John Sobel | |
Birth Date: | 15 February 1964 |
Turnedpro: | 1986 |
Plays: | Right-handed |
Careerprizemoney: | $91,012 |
Singlesrecord: | 2-8 |
Singlestitles: | 0 0 Challenger, 0 Futuers |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 307 (9 July 1990) |
Australianopenresult: | Q1 (1992) |
Wimbledonresult: | Q2 (1988) |
Doublesrecord: | 23-39 |
Doublestitles: | 1 2 Challenger, 0 Futuers |
Highestdoublesranking: | No. 107 (10 February 1992) |
Australianopendoublesresult: | 1R (1992) |
Wimbledondoublesresult: | Q3 (1992) |
Usopendoublesresult: | 1R (1990) |
Frenchopenmixedresult: | 1R (1990) |
Updated: | 9 May 2022 |
John Sobel (born February 15, 1964) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.[1]
Sobel was seen mostly on the doubles circuit.[2] He appeared in three Grand Slam events during his career.[2] In the men's doubles he played with Ville Jansson at the 1990 US Open and Slobodan Živojinović in the 1992 Australian Open.[2] As a mixed doubles player he took part in the 1990 French Open, partnering Lise Gregory.[2] On each occasion, Sobel and his partner were eliminated in the opening round.[2]
The highlight of his career was winning the doubles title at the 1992 Maceió Open, with Gabriel Markus.[2] 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.[2]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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Win | 1-0 | Guangzhou, China | Challenger | Hard | Steve Devries | Joseph Russell Andrew Sproule | 7–6, 4–6, 6–4 | ||
Win | 2-0 | Chicoutimi, Canada | Challenger | Clay | Howard Endelman | Karsten Braasch Willi Otten | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 2-1 | Pescara, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Johan Donar | Josef Čihák Tomas Anzari | 3–6, 4–6 |