Michael Shabaz

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Michael Shabaz
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Southern California, United States
Born (1987-08-20) August 20, 1987 (age 38)
Virginia, United States
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
College University of Virginia
Prize money US$ 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 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.

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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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Nov 2010 Charlottesville, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Robert Kendrick 2–6, 2–6
Win1–1Feb 2012Guatemala F1, Guatemala City FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Adam El Mihdawy 6–1, 6–4
Win2–1Dec 2012India F17, Belgaum FuturesHard Flag of Germany.svg Torsten Wietoska6–0, 7–6(7–3)
Loss2–2Jun 2013USA F17, Rochester FuturesClay Flag of the United States.svg Jarmere Jenkins 7–5, 2–6, 2–6
Win3–2Jul 2013USA F18, Pittsburgh FuturesClay Flag of the United States.svg Jason Tahir5–7, 6–2, 6–4
Win4–2Jul 2013USA F20, Godfrey FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Noah Rubin 6–3, 7–5
Loss4–3Dec 2013Qatar F4, Doha FuturesHard Flag of Bulgaria.svg Tihomir Grozdanov 6–7(8–10), 3–6
Loss4–4Sep 2018USA F26, Fountain Valley FuturesHard Flag of Japan.svg 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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jan 2006USA F3, Boca Raton FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Jesse Levine Flag of the United States.svg Brian Wilson
Flag of the United States.svg Jeremy Wurtzman
2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss0–2Jul 2006USA F17, Peoria FuturesClay Flag of the United States.svg Marcus Fugate Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shannon Nettle
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Wendler
3–6, 3–6
Loss0–3Jan 2012USA F3, Weston FuturesClay Flag of the United States.svg Vahid Mirzadeh Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Kosakowski
Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Novikov
4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss0–4Feb 2012USA F4, Palm Coast FuturesClay Flag of the United States.svg Vahid Mirzadeh Flag of Sweden.svg Christian Lindell
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Pedro Sousa
7–6(9–7), 3–6, [8–10]
Loss0–5Feb 2012Guatemala F1, Guatemala City FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Amrit Narasimhan Flag of New Zealand.svg Marvin Barker
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Letcher
4–6, 4–6
Win1–5Dec 2012India F16, Dharwad FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Amrit Narasimhan Flag of India.svg Ajai Selvaraj
Flag of India.svg Ashwin Vijayragavan
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Win2–5Dec 2012India F17, Belgaum FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Amrit Narasimhan Flag of India.svg Vijay Sundar Prashanth
Flag of India.svg Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan
7–6(7–3), 7–5


Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 2005 Wimbledon Grass Flag of the United States.svg Jesse Levine Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Groth
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 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.