Numbering is off in TOC by the amount of pages of the Content

Question

I use the following code to generate the "Contents" section of my thesis:

\include{ch_abstract}\newpage\cleardoublepage
\clearpage
\tableofcontents
\markboth{}{}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{List of Tables}\listoftables\newpage
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{List of Figures}\listoffigures\newpage
\markboth{LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS}{LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS}
\include{ch_abbreviations}\newpage
\thispagestyle{empty}
\mainmatter
\setcounter{page}{1} 

The abstracts starts at iii and ends at vi. Then 4 pages of content follow. The List of Tables starts on page xi. Unfortunately, in the table of content it is listed on page vii. That is right where the 4 pages of content starts, which are not included in the content overview.

Abstract ....................iii

List of Tables.............vii

List of Figures............x

List of Abbreviations..xii

Everything is shifted by the 4 pages of content that are not included. The numbering in the main part of the thesis is totally fine. How can I make the List of Tables start at xi, List of Figures at xiii and List of Abbreviations at xxi (including the correct linking of all of them).

Based on the suggestions below ("\cleardoublepage") I adjusted my code. I furthermore included two calls of "\phantomsection" (trial and error) and now the numbering and the links to the "List of Figures" and "List of Abbreviations" are correct. The numbering of the "List of Tables" is correct as well. However, the link points to ix instead of xi. This is the last problem that needs to be solved.

  \include{ch_abstract}\newpage\cleardoublepage
  \phantomsection
  \tableofcontents
  \markboth{}{}
  \phantomsection
  \cleardoublepage
  \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{List of Tables}\listoftables\newpage
  \phantomsection
  \cleardoublepage
  \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{List of Figures}\listoffigures\newpage
  \markboth{LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS}{LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS}
  \include{ch_abbreviations}\newpage
  \thispagestyle{empty}
  \mainmatter
  \setcounter{page}{1}

Answer 1

To solve the problem I had to add a third call to latex (Mico), I had to add calls to \cleardoublepage (touhami) and I had to add \phantomsection calls after the \cleardoublepage calls (Werner).

...
\include{ch_abstract}\newpage\cleardoublepage
\phantomsection
\tableofcontents
\markboth{}{}
\cleardoublepage
\phantomsection
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{List of Tables}\listoftables\newpage
\cleardoublepage
\phantomsection
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{List of Figures}\listoffigures\newpage
\markboth{LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS}{LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS}
\include{ch_abbreviations}\newpage
\thispagestyle{empty}
\mainmatter
\setcounter{page}{1}

Thank you very much for the combined support!