Philip Gubenco
# Philip Gubenco

Philip Gubenco (born 14 March 1982) is a Canadian former professional tennis player.

A left-handed player from Quebec, Gubenco was an ITF world number four ranked junior in doubles, forming a successful partnership with Andy Roddick which included World Super Juniors and Eddie Herr International titles.

Gubenco had a best singles ranking of 519 on the professional tour and peaked at 279 in doubles. In 1999 he made an ATP Tour singles main draw appearance as a wildcard at the Canadian Open and was beaten in the first round by Ramón Delgado. He featured in further Canadian Open main draws as a doubles player.

Most of his career was played at ITF Futures level and he was a doubles champion in nine tournaments.

## ITF Futures finals

### Singles: 3 (0–3)

* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–2)
* Clay (0–1)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2001 | Greece F1, Chalkida | Futures | Hard | Marko Tkalec | 6–2, 1–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2003 | Canada F3, Lachine | Futures | Hard | Ryan Sachire | 7–5, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Apr 2005 | Mexico F3, Guadalajara | Futures | Clay | Marcelo Melo | 1–6, 4–6 |

### Doubles: 15 (9–6)

* Finals by surface
* Hard (8–5)
* Clay (1–1)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Win | 1–0 | May 2001 | Greece F1, Chalkida | Futures | Hard | Jocelyn Robichaud | Ivan Cerovic Marko Tkalec | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2001 | USA F22, Lubbock | Futures | Hard | Lazar Magdinchev | John Doran Coenie Van Wyk | 4–6, $6–7^{(4–7)}$ |
| Win | 2–1 | Apr 2002 | Jamaica F1, Kingston | Futures | Hard | Tres Davis | Alex Bogomolov Jr. Cary Franklin | 4–6, 6–3, $7–6^{(7–1)}$ |
| Win | 3–1 | Apr 2002 | Jamaica F2, Montego Bay | Futures | Hard | Tres Davis | Nicolas Devilder Thierry Guardiola | 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Sep 2002 | Tunisia F2, El Menzah | Futures | Hard | Benoit Foucher | Dirk Stegmann Rik De Voest | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Sep 2002 | Sweden F2, Gothenburg | Futures | Hard | Jasper Smit | Aleksander Djuranovic Benjamin Kohllöffel | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Mar 2004 | New Zealand F1, Blenheim | Futures | Hard | Domenic Marafiote | Im Kyu-Tae Lee Seung-hoon | 6–2, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | Oct 2004 | USA F28, Lubbock | Futures | Hard | Julien Cassaigne | Lazar Magdinchev Dudi Sela | 2–6, $7–6^{(7–5)},$ 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Oct 2004 | USA F30, Baton Rouge | Futures | Hard | Julien Cassaigne | Michael Kogan Víctor Romero | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 5–5 | Oct 2005 | USA F25, Laguna Niguel | Futures | Hard | Erik Chvojka | Robert Steckley Lester Cook | $7–6^{(7–4)},$ 4–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–5 | Mar 2006 | Canada F2, Rock-Forest | Futures | Hard | Erik Chvojka | Jeremy Wurtzman Izak Van Der Merwe | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–5 | Mar 2006 | Canada F3, Montreal | Futures | Hard | Erik Chvojka | Pierre-Ludovic Duclos Izak Van Der Merwe | $7–6^{(7–3)},$ 4–6, $7–6^{(7–5)}$ |
| Win | 8–5 | May 2006 | Mexico F6, Celaya | Futures | Hard | Miha Gregorc | Roman Borvanov Sven Swinnen | 6–3, 1–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 8–6 | Jul 2006 | USA F16, Pittsburgh | Futures | Clay | Robert Steckley | Shannon Nettle Daniel Wendler | $6–7^{(8–10)},$ 3–6 |
| Win | 9–6 | Oct 2006 | Brazil F13, São Leopoldo | Futures | Clay | Manuel Jorquera | Carlos Cirne-Lima Renato Silveira | $6–7^{(6–8)},$ 6–3, 6–3 |
