[1] In 2008, Abel received a two-year suspension by the International Tennis Federation, for testing positive for cocaine.

Abel reached the final of the Campos do Jordão Challenger tournament in 2002, which he lost to Ricardo Mello.

[3] He lost to Bohdan Ulihrach in four sets at the 2003 US Open, which would be his only Grand Slam main draw appearance.

[3] In 2003 he advanced to the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships, where he lost to Roger Federer, and the MercedesCup, where he defeated Antony Dupuis before being eliminated by Rainer Schüttler.

[3] In April 2008, Abel received a two-year suspension by the International Tennis Federation, for testing positive for a metabolite of cocaine.