Michael Shabaz

Assyrian-American tennis player

Michael Shabaz
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceSouthern California, United States
Born (1987-08-20) August 20, 1987 (age 36)
Virginia, United States
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUniversity of Virginia
Prize moneyUS$ 68,742
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 394 (23 December 2013)
Doubles
Career record0–4
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 482 (14 January 2013)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1R (2009, 2010, 2011)
Last updated on: 5 August 2022.

Michael Shabaz (born August 20, 1987) is an Assyrian-American tennis player who won the 2005 Wimbledon boys' doubles championship with Jesse Levine. He is an NCAA tennis player for the University of Virginia Cavaliers. Shabaz was born and raised in the United States.

College career

Shabaz teamed with fellow Cavalier Dominic Inglot to win the 2009 NCAA men's doubles championship. They defeated doubles teams from Pepperdine, Texas Tech, and North Carolina before meeting John Patrick Smith and Davey Sandgren of the University of Tennessee in the finals. Shabaz, then a sophomore, and Inglot, a senior, bested Smith and Sandgren in three sets, 3–6, 7–6(4), 6–4.[1]

Shabaz teamed with fellow Cavalier Drew Courtney to win the 2010 NCAA men's doubles championship for the second year in a row. Again they defeated John Patrick Smith and Davey Sandgren of the University of Tennessee in the finals 6–7(4), 6–2, 6–3.[2]


ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 8 (4–4)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (4–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2010 Charlottesville, United States Challenger Hard United States Robert Kendrick 2–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Feb 2012 Guatemala F1, Guatemala City Futures Hard United States Adam El Mihdawy 6–1, 6–4
Win 2–1 Dec 2012 India F17, Belgaum Futures Hard Germany Torsten Wietoska 6–0, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 2–2 Jun 2013 USA F17, Rochester Futures Clay United States Jarmere Jenkins 7–5, 2–6, 2–6
Win 3–2 Jul 2013 USA F18, Pittsburgh Futures Clay United States Jason Tahir 5–7, 6–2, 6–4
Win 4–2 Jul 2013 USA F20, Godfrey Futures Hard United States Noah Rubin 6–3, 7–5
Loss 4–3 Dec 2013 Qatar F4, Doha Futures Hard Bulgaria Tihomir Grozdanov 6–7(8–10), 3–6
Loss 4–4 Sep 2018 USA F26, Fountain Valley Futures Hard Japan Takuto Niki 3–6, 6–3, 3–6

Doubles: 7 (2–5)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (2–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2006 USA F3, Boca Raton Futures Hard United States Jesse Levine United States Brian Wilson
United States Jeremy Wurtzman
2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 0–2 Jul 2006 USA F17, Peoria Futures Clay United States Marcus Fugate Australia Shannon Nettle
Australia Daniel Wendler
3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Jan 2012 USA F3, Weston Futures Clay United States Vahid Mirzadeh United States Daniel Kosakowski
United States Dennis Novikov
4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 0–4 Feb 2012 USA F4, Palm Coast Futures Clay United States Vahid Mirzadeh Sweden Christian Lindell
Portugal Pedro Sousa
7–6(9–7), 3–6, [8–10]
Loss 0–5 Feb 2012 Guatemala F1, Guatemala City Futures Hard United States Amrit Narasimhan New Zealand Marvin Barker
Australia Chris Letcher
4–6, 4–6
Win 1–5 Dec 2012 India F16, Dharwad Futures Hard United States Amrit Narasimhan India Ajai Selvaraj
India Ashwin Vijayragavan
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Win 2–5 Dec 2012 India F17, Belgaum Futures Hard United States Amrit Narasimhan India Vijay Sundar Prashanth
India Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan
7–6(7–3), 7–5


Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2005 Wimbledon Grass United States Jesse Levine Australia Sam Groth
United Kingdom Andrew Kennaugh
6–4, 6–1


References

  1. ^ Croome, Richard (May 26, 2009). "Inglot, Shabaz grab title". The Daily Progress. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "Courtney and Shabaz Win NCAA Doubles Championship". VirginiaSports.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 27, 2018.

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