Vilius Gaubas
{{Short description|Lithuanian tennis player}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Vilius Gaubas
|image =
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|country = {{LTU}}
|residence =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2004|12|29}}
|birth_place = Šiauliai, Lithuania
|height = {{convert|1.78|m}}
|turnedpro =
|coach= Guillermo García López{{cite web|url= https://www.atptour.com//en/news/challenger-tour-gaubas-garcia-lopez-february-2023 |title= Garcia-Lopez & Gaubas: The Player-Coach Duo Turned Doubles Partners|date=9 February 2023 }}
|plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
|college =
|careerprizemoney = US $ 342,875
|singlesrecord = 4–8 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
|singlestitles = 0
|highestsinglesranking = No. 132 (16 June 2025)
|currentsinglesranking = No. 140 (30 June 2025)
|AustralianOpenresult = Q1 (2025)
|FrenchOpenresult = Q3 (2025)
|Wimbledonresult = Q2 (2025)
|USOpenresult = Q3 (2024)
|doublesrecord = 1–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
|doublestitles = 0
|highestdoublesranking = No. 1036 (26 February 2024)
|currentdoublesranking =
|USOpenDoublesjuniorresult = 2R (2021)
|Team=yes
|DavisCupresult = 2–5
|updated = 30 June 2025
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Vilius Gaubas (born 29 December 2004) is a Lithuanian tennis player.
He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 132 achieved on 16 June 2025. He is currently the No. 1 Lithuanian player.{{Cite web |title=Lithuania {{!}} ATP Rankings (Singles) {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=http://www.atptour.com/en/rankings/singles?rankRange=0-5000®ion=LTU|access-date=2024-05-15 |website=ATP Tour |language=en}}
Gaubas represents Lithuania at the Davis Cup, where he has a W–L record of 2–5.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/sportas/10/1499449/stebekite-tiesiogiai-16-metis-vilius-gaubas-pasirodo-daviso-taureje|title=Daviso taurės finiše – Viliaus Gaubo pralaimėjimas |publisher=LRT|language=lt }}
Career
=2024: Maiden Challenger title, top 200 debut=
In 2024, following two ATP Challenger finals and his maiden Challenger title in Cordenons, Italy, where he was the youngest of three Lithuanian champions in Challenger history (since 1978), he reached a new career-high ranking of No. 186 on 12 August 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com//en/news/gaubas-taberner-cordenons-challenger-2024-final|title=#NextGenATP Gaubas survives three-hour final, wins first Challenger title|date=12 August 2024|accessdate=12 August 2024|website=ATPTour}}{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/challenger-2024-q3-review|title=Challenger Q3: Fonseca's first title marks milestone breakthrough|date=9 September 2024|website=ATPTour}}
=2025: Top 150, ATP and Masters debut & historic third round =
Following his second Challenger title at the newly established 2025 Open Menorca, he reached the top 150 at world No. 149 on 7 April 2025. {{cite web|url=https://www.tennistourtalk.com/120696/gaubas-crowned-first-open-menorca-champion|title=Gaubas Crowned First Open Menorca Champion|date=6 April 2025 }} {{cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/vilius-gaubas-menorca-atp-challenger-tour|title= Drama, Sunshine and a Breakout Star: Vilius Gaubas wins Menorca Challenger's historic debut|website=Tennis.com|date=7 April 2025}} {{cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/lithuanian-born-spanish-trained-vilius-gaubas-atp-challenger-tour|title= Lithuanian-born, Spanish-trained Vilius Gaubas is ready to take on the world |date=23 April 2025}}
Ranked No. 154, Gaubas made his ATP and Masters 1000 main draw debut in Rome at the 2025 Italian Open after qualifying for the main draw {{cite web|url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/sportas/10/2555378/puikia-forma-demonstruojantis-gaubas-prasimuse-i-turnyro-romoje-pagrindini-etapa|title= Puikią formą demonstruojantis Gaubas prasimušė į turnyro Romoje pagrindinį etapą |date=6 May 2025|publisher=LRT|language=lt}} {{cite web|url=https://www.lostiempos.com/deportes/tenis/20250506/hugo-dellien-cae-gaubas-queda-fuera-del-masters-1000-roma|title= Hugo Dellien cae con Gaubas y queda fuera del Masters 1000 de Roma|publisher=Los Tiempos|language=es}} and defeated Damir Dzumhur, recording his first Masters and also top 100 win. {{cite tweet|url= https://x.com/edgeAIapp/status/1920229845830705200|number= 1920229845830705200 |title= Vilius Gaubas defeats Damir Dzumhur 7-6, 2-6, 6-4 to reach R64 of a Masters 1000 for the 1st time. 1st ATP tour main draw win on his Masters debut. 