John Sobel

John Sobel

Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Miami, Florida
Born	(1964-02-15) February 15, 1964 (age 62) New York City, United States
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Turned pro	1986
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$91,012
Singles
Career record	2-8
Career titles	0 0 Challenger, 0 Futuers
Highest ranking	No. 307 (9 July 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (1992)
Wimbledon	Q2 (1988)
Doubles
Career record	23-39
Career titles	1 2 Challenger, 0 Futuers
Highest ranking	No. 107 (10 February 1992)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1992)
Wimbledon	Q3 (1992)
US Open	1R (1990)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	1R (1990)
Last updated on: 9 May 2022.

John Sobel (born February 15, 1964) is an American former professional tennis player.

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	Gabriel Markus	Ricardo Acioly 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	Steve Devries	Joseph Russell Andrew Sproule	7–6, 4–6, 6–4
Win	2-0	Jul 1989	Chicoutimi, Canada	Challenger	Clay	Howard Endelman	Karsten Braasch Willi Otten	3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss	2-1	Aug 1991	Pescara, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Johan Donar	Josef Čihák Tomas Anzari	3–6, 4–6

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