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American tennis player

John Sobel
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceMiami, Florida
Born (1964-02-15) February 15, 1964 (age 60)
New York City, United States
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Turned pro1986
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$91,012
Singles
Career record2-8
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futuers
Highest rankingNo. 307 (9 July 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (1992)
WimbledonQ2 (1988)
Doubles
Career record23-39
Career titles1
2 Challenger, 0 Futuers
Highest rankingNo. 107 (10 February 1992)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1992)
WimbledonQ3 (1992)
US Open1R (1990)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open1R (1990)
Last updated on: 9 May 2022.

John Sobel (born February 15, 1964) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Career

Sobel was seen mostly on the doubles circuit. He appeared in three Grand Slam events during his career. In the men's doubles he played with Ville Jansson at the 1990 US Open and Slobodan Živojinović in the 1992 Australian Open. As a mixed doubles player he took part in the 1990 French Open, partnering Lise Gregory. On each occasion, Sobel and his partner were eliminated in the opening round.

The highlight of his career was winning the doubles title at the 1992 Maceió Open, with Gabriel Markus. He also reached the semi-final stage of four Grand Prix/ATP tournaments, Madrid in 1989 with Eduardo Furusho, Kiawah Island in 1990 partnering Sven Salumaa, Charlotte in 1991 with Jimmy Arias and Moscow in 1991 partnering Josef Čihák.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–0)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Feb 1992 Maceió, Brazil World Series Clay Argentina Gabriel Markus Brazil Ricardo Acioly
Brazil Mauro Menezes 		6–4, 1–6, 7–5

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 3 (2–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–1)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1-0 Nov 1988 Guangzhou, China Challenger Hard United States Steve Devries United States Joseph Russell
United Kingdom Andrew Sproule 		7–6, 4–6, 6–4
Win 2-0 Jul 1989 Chicoutimi, Canada Challenger Clay United States Howard Endelman Germany Karsten Braasch
Germany Willi Otten 		3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 2-1 Aug 1991 Pescara, Italy Challenger Clay Sweden Johan Donar Czech Republic Josef Čihák
Czech Republic Tomas Anzari 		3–6, 4–6

References

  1. ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. ^ ATP World Tour Profile
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