Ivan Sabanov (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Сабанов; born 25 June 1992) is a Serbian tennis player who specializes in doubles. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 77 achieved on 11 April 2022. He also has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 907 achieved on 25 August 2014.[1]

Ivan Sabanov
Country (sports) Croatia (2010–2021)
 Serbia (2021–present)
ResidenceOsijek, Croatia
Born (1992-06-25) 25 June 1992 (age 32)
Subotica, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CoachAleksandar Sabanov
Prize money$237,270
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 907 (25 August 2014)
Doubles
Career record21–28
Career titles1
4 Challenger, 26 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 75 (18 April 2022)
Current rankingNo. 186 (28 October 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2022, 2023)
Wimbledon1R (2021)
Last updated on: 29 October 2024.

He has won one ATP doubles title with his twin brother Matej, and 4 ATP Challengers and 26 ITF doubles titles.[2] Sabanov formerly represented Croatia.[3]

Professional career

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Sabanov made his ATP main draw debut at the 2018 Croatia Open Umag in the doubles draw as a wildcard pair partnering his twin brother Matej.[4]

His best career performance came in 2021 when he won his first ATP doubles title by winning Serbia Open with his brother Matej. They defeated Gonzalo Escobar and Ariel Behar in the final.[5][6]

ATP career finals

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Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runners-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (1–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (1–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2021 Serbia Open, Serbia 250 Series Clay   Matej Sabanov   Ariel Behar
  Gonzalo Escobar
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 1–1 Apr 2022 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, United States 250 Series Clay   Matej Sabanov   Matthew Ebden
  Max Purcell
3–6, 3–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals

