Juan Sebastián Cabal

Juan Sebastián Cabal Valdés (; born 25 April 1986) is a Colombian former professional tennis player. A world No. 1 in doubles, he also reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 184 in February 2011.

Cabal is a three-time Grand Slam champion, having won both the 2019 Wimbledon Championships alongside compatriot Robert Farah (the first Hispanic duo to accomplish the feat) and the 2019 US Open, as well as the 2017 Australian Open in mixed doubles with Abigail Spears. He also finished runner-up in men's doubles at the 2011 French Open, partnering Eduardo Schwank, and the 2018 Australian Open with Farah.

Cabal won 20 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including two at Masters 1000 level, and became world No. 1 in doubles for the first time on 15 July 2019. He spent a total of 29 weeks at the top of the doubles rankings, and he and Farah were the 2019 ATP Doubles Team of the year. Cabal represented Colombia in the Davis Cup from 2008 to his retirement, as well as at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games.

Professional

2011: ATP, Grand Slam debut & final, partnership with Farah, top 25

2011 is considered as Cabal ATP and Grand Slam debut, and also considered the best year for his doubles performance at the 2011 French Open with Argentine Eduardo Schwank making history for Colombian tennis, as they defeated the top ranked pair in the semifinals, brothers Mike and Bob Bryan, and then lost the final to Daniel Nestor and Max Mirnyi.

In his second Gram Slam tournament, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, he debuted in the first round with countryman Robert Farah. They defeated the fourth-seeded pair at the tournament, consisting of Pakistani Aisam Qureshi (world No. 8) and India's Rohan Bopanna (world No. 9), 2–6, 6–2 and 21–19. In the second round, they lost in three sets to the couple formed by American Michael Russell and Mikhail Kukushkin Kazakhstan.

He finished the year ranked No. 25 in the world, largely thanks to his French Open run.

2013: First ATP final with Farah

In the 2013 Australian Open, he partnered again with Farah and reached the quarterfinals. In 2013, they also reached the final at the ATP 250 2013 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur. He finished the year ranked No. 43 in the world.

2014: First two ATP titles, seventh final

In 2014, Cabal and Farah reached six ATP finals, winning titles at the ATP 500 2014 Rio Open and the ATP 250 2014 Winston-Salem Open. They also reached the final of the ATP 1000 event in Miami where they lost to Bob and Mike Bryan. He also reached a seventh final in his home country's ATP 250 event, the 2014 Claro Open Colombia in Bogotá with compatriot Nicolás Barrientos. He finished the year ranked No. 22 in the world.

2015: Two more ATP 250 titles, top 20 debut

In 2015, Cabal and Farah added a further two titles winning the 2015 Brasil Open and the 2015 Geneva Open and reaching another three finals. In February, he reached a career-high ranking of No. 18 in the world. In major events, the pair struggled reaching the second round in Australia, Wimbledon and the US, and losing in the first round at the French Open. He finished the year ranked No. 25 in the world.

2016: Four ATP titles

2016 was the pair's most successful year in terms of the number of titles, winning four. At the 2016 Australian Open, they had their best Grand Slam result of the year, reaching the third round. In February they won two events in South America, the 2016 Argentina Open in Buenos Aires and the 2016 Rio Open. In May they reached the final in 2016 BMW Open in Munich, and then won the ATP250 event in Nice

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