Łukasz Kubot

Łukasz Kubot (Polish pronunciation: [ˈwukaʂ ˈkubɔt];[1] born 16 May 1982) is a Polish professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles.

Łukasz Kubot
Country (sports) Poland
ResidenceLubin, Poland
Born (1982-05-16) 16 May 1982 (age 41)
Bolesławiec, Poland
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2002
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachJan Stočes
Prize moneyUS $8,728,383
Official websitelukasz-kubot.com
Singles
Career record97–130 (42.7% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 41 (12 April 2010)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (2010)
French Open3R (2011, 2012)
WimbledonQF (2013)
US Open3R (2006)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2012)
Doubles
Career record435–305 (58.8% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles27
Highest rankingNo. 1 (8 January 2018)
Current rankingNo. 380 (18 September 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (2014)
French OpenSF (2016)
WimbledonW (2017)
US OpenF (2018)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsF (2017)
Olympic Games2R (2016)
Mixed doubles
Career titles0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2020)
French OpenQF (2009)
Wimbledon3R (2015, 2016)
US OpenSF (2015)
Other mixed doubles tournaments
Olympic GamesQF (2020)
Last updated on: 18 September 2023.

He is a two-time Grand Slam champion in doubles, having won the 2014 Australian Open with Robert Lindstedt, as well as the 2017 Wimbledon Championships with Marcelo Melo. Kubot has won 27 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including four at Masters 1000 level, all alongside Melo. The pair also finished runners-up at the 2018 US Open and 2017 ATP Finals. In January 2018 he became world No. 1 for the first time, the first Polish player ever to do so in singles or doubles.

Kubot has also had success in singles, achieving a career-high ranking of world No. 41 in April 2010 and reaching the quarterfinals of the 2013 Wimbledon Championships. He also reached the final at the 2009 Serbia Open and the 2010 Brasil Open. Kubot has represented Poland in the Davis Cup since 2001, also competing at three editions of the Summer Olympics. In 2013 he was awarded the Gold Cross of Merit by Polish President Bronisław Komorowski.[2]

Personal life

Łukasz Kubot was born in Bolesławiec, Poland. His parents are Dorota and Janusz Kubot, a football player and coach.[3] He has a sister named Paulina Kubot-Wojtasińska.[4] Kubot and his fiancé Magdalena Bieńkowska welcomed their daughter Zofia on September 9, 2020.[5] He speaks five languages: Polish, Czech, German, English, and Russian.[6]

Career

2007–2009: First doubles title

In 2007 Kubot's two main-draw wins came in Davis Cup ties. In 2008 Kubot did not play a single main-draw match.

Kubot started 2009 by competing in the qualifying rounds of Qatar ExxonMobil Open and the Australian Open, but he fell in the final round. He then qualified for the Brasil Open, where he recorded his first main-draw win in over one and a half year against Daniel Gimeno Traver, but lost in the following round to Thomaz Bellucci. He then continued to play in qualifying, but failed to qualify. However, in the 2009 Serbia Open, he fell in the final round of the qualifying draw, but was granted a lucky loser spot after Steve Darcis withdrew due a shoulder injury. He defeated Arsenije Zlatanović, Igor Andreev, Kristof Vliegen, and an upset victory over second seed Ivo Karlović. He then lost in straight sets against World No. 3 and top seed Novak Djokovic, in his first final. He became the first Pole to reach an ATP final in 26 years (since Wojciech Fibak in 1983). He also reached the doubles final at the same event partnering Oliver Marach, which he won.

At Roland Garros, he qualified, but lost to Viktor Troicki in the first round, in just around 4 hours. His next main-draw appearance came in MercedesCup in Stuttgart, where he recorded wins over Pablo Andújar and Philipp Kohlschreiber, but lost to Nicolas Kiefer in the quarterfinals. He then qualified in Cincinnati, but lost to José Acasuso, in the first round. In Beijing, he recorded the biggest win of his career by upsetting Andy Roddick in the very first round, but lost to Ivan Ljubičić the following round. He then lost in the first rounds of Shanghai and Vienna. In the 2009 BNP Paribas Masters, he defeated Andreas Beck, but lost to Marin Čilić, after qualifying.

In doubles, he won the 2009 Grand Prix Hassan II, the 2009 Serbia Open, and the 2009 Bank Austria-TennisTrophy, all with his regular doubles partner Oliver Marach. They also reached the semifinals of the 2009 Australian Open, losing to Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles. They were able to qualify in the 2009 ATP World Tour Finals, falling in the round-robin stage despite winning two matches over the teams of Max Mirnyi and Andy Ram, and Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes, only losing to Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan

2010: Three doubles titles

Łukasz Kubot can-can dancing

Kubot started his 2010 campaign in Doha, where he reached the quarterfinals, losing to Viktor Troicki, after recording straight-set wins over Karim Maamoun and Sergiy Stakhovsky. He then played in the Australian Open, where he reached his first fourth round in a Grand Slam tournament. He earned this spot by defeating Mischa Zverev, and Santiago Giraldo, and through the withdrawal of 20th seed Mikhail Youzhny. He was defeated by Novak Djokovic. In the Movistar Open, he lost to Marcel Granollers, after defeating Horacio Zeballos. In the 2010 Brasil Open, he reached the final, his second of his career. He earned that by defeating Óscar Hernández, Albert Montañés, and Fabio Fognini, in straight sets. He came back against fourth seed Igor Andreev in the semifinals. In the final, he lost to top seed Juan Carlos Ferrero, failing to hold serve in the whole match.

