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John Sobel vs Paul Chamberlin H2H: 0-1

Paul Chamberlin holds a 1–0 lead over John Sobel in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Paul Chamberlin leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Paul Chamberlin won the 1988 Tokyo Indoor round of 32 6-1 6-2.

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John Sobel
USA Age 62 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Paul Chamberlin
USA Age 64 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Paul Chamberlin #264 6-1 6-2 John Sobel #539 Match data Oct 21, 1988* R32 Tokyo Indoor ATP 250 Carpet

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
John Sobel #868 #307 59 1,500 2 8 20.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paul Chamberlin #1,118 #46 419 1,752 57 67 46.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age John Sobel Paul Chamberlin
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1980 0–1 0.0% — 1,479 0 0
24 1988 0–2 0.0% #524 1,474 0 0 1986 3–2 60.0% #205 1,523 0 0
25 1989 1–2 33.3% #419 1,469 0 0 1987 5–6 45.5% #213 1,560 0 0
26 1990 1–1 50.0% #397 1,484 0 0 1988 7–13 35.0% #174 1,548 0 0
27 1991 0–2 0.0% #666 1,464 0 0 1989 28–21 57.1% #58 1,697 0 0
28 1992 0–1 0.0% #846 1,452 0 0 1990 14–23 37.8% #149 1,568 0 0
29 — — — — — — — 1991 0–1 0.0% #1106 1,555 0 0

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age John Sobel Paul Chamberlin
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 1988 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1986 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 1989 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1987 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
26 1990 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 3 8 11 27.3% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 1991 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1989 20 14 34 58.8% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
28 1992 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 11 17 28 39.3% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — 40 45 85 47.1% — — — — 13 11 24 54.2% 4 11 15 26.7%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age John Sobel Paul Chamberlin
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1480 96.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — 0–1 — +0.30
24 1988 1474 94.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — +0.17 1986 1524 112.4 — — — — +68 — — 46.2% -0.31 2–0 2–2 (50%) — +0.29
25 1989 1469 98.7 — — — — — — — 37.5% -0.88 1–1 0–1 — +0.35 1987 1561 120.5 — — — — +30 — -7 50.0% -0.04 1–3 (25%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.23
26 1990 1485 101.4 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.40 1–0 — — +0.01 1988 1548 115.6 — — — — +19 — +4 40.8% -0.61 2–3 (40%) 3–7 (30%) — +1.26
27 1991 1465 96.3 -2.37 -0.41 0.615 38.1% — — — 0.0% -3.75 — — — 0.00 1989 1698 132.5 — — — — -34 — +2 57.3% +0.30 5–5 (50%) 13–9 (59%) — +1.11
28 1992 1453 93.2 +0.16 -7.52 0.673 39.3% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.09 1990 1568 125.3 — — — — -23 — +159 42.4% -0.42 3–7 (30%) 6–6 (50%) — +0.80
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 1556 99.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.04
Career — 1500 93.6 -1.11 -3.97 0.645 38.7% — — — 21.7% -2.39 2–1 (67%) 0–1 — +6.20 — 1753 128.8 — — — — -13 — +30 48.2% -0.16 13–18 (42%) 26–28 (48%) 96.4 +3.28

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.