Jubb Awarded Wimbledon Wild Card
After winning back-to-back ATP Challenger matches earlier this week, Paul Jubb earned a wild card entry to the 2019 Wimbledon Championships.
COLUMBIA, S.C.- Less than a month after winning the NCAA Singles Championship, South Carolina rising senior Paul Jubb will get the chance to play on tennis’ biggest stage, earning a wild card entry to the 2019 Wimbledon Championships.
A Hull, England, native, Jubb was awarded the third men’s wild card entry by the All England Club for this year’s tournament. The entry comes after Jubb notched back-to-back wins over ATP Top 160 opponents in the Ilkley Trophy ATP Challenger event. He is currently ranked 579 in the ATP rankings and has a Universal Tennis Rating of 14.45.
Jubb wrapped up his junior season at South Carolina with a 38-4 record that yielded All-America, First-Team All-SEC honors and the highest national ranking in program history at No. 3. He set single-season school records for wins over ranked opponents (23) and wins and winning percentage in SEC dual-match play (11-1, .917).
Wimbledon begins July 1 and will conclude July 14.
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