He then suffered early losses in his next three tournaments to credible players in the 2010 Copa Telmex, losing to Juan Mónaco, in the 2010 Abierto Mexicano Telcel to Fernando Verdasco, and the 2010 BNP Paribas Open to David Nalbandian. He then regained form, reaching the quarterfinals of the 2010 Grand Prix Hassan II, losing to Potito Starace. However, he lost in the first round of the 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters to Viktor Troicki.

In doubles, he won the 2010 Movistar Open in Santiago, the Mexican Open (tennis) in Acapulco, and the Romanian Open Trophy in Bucharest.

2011: Fourth round at Wimbledon

Łukasz Kubot in 2013

At the 2011 French Open, Kubot was down two sets to none in his first-round match against 11th seed Nicolás Almagro. Kubot stormed back and won the match in five sets. He progressed to the third round, before he was ousted. He earned the nickname "Lukasz the Lionhearted" for his aggressive style of play.

He then qualified for the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and advanced to the fourth round, defeating Arnaud Clément in five sets, Ivo Karlović in straight sets, and Gaël Monfils in four sets. In the fourth round, he led Feliciano López by two sets to love and had two match points in the third set tiebreak, but eventually lost in five sets.

2012: Stuttgart Open doubles title

Kubot made the quarterfinals in Memphis, before losing to Benjamin Becker. He also made the quarterfinals in Bucharest, only to meet and lose to Gilles Simon.

He made the third round of the French Open, losing to Belgian David Goffin.

He made the quarterfinals in Gstaad, where he lost to Grigor Dimitrov. At Winston-Salem, he made the third round, only to lose again to Goffin.

In doubles, he made three finals, including the Masters 1000 event in Rome, partnering Janko Tipsarević. He won the tournament in Stuttgart, partnering Jérémy Chardy.

2013: Wimbledon quarterfinal

Łukasz Kubot in 2013

Ranked no. 130 in the world, Kubot reached the quarterfinals of 2013 Wimbledon Championships. He beat Igor Andreev in the first round before getting a walkover after second round opponent (and conqueror of Rafael Nadal in the first round) Steve Darcis withdrew through injury. He then beat Benoît Paire and Adrian Mannarino before losing in a historic all-Polish slam quarterfinal against Jerzy Janowicz.

2014: Australian Open doubles title

In January Kubot and Sweden's Robert Lindstedt won the Australian Open men's doubles title. The pair had played just two tennis tournaments together, losing in the first round of both, before entering the Australian Open. In the final they defeated American Eric Butorac and South African Raven Klaasen, who had knocked out top seeds Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan. Lindstedt said he had been slated to play with Jürgen Melzer, but the Austrian withdrew with injury before the tournament. "I had to scramble up a partner in December and I'm thankful that Kubot said yes", stated Lindstedt.[7]

2016: Third Vienna Open doubles title and race to Rio

Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo, 2016 Vienna Open Champions

In August Kubot participated in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Partnered with Marcin Matkowski, he defeated Indian tennis pair of Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna. Subsequently, Kubot and Matkowski lost to the eighth seeded Spanish pair of Roberto Bautista Agut and David Ferrer in the second round.[8] Kubot also participated in the mixed doubles, where he was partnered with the 2015 WTA Finals winner, Agnieszka Radwańska. Radwańska and Kubot lost to the Romanian pair of Irina Camelia Begu and Horia Tecău in the first round.

In October, Kubot partnered with Marcelo Melo defeated Oliver Marach and Fabrice Martin to win the Vienna Open Doubles Title for the third time in his career.

2017: Wimbledon doubles title and year-end No. 1 ATP doubles ranking

Łukasz Kubot with Marcelo Melo at the Citi Open in 2017
Łukasz Kubot with Marcelo Melo at the Citi Open in 2017

In March Kubot with his doubles partner Marcelo Melo reached the doubles final at Indian Wells Masters. Eighth-seeded Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo reached the BNP Paribas Open semi-finals after breezing past tricky wild card duo, Nick Kyrgios and Nenad Zimonjić. The Polish-Brazilian pair then defeated fourth seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares to reach the final against the 6th seeds, South Africa's Raven Klaasen and his American doubles partner, Rajeev Ram.[9] At the 2017 Miami Open Kubot and Melo dropped only three sets en route to the final, defeating Marcus Daniell & Marcelo Demoliner, Jean-Julien Rojer & Horia Tecău, Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares in QF and Daniel Nestor & Brian Baker in SF to reach their second straight ATP Masters 1000 final.[10] The sixth-seeded Kubot and Melo defeated American duo Nick Monroe and Jack Sock in straight sets. They made it all the way together at an ATP event for the first time this season. It was their first ever Masters 1000 title won as a team as well. Kubot and Melo have continued their streak of claiming at least one ATP doubles title together in a season for the third straight year. They're back-to-back Vienna doubles champions, having won the tournament together in 2015 and 2016.[11] Miami Open was their 11th career tournament together, with a current overall 22–8 record and 12–6 record in 2017.

