Country (sports) | United States |
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Residence | Southern California, United States |
Born | Virginia, United States | August 20, 1987
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
College | University of Virginia |
Prize money | US$ 68,742 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–0 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 394 (23 December 2013) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–4 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 482 (14 January 2013) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
US Open | 1R (2009, 2010, 2011) |
Last updated on: 5 August 2022. |
Michael Shabaz (born August 20, 1987) is an 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 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]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2010 | Charlottesville, United States | Challenger | Hard | Robert Kendrick | 2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Feb 2012 | Guatemala F1, Guatemala City | Futures | Hard | Adam El Mihdawy | 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 2–1 | Dec 2012 | India F17, Belgaum | Futures | Hard | Torsten Wietoska | 6–0, 7–6(7–3) |
Loss | 2–2 | Jun 2013 | USA F17, Rochester | Futures | Clay | Jarmere Jenkins | 7–5, 2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 3–2 | Jul 2013 | USA F18, Pittsburgh | Futures | Clay | Jason Tahir | 5–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 4–2 | Jul 2013 | USA F20, Godfrey | Futures | Hard | Noah Rubin | 6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 4–3 | Dec 2013 | Qatar F4, Doha | Futures | Hard | Tihomir Grozdanov | 6–7(8–10), 3–6 |
Loss | 4–4 | Sep 2018 | USA F26, Fountain Valley | Futures | Hard | Takuto Niki | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2006 | USA F3, Boca Raton | Futures | Hard | Jesse Levine | Brian Wilson Jeremy Wurtzman | 2–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2006 | USA F17, Peoria | Futures | Clay | Marcus Fugate | Shannon Nettle Daniel Wendler | 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Jan 2012 | USA F3, Weston | Futures | Clay | Vahid Mirzadeh | Daniel Kosakowski Dennis Novikov | 4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 0–4 | Feb 2012 | USA F4, Palm Coast | Futures | Clay | Vahid Mirzadeh | Christian Lindell Pedro Sousa | 7–6(9–7), 3–6, [8–10] |
Loss | 0–5 | Feb 2012 | Guatemala F1, Guatemala City | Futures | Hard | Amrit Narasimhan | Marvin Barker Chris Letcher | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–5 | Dec 2012 | India F16, Dharwad | Futures | Hard | Amrit Narasimhan | Ajai Selvaraj Ashwin Vijayragavan | 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
Win | 2–5 | Dec 2012 | India F17, Belgaum | Futures | Hard | Amrit Narasimhan | Vijay Sundar Prashanth Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan | 7–6(7–3), 7–5 |
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2005 | Wimbledon | Grass | Jesse Levine | Sam Groth Andrew Kennaugh | 6–4, 6–1 |
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