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John Sobel

USA Age 62 173 cm / 5'8" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1988–1992

John Sobel represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 307. In TennisDB's records, John Sobel finished with a career record of 2–8 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

307 (Jul 9, 1990)

Elo peak

1500 (3rd percentile)

Career record

2–8 (20.0%)

Career titles

Prize money

$91,012

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

John Sobel's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Frederic Fontang #63	2-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 14, 1992*	R128	Miami Open	Masters 1000	Hard
David Pate #122	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 9, 1991*	R64	Tokyo Indoor	ATP 500	Carpet
Nicklas Kulti #43	1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 1, 1991*	R32	San Marino	ATP 250	Clay
Martin Jaite #13	1-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 9, 1990*	R16	Guaruja	ATP 250	Hard
Roberto Arguello #165	5-7 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 8, 1990*	R32	Guaruja	ATP 250	Hard

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John Sobel's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Frederic Fontang	0	1	1	Mar 14, 1992	H2H
David Pate	0	1	1	Oct 9, 1991	H2H
Nicklas Kulti	0	1	1	Aug 1, 1991	H2H
Martin Jaite	0	1	1	Feb 9, 1990	H2H
Roberto Arguello	1	0	1	Feb 8, 1990	H2H

Career Results

John Sobel career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1988	24	0	2	2	0.0%	506	524
1989	25	1	2	3	33.3%	524	419
1990	26	1	1	2	50.0%	419	397
1991	27	0	2	2	0.0%	397	666
1992	28	0	1	1	0.0%	666	846
Career		2	8	10	20.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

John Sobel career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1988	24	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1989	25	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%
1990	26	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1991	27	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1992	28	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	1	2	3	33.3%	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	2	8	10	20.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

John Sobel career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1988	24	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1989	25	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1990	26	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
1991	27	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1992	28	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	1	8	9	11.1%

Opponent ranking data available for 9/10 (90.0%) of John Sobel's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

John Sobel performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
1991	27	1/2	0.0	56.4%	38.7%	37.5%	45.5%	20.0%	38.2%	38.0%
1992	28	1/1	4.0	71.7%	39.5%	20.0%	22.2%	37.5%	34.0%	44.4%
Career		2/10	2.0	64.0%	39.1%	28.8%	33.8%	28.8%	36.1%	41.2%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 2/10 (20.0%) of John Sobel's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

John Sobel advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1988	24	1474	94.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.25	—	—	—	+0.17
1989	25	1469	98.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37.5%	-0.88	1–1	0–1	—	+0.35
1990	26	1485	101.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.0%	-1.40	1–0	—	—	+0.01
1991	27	1465	96.3	-2.37	-0.41	0.615	38.1%	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.75	—	—	—	0.00
1992	28	1453	93.2	+0.16	-7.52	0.673	39.3%	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.50	—	—	—	+0.09
Career		1500	93.6	-1.11	-3.97	0.645	38.7%	—	—	—	21.7%	-2.39	2–1 (67%)	0–1	—	+6.20

Tournament Results by Category

Masters 1000

John Sobel Masters 1000 results by season
Season	Age	MIA	W-L Win %
1992	28	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

ATP 500

John Sobel ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	TKY	W-L Win %
1991	27	R64	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

ATP 250

John Sobel ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	RIO	TKY	GUA	SAN	U.S	W-L Win %
1988	24	—	R32	—	—	R64	0–2 (0%)
1989	25	R32	—	—	—	R32	1–2 (33%)
1990	26	—	—	R16	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1991	27	—	—	—	R32	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	2–6 (25%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

307

Career-high date

Jul 9, 1990

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

John Sobel ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1986	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	839	853	856	855	870
1987	23	870	875	866	888	829	674	643	603	596	606	579	505
1988	24	508	513	513	439	458	481	477	519	543	482	474	524
1989	25	509	507	510	481	498	495	416	426	428	406	412	419
1990	26	416	323	335	347	313	311	356	350	343	388	391	397
1991	27	402	546	561	630	1043	1073	1090	796	812	646	652	666
1992	28	662	648	578	585	576	576	568	652	656	843	838	846
1993	29	849	853	868	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

John Sobel's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
George Bezecny	USA	308	1,514	9	2	7	22.2%	1985–1992	Match log
Shelby Cannon	USA	318	1,512	10	2	8	20.0%	1987–1993	Match log
David Felgate	GBR	301	1,500	5	1	4	20.0%	1988–1988	Match log
Rudiger Haas	GER	321	1,500	5	1	4	20.0%	1988–1991	Match log
Andreas Lesch	GER	301	1,523	5	1	4	20.0%	1988–1990	Match log
Martin Barba	USA	303	1,514	7	2	5	28.6%	1988–1989	Match log
Otavio Della	BRA	299	1,512	4	1	3	25.0%	1988–1990	Match log
Eduardo Furusho	JPN	314	1,521	4	1	3	25.0%	1988–1991	Match log
Howard Herr	RSA	299	1,523	7	2	5	28.6%	1986–1994	Match log
Charles Beckman	USA	355	1,514	4	1	3	25.0%	1988–1989	Match log
Dan Goldberg	USA	276	1,516	11	2	9	18.2%	1987–1990	Match log
Toshihisa Tsuchihashi	JPN	359	1,515	13	2	11	15.4%	1985–1992	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is John Sobel?: John Sobel is 62 years old, born on February 15, 1964.
Which country does John Sobel represent?: John Sobel represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is John Sobel?: John Sobel is 173 cm / 5'8".
Is John Sobel left-handed or right-handed?: John Sobel plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has John Sobel won?: John Sobel has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has John Sobel won?: TennisDB does not group any of John Sobel's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is John Sobel's highest ATP ranking?: John Sobel's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 307, first achieved on July 9, 1990.
What is John Sobel's career win-loss record?: John Sobel has a career ATP singles record of 2 wins and 8 losses (20.0%).
How much career prize money has John Sobel earned?: John Sobel has earned at least $91,012 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of John Sobel's career appear in TennisDB?: John Sobel appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1988 through 1992.
Who has John Sobel faced most often?: John Sobel's most frequent opponent is Frederic Fontang, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.