Country (sports) Czech Republic Name Pavel Snobel Turned pro 1997 Career record 0–4 Weight 82 kg | Official website pavelsnobel.com Height 1.90 m Prize money $377,192 Role Tennis Player | |
Residence Ostrava, Czech Republic Born 28 February 1980 (age 44)
Havirov, Czechoslovakia ( 1980-02-28 ) Plays Left-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||
Pavel Šnobel (born 28 February 1980 in Havířov, Czechoslovakia) is a left-handed, Czech tennis player. He reached his career-high rankings of World No. 154 in singles February 2009 and No. 110 in doubles in February 2006.
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Juniors career
Šnobel was year-end No. 131 in 1997 in the junior world rankings.
Professional career
In 2008, Šnobel won Croatia F2 in February and reached a Challenger semifinal in March in Sarajevo, and a Challenger quarterfinal in Korea in April. But his ranking slipped back down below 300 by April. In Uzbekistan in May, he won the Challenger in Fergana a week after being runner-up in Uzbekistan F2, to improve his ranking back to #219.
In June, Šnobel qualified in singles for the 2008 Wimbledon Championships, beating #159 Dušan Vemić, #474 Antony Dupuis, and #130 Flavio Cipolla.