- Eyal Ran
Eyal Ran (born on
November 21 ,1972 , inQiryat Ono ,Israel ) is a professionalright handed Israeli tennis player .His career high ATP ranking in singles was 138 (21-Apr-97), and in doubles it was 71 (11-Oct-99).
Tennis career
He turned pro in
1992 .In August 1993 he upset
Jonas Svensson of Sweden, ranked # 37 in the world, in Long Island, New York, 6–1, 6–3.After playing at the
Australian Open in1996 and1997 in the singles competition (he lost in the 2nd round both years), Ran played in his first doubles Grand Slam in1999 , reaching the 2nd round at theFrench Open (he lost in the first round at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open).The following year, he played doubles in all four Grand Slam events, reaching the 2nd round at Wimbledon, but losing in the first round of the other three tournaments. In
2001 , Ran reached the 2nd round at the Australian Open, but lost in the first round of the French Open and Wimbledon (with partnerNoam Behr ).He often played challengers and qualifying tournaments for major events.
Davis Cup
He also played on Israel's
Davis Cup team. In2005 , he was announced as Israel's new Davis Cup captain.Miscellaneous
Ran trained at
Israel Tennis Centers . [ [http://www.tennis.org.il/EItcChampions.html ITC Champions] ]Links
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* [http://www.daviscup.com/teams/player.asp?player=10001144 Davis Cup bio]
* [http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/players/playerprofiles/?playernumber=R243 ATP bio]
* [http://www.jewsinsports.org/profile.asp?sport=tennis&ID=102 Jews in Sports bio]
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