KEY POINTS:
Kiwi tennis player Rubin Statham has risen to a career-high 430 in the latest ATP tennis rankings.
Statham, 21 reached the semifinals of a US$50,000 ($64,000) Challenger in Louisiana beating two players inside the top-250 last week and as a result jumped 104 places in the rankings. Statham is the second best New Zealand male.
Dan King-Turner is at No 1 with a ranking of 322.