In April Kubot and Melo reached the quarter-finals at the Monte-Carlo Masters, the season's third Masters 1000 tournament. The following month they reached their third ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final of the season after they defeated seventh seeds Ivan Dodig and Marcel Granollers at the Mutua Madrid Open (tennis).[12] In the Mutua Madrid Open final they defeated French duo consisting of Nicolas Mahut and Édouard Roger-Vasselin to win their second Masters 1000 doubles title this season.[13] Seeded fourth at the French Open Kubot and Melo overcame a first round challenge from Julien Benneteau and Jérémy Chardy to advance to the second round. In the 2nd round they lost to Ryan Harrison and Michael Venus.[14]

Kubot and Melo continued their outstanding season by taking the doubles title at the Ricoh Open, living up to their top seed status in 's-Hertogenbosch by defeating second seeds Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram. "We’ve had a really good year. It's another title for us, so we’re very happy with the way we’re playing", said Kubot.[15] As top seeds Kubot and Melo continued their dominance on grass courts by taking the doubles title at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, outlasting brothers Alexander Zverev and Mischa Zverev. Their victory in Halle also further extended their lead in the Emirates ATP Doubles Race To London.[16] They stayed perfect on the grass courts, ousting top seeds Henri Kontinen and John Peers in the Wimbledon semi-finals. In the Wimbledon final, the fourth seeds defeated 16th seeds Oliver Marach and Mate Pavić.[17] The final lasted a marathon 4 hours 41 minutes and was only the fourth Wimbledon men's doubles final to go to five sets in the last 20 years.[18]

In November Kubot and Melo won the men's doubles title at the Paris Masters tennis tournament. The pair beat Ivan Dodig and Marcel Granollers in the final. The Polish-Brazilian duo made the final after easing past Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares in the semifinal and Feliciano López and Marc López in the quarterfinals. The Paris victory marks Kubot and Melo's sixth title of the season, after wins at Wimbledon, Miami, Madrid, Halle and s'Hertogenbosch. Following the Paris Masters Kubot officially moved up to world No. 2 in the Association of Tennis Professionals’ (ATP) doubles rankings.

At the Nitto ATP Finals top seeds Kubot and Melo outclassed No. 7 seeds Ivan Dodig and Marcel Granollers to clinch year-end No. 1 ATP doubles ranking. "This year has been amazing for me and Lukas, the first year we're playing together. Finishing as the No. 1 team in the world for me, it means a lot", Melo said, "We achieved this as a team. I'm very proud".[19] They also defeated four-time former season finale champions Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan[20] and subsequently qualified for the semi-finals.[21] In the semifinal they knocked out eighth seed Ryan Harrison and Michael Venus for a place in the title match. In the final Kubot and Melo, who were 49-17 for the season, fell to second seeds and defending champions Henri Kontinen and John Peers.[22]

2018: World No. 1 in doubles, tied with Marcelo Melo

Łukasz Kubot with Marcelo Melo at the US Open in 2018

At the start of the season top-seeds Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo defeated Jan-Lennard Struff and Viktor Troicki to capture the Sydney International men's doubles title.[23]

Following Sydney Kubot attained No. 1 in the ATP Doubles Rankings, and has become the 51st player since 1976 to reach the pinnacle of the sport. "It's great for Poland", said Kubot. "I’m happy that I’m one of the ambassadors for tennis in my country, putting Polish tennis on the map of the world. I’m grateful to Wojtek Fibak, who was No. 2 in doubles (1979) and Top 10 in singles (1977). He gave me a lot of advice from his experience, and motivation".[24]

Top seeds Kubot and Melo advanced to the Australian Open quarter-finals after coming from a set down to beat 16th seeds Rajeev Ram and Divij Sharan. Unbeaten in 2018, they lost to Ben McLachlan and Jan-Lennard Struff in the quarterfinal.[25]

In Halle, Marcelo Melo and Łukasz Kubot—who went undefeated on grass last year—defended their title, beating Alexander and Mischa Zverev in the final. It was Melo and Kubot's first title victory since January in Sydney. At Wimbledon, seeded second, Kubot and Melo lost to Jonathan Erlich and Marcin Matkowski in the second round.

