Ivan Sabanov (; 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) LegendGrand 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 surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (1–1)Grass (0–0)Titles by settingOutdoor (1–1)Indoor (0–0)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Serbia Open, Serbia250 SeriesClay Matej Sabanov Ariel Behar Gonzalo Escobar 6–3, 7–6(7–5)Loss1–1U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, United States250 SeriesClay Matej Sabanov Matthew Ebden Max Purcell3–6, 3–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals

Doubles: 73 (33–40) LegendATP Challenger (5–16)ITF Futures (28–24)Finals by surfaceHard (7–10)Clay (26–30)Grass (0–0)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Croatia F2, ZagrebFuturesHard Matej Sabanov Florin Mergea Andrei Dăescu6–4, 4–6, [4–10]Loss0–2Serbia F5, BelgradeFuturesClay Matej Sabanov Djordje Djokovic Matthew Short5–7, 3–6Win1–2Serbia F7, SomborFuturesClay Matej Sabanov Dinko Halachev Gleb Sakharov4–6, 7–5, [10–5]Loss1–3Serbia F9, Novi SadFuturesClay Matej Sabanov Patrik Fabian Matteo Fago5–7, 3–6Loss1–4Croatia F8, VinkovciFuturesClay Matej Sabanov Toni Androić Tomislav Draganja6–1, 6–7(7–9), [8–10]Loss1–5Croatia F14, UmagFuturesClay Matej Sabanov Dino Marcan Antonio Šančić0–6, 7–5, [2–10]Win2–5Serbia F7, SomborFuturesClay Matej Sabanov Alexis Musialek Gavin Van Peperzeel7–6(7–5), 6–1Loss2–6Serbia F9, Novi SadFuturesClay Matej Sabanov Danilo Petrović Ilija Vucic4–6, 3–6Win3–6Serbia F10, Novi SadFuturesClay Matej Sabanov Danilo Petrović Ilija Vucic6–3, 3–6, [10–6]Win4–6Serbia F13, NišFuturesClay Matej Sabanov Dimitar Grabul Tomis lavJotovski6–4, 6–2Win5–6Serbia F14, SokobanjaFuturesClay Matej Sabanov Georgyi Malyshev Marcel Waloch6–2, 6–2Loss5–7Norway F1, OsloFuturesHard Matej Sabanov Patrik Rosenholm Darren Walsh4–6, 6–3, [8–10]Win6–7Norway F2, OsloFuturesHard Matej Sabanov Sander Arends Darren Walsh4–6, 6–3, [10–4]Win7–7Croatia F5, PulaFuturesClay Matej Sabanov Zdeněk Kolář Dominik Suc4–6, 6–0, [10–7]Win8–7Croatia F7, VrsarFuturesClay Matej Sabanov Tomislav Draganja Alexandru-Daniel Carpen6–7(3–7), 6–4, [10–8]Loss8–8Croatia F8, BolFuturesClay Matej Sabanov Grégoire Barrère Jérôme Inzerillo6–4, 5–7, [6–10]Win9–8Bosnia & Herzegovina F2, PrijedorFuturesClay Matej Sabanov Danylo Kalenichenko Juraj MasarwalkoverLoss9–9Bosnia & Herzegovina F3, BrčkoFuturesClay Matej Sabanov Victor Vlad Cornea Tudor Cristian Sulea2–6, 4–6,Loss9–10Serbia F4, BelgradeFuturesClay Matej Sabanov Ivan Bjelica Tomislav Draganja5–7, 6–7(3–7)Win10–10Serbia F7, SomborFuturesClay Matej Sabanov Nerman Fatić Miki Janković6–4, 6–0Win11–10Serbia F9, Novi SadFuturesClay Matej Sabanov Luca Pancaldi Fabio Mercuri6–3, 6–0Loss11–11Serbia F10, SuboticaFuturesClay Matej Sabanov Marco Bortolotti Pietro Rondoni6–1, 2–6, [8–10]Win12–11Norway F1, OsloFuturesHard Matej Sabanov Scott Griekspoor Tallon Griekspoor6–3, 6–4Loss12–12Norway F2, OsloFuturesHard Matej Sabanov Joran Vliegen Sander Gillé7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), [8–10]Loss12–13Norway F3, OsloFuturesHard Matej Sabanov Joran Vliegen Sander Gillé6–7(3–7), 1–6Loss12–14Croatia F4, OpatijaFuturesClay Matej Sabanov Tomislav Draganja Nino Serdarušić4–6, 6–7(10–12)Loss12–15Bosnia & Herzegovina F4, SarajevoFuturesClay Matej Sabanov Tomislav Draganja Nino Serdarušić5–7, 3–6Win13–15Turkey F6, AntalyaFuturesHard Matej Sabanov Vadym Ursu Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi4–6, 6–0, [12–10]Win14–15Turkey F7, AntalyaFuturesHard Matej Sabanov Vadym Ursu Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi7–6(7–4), 6–2Loss14–16Croatia F2, PorečFuturesClay Matej Sabanov Zdeněk Kolář Nino Serdarušić3–6, 3–6Win15–16Hungary F5, BudapestFuturesClay Matej Sabanov Maximilian Neuchrist David Pichler6–4, 7–6(7–2)Loss15–17Czech Republic F5, PardubiceFuturesClay Matej Sabanov Vit Kopriva Jaroslav Pospíšil6–4, 1–6, [2–10]Loss15–18Serbia F2, Novi SadFuturesClay Matej Sabanov Scott Puodziunas Dane Propoggia6–7(8–10), 7–5, [9–11]Win16–18Serbia F4, ZlatiborFuturesClay Darko