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Matej Sabanov

Sabanov at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports)	Croatia (2010–2021)  Serbia (2021–current)
Residence	Palić, Serbia
Born	(1992-06-25) 25 June 1992 (age 32) Subotica, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	2010
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Aleksandar Sabanov
Prize money	US$ 292,578
Singles
Career record	0–0
Career titles	0 0 Challenger, 1 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 640 (20 October 2014)
Doubles
Career record	22–31
Career titles	1 4 Challenger, 26 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 72 (18 April 2022)
Current ranking	No. 185 (28 October 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2022, 2023)
French Open	1R (2022)
Wimbledon	1R (2021)
Last updated on: 29 October 2024.

Matej Sabanov (Serbian Cyrillic: Матеј 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. 72 achieved on 18 April 2022. He also has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 640 achieved on 20 October 2014.

He has won one ATP doubles title with his twin brother Ivan and 4 ATP Challengers and 26 ITF doubles titles. Sabanov formerly represented Croatia.

Professional career

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 Ivan.

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

ATP career finals

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

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Apr 2021	Serbia Open, Serbia	250 Series	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Ariel Behar Gonzalo Escobar	6–3, 7–6
Loss	1–1	Apr 2022	U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, United States	250 Series	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Matthew Ebden Max Purcell	3–6, 3–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Dec 2013	Croatia F17, Bol	Futures	Clay	Toni Androić	1–6, 1–6
Win	1–1	Jul 2014	Serbia F5, Belgrade	Futures	Clay	Juan Carlos Sáez	6–0, 6–2