Fifth seeds Kubot and Melo advanced to the quarter-finals of the Western & Southern Open for the second year in a row, beating Rogers Cup finalists Raven Klaasen and Michael Venus. The Polish-Brazilian duo avenged a loss they suffered against the same team one week ago in Toronto. In the quarterfinal Kubot and Melo lost to fourth seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares, who triumphed in Acapulco and Washington, D.C. earlier this season. It was the first Head2Head meeting between the two teams this year.[26]

Seeded seventh at the US Open, Kubot and Melo defeated Divij Sharan and Artem Sitak in the second round. In the third round they overpowered the 2018 French Open champions Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert. They continued their great form with a straight set win over Austin Krajicek and Tennys Sandgren to reach their first US Open semifinal. In the semifinal they defeated Malek Jaziri and Radu Albot for a spot in the final of the Men's doubles event at the 2018 US Open.[27] Kubot and Melo came into the tournament having lost five of their previous seven matches and also ended up losing to the third-seeded Americans Mike Bryan and Jack Sock in the final.[28]

No. 2 seeds Kubot and Melo beat top-seeded Oliver Marach and Mate Pavić in the China Open final to claim their third team title of the season.[29] Following China Open they also won the Rolex Shanghai Masters doubles title. In the Shanghai final they defeated sixth-seeded Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares to continue their strong form and win back-to-back titles.[30]

For the second consecutive season Kubot and Melo qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals at The O2 Arena in London. No. 3 seeds Kubot and Melo secured a spot for the prestigious season-ending event after beating second-seeded Oliver Marach and Mate Pavić in the Rolex Shanghai Masters semi-final.[31] Kubot and Melo were eliminated from the ATP Finals despite winning their final match against top-seeds Oliver Marach and Mate Pavić.[32] For the third time in his career Kubot ended the season in the top 10 ATP doubles ranking at No. 9.

2019: Kubot's 25th doubles title and 6th ATP doubles finals appearance

Łukasz Kubot at the 2019 French Open

At the start of the season Kubot's partner Marcelo Melo was sidelined from Australian Open due to suffering a back injury.[33] As a result, Kubot played doubles partnered with Horacio Zeballos. Kubot and Zeballos defeated Aljaž Bedene and Maximilian Marterer in the first round and Fabrice Martin and Jérémy Chardy in the second round. In his fifth career Australian Open doubles quarterfinal Kubot and his partner lost to Ryan Harrison and Sam Querrey in three sets.

At the 2019 BNP Paribas Open sixth seeds Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo rallied past Wesley Koolhof and Stefanos Tsitsipas in first round and defeated Nick Kyrgios and Taylor Fritz to reach the quarterfinal. They battled past Dominic Inglot and Franko Škugor in one hour and 23 minutes and defeated Novak Djokovic and Fabio Fognini for a spot in the final. Runners-up in 2017, Kubot and Melo lost a tight finals match to Nikola Mektić and Horacio Zeballos.[34]

Top seeds Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo broke three times to return to the 2019 Miami Open semi-finals. The 2017 champions, swept fifth seeds Oliver Marach/Mate Pavić before falling to Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan in the last four.[35]

In August top seeds Kubot/Melo won their first ATP Tour team title of 2019. The Polish-Brazilian pairing beat American wild cards Nicholas Monroe and Tennys Sandgren to claim the Winston-Salem Open championship, their 13th doubles crown together.[36]

At the China Open Kubot and Melo recorded their sixth straight victory beating Mao-Xin Gong and Ze Zhang to reach the semi-finals. The defending champions claimed 82 per cent of first-serve points (27/33) and did not face a break point to advance after 68 minutes. Without dropping a set throughout the entire tournament the Polish-Brazilian duo defeated Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev for a place in the championship match.[37] In the final they lost to Ivan Dodig and Filip Polášek.

At the 2019 Rolex Shanghai Masters Kubot and Melo rolled past Nicolas Mahut and Édouard Roger-Vasselin to reach their third consecutive final-round appearance in Shanghai. In the final they lost to Mate Pavić and Bruno Soares. Despite that loss they became the second team to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals following their quarterfinal win at the Shanghai Masters.[38]

In October top seeds Łukasz Kubot/Marcelo Melo defeated third seeds Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Nicolas Mahut to reach their second final at the 2019 Erste Bank Open in Vienna. In the championship match Kubot/Melo lost to the fourth seeds Rajeev Ram/Joe Salisbury. The 2015 Vienna champions had not dropped a set en route to their sixth ATP Tour doubles final of the season and had won 16 of their past 19 matches.[39]

At the Nitto ATP Finals Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo made a winning start to Group Jonas Björkman after beating Ivan Dodig and Filip Polášek. Kubot and Melo hit seven aces, won 76 percent of their first serve points in an hour and 40 minutes of play.[40] They reached their second team semifinal at The O2 Arena after edging out Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury to finish Group Jonas Björkman with a 2–1 record.[41]

2020: Kubot's 27th doubles title

In February second seeds Kubot and Melo saved two championship points to defeat top seeds Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah to win the Mexican Open title in Acapulco. This was their 13th ATP Tour team doubles title and the first of this season. Kubot also enjoyed another milestone in Acapulco by picking up his 400th tour-level doubles victory. He accomplished the feat in the semi-final win against Nikola Ćaćić and Dušan Lajović.[42]

In October top seeds Kubot and Melo beat third seeds Raven Klaasen and Oliver Marach to reach the 2020 Bett1Hulks Championship final in Cologne. In the final the Polish–Brazilian duo lost to second seeds Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut.[43] Kubot and Melo continued at the Vienna Open where they defeated Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski to win the title. It is the third time that the veteran Polish-Brazilian duo has won the Erste Bank Open title as a team and it was their 15th tour-level title together.[44]

In November, Kubot and Melo played at the 2020 Rolex Paris Masters where they lost to Félix Auger-Aliassime and Hubert Hurkacz in the semifinal. Next they participated in their fourth straight team appearance at the Nitto ATP Finals in London. The Polish-Brazilian duo qualified for the event by defeating Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut in the Paris quarter-finals.[45]

Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo finished their 2020 ATP Tour season and four-year partnership with a victory over Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektić in the Nitto ATP Finals.They ended their fourth straight team appearance at The O2 with a 1-2 round-robin record. After the match, both Kubot and Melo were emotional. Melo confirmed it was their last match as a tandem on Instagram, writing: "Thanks Kubi! We had many good emotions during our partnership, today was not different. We end our team but we keep friends forever!" Kubot said. "We are very happy and pleased that this is here in London, because we have one of the best memories here from winning Wimbledon."