Jandric Alexander Babanine Jeremy Beale6–4, 6–2Win17–18Serbia F5, Novi SadFuturesClay Domagoj Biljesko Julian Bradley Nathan Pasha0–6, 6–2, [10–3]Win18–18Nigeria F4, LagosFuturesHard Matej Sabanov Tom Jomby Johan Sebastien Tatlot4–6, 7–5, [10–5]Win19–18Nigeria F5, LagosFuturesHard Matej Sabanov Chandril Sood Lakshit Sood6–3, 6–4Loss19–19Bangalore, IndiaChallengerHard Matej Sabanov Mikhail Elgin Divij Sharan3–6, 0–6Win20–19Croatia F1, RovinjFuturesClay Matej Sabanov Javier Barranco Cosano Marco Bortolotti6–4, 6–3Loss20–20Croatia F2, PorečFuturesClay Matej Sabanov Gonzalo Escobar Bruno Sant'Anna4–6, 7–5, [9–11]Win21–20Serbia F4, SuboticaFuturesClay Matej Sabanov Vit Kopriva Jaroslav Pospíšil6–2, 6–1Win22–20M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Matej Sabanov Sarp Ağabigün Nicolae Frunză6–1, 7–5Win23–20M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Matej Sabanov Damien Wenger Louroi Martinez6–1, 6–1Loss23–21M25 Aktobe, KazakhstanWorld Tennis TourHard Matej Sabanov Niels Lootsma Aleksandr Vasilenko2–6, 6–7(5–7)Loss23–22M15 Rovinj, CroatiaWorld Tennis TourClay Matej Sabanov Markus Eriksson Jeroen Vanneste5–7, 2–6Win24–22M15 Opatija, CroatiaWorld Tennis TourClay Matej Sabanov Ondrej Krstev Robin Stanek6–1, 6–4Loss24–23M25 Pula, ItalyWorld Tennis TourClay Matej Sabanov Marco Bortolotti Scott Puodziunas2–6, 4–6Loss24–24M25+H Jablonec, Czech RepublicWorld Tennis TourClay Matej Sabanov Václav Šafránek Jan Šátral6–7(4–7), 6–0, [8–10]Win25–24M25 Casinalbo, ItalyWorld Tennis TourClay Matej Sabanov Sadio Doumbia Kirill Kivattsev6–7(6–8), 6–3, [10–7]Win26–24San Benedetto, ItalyChallengerClay Matej Sabanov Sergio Galdós Juan Pablo Varillas6–4, 4–6, [10–5]Win27–24M25+H Pontedera, ItalyWorld Tennis TourClay Matej Sabanov Adam Taylor Jason Taylor7–6(7–5), 6–2Loss27–25Augsburg, GermanyChallengerClay Matej Sabanov Andrei Vasilevski Igor Zelenay6–4, 4–6, [3–10]Loss27–26M25 Győr, HungaryWorld Tennis TourClay Matej Sabanov Diego Hidalgo Pedro Sakamoto4–6, 1–6Loss27–27Sibiu, RomaniaChallengerClay Matej Sabanov Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul4–6, 6–3, [7–10]Loss27–28Quimper, FranceChallengerHard Matej Sabanov Andrey Golubev Aleksandr Nedovyesov4–6, 2–6Loss27–29Ortisei, ItalyChallengerHard Matej Sabanov Andre Begemann Albano Olivetti3–6, 2–6Loss27–30Prague, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Matej Sabanov Marc Polmans Sergiy Stakhovsky3–6, 4–6Loss27–31Braunschweig, GermanyChallengerClay Matej Sabanov Szymon Walków Jan Zieliński4–6, 6–4, [4–10]Win28–31Lüdenscheid, GermanyChallengerClay Matej Sabanov Denys Molchanov Aleksandr Nedovyesov6–4, 2–6, [12–10]Loss28–32Banja Luka, Bosnia & HerzegovinaChallengerClay Matej Sabanov Antonio Šančić Nino Serdarušić3–6, 3–6Loss28–33Roseto degli Abruzzi, ItalyChallengerClay Matej Sabanov Franco Agamenone Manuel Guinard6–7(2–7), 6–7(3–7)Loss28–34Cordenons, ItalyChallengerClay Matej Sabanov Dustin Brown Andrea Vavassori4–6, 5–7Loss28–35San Marino, San MarinoChallengerClay Matej Sabanov Marco Bortolotti Sergio Martos Gornés4–6, 4–6Win29–35Sibiu, RomaniaChallengerClay Matej Sabanov Alexander Erler Lucas Miedler3–6, 7–5, [10–4]Loss29–36Valencia, SpainChallengerHard Matej Sabanov Oleksii Krutykh Oriol Roca Batalla3–6, 6–7(3–7)Win30–36Waco, USChallengerHard Matej Sabanov Evan King Mitchell Krueger6–1, 3–6, [10–4]Loss30–37Zadar, CroatiaChallengerClay Matej Sabanov Manuel Guinard Nino Serdarušić4–6, 0–6Loss30–38Olbia, Italy ChallengerHard Matej Sabanov Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli Arjun Kadhe1–6, 3–6Win31–38Todi, Italy ChallengerClay Matej Sabanov Filip Bergevi Mick Veldheer6–4, 7–6(7–3)Loss31–39Porto, PortugalChallengerClay Matej Sabanov Szymon Kielan Filip Pieczonka2–6, 4–6Win32–39M15 Bol, Croatia World Tennis TourClay Matej Sabanov Alec Beckley Marko Maksimović6–4, 6–3Win33–39M15 Dubrovnik, CroatiaWorld Tennis TourClay Matej Sabanov Emanuel Ivanišević Josip Šimundža6–2, 6–2Loss33–40Iași, RomaniaChallengerClay Matej Sabanov Erik Grevelius Adam Heinonen4–6, 2–6

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