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Doubles: 68 (30–38)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (4–14)
ITF Futures (26–24)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–10)
Clay (23–28)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2012 Croatia F2, Zagreb Futures Hard   Matej Sabanov   Florin Mergea
  Andrei Dăescu
6–4, 4–6, [4–10]
Loss 0–2 Jul 2013 Serbia F5, Belgrade Futures Clay   Matej Sabanov   Djordje Djokovic
  Matthew Short
5–7, 3–6
Win 1–2 Aug 2013 Serbia F7, Sombor Futures Clay   Matej Sabanov   Dinko Halachev
  Gleb Sakharov
4–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Loss 1–3 Aug 2013 Serbia F9, Novi Sad Futures Clay   Matej Sabanov   Patrik Fabian
  Matteo Fago
5–7, 3–6
Loss 1–4 Aug 2013 Croatia F8, Vinkovci Futures Clay   Matej Sabanov   Toni Androić
  Tomislav Draganja
6–1, 6–7(7–9), [8–10]
Loss 1–5 Nov 2013 Croatia F14, Umag Futures Clay   Matej Sabanov   Dino Marcan
  Antonio Šančić
0–6, 7–5, [2–10]
Win 2–5 Aug 2014 Serbia F7, Sombor Futures Clay   Matej Sabanov   Alexis Musialek
  Gavin Van Peperzeel
7–6(7–5), 6–1
Loss 2–6 Aug 2014 Serbia F9, Novi Sad Futures Clay   Matej Sabanov   Danilo Petrović
  Ilija Vucic
4–6, 3–6
Win 3–6 Aug 2014 Serbia F10, Novi Sad Futures Clay   Matej Sabanov   Danilo Petrović
  Ilija Vucic
6–3, 3–6, [10–6]
Win 4–6 Sep 2014 Serbia F13, Niš Futures Clay   Matej Sabanov   Dimitar Grabul
  Tomis lavJotovski
6–4, 6–2
Win 5–6 Sep 2014 Serbia F14, Sokobanja Futures Clay   Matej Sabanov   Georgyi Malyshev
  Marcel Waloch
6–2, 6–2
Loss 5–7 Nov 2014 Norway F1, Oslo Futures Hard   Matej Sabanov   Patrik Rosenholm
  Darren Walsh
4–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Win 6–7 Nov 2014 Norway F2, Oslo Futures Hard   Matej Sabanov   Sander Arends
  Darren Walsh
4–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Win 7–7 Mar 2015 Croatia F5, Pula Futures Clay   Matej Sabanov   Zdeněk Kolář
  Dominik Suc
4–6, 6–0, [10–7]
Win 8–7 Apr 2015 Croatia F7, Vrsar Futures Clay   Matej Sabanov   Tomislav Draganja
  Alexandru-Daniel Carpen
6–7(3–7), 6–4, [10–8]
Loss 8–8 May 2015 Croatia F8, Bol Futures Clay   Matej Sabanov   Grégoire Barrère
  Jérôme Inzerillo
6–4, 5–7, [6–10]
Win 9–8 May 2015 Bosnia & Herzegovina F2, Prijedor Futures Clay   Matej Sabanov   Danylo Kalenichenko
  Juraj Masar
walkover
Loss 9–9 May 2015 Bosnia & Herzegovina F3, Brčko Futures Clay   Matej Sabanov   Victor Vlad Cornea
  Tudor Cristian Sulea
2–6, 4–6,
Loss 9–10 Jul 2015 Serbia F4, Belgrade Futures Clay   Matej Sabanov   Ivan Bjelica
  Tomislav Draganja
5–7, 6–7(3–7)
Win 10–10 Aug 2015 Serbia F7, Sombor Futures Clay   Matej Sabanov   Nerman Fatić
  Miki Janković
6–4, 6–0
Win 11–10 Aug 2015 Serbia F9, Novi Sad Futures Clay   Matej Sabanov   Luca Pancaldi
  Fabio Mercuri
6–3, 6–0
Loss 11–11 Aug 2015 Serbia F10, Subotica Futures Clay   Matej Sabanov   Marco Bortolotti
  Pietro Rondoni
6–1, 2–6, [8–10]
Win 12–11 Oct 2015 Norway F1, Oslo Futures Hard   Matej Sabanov   Scott Griekspoor
  Tallon Griekspoor
6–3, 6–4
Loss 12–12 Nov 2015 Norway F2, Oslo Futures Hard   Matej Sabanov   Joran Vliegen
  Sander Gillé
7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), [8–10]
Loss 12–13 Nov 2015 Norway F3, Oslo Futures Hard   Matej Sabanov   Joran Vliegen
  Sander Gillé
6–7(3–7), 1–6
Loss 12–14 Mar 2016 Croatia F4, Opatija Futures Clay   Matej Sabanov   Tomislav Draganja
  Nino Serdarušić
4–6, 6–7(10–12)
Loss 12–15 Jun 2016 Bosnia & Herzegovina F4, Sarajevo Futures Clay   Matej Sabanov   Tomislav Draganja
  Nino Serdarušić
5–7, 3–6
Win 13–15 Feb 2017 Turkey F6, Antalya Futures Hard   Matej Sabanov   Vadym Ursu
  Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi
4–6, 6–0, [12–10]
Win 14–15 Feb 2017 Turkey F7, Antalya Futures Hard   Matej Sabanov   Vadym Ursu
  Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi
7–6(7–4), 6–2
Loss 14–16 Mar 2017 Croatia F2, Poreč Futures Clay   Matej Sabanov   Zdeněk Kolář
  Nino Serdarušić
3–6, 3–6
Win 15–16 Jun 2017 Hungary F5, Budapest Futures Clay   Matej Sabanov   Maximilian Neuchrist
  David Pichler
6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Loss 15–17 Jul 2017 Czech Republic F5, Pardubice Futures Clay   Matej Sabanov   Vit Kopriva
  Jaroslav Pospíšil
6–4, 1–6, [2–10]
Loss 15–18 Aug 2017 Serbia F2, Novi Sad Futures Clay   Matej Sabanov   Scott Puodziunas
  Dane Propoggia
6–7(8–10), 7–5, [9–11]
Win 16–18 Sep 2017 Serbia F4, Zlatibor Futures Clay   Darko Jandric   Alexander Babanine
  Jeremy Beale
6–4, 6–2
Win 17–18 Sep 2017 Serbia F5, Novi Sad Futures Clay   Domagoj Biljesko   Julian Bradley
  Nathan Pasha
0–6, 6–2, [10–3]
Win 18–18 Oct 2017 Nigeria F4, Lagos Futures Hard   Matej Sabanov   Tom Jomby
  Johan Sebastien Tatlot