1st top 100 win. 3 wins in a row from the qualifying rounds. Up to a career high of 136 in live rankings. Faces Shapovalov next |user= EdgeAI}} {{cite web|url=https://www.perfect-tennis.com/italian-open-2025-day-1-recap/|title= Italian Open 2025 Day 1 Recap|date=7 May 2025}} Next he upset 27th seed Denis Shapovalov in straight sets, his first top 50 and top 30 win, to reach the third round of an ATP tournament for the first time in his career. {{cite web|url=https://www.tenniscanada.com/news/pro-tennis/2025/2025-rome-friday-shapovalov-mboko |title=Shapovalov Stumbles Against Qualifier in Rome Opener|date=9 May 2025}} He became the first Lithuanian male player to reach that stage at a Masters 1000. {{cite web|url=https://en.tennistemple.com/actu/gaubas-first-lithuanian-player-in-histor/CmlX|title=Gaubas, First Lithuanian Player in History to Reach the Third Round of a Masters 1000|date=9 May 2025 }} {{cite tweet|url=https://x.com/TennisTV/status/1920887665722798128|number= 1920887665722798128|user= TennisTV|title= Lithu-MANIA 🇱🇹 Vilius Gaubas records his biggest career win over Shapovalov to become the first Lithuanian to reach an ATP Masters 1000 third round!#IBI25}}
ATP Challenger Tour finals
=Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
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|0–1 |style="background:moccasin;"|Rome, Italy |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|ESP}} Alejandro Moro Cañas |5–7, 3–6 |
| bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss
|0–2 |2024 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Verona – Singles |style="background:moccasin;"|Verona, Italy |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|ITA}} Federico Arnaboldi |2–6, 2–6 |
| bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|1–2 |2024 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia – Men's singles |style=background:moccasin|Cordenons, Italy |style=background:moccasin|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Taberner |2–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|2–2 |style=background:moccasin|Menorca, Spain |style=background:moccasin|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|ESP}} Pol Martín Tiffon |6–0, 6–4 |
| bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss
|2–3 |style="background:moccasin;"|Rome, Italy |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Gigante |2–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
ITF World Tennis Tour finals
=Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
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|1–0 |{{dts|Jul 2022}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Velenje, Slovenia |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Clay |{{flagicon|CRO}} Duje Kekez |6–3, 6–4 |
| bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|2–0 |{{dts|Apr 2023}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Reus, Spain |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Clay |{{flagicon|ESP}} Miguel Damas |6–4, 6–4 |
| bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|3–0 |{{dts|Apr 2023}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Telde, Spain |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Clay |{{flagicon|ESP}} Diego Augusto Barreto Sánchez |7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
| bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss
|3–1 |{{dts|Aug 2023}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Xàtiva, Spain |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Clay |{{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos López Montagud |4–6, 6–7(7–9) |
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|3–2 |{{dts|Aug 2023}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Santander, Spain |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Clay |{{flagicon |
|7–6(7–5), 4–6, 4–6
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|bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|4–2
|{{dts|Sep 2023}}
|style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Sabadell, Spain
|style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT
|Clay
|{{flagicon|GBR}} Felix Gill
|6–4, 6–4
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|bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss
|4–3
|{{dts|Feb 2024}}
|style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Antalya, Turkey
|style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT
|Clay
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Gimeno Valero
|6–1, 6–7(1–7), 5–7
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|4–4
|{{dts|Mar 2024}}
|style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Faro, Portugal
|style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT
|Hard
|{{flagicon|POR}} Jaime Faria
|1–6, 3–6
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=Doubles: 1 (1 title)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
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|1–0 |{{dts|Nov 2023}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Benicarló, Spain |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Clay |{{flagicon|FRA}} Kenny de Schepper |{{flagicon|BUL}} Anthony Genov |7–6 (7–2), 3–6, [10–8] |
References
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{{Top ten Baltic male singles tennis players}}
{{Top male singles tennis players by country|LTU}}
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