Michael Shabaz

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.

Michael Shabaz
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceSouthern California, U.S.
Born (1987-08-20) August 20, 1987
Virginia, U.S.
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$ 59,583
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 394 (December 23, 2013)
Current rankingNo. 1076 (April 20, 2015)
Doubles
Career record0–4
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 482 (January 14, 2013)
Current rankingNo. 1288 (April 20, 2015)
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open1R (2009, 2010, 2011)
Last updated on: April 20, 2015.

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]

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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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