4–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Win 19–18 Oct 2017 Nigeria F5, Lagos Futures Hard   Matej Sabanov   Chandril Sood
  Lakshit Sood
6–3, 6–4
Loss 19–19 Nov 2017 Bangalore, India Challenger Hard   Matej Sabanov   Mikhail Elgin
  Divij Sharan
3–6, 0–6
Win 20–19 Mar 2018 Croatia F1, Rovinj Futures Clay   Matej Sabanov   Javier Barranco Cosano
  Marco Bortolotti
6–4, 6–3
Loss 20–20 Mar 2018 Croatia F2, Poreč Futures Clay   Matej Sabanov   Gonzalo Escobar
  Bruno Sant'Anna
4–6, 7–5, [9–11]
Win 21–20 Sep 2018 Serbia F4, Subotica Futures Clay   Matej Sabanov   Vit Kopriva
  Jaroslav Pospíšil
6–2, 6–1
Win 22–20 Jan 2019 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay   Matej Sabanov   Sarp Ağabigün
  Nicolae Frunză
6–1, 7–5
Win 23–20 Feb 2019 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay   Matej Sabanov   Damien Wenger
  Louroi Martinez
6–1, 6–1
Loss 23–21 Feb 2019 M25 Aktobe, Kazakhstan World Tennis Tour Hard   Matej Sabanov   Niels Lootsma
  Aleksandr Vasilenko
2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 23–22 Mar 2019 M15 Rovinj, Croatia World Tennis Tour Clay   Matej Sabanov   Markus Eriksson
  Jeroen Vanneste
5–7, 2–6
Win 24–22 Mar 2019 M15 Opatija, Croatia World Tennis Tour Clay   Matej Sabanov   Ondrej Krstev
  Robin Stanek
6–1, 6–4
Loss 24–23 Apr 2019 M25 Pula, Italy World Tennis Tour Clay   Matej Sabanov   Marco Bortolotti
  Scott Puodziunas
2–6, 4–6
Loss 24–24 May 2019 M25+H Jablonec, Czech Republic World Tennis Tour Clay   Matej Sabanov   Václav Šafránek
  Jan Šátral
6–7(4–7), 6–0, [8–10]
Win 25–24 Jul 2019 M25 Casinalbo, Italy World Tennis Tour Clay   Matej Sabanov   Sadio Doumbia
  Kirill Kivattsev
6–7(6–8), 6–3, [10–7]
Win 26–24 Jul 2019 San Benedetto, Italy Challenger Clay   Matej Sabanov   Sergio Galdós
  Juan Pablo Varillas
6–4, 4–6, [10–5]
Win 27–24 Jul 2019 M25+H Pontedera, Italy World Tennis Tour Clay   Matej Sabanov   Adam Taylor
  Jason Taylor
7–6(7–5), 6–2
Loss 27–25 Aug 2019 Augsburg, Germany Challenger Clay   Matej Sabanov   Andrei Vasilevski
  Igor Zelenay
6–4, 4–6, [3–10]
Loss 27–26 Sep 2019 M25 Győr, Hungary World Tennis Tour Clay   Matej Sabanov   Diego Hidalgo
  Pedro Sakamoto
4–6, 1–6
Loss 27–27 Sep 2019 Sibiu, Romania Challenger Clay   Matej Sabanov   Sadio Doumbia
  Fabien Reboul
4–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Loss 27–28 Feb 2020 Quimper, France Challenger Hard   Matej Sabanov   Andrey Golubev
  Aleksandr Nedovyesov
4–6, 2–6
Loss 27–29 Nov 2020 Ortisei, Italy Challenger Hard   Matej Sabanov   Andre Begemann
  Albano Olivetti
3–6, 2–6
Loss 27–30 May 2021 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Matej Sabanov   Marc Polmans
  Sergiy Stakhovsky
3–6, 4–6
Loss 27–31 Jul 2021 Braunschweig, Germany Challenger Clay   Matej Sabanov   Szymon Walków
  Jan Zieliński
4–6, 6–4, [4–10]
Win 28–31 Aug 2021 Lüdenscheid, Germany Challenger Clay   Matej Sabanov   Denys Molchanov
  Aleksandr Nedovyesov
6–4, 2–6, [12–10]
Loss 28–32 Sep 2021 Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina Challenger Clay   Matej Sabanov   Antonio Šančić
  Nino Serdarušić
3–6, 3–6
Loss 28–33 Mar 2022 Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy Challenger Clay   Matej Sabanov   Franco Agamenone
  Manuel Guinard
6–7(2–7), 6–7(3–7)
Loss 28–34 Aug 2022 Cordenons, Italy Challenger Clay   Matej Sabanov   Dustin Brown
  Andrea Vavassori
4–6, 5–7
Loss 28–35 Aug 2022 San Marino, San Marino Challenger Clay   Matej Sabanov   Marco Bortolotti
  Sergio Martos Gornés
4–6, 4–6
Win 29–35 Sep 2022 Sibiu, Romania Challenger Clay   Matej Sabanov   Alexander Erler
  Lucas Miedler
3–6, 7–5, [10–4]
Loss 29–36 Nov 2022 Valencia, Spain Challenger Hard   Matej Sabanov   Oleksii Krutykh
  Oriol Roca Batalla
3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 30–36 Mar 2023 Waco, US Challenger Hard   Matej Sabanov   Evan King
  Mitchell Krueger
6–1, 3–6, [10–4]
Loss 30–37 Mar 2023 Zadar, Croatia Challenger Clay   Matej Sabanov   Manuel Guinard
  Nino Serdarušić
4–6, 0–6
Loss 30–38 Oct 2023 Olbia, Italy Challenger Hard   Matej Sabanov   Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli
  Arjun Kadhe
1–6, 3–6

References

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  1. ^ Doubles ranking Serbia
  2. ^ "Meet the Sabanov Brothers".
  3. ^ Ko su braća Sabanov, zbog Novaka umesto Hrvatske izabrali Srbiju
  4. ^ "Croatia Open: Tournament history - 2018 Draw".
  5. ^ @SerbiaOpen2022 (24 April 2021). "Ivan and Matej Sabanov are this year's winners in the doubles Serbia Open 2021!#SerbiaOpen #SerbiaOpen2021" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "ATP Doubles: Ivan Sabanov, Matej Sabanov win inaugural Serbia Open". 25 April 2024.
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