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