Shahar Perkiss

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Shahar Perkiss
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Country (sports) Israel
Born (1962-10-14) 14 October 1962 (age 59)
Haifa, Israel
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$206,224
Singles
Career record49–55
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 53 (5 March 1985)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (1984, 1985)
French Open1R (1986)
Wimbledon2R (1984)
US Open3R (1984)
Doubles
Career record41–46
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 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
Loss 0–1 Sep 1984 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard United States Aaron Krickstein 4–6, 1–6

Doubles (1 title)[]

Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 1987 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Israel Gilad Bloom Netherlands Huub van Boeckel
West Germany Wolfgang Popp
6–2, 6–4

See also[]

  • List of select Jewish tennis players

References[]

  1. ^ a b Day by day in Jewish sports history. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  2. ^ "The Palm Beach Post".
  3. ^ "ITC Champions". Archived from the original on 21 November 2008.
  4. ^ Hipsh, Rami (14 September 2010). "Out of one, many". Haaretz. Retrieved 24 September 2010.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Miami Herald".
  6. ^ "Dallas News". 22 August 1984. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  7. ^ Collins, Bud (17 July 2000). "Wessels Feasts On Knippschild". Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  8. ^ Lewis, Ori (14 September 2010). "A great sporting win in blue and white". Haaretz. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  9. ^ "Lexington Herald Leader".
  10. ^ "Canada clinches Davis Cup win against Brazil". 4 February 1990. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  11. ^ "SWEDEN CLINCHES 1ST-ROUND WIN". 7 February 1988. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  12. ^ "Davis Cup: Israel draws Serbia-Montenegro". Jerusalem Post. 30 September 2005. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  13. ^ "Shahar Perkiss Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 18 April 2020. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  14. ^ Sachs, Frankie (5 June 2005). "Obziler takes both Anda Open titles". Retrieved 24 September 2010.

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