Kubot and Melo ended the season with a 21-13 team record. The Polish-Brazilian tandem claimed two ATP 500 titles in Acapulco and Vienna. They lifted 15 tour-level trophies during their partnership, including at 2017 Wimbledon and at four ATP Masters 1000 events.[46]

2021: New doubles partner, reunion with Melo

At the end of 2020 season Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo amicably split after a successful partnership that lasted more than four years. At the start of 2021 Kubot partnered with Wesley Koolhof to reach the third round at the 2021 Australian Open.[47]

At Rotterdam Open third seeds Kubot and Koolhof defeated Ben McLachlan and Kei Nishikori before losing to Jérémy Chardy and Fabrice Martin in the second round.[48] The pair reached the Masters 1000 quarterfinal at the 2021 Mutua Madrid Open where they were defeated by No. 2 seeds and eventual runners-up Pavić/Mektić.

In Roland Garros, Kubot and Melo decided to return to play together.[49] They lost in the first round to Nicholas Monroe and Frances Tiafoe. But at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships they reached the quarterfinals.

2023: United Cup debut

Kubot was the part of the Polish team as the doubles player at the inaugural 2023 United Cup.[50]

Significant finals

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win2014Australian OpenHard Robert Lindstedt6–3, 6–3
Win2017WimbledonGrass Marcelo Melo5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 13–11
Loss2018US OpenHard Marcelo Melo Mike Bryan
Jack Sock
3–6, 1–6

Year-end championships

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss2017ATP Finals, LondonHard (i) Marcelo Melo4–6, 2–6

Masters 1000 finals

Doubles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runners-up)

OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss2012Italian OpenClay Janko Tipsarević3–6, 2–6
Loss2017Indian Wells MastersHard Marcelo Melo Raven Klaasen
Rajeev Ram
7–6 (7–1) , 4–6, [8–10]
Win2017Miami OpenHard Marcelo Melo Nicholas Monroe
Jack Sock
7–5, 6–3
Win2017Madrid OpenClay Marcelo Melo Nicolas Mahut
Édouard Roger-Vasselin
7–5, 6–3
Loss2017Shanghai MastersHard Marcelo Melo Henri Kontinen
John Peers
4–6, 2–6
Win2017Paris MastersHard (i) Marcelo Melo Ivan Dodig
Marcel Granollers
7–6(7–3), 3–6, [10–6]
Win2018Shanghai MastersHard Marcelo Melo Jamie Murray
Bruno Soares
6–4, 6–2
Loss2019Indian Wells MastersHard Marcelo Melo Nikola Mektić
Horacio Zeballos
6–4, 4–6, [3–10]
Loss2019Shanghai MastersHard Marcelo Melo Mate Pavić
Bruno Soares
4–6, 2–6

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (2 runners-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–2)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1May 2009Serbia Open, Serbia250 SeriesClay Novak Djokovic3–6, 6–7(0–7)
Loss0–2Feb 2010Brasil Open, Brazil250 SeriesClay Juan Carlos Ferrero1–6, 0–6

