydan Klein
in straight sets. Following a ranking rise due to his finals performance in an Australian future tournament Kubler received direct entry into a clay Dutch futures tournament in June where he was a surprise semifinalist, beating former top 200 player and number 1 seed Matwe Middelkoop
in the quarterfinals 6-2 6-4.
In the lead up to the US open juniors tournament Kubler entered an Italian hard court futures tournament where he was seeded eighth. Kubler reached the semifinals of the tournament falling to the top seed from Italy in straight sets. Following his US Open junior efforts Kubler returned to Europe for a month and a half with the highlight being a semifinal in a Portuguese future tournament before returning to Australia to compete in more futures events.
Junior career
In 2009 Kubler was a part of the winning Australian junior Davis CupDavis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
team with Luke Saville
Luke Saville
Luke Saville is an Australian junior tennis player. Saville is most famous for winning the boys singles at the Wimbledon Championships, and was also runner up in the boys singles at the Australian Open.-Junior career:...
and Joey Swaysland. Following his success at the junior Davis Cup Kubler won 5 junior titles in a row to rise his junior ranking to number 3 in the world.
Coming into the 2010 Australian Open junior championships Kubler was named by many as a favourite to win his home Grand Slam and make it three from the last for years to be home grown champions. Although Kubler started the tournament well he fell in the third round to fellow Aussie and eventual runner up Sean Berman. Despite being seeded second and first in Roland Garros and Wimbledon junior tournaments respectively, Kubler did not live up to his seeding, crashing in the second and third round of either tournament.
Kubler received a wildcard entry into his first and only junior tournament of 2011 in the 2011 Wimbledon Championships
2011 Wimbledon Championships
The 2011 Wimbledon Championships took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England, from 20 June to 3 July 2011. It was the 125th edition of the championships, and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. It was played on grass courts and was part of the...
. Kubler reached the semifinals before falling to local Liam Broady
Liam Broady
Liam Broady is a junior tennis player who in 2010 won the Boys' Doubles at Wimbledon partnered with fellow Briton Tom Farquharson.-Personal life:...
and in doing so recorded his best ever junior result. As a junior Kubler reached the number 1 ranking but failed to win any grand slam titles.
Junior singles titles (6)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Grade A (1) |
| Grade B (2) |
| Grade 1-5 (3) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 14 July 2009 |  Darwin |
Hard |  Jordan Kelly-Houston |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 2. | 23 August 2009 |  Lautoka |
Hard | William Kwok |
6–4, 6–1 |
| 3. | 19 October 2009 |  Osaka |
Hard | Hiroyasu Ehara |
6–0, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 4. | 26 October 2009 |  Nanthaburi |
Hard | Yasutaka Uchiyama |
7–6(3), 6–2 |
| 5. | 3 November 2009 |  Jeju-Do |
Hard | Yasutaka Uchiyama |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 6. | 24 May 2010 |  Charleroi |
Clay | James Duckworth James Duckworth (tennis) James Duckworth is an Australian professional tennis player.-2011:Duckworth began the year playing in the 2011 Brisbane International and the 2011 Australian Open qualifying tournaments after receiving wildcards into each event. Following the Australian summer series of tournaments Duckworth... |
6–7(3), 7–6(1), 6–4 |
2008
Kubler played his first senior tournament in September 2008, of the five Australian future tournaments he entered he was able to qualify for one which resulted in a straight sets first round loss to Marinko MatosevicMarinko Matosevic
Marinko Matosevic is a professional Croatian-Australian tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is No. 144, which he reached on October 25, 2010. His career high ranking in doubles was No. 541, set on September 28, 2009.-Tennis career and background:Matosevic was born in Jajce, SR Bosnia...
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2009
2009 saw Kubler again enter Australian future events in which some he qualified for and some he was given a wildcard entry to. After much success on the ITF junior circuit Kubler disappointed with a first round loss in all the Australian future main draws he played.2010
Kubler began 2010 by entering all the Australian ATP tournaments with the help of wildcards, the events were held in Brisbane, Sydney and the Australian Open in Melbourne. Kubler lost first round in both Brisbane and Sydney qualifying and was defeated in the first round of the Australian Open by Ivan LjubičićIvan Ljubicic
----Ivan Ljubičić is a Croatian tennis player born in Bosnia and Herzegovina . His career-high ATP ranking to date has been no. 3, and he stands at no. 37....
6-2 6-1 6-1. After disappointment in his debut on the Grand Slam stage, Kubler entered qualifying for the Burnie Challenger where he was defeated in the final round of qualifying by the eventual champion Bernard Tomic
Bernard Tomic
Bernard Tomic is an Australian professional tennis player. As of 24 October 2011, Tomic is ranked the World No. 41, making him the highest ranked Australian male tennis player and the youngest player in the top 100...
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Kubler then headed to Europe to play a few Spanish clay court futures event, all resulted in non-qualification. Towards the end of April Kubler successfully gained his first ever ATP points in an Australian futures event held in Ipswich and went on to reach the final of the event, losing to Brydan Klein
Brydan Klein
Brydan Klein is an Australian professional tennis player. He prefers to play on a fast surface, such as grass or hard.Klein has yet to become an active competitor on the main ATP Tour. However, he did receive a wildcard from Tennis Australia for the 2008 Australian Open, but lost to Paul Capdeville...
in straight sets. Following a ranking rise due to his finals performance in an Australian future tournament Kubler received direct entry into a clay Dutch futures tournament in June where he was a surprise semifinalist, beating former top 200 player and number 1 seed Matwe Middelkoop
Matwé Middelkoop
Matwé Middelkoop is a professional Dutch tennis player.-Career:Middelkoop has played most of his career on the Futures circuit. He played his maiden ATP match at Den Bosch, the Netherlands, but lost. His favorite surface is clay.-Singles Titles :-External links:...
in the quarterfinals 6-2 6-4.
In the lead up to the US open juniors tournament Kubler entered an Italian hard court futures tournament where he was seeded eighth. Kubler reached the semifinals of the tournament falling to the top seed from Italy in straight sets. Following his US Open junior efforts Kubler returned to Europe for a month and a half with the highlight being a semifinal in a Portuguese future tournament before returning to Australia to compete in more futures events.
2011
After an injury plagued start to the year Kubler won his first futures tournament in Birmingham, Alambama defeating Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3 6-2 in the final in October. Kubler continued his good form into the following week where he recorded back-to-back titles in Niceville, Florida with a 6-2 6-4 victory over Roman Vogeli in the final.Singles Titles (2)
| Legend (Singles) |
|---|
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (0) |
| Futures (2) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 24 October 2011 |  BirminghamBirmingham, Alabama Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S... |
Clay | Yoshihito Nishioka |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 2. | 31 October 2011 | Niceville Niceville, Florida Niceville is a city in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States, located close to Eglin Air Force Base. It originally began with the name Valparaiso, then to separate itself from the neighboring town took the unofficial name of Boggy. Upon incorporation as an official city, the name was changed to... |
Clay |  Roman Vogeli |
6–2, 6–4 |