Doubles: 73 (30–43)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 2012	Croatia F2, Zagreb	Futures	Hard	Ivan Sabanov	Andrei Dăescu Florin Mergea	6–4, 4–6,
Win	1–1	Jul 2012	Serbia F3, Belgrade	Futures	Clay	Ivan Bjelica	Maximilian Neuchrist Nicolas Reissig	6–4, 6–1
Loss	1–2	Jul 2012	Serbia F4, Belgrade	Futures	Clay	Ivan Bjelica	Ismar Gorčić Aldin Šetkić	6–4, 2–6,
Loss	1–3	Aug 2012	Serbia F7, Sombor	Futures	Clay	Ivan Bjelica	Ismar Gorčić Aldin Šetkić	2–6, 6–7
Loss	1–4	Sep 2012	Croatia F9, Osijek	Futures	Clay	Ivan Bjelica	Tomislav Brkić Aldin Šetkić	4–6, 1–6
Loss	1–5	Oct 2012	Croatia F11, Dubrovnik	Futures	Clay	Ivan Bjelica	Toni Androić Dino Marcan	3–6, 3–6
Loss	1–6	Jul 2013	Serbia F4, Belgrade	Futures	Clay	Ivan Bjelica	Marko Djokovic Matthew Short	4–6, 4–6
Loss	1–7	Jul 2013	Serbia F5, Belgrade	Futures	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Djordje Djokovic Matthew Short	5–7, 3–6
Win	2–7	Aug 2013	Serbia F7, Sombor	Futures	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Dinko Halachev Gleb Sakharov	4–6, 7–5,
Loss	2–8	Aug 2013	Serbia F9, Novi Sad	Futures	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Patrik Fabian Matteo Fago	5–7, 3–6
Loss	2–9	Aug 2013	Croatia F8, Vinkovci	Futures	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Toni Androić Tomislav Draganja	6–1, 6–7,
Loss	2–10	Nov 2013	Croatia F14, Umag	Futures	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Antonio Šančić Dino Marcan	0–6, 7–5,
Win	3–10	Aug 2014	Serbia F7, Sombor	Futures	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Gavin Van Peperzeel Alexis Musialek	7–6, 6–1
Loss	3–11	Aug 2014	Serbia F9, Novi Sad	Futures	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Ilija Vucic Danilo Petrovic	4–6, 3–6
Win	4–11	Aug 2014	Serbia F10, Novi Sad	Futures	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Ilija Vucic Danilo Petrovic	6–3, 3–6,
Win	5–11	Sep 2014	Serbia F13, Niš	Futures	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Dimitar Grabul Tomislav Jotovski	6–4, 6–2
Win	6–11	Sep 2014	Serbia F14, Sokobanja	Futures	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Georgyi Malyshev Marcel Waloch	6–2, 6–2
Loss	6–12	Nov 2014	Norway F1, Oslo	Futures	Hard	Ivan Sabanov	Patrik Rosenholm Darren Walsh	4–6, 6–3,
Win	7–12	Nov 2014	Norway F2, Oslo	Futures	Hard	Ivan Sabanov	Sander Arends Darren Walsh	4–6, 6–3,
Win	8–12	Mar 2015	Croatia F5, Pula	Futures	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Zdeněk Kolář Dominik Suc	4–6, 6–0,
Win	9–12	Apr 2015	Croatia F7, Vrsar	Futures	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	A-D Carpen Tomislav Draganja	6–7, 6–4,
Loss	9–13	May 2015	Croatia F8, Bol	Futures	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Grégoire Barrère Jérôme Inzerillo	6–4, 5–7,
Win	10–13	May 2015	Bosnia & Herzegovina F2, Prijedor	Futures	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Danylo Kalenichenko Juraj Masar	walkover
Loss	10–14	May 2015	Bosnia & Herzegovina F3, Brčko	Futures	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Victor Vlad Cornea Tudor Cristian Sulea	2–6, 4–6
Loss	10–15	Jul 2015	Serbia F4, Belgrade	Futures	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Tomislav Draganja Ivan Bjelica	5–7, 6–7
Win	11–15	Aug 2015	Serbia F7, Sombor	Futures	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Miki Janković Nerman Fatić	6–4, 6–0
Win	12–15	Aug 2015	Serbia F9, Novi Sad	Futures	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Fabio Mercuri Luca Pancaldi	6–3, 6–0
Loss	12–16	Aug 2015	Serbia F10, Subotica	Futures	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Marco Bortolotti Pietro Rondoni	6–1, 2–6,
Win	13–16	Oct 2015	Norway F1, Oslo	Futures	Hard	Ivan Sabanov	Scott Griekspoor Tallon Griekspoor	6–3, 6–4
Loss	13–17	Nov 2015	Norway F2, Oslo	Futures	Hard	Ivan Sabanov	Joran Vliegen Sander Gillé	7–6, 6–7,
Loss	13–18	Nov 2015	Norway F3, Oslo	Futures	Hard	Ivan Sabanov	Joran Vliegen Sander Gillé	6–7, 1–6
Loss	13–19	Mar 2016	Croatia F4, Opatija	Futures	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Tomislav Draganja Nino Serdarušić	4–6, 6–7
Loss	13–20	Jun 2016	Bosnia & Herzegovina F4, Sarajevo	Futures	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Tomislav Draganja Nino Serdarušić	5–7, 3–6
Win	14–20	Feb 2017	Turkey F6, Antalya	Futures	Hard	Ivan Sabanov	Vadym Ursu Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi	4–6, 6–0,
Win	15–20	Feb 2017	Turkey F7, Antalya	Futures	Hard	Ivan Sabanov	Vadym Ursu Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi	7–6, 6–2
Loss	15–21	Mar 2017	Croatia F2, Poreč	Futures	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Zdeněk Kolář Nino Serdarušić	3–6, 3–6
Win	16–21	Jun 2017	Hungary F5, Budapest	Futures	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Maximilian Neuchrist David Pichler	6–4, 7–6
Loss	16–22	Jul 2017	Czech Republic F5, Pardubice	Futures	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Vit Kopriva Jaroslav Pospíšil	6–4, 1–6,
Loss	16–23	Aug 2017	Serbia F2, Novi Sad	Futures	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Dane Propoggia Scott Puodziunas	6–7, 7–5,
Win	17–23	Sep 2017	Hungary F7, Kecskemét	Futures	Clay	Enrique López Pérez	Filip Bergevi Markus Eriksson	7–5, 6–3
Win	18–23	Oct 2017	Nigeria F4, Lagos	Futures	Hard	Ivan Sabanov	Tom Jomby Johan Sebastien Tatlot	4–6, 7–5,
Win	19–23	Oct 2017	Nigeria F5, Lagos	Futures	Hard	Ivan Sabanov	Chandril Sood Lakshit Sood	6–3, 6–4
Loss	19–24	Nov 2017	Bangalore, India	Challenger	Hard	Ivan Sabanov	Mikhail Elgin Divij Sharan	3–6, 0–6
Win	20–24	Mar 2018	Croatia F1, Rovinj	Futures	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Javier Barranco Cosano Marco Bortolotti	6–4, 6–3
Loss	20–25	Mar 2018	Croatia F2, Poreč	Futures	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Gonzalo Escobar Bruno Sant'Anna	4–6, 7–5,
Win	21–25	Sep 2018	Serbia F4, Subotica	Futures	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Vit Kopriva Jaroslav Pospíšil	6–2, 6–1
Win	22–25	Jan 2019	M15 Antalya, Turkey	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Sarp Ağabigün Nicolae Frunză	6–1, 7–5
Win	23–25	Feb 2019	M15 Antalya, Turkey	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Louroi Martinez Damien Wenger	6–1, 6–1
Loss	23–26	Feb 2019	M15 Aktobe, Kazakhstan	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Ivan Sabanov	Niels Lootsma Aleksandr Vasilenko	2–6, 6–7
Loss	23–27	Mar 2019	M15 Rovinj, Croatia	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Jeroen Vanneste Markus Eriksson	5–7, 2–6
Win	24–27	Mar 2019	M15 Opatija, Croatia	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Ondrej Krstev Robin Stanek	6–1, 6–4
Loss	24–28	Apr 2019	M25 Santa Margherita, Italy	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Marco Bortolotti Scott Puodziunas	2–6, 4–6
Loss	24–29	May 2019	M25+H Jablonec, Czech Republic	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Václav Šafránek Jan Šátral	6–7, 6–0,
Win	25–29	Jul 2019	M25 Casinalbo, Italy	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Sadio Doumbia Kirill Kivattsev	6–7, 6–3,
Win	26–29	Jul 2019	San Benedetto, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Sergio Galdós Juan Pablo Varillas	6–4, 4–6,
Win	27–29	Jul 2019	M25+H Pontedera, Italy	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Adam Taylor Jason Taylor	7–6, 6–2
Loss	27–30	Aug 2019	Augsburg, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Andrei Vasilevski Igor Zelenay	6–4, 4–6,
Loss	27–31	Sep 2019	M25 Győr, Hungary	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Diego Hidalgo Pedro Sakamoto	4–6, 1–6
Loss	27–32	Sep 2019	Sibiu, Romania	Challenger	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul	4–6, 6–3,
Loss	27–33	Feb 2020	Quimper, France	Challenger	Hard	Ivan Sabanov	Andrey Golubev Aleksandr Nedovyesov	4–6, 2–6
Loss	27–34	Nov 2020	Ortisei, Italy	Challenger	Hard	Ivan Sabanov	Andre Begemann Albano Olivetti	3–6, 2–6
Loss	27–35	May 2021	Prague, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Marc Polmans Sergiy Stakhovsky	3–6, 4–6
Loss	27–36	Jul 2021	Braunschweig, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Szymon Walków Jan Zieliński	4–6, 6–4,
Win	28–36	Aug 2021	Lüdenscheid, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Denys Molchanov Aleksandr Nedovyesov	6–4, 2–6,
Loss	28–37	Sep 2021	Banja Luka, Bosnia and Hervegovina	Challenger	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Antonio Šančić Nino Serdarušić	3–6, 3–6
Loss	28–38	Mar 2022	Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Franco Agamenone Manuel Guinard	6–7, 6–7
Loss	28–39	Aug 2022	Cordenons, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Dustin Brown Andrea Vavassori	4–6, 5–7
Loss	28–40	Aug 2022	San Marino, San Marino	Challenger	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Marco Bortolotti Sergio Martos Gornés	4–6, 4–6
Win	29–40	Sep 2022	Sibiu, Romania	Challenger	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Alexander Erler Lucas Miedler	3–6, 7–5,
Loss	29–41	Nov 2022	Valencia, Spain	Challenger	Hard	Ivan Sabanov	Oleksii Krutykh Oriol Roca Batalla	3–6, 6–7
Win	30–41	Mar 2023	Waco, US	Challenger	Hard	Ivan Sabanov	Evan King Mitchell Krueger	6–1, 3–6,
Loss	30–42	Mar 2023	Zadar, Croatia	Challenger	Clay	Ivan Sabanov	Manuel Guinard Nino Serdarušić	4–6, 0–6
Loss	30–43	Oct 2023	Olbia, Italy	Challenger	Hard	Ivan Sabanov	Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli Arjun Kadhe	1–6, 3–6

References

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.

External links

• Matej Sabanov at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Matej Sabanov at the International Tennis Federation

• 1992 births
• Living people
• Serbian male tennis players
• Sportspeople from Subotica
• Sportspeople from Osijek
• Croats of Vojvodina
• Croatian male tennis players