Brian Dabul


Brian Dabul is an Argentine retired tennis player. His highest ranking in singles was No. 82, and his highest ranking in doubles was No. 79.

Early life

Dabul was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to parents Jorge and Nora, and is Jewish.

Tennis career

Juniors

Dabul was an outstanding junior, reaching No. 1 in the world in January 2002.

Professional career

2003–07

Dabul's climb in the professional ranks was a slow one, not indicative of his status as a former No. 1 Junior player. He broke into the top-500 in 2003, the top-300 in 2004, but did not crack the top-200 until late in 2007, finishing that year ranked No. 159.

2008–10

Dabul continued his slow, steady rise in 2008. In March, he reached his career-high in doubles of #88 with some good Challenger results, and then followed that up with a singles Challenger win in San Luis Potosí to reach a career-high in singles of No. 133. Three semi-final appearances in his next 4 Challengers got his ranking to No. 114 by May, but he failed to qualify into the 2008 French Open.
Dabul reached the third round of the 2010 Indian Wells Masters, defeating No. 16 seed Gilles Simon en route and losing to eventual champion Ivan Ljubicic.

Retirement

Dabul announced his retirement in 2012 due to an injury to his back.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.Feb 2009Viña del Mar, ChileClay Pablo Cuevas František Čermák
Michal Mertiňák
6–3, 6–3