Doubles: 48 (27 titles, 21 runners-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (2–1)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–1)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (4–5)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (9–7)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (12–7)
Titles by surface
Hard (13–11)
Clay (9–7)
Grass (5–2)
Carpet (0–1)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (21–17)
Indoor (6–4)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Apr 2007Grand Prix Hassan II, MoroccoInternationalClay Oliver Marach6–7(4–7), 6–1, [4–10]
Loss0–2Oct 2007Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, FranceInternationalCarpet (i) Lovro Zovko4–6, 3–6
Loss0–3Mar 2009Mexican Open, Mexico500 SeriesClay Oliver Marach6–4, 4–6, [7–10]
Win1–3Apr 2009Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco250 SeriesClay Oliver Marach7–6(7–4), 3–6, [10–6]
Win2–3May 2009Serbia Open, Serbia250 SeriesClay Oliver Marach6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Win3–3Nov 2009Vienna Open, Austria250 SeriesHard (i) Oliver Marach2–6, 6–4, [11–9]
Win4–3Feb 2010Chile Open, Chile250 SeriesClay Oliver Marach6–4, 6–0
Loss4–4Feb 2010Brasil Open, Brazil250 SeriesClay Oliver Marach5–7, 4–6
Win5–4Feb 2010Mexican Open, Mexico500 SeriesClay Oliver Marach Fabio Fognini
Potito Starace
6–0, 6–0
Win6–4Sep 2010Romanian Open, Romania250 SeriesClay Juan Ignacio Chela Marcel Granollers
Santiago Ventura
6–2, 5–7, [13–11]
Loss6–5Feb 2011Chile Open, Chile250 SeriesClay Oliver Marach3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss6–6Apr 2012Romanian Open, Romania250 SeriesClay Jérémy Chardy6–7(2–7), 3–6
Loss6–7May 2012Italian Open, ItalyMasters 1000Clay Janko Tipsarević Marcel Granollers
Marc López
3–6, 2–6
Win7–7Jul 2012Stuttgart Open, Germany250 SeriesClay Jérémy Chardy Michal Mertiňák
André Sá
6–1, 6–3
Win8–7Feb 2013Mexican Open, Mexico (2)500 SeriesClay David Marrero Simone Bolelli
Fabio Fognini
7–5, 6–2
Win9–7Jan 2014Australian Open, AustraliaGrand SlamHard Robert Lindstedt6–3, 6–3
Win10–7Jun 2015Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands250 SeriesGrass Ivo Karlović6–2, 7–6(11–9)
Win11–7Jul 2015Swedish Open, Sweden250 SeriesClay Jérémy Chardy6–7(6–8), 6–3, [10–8]
Win12–7Sep 2015Moselle Open, France250 SeriesHard (i) Édouard Roger-Vasselin Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Nicolas Mahut
2–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Win13–7Oct 2015Vienna Open, Austria (2)500 SeriesHard (i) Marcelo Melo4–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–6]
Loss13–8May 2016Estoril Open, Portugal250 SeriesClay Marcin Matkowski4–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss13–9Jun 2016Halle Open, Germany500 SeriesGrass Alexander Peya Raven Klaasen
Rajeev Ram
6–7(5–7), 2–6
Loss13–10Jul 2016Washington Open, US500 SeriesHard Alexander Peya Daniel Nestor
Édouard Roger-Vasselin
6–7(3–7), 6–7(4–7)
Win14–10Oct 2016Vienna Open, Austria (3)500 SeriesHard (i) Marcelo Melo Oliver Marach
Fabrice Martin
4–6, 6–3, [13–11]
Loss14–11Mar 2017Indian Wells Masters, USMasters 1000Hard Marcelo Melo Raven Klaasen
Rajeev Ram
7–6(7–1), 4–6, [8–10]
Win15–11Apr 2017Miami Open, USMasters 1000Hard Marcelo Melo7–5, 6–3
Win16–11May 2017Madrid Open, SpainMasters 1000Clay Marcelo Melo Nicolas Mahut
Édouard Roger-Vasselin
7–5, 6–3
Win17–11Jun 2017Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands (2)250 SeriesGrass Marcelo Melo Raven Klaasen
Rajeev Ram
6–3, 6–4
Win18–11Jun 2017Halle Open, Germany500 SeriesGrass Marcelo Melo5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
Win19–11Jul 2017Wimbledon, UKGrand SlamGrass Marcelo Melo Oliver Marach
Mate Pavić
5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 13–11
Loss19–12Aug 2017Washington Open, US500 SeriesHard Marcelo Melo Henri Kontinen
John Peers
6–7(5–7), 4-6
Loss19–13Oct 2017Shanghai Masters, ChinaMasters 1000Hard Marcelo Melo Henri Kontinen
John Peers
4–6, 2–6
Win20–13Nov 2017Paris Masters, FranceMasters 1000Hard (i) Marcelo Melo Ivan Dodig
Marcel Granollers
7–6(7–3), 3–6, [10–6]
Loss20–14Nov 2017ATP Finals, UKTour FinalsHard (i) Marcelo Melo Henri Kontinen
John Peers
4–6, 2–6
Win21–14Jan 2018Sydney International, Australia250 SeriesHard Marcelo Melo6–3, 6–4
Win22–14Jun 2018Halle Open, Germany (2)500 SeriesGrass Marcelo Melo Alexander Zverev
Mischa Zverev
7–6(7–1), 6–4
Loss22–15Sep 2018US Open, USGrand SlamHard Marcelo Melo Mike Bryan
Jack Sock
3–6, 1–6
Win23–15Oct 2018China Open, China500 SeriesHard Marcelo Melo Oliver Marach
Mate Pavić
6–1, 6–4
Win24–15Oct 2018Shanghai Masters, ChinaMasters 1000Hard Marcelo Melo Jamie Murray
Bruno Soares
6–4, 6–2
Loss24–16Mar 2019Indian Wells Masters, USMasters 1000Hard Marcelo Melo Nikola Mektić
Horacio Zeballos
6–4, 4–6, [3–10]
Loss24–17Jun 2019Halle Open, Germany500 SeriesGrass Marcelo Melo Raven Klaasen
Michael Venus
6–4, 3–6, [4–10]
Win25–17Aug 2019Winston-Salem Open, United States250 SeriesHard Marcelo Melo Nicholas Monroe
Tennys Sandgren
6–7(6–8), 6–1, [10–3]
Loss25–18Oct 2019China Open, China500 SeriesHard Marcelo Melo Ivan Dodig
Filip Polášek
3–6, 6–7(4−7)
Loss25–19Oct 2019Shanghai Masters, ChinaMasters 1000Hard Marcelo Melo Mate Pavić
Bruno Soares
4–6, 2–6
Loss25–20Oct 2019Vienna Open, Austria500 SeriesHard (i) Marcelo Melo Rajeev Ram
Joe Salisbury
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [5–10]
Win26–20Feb 2020Mexican Open, Mexico (3)500 SeriesHard Marcelo Melo Juan Sebastián Cabal
Robert Farah
7–6(8–6), 6–7(4–7), [11–9]
Loss26–21Oct 2020Cologne Indoors, Germany250 SeriesHard (i) Marcelo Melo Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Nicolas Mahut
4–6, 4–6
Win27–21Nov 2020Vienna Open, Austria (4)500 SeriesHard (i) Marcelo Melo Jamie Murray
Neal Skupski
7–6(7–5), 7–5

