Ruben Gonzales

Ruben Gonzales (born September 11, 1985) is an American-born Filipino professional tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On 6 May 2013, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of No. 766 and his highest doubles ranking of No. 116 achieved on 6 March 2023.

Personal life Gonzales was born in Chicago and raised in Terre Haute, Indiana. His parents are from the Philippines and he has two siblings who he watched play tennis. At eight years old, he wanted to become a professional tennis player. For a time, he lived in Manila, where he spent some of his high school years.

Career

College In his rookie season, he won the 2005 Big Ten singles consolation championship. He was also named as an ITA Scholar-Athlete. In his sophomore was selected to the Academic All-Big Ten team while having the highest GPA on the team. Despite this, he was able to finish with a No. 37 ranking in doubles and a No. 125 ranking in singles as he became known as "The Spirit of Illinois Tennis". He was awarded with Illinois' Scholar Athlete Award and was named to the Academic All-Big Ten team once again. Illinois made it to the Round of 16, where they lost to Ohio State.

Professional In the 2016 ATP Challenger Philippine Open, Gonzales lost to Igor Sijsling.

In 2022, Gonzales won three ATP Challenger doubles championships. He followed that up with a runner-up finish in the 2023 Cleveland Open and a semis finish in the Tenerife Challenger.

Tour titles LegendGrand Slam (0)ATP Masters Series (0)ATP Tour (0)Challengers (7)

Doubles