Shahar Perkiss
Country (sports) | Israel |
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Born | Haifa, Israel | 14 October 1962
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $206,224 |
Singles | |
Career record | 49–55 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 53 (5 March 1985) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1984, 1985) |
French Open | 1R (1986) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1984) |
US Open | 3R (1984) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 41–46 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 54 (11 November 1985) |
Shahar Perkiss (born 14 October 1962) is an Israeli right-handed former professional tennis player. He reached his best singles ranking of world # 53 in March 1985. He peaked at world # 54 in the doubles rankings in November 1985.
Early life[]
Perkiss was born in Haifa, Israel, and is Jewish.[1]
Tennis career[]
A year after first picking up a tennis racket, Perkiss ranked No. 1 in Israel in the age 10 and under ranks.[2] Perkiss trained at Israel Tennis Centers.[3][4]
He reached his highest singles ATP ranking on 4 March 1985, when he became the # 53 player in the world.
In 1982 in Houston he reeled off three upsets in a row, beating world No. 27 Ramesh Krishnan, No. 37 Terry Moor, and No. 36 Mark Dickson. In August 1984 he defeated world No. 9 Aaron Krickstein in straight sets in Cincinnati.[5][6] In 1986 he beat world # 10 Thierry Tulasne of France, 6–7, 6–2 6–4, in Kitzbuhel, Austria. In 1987, he and Gilad Bloom won the ATP doubles title in Tel Aviv.[1][7]
Davis Cup[]
He played 31 Davis Cup matches for Israel between 1981 and 1992, winning 18 of them, including 11 of 13 on hard courts.[8][9][10][11][12]
Olympics[]
He represented Israel as a qualifier at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. There, he was defeated in the first round by Javier Frana from Argentina.[13]
Israel Tennis Association[]
In 2005, he became the CEO of the Israel Tennis Association.[14]
Career finals[]
Legend |
Grand Slam |
Tennis Masters Cup |
ATP Masters Series |
ATP Tour |
Singles (1 runner-up)[]
Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1984 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | Aaron Krickstein | 4–6, 1–6 |
Doubles (1 title)[]
Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Oct 1987 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | Gilad Bloom | Huub van Boeckel Wolfgang Popp |
6–2, 6–4 |
See also[]
- List of select Jewish tennis players
References[]
- ^ a b Day by day in Jewish sports history. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- ^ "The Palm Beach Post".
- ^ "ITC Champions". Archived from the original on 21 November 2008.
- ^ Hipsh, Rami (14 September 2010). "Out of one, many". Haaretz. Retrieved 24 September 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Miami Herald".
- ^ "Dallas News". 22 August 1984. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- ^ Collins, Bud (17 July 2000). "Wessels Feasts On Knippschild". Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- ^ Lewis, Ori (14 September 2010). "A great sporting win in blue and white". Haaretz. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- ^ "Lexington Herald Leader".
- ^ "Canada clinches Davis Cup win against Brazil". 4 February 1990. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- ^ "SWEDEN CLINCHES 1ST-ROUND WIN". 7 February 1988. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- ^ "Davis Cup: Israel draws Serbia-Montenegro". Jerusalem Post. 30 September 2005. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- ^ "Shahar Perkiss Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 18 April 2020. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ Sachs, Frankie (5 June 2005). "Obziler takes both Anda Open titles". Retrieved 24 September 2010.
External links[]
- Shahar Perkiss at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Shahar Perkiss at the International Tennis Federation
- Shahar Perkiss at the Davis Cup
- 1962 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Haifa
- Israeli male tennis players
- Tennis players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic tennis players of Israel
- Jewish tennis players
- Israeli Jews
- University of Haifa alumni
- Asian tennis biography stubs
- Israeli sportspeople stubs