# Ivan Sabanov

Ivan Sabanov (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван 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. 75 achieved on 18 April 2022. He also has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 907 achieved on 25 August 2014.
He has won one ATP doubles title with his twin brother Matej, and 5 ATP Challengers and 26 ITF doubles titles. Sabanov formerly represented Croatia.

## Early life and career

Ivan and Matej Sabanov are twin brothers born in Subotica, a city that was part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia at the time, near the Croatian and Hungarian borders. They began playing tennis at the age of five or six and grew up competing alongside Serbian players such as Filip Krajinović and Dušan Lajović. Following the dissolution of Yugoslavia, Subotica became part of Serbia and Montenegro in 2003 and later Serbia in 2006.
At the age of 15, the twins moved to Osijek, Croatia, where their mother worked as a teacher. The move provided them with access to indoor courts, which were unavailable in Subotica. Around that time, they chose to represent Croatia in their professional careers. However, after their mother’s retirement, the family returned to Palić, near their hometown of Subotica.
During this period, they received strong support from Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic, who closely followed their progress and allowed them to train at his Belgrade academy free of charge. They remained closely connected to Serbian players they had grown up with, and in November 2021, they announced their decision to switch national representation to Serbia. Reports suggested that the move was partly influenced by their ambition to compete in doubles for Serbia in the Davis Cup and ATP Cup, as Croatia already had an established doubles team featuring players like Mate Pavić, Nikola Mektić, and Ivan Dodig.

## 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 Matej.
His best career performance came in 2021 when he won his first ATP doubles title by winning Serbia Open with his brother Matej. They defeated Gonzalo Escobar and Ariel Behar in the final.
In the last edition of the ATP Cup in 2022, Sabanov served as the captain of the Serbian team, which was eliminated in the group stage with one win and two losses.
He was part of Serbia's squad for the 2025 Davis Cup Qualifiers first round tie against Denmark in Copenhagen but did not feature in any matches.

