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

Sobel was seen mostly on the doubles circuit.ATP World Tour Profile
/ref> 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

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. As a mixed doubles player he took part in the

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, 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

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, with

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. He also reached the semi-final stage of four

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tournaments, Madrid in 1989 with

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in 1990 partnering Sven Salumaa, Charlotte in 1991 with Jimmy Arias and Moscow in 1991 partnering

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ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 3 (2–1)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sobel, John 1964 births Living people American male tennis players Tennis players from New York (state)