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 10 (6–4)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–3)
ITF Futures Tour (4–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Aug 2001Sopot, PolandChallengerClay David Ferrer5–7, 6–3, 2–6
Loss0–2Jul 2002Germany F9, ZellFuturesClay Slimane Saoudi5–7, 3–6
Win1–2Jan 2004Germany F2, StuttgartFuturesHard Jérôme Haehnel7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win2–2Jan 2004Germany F3, OberhachingFuturesHard Mounir El Aarej7–6(10–8), 6–1
Win3–2Oct 2004Colombia F4, BogotáFuturesClay Júlio Silva4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win4–2Nov 2004Czech Republic F5FuturesHard Jan Mertl6–3, 6–1
Loss4–3Feb 2005Joplin, United StatesChallengerHard Frédéric Niemeyer6–4, 2–6, 3–6
Win5–3Sep 2005Donetsk, UkraineChallengerHard Alexander Peya6–4, 6-2
Loss5–4Apr 2006Dharwad, IndiaChallengerHard Viktor Troicki6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Win6–4Jul 2008Oberstaufen, GermanyChallengerClay Juan Pablo Brzezicki6–3, 6-4

Doubles: 32 (20–12)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (18–10)
ITF Futures Tour (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (12–7)
Clay (8–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Dec 2002Czech Republic F10 OstravaFuturesHard Mariusz Fyrstenberg Jaroslav Pospíšil
Jiri Vencl
2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win2–0Jan 2003Germany F1A MunichFuturesHard Mariusz Fyrstenberg7–5, 5–7, 6–3
Loss2–1May 2003Hungary F1 MiskolcFuturesClay Leonardo Azzaro6–7(6–8), 3–6
Win3–1Jul 2003Valladolid, SpainChallengerHard Jun Kato4–6, 6–0, 6–1
Loss3–2Aug 2003Saransk, RussiaChallengerClay Orest Tereshchuk6–7(3–7), 3–6
Loss3–3Jan 2004Germany F3 OberhachingFuturesHard Igor Zelenay Frederik Nielsen
Rasmur Norby
4–6, 7–6(8–6), 0-6
Loss3–4Feb 2004Wrocław, PolandChallengerHard Bartlomiej Dabrowski5–7, 3–6
Win4–4Apr 2004Canberra, AustraliaChallengerClay Zbynek Mlynarik7–6(7–3), 6–2
Loss4–5May 2004Ostrava, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Tomáš Zíb4–6, 4–6
Loss4–6Oct 2004Quito, EcuadorChallengerClay Frank Moser6–2, 2–6, 4–6
Win5–6Feb 2005Joplin, United StatesChallengerHard Rik de Voest Nicholas Monroe
Jeremy Wurtzman
7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win6–6Mar 2005San Luis Potosí, MexicoChallengerClay Oliver Marach6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Loss6–7Apr 2005Mexico City, MexicoChallengerHard Rik de Voest1–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–7(4–7)
Win7–7Jul 2005Poznań, PolandChallengerClay Filip Urban6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–2
Loss7–8Oct 2005Seoul, South KoreaChallengerHard Rik de Voest6–0, 4–6, [7–10]
Win8–8Jan 2006Doha, QatarChallengerHard Oliver Marach6–4, 6–1
Win9–8Apr 2006Napoli, ItalyChallengerClay Tomáš Cibulec7–5, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss9–9Mar 2007Cherbourg, FranceChallengerHard Dick Norman2–6, 4–6
Win10–9Apr 2007Casablanca, MoroccoChallengerClay Oliver Marach6–3, 6–3
Win11–9May 2007Tunis, TunisiaChallengerClay Oliver Marach6–2, 6–2
Win12–9Apr 2008Busan, South KoreaChallengerHard Rik de Voest Adam Feeney
Rameez Junaid
6–3, 6–3
Win13–9May 2008Lanzarote, SpainChallengerHard Rik de Voest6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Win14–9May 2008Fergana, UzbekistanChallengerHard Konstantin Kravchuk6–4, 6–1
Win15–9Jun 2008Prostějov, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Rik de Voest6–2, 6–2
Loss15–10Aug 2008Bukhara, UzbekistanChallengerHard Oliver Marach6–7(2–7), 1–6
Win16–10Aug 2008Qarshi, UzbekistanChallengerHard Oliver Marach6–4, 6–4
Loss16–11Sep 2008Szczecin, PolandChallengerClay Oliver Marach David Marrero Santana
Dawid Olejniczak
6–7(4–7), 3–6
Win17–11Oct 2008Seoul, South KoreaChallengerHard Oliver Marach7–5, 4–6, [10–6]
Win18–11Nov 2008Bratislava, SlovakiaChallengerHard František Čermák6–4, 6–4
Loss18–12Nov 2008Dnipropetrovsk, UkraineChallengerHard Oliver Marach3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win19–12Nov 2008Helsinki, FinlandChallengerHard Oliver Marach6–7(2–7), 7–6(9–7), [10–6]
Win20–12Nov 2008Cancún, MexicoChallengerClay Oliver Marach7–5, 6–2

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Tournament200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenQ1AQ3AQ34R*2R1R1R1RQ3A0 / 53–5
French OpenQ2Q1Q1A1R1R3R3R2R1RAA0 / 65–6
WimbledonQ1Q2Q1Q1Q12R4R2RQF*3RAA0 / 510–5
US OpenQ23RQ3AQ21RA1R1RAAA0 / 42–4
Win–loss0–02–10–00–00–13–46–33–44–42–30–00–00 / 2020–20
ATP Masters Series 1000
Indian WellsAAAAAA2R2R1R1RQ1A0 / 42–4
MiamiAAAAA1RA1R2R1RAA0 / 41–4
Monte CarloAAAAA1RQ11RQ1Q2AA0 / 20–2
MadridAAAAA1RQ2AQ13RAA0 / 21–2
RomeAAAAA1R2R2RAQ1AA0 / 32–3
CanadaAAAAQ1AAAQ2AAA0 / 00–0
CincinnatiAAAA1R1RA1RQ1AAA0 / 30–3
ShanghaiNot held1R1R1R1RQ2A1RA0 / 50–5
ParisAAAA2RAQ2Q1Q2AAA0 / 11–1
Win–loss0–00–00–00–01–30–62–32–61–21–30–10–00 / 247–24
National representation
Summer OlympicsNot heldANot held1RNot heldA0 / 10–1
Career statistics
Titles / Finals0 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 10 / 10 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 2
Year-end ranking14212522220910170577472168471908

* At the 2010 Australian Open, Kubot's third-round match was a walkover|* At the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, Kubot's second-round match was a walkover

Doubles

Current after the 2022 Rolex Paris Masters.

Tournament2001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAAA3RASF3RQF1R3RW2R2R3RQFQF2R3RA1 / 1432–13
French OpenAAAAAA3R1R2RQF1R2R1RQF3RSF2R3R3R2R1R2R0 / 1623–16
WimbledonAAA2RQ12R2R2RQF1R1RA3R2R3R1RW2RQFNHQF2R1 / 1625–15
US OpenAAAAA1R1RA1RQFA2R1RA2RQF2RF3R1R1R1R0 / 1415–14
Win–loss0–00–00–01–10–01–25–41–28–48–43–32–34–410–26–47–410–311–410–42–34–42–32 / 6095–58
Year-end championship
ATP FinalsDid not qualifyRRRRDid not qualifySFDNQFRRSFRRDNQ0 / 713–12
ATP Masters Series 1000
Indian WellsAAAAAAAA2RA2R1RQF2R1R2RF1RFNH1R0 / 1114–11
MiamiAAAAAAAAA1RAQF2R2RA1RW1RSF1R1R1 / 1012–9
Monte CarloAAAAAAAAAQFQFA1R2RA2RQF2RQF2RA0 / 96–9
MadridNHAAAAAAAAQF2RASF2RA2RWQFQFQF1R1 / 1013–9
RomeAAAAAAAAASFQFFA2RAAQFQFSF1R2R1R0 / 1013–10
CanadaAAAAAAAAQFAAA1RAA1R2R2R1RNH2RA0 / 72–7
CincinnatiAAAAAAAASFSFA2R2RAA1RSFQFQF2R1RA0 / 1012–9
ShanghaiNot heldQFSF1RAA2RSF2RFWFNH1 / 916–8
ParisAAAAAAAAAQF1R1R1R2RAAWQF1RSFA1R1 / 108–9
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–04–49–73–67–47–74–72–22–722–68–820–93–34–60–54 / 8696–81
National representation
Summer OlympicsNot heldANot heldANot heldANot held2RNot held1RNH0 / 21–2
Career statistics
2001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022Career
Titles / finals0 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 20 / 03 / 43 / 40 / 11 / 31 / 11 / 14 / 41 / 46 / 104 / 51 / 62 / 30 / 00 / 027 / 48
Overall win–loss1–10–10–01–22–19–916–101–242–2138–2413–2122–1919–1720–1833–1436–2551–2141–2349–2421–1616–184–17435–304
Year-end ranking4485332171371356445721210533937182924296103429960.03%

References

External links

Awards
Preceded by ATP Doubles Team of the Year
(with Marcelo Melo)

2017
Succeeded by
Preceded by ITF Men's doubles World Champion
(with Marcelo Melo)

2017
Succeeded by