## ATP career finals
### Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runners-up)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* ATP Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
* ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
* ATP Tour 250 Series (1–1)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (1–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Titles by setting
* Outdoor (1–1)
* Indoor (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2021 | Serbia Open, Serbia | 250 Series | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Ariel Behar Gonzalo Escobar | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Loss | 1–1 | Apr 2022 | U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, United States | 250 Series | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Matthew Ebden Max Purcell | 3–6, 3–6 |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals
### Doubles: 69 (31–38)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (5–14)
* ITF Futures (26–24)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (7–10)
* Clay (24–28)
* Grass (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2012 | Croatia F2, Zagreb | Futures | Hard | Matej Sabanov | Florin Mergea Andrei Dăescu | 6–4, 4–6, [4–10] |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2013 | Serbia F5, Belgrade | Futures | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Djordje Djokovic Matthew Short | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Aug 2013 | Serbia F7, Sombor | Futures | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Dinko Halachev Gleb Sakharov | 4–6, 7–5, [10–5] |
| Loss | 1–3 | Aug 2013 | Serbia F9, Novi Sad | Futures | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Patrik Fabian Matteo Fago | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Aug 2013 | Croatia F8, Vinkovci | Futures | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Toni Androić Tomislav Draganja | 6–1, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, [8–10] |
| Loss | 1–5 | Nov 2013 | Croatia F14, Umag | Futures | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Dino Marcan Antonio Šančić | 0–6, 7–5, [2–10] |
| Win | 2–5 | Aug 2014 | Serbia F7, Sombor | Futures | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Alexis Musialek Gavin Van Peperzeel | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–6 | Aug 2014 | Serbia F9, Novi Sad | Futures | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Danilo Petrović Ilija Vucic | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–6 | Aug 2014 | Serbia F10, Novi Sad | Futures | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Danilo Petrović Ilija Vucic | 6–3, 3–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 4–6 | Sep 2014 | Serbia F13, Niš | Futures | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Dimitar Grabul Tomis lavJotovski | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–6 | Sep 2014 | Serbia F14, Sokobanja | Futures | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Georgyi Malyshev Marcel Waloch | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–7 | Nov 2014 | Norway F1, Oslo | Futures | Hard | Matej Sabanov | Patrik Rosenholm Darren Walsh | 4–6, 6–3, [8–10] |
| Win | 6–7 | Nov 2014 | Norway F2, Oslo | Futures | Hard | Matej Sabanov | Sander Arends Darren Walsh | 4–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
| Win | 7–7 | Mar 2015 | Croatia F5, Pula | Futures | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Zdeněk Kolář Dominik Suc | 4–6, 6–0, [10–7] |
| Win | 8–7 | Apr 2015 | Croatia F7, Vrsar | Futures | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Tomislav Draganja Alexandru-Daniel Carpen | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Loss | 8–8 | May 2015 | Croatia F8, Bol | Futures | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Grégoire Barrère Jérôme Inzerillo | 6–4, 5–7, [6–10] |
| Win | 9–8 | May 2015 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F2, Prijedor | Futures | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Danylo Kalenichenko Juraj Masar | walkover |
| Loss | 9–9 | May 2015 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F3, Brčko | Futures | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Victor Vlad Cornea Tudor Cristian Sulea | 2–6, 4–6, |
| Loss | 9–10 | Jul 2015 | Serbia F4, Belgrade | Futures | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Ivan Bjelica Tomislav Draganja | 5–7, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Win | 10–10 | Aug 2015 | Serbia F7, Sombor | Futures | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Nerman Fatić Miki Janković | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 11–10 | Aug 2015 | Serbia F9, Novi Sad | Futures | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Luca Pancaldi Fabio Mercuri | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 11–11 | Aug 2015 | Serbia F10, Subotica | Futures | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Marco Bortolotti Pietro Rondoni | 6–1, 2–6, [8–10] |
| Win | 12–11 | Oct 2015 | Norway F1, Oslo | Futures | Hard | Matej Sabanov | Scott Griekspoor Tallon Griekspoor | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 12–12 | Nov 2015 | Norway F2, Oslo | Futures | Hard | Matej Sabanov | Joran Vliegen Sander Gillé | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, [8–10] |
| Loss | 12–13 | Nov 2015 | Norway F3, Oslo | Futures | Hard | Matej Sabanov | Joran Vliegen Sander Gillé | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 1–6 |
| Loss | 12–14 | Mar 2016 | Croatia F4, Opatija | Futures | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Tomislav Draganja Nino Serdarušić | 4–6, 6–7$^{(10–12)}$ |
| Loss | 12–15 | Jun 2016 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F4, Sarajevo | Futures | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Tomislav Draganja Nino Serdarušić | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 13–15 | Feb 2017 | Turkey F6, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Matej Sabanov | Vadym Ursu Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi | 4–6, 6–0, [12–10] |
| Win | 14–15 | Feb 2017 | Turkey F7, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Matej Sabanov | Vadym Ursu Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 14–16 | Mar 2017 | Croatia F2, Poreč | Futures | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Zdeněk Kolář Nino Serdarušić | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 15–16 | Jun 2017 | Hungary F5, Budapest | Futures | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Maximilian Neuchrist David Pichler | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ |
