John Sobel

John Sobel
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Miami, Florida
Born	February 15, 1964 (age 58); New York City, United States
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Turned pro	1986
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	$91,012
Highest ranking	No. 307 (July 9, 1990)
Doubles
Career record	23-39
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 107 (February 10, 1992)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1992)
US Open	1R (1990)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open	1R (1990)

John Sobel (born February 15, 1964) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.^[1]

Career[]

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]

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 1992	Maceió, Brazil	Clay	Gabriel Markus	Ricardo Acioly Mauro Menezes	6–4, 1–6, 7–5

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	1988	Guangzhou, China	Hard	Steve DeVries	Joseph Russell Andrew Sproule	7–6, 4–6, 6–4
2.	1989	Chicoutimi, Canada	Clay	Howard Endelman	Karsten Braasch Willi Otten	3–6, 6–4, 6–4