| Loss | 15–17 | Jul 2017 | Czech Republic F5, Pardubice | Futures | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Vit Kopriva Jaroslav Pospíšil | 6–4, 1–6, [2–10] |
| Loss | 15–18 | Aug 2017 | Serbia F2, Novi Sad | Futures | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Scott Puodziunas Dane Propoggia | 6–7$^{(8–10)}$, 7–5, [9–11] |
| Win | 16–18 | Sep 2017 | Serbia F4, Zlatibor | Futures | Clay | Darko Jandric | Alexander Babanine Jeremy Beale | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 17–18 | Sep 2017 | Serbia F5, Novi Sad | Futures | Clay | Domagoj Biljesko | Julian Bradley Nathan Pasha | 0–6, 6–2, [10–3] |
| Win | 18–18 | Oct 2017 | Nigeria F4, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Matej Sabanov | Tom Jomby Johan Sebastien Tatlot | 4–6, 7–5, [10–5] |
| Win | 19–18 | Oct 2017 | Nigeria F5, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Matej Sabanov | Chandril Sood Lakshit Sood | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 19–19 | Nov 2017 | Bangalore, India | Challenger | Hard | Matej Sabanov | Mikhail Elgin Divij Sharan | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 20–19 | Mar 2018 | Croatia F1, Rovinj | Futures | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Javier Barranco Cosano Marco Bortolotti | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 20–20 | Mar 2018 | Croatia F2, Poreč | Futures | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Gonzalo Escobar Bruno Sant'Anna | 4–6, 7–5, [9–11] |
| Win | 21–20 | Sep 2018 | Serbia F4, Subotica | Futures | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Vit Kopriva Jaroslav Pospíšil | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 22–20 | Jan 2019 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Sarp Ağabigün Nicolae Frunză | 6–1, 7–5 |
| Win | 23–20 | Feb 2019 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Damien Wenger Louroi Martinez | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 23–21 | Feb 2019 | M25 Aktobe, Kazakhstan | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Matej Sabanov | Niels Lootsma Aleksandr Vasilenko | 2–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Loss | 23–22 | Mar 2019 | M15 Rovinj, Croatia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Markus Eriksson Jeroen Vanneste | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 24–22 | Mar 2019 | M15 Opatija, Croatia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Ondrej Krstev Robin Stanek | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 24–23 | Apr 2019 | M25 Pula, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Marco Bortolotti Scott Puodziunas | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 24–24 | May 2019 | M25+H Jablonec, Czech Republic | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Václav Šafránek Jan Šátral | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–0, [8–10] |
| Win | 25–24 | Jul 2019 | M25 Casinalbo, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Sadio Doumbia Kirill Kivattsev | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–3, [10–7] |
| Win | 26–24 | Jul 2019 | San Benedetto, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Sergio Galdós Juan Pablo Varillas | 6–4, 4–6, [10–5] |
| Win | 27–24 | Jul 2019 | M25+H Pontedera, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Adam Taylor Jason Taylor | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 27–25 | Aug 2019 | Augsburg, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Andrei Vasilevski Igor Zelenay | 6–4, 4–6, [3–10] |
| Loss | 27–26 | Sep 2019 | M25 Győr, Hungary | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Diego Hidalgo Pedro Sakamoto | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 27–27 | Sep 2019 | Sibiu, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul | 4–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
| Loss | 27–28 | Feb 2020 | Quimper, France | Challenger | Hard | Matej Sabanov | Andrey Golubev Aleksandr Nedovyesov | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 27–29 | Nov 2020 | Ortisei, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Matej Sabanov | Andre Begemann Albano Olivetti | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 27–30 | May 2021 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Marc Polmans Sergiy Stakhovsky | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 27–31 | Jul 2021 | Braunschweig, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Szymon Walków Jan Zieliński | 4–6, 6–4, [4–10] |
| Win | 28–31 | Aug 2021 | Lüdenscheid, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Denys Molchanov Aleksandr Nedovyesov | 6–4, 2–6, [12–10] |
| Loss | 28–32 | Sep 2021 | Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina | Challenger | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Antonio Šančić Nino Serdarušić | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 28–33 | Mar 2022 | Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Franco Agamenone Manuel Guinard | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Loss | 28–34 | Aug 2022 | Cordenons, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Dustin Brown Andrea Vavassori | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 28–35 | Aug 2022 | San Marino, San Marino | Challenger | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Marco Bortolotti Sergio Martos Gornés | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 29–35 | Sep 2022 | Sibiu, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Alexander Erler Lucas Miedler | 3–6, 7–5, [10–4] |
| Loss | 29–36 | Nov 2022 | Valencia, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Matej Sabanov | Oleksii Krutykh Oriol Roca Batalla | 3–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Win | 30–36 | Mar 2023 | Waco, US | Challenger | Hard | Matej Sabanov | Evan King Mitchell Krueger | 6–1, 3–6, [10–4] |
| Loss | 30–37 | Mar 2023 | Zadar, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Manuel Guinard Nino Serdarušić | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 30–38 | Oct 2023 | Olbia, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Matej Sabanov | Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli Arjun Kadhe | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 31–38 | Aug 2024 | Todi, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Matej Sabanov | Filip Bergevi Mick Veldheer | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |