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1995 Tel Aviv Open – Singles
Wayne Ferreira was the defending champion, but did not participate this year. Ján Krošlák won the tournament, beating Javier Sánchez in the final, 6–3, 6–4. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half References External links ATP main draw {{DEFAULTSORT:1995 Tel Aviv Open - Singles Tel Aviv Open 1995 ATP Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ján Krošlák
Ján Krošlák (born 17 October 1974) is a former tennis player from Slovakia, who turned professional in 1993. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, where he was defeated in the first round by America's MaliVai Washington. The right-hander reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 53 in September 1999. He won two singles title on the ATP Tour. In the 1998 Davis Cup he played with Martin Hromec. Political career In 2020, Košlák was elected an MP of the National Council of Slovakia representing the Ordinary People and Independent Personalities along with a fellow former tennis players Karol Kučera and Romana Tabak. He departed from OĽaNO caucus in 2021, joining We Are Family parliamentary group. In December 2022, Krošlák was one of crucial MPs in a vote of no confidence to Heger's Cabinet. He stated he will declare no confidence and in so doing go against We Are Family parliamentary caucus. He departed fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eyal Ran
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Marcos Ondruska
Marcos Ondruska (born 18 December 1972) is a former tennis player from South Africa, who turned professional in 1989. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he defeated Goran Ivanišević in the first round before falling to Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...'s Christian Ruud. The right-hander won four career titles in doubles, and reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 10 May 1993, when he became the number 27 of the world and reached the semi-finals at the Miami Open. Ondruska has a 13–7 career Davis Cup record in 11 ties. Junior Grand Slam finals Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) Doubles: 2 (2 runner=ups) ATP career finals Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups) Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups) ATP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wojtek Kowalski
Wojciech "Wojtek" Kowalski (born 10 October 1967 in Inowrocław) is a former tennis player from Poland. Career Kowalski represented his native country as a qualifier at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. There he was defeated in the first round by fellow qualifier Tony Mmoh from Nigeria. He played mostly on the Challenger Challenger, Challengers, or The Challengers may refer to: Entertainment Comics and manga * Challenger (character), comic book character * ''Challengers'' (manga), manga by Hinako Takanaga Film and TV * ''The Challengers'' (TV series), a 1979 ... tour level and reached four singles finals and winning one title. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 25 July 1988, when he became the number 109 of the world. He is married to Klaudia Kowalski and has two sons, Jonas and Moritz. Right now he is working as a tennis coach for TB Erlangen in his own tennis school ''Tennisschule Kowalski''. ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilad Bloom
Gilad Bloom ( he, גלעד בלום, born 1 March 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Israel. Bloom trained at the Israel Tennis Centers. His career-high rankings were World No. 61 in singles (in 1990) and World No. 62 in doubles (in 1992). Personal life Bloom grew up in Ramat HaSharon, is Jewish, and is married to Michal Bareket-Bloom. He has 4 sons, Guy Tyler Bloom, from a previous marriage, Jonathan Yehuda Bloom, Shy Dylan Bloom and Doron Hendrix Bloom (from his second marriage). He is known as a fan of the Hapoel Tel Aviv soccer team. Bloom has a rock band (The Gilad Bloom Band), the band plays shows in Manhattan Bars regularly since 2009, Bloom's band performs original songs written and composed by himself, Bloom sings and plays guitar on the band. Tennis career Bloom was Israel's junior champion, three-time men's singles champion, and two-time men's doubles champion. Bloom came in second in the boy's under-12 final at the annual Ericsson Orange Bowl Internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rainer Schüttler
Rainer Schüttler (; born 25 April 1976) is a German former professional tennis player. Schüttler was the runner-up at the 2003 Australian Open and a semifinalist at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships. He won an Olympic silver medal in doubles at the 2004 Athens Olympics, and achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 5 in April 2004. Early life He began playing tennis at the age of nine. He resides in Switzerland. Career 2003-2009 In 2003, Schüttler became the first German since Boris Becker in 1989 to advance to the fourth round at all Grand Slams. He became the first German to reach a Grand Slam final, at the Australian Open, since Michael Stich was the runner-up at Roland Garros in 1996. En route to the final, which he lost in straight sets to Andre Agassi, he defeated Andy Roddick who would end the season as world No 1. In 2004, Schüttler reached his first career ATP Masters Series final in Monte Carlo by beating Gustavo Kuerten in the first round, Lleyton Hewitt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Tarango
Jeffrey Gail Tarango (born November 20, 1968) is a retired American tennis player. He was a top-ten doubles player and a runner-up at the 1999 French Open men's doubles tournament. He is now the Director of Tennis at the Jack Kramer Club, which is just south of Los Angeles. In 2018, he was the tournament director of a $30,000 men's California championships. At that championships, ATP world-ranked No. 11, Sam Querrey, beat Davis Cup captain Mardy Fish to win this event. Tarango now resides in Manhattan Beach, California with his wife and children. He is married to Jessica Balgrosky and they have five children (Nina Rose, Katherine, Jackson, Ace, and Jesse). Career Pro tour Tarango turned professional in 1989, after completing his junior year at Stanford University, where he won two NCAA team titles. During his career, he won two top-level singles titles and 14 doubles titles. Tarango reached two Super 9 quarterfinals, Rome in 1995 and Miami in 1998. His career-high world ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noam Behr
Noam Behr ( he, נועם בר; born 13 October 1975) is an Israeli professional tennis player who turned pro in 1994. His career-high singles ranking was No. 127 (October 2001), and his career-high doubles ranking was No. 109 (October 1999). Tennis career Most of Behr's success was on the Challenger and Futures level, but he often participated in qualifying tournaments of major ATP events. In 1992, he reached the finals of the US Open boys' singles, losing 7–5, 6–2 to Brian Dunn of the United States. He and Yshai Oliel, who reached the boys' singles final at the 2017 Australian Open, are the only two Israelis to have reached the finals in a boys' Grand Slam event. In October 1995, he upset world No. 97 Jeff Tarango in Tel Aviv, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5. In October 1998 he and Eyal Ran won in Uzbekistan. In December 1998 and February and April 1999, he and Ran won in Mumbai, Calcutta, and New Delhi, India. In October, he and Ran won in Tel Aviv, and he and Andrei Stoliarov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Grabb
Jim Grabb (born April 14, 1964) is an American former professional tennis player. In doubles, he won the 1989 French Open and the 1992 US Open. He was ranked the world No. 1 doubles player in both 1989 and 1993. His best singles ranking of world No. 24, he achieved in 1990. Tennis career Early years Grabb is Jewish, and he attended Tucson High Magnet School. Grabb was from 1984 to 1986 a three-time doubles and two-time singles all-American, helping Stanford University win the NCAA title in 1986 and finish runner-up in 1984. In 1986, he won the annual Rafael Osuna Award, presented by college coaches for good sportsmanship and valuable contributions to the sport. Professional career Grabb defeated Andre Agassi at a singles tournament in Seoul, Korea in 1987 for his first career victory. He won two doubles Grand Slam events: the 1989 French Open (with Patrick McEnroe) and the 1992 US Open (with Richey Reneberg). He won 23 doubles tour titles, with 26 finals appearances. He won t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radomír Vašek
Radomír Vašek (born 23 September 1972) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Career Vašek was the Czechoslovak national Under-18s tennis champion in 1990, the same year he turned professional. At the 1994 French Open he came into the draw as a qualifier but won his first two matches, against Younes El Aynaoui in straight sets and Dimitri Poliakov, from two sets down. Vašek reached his first and only ATP Tour final in 1995, at the Jakarta Open. Also that year, Vašek made the quarterfinals of the Tel Aviv Open in Israel. He was a quarterfinalist at Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ...'s Movistar Open in 1997. ATP career finals Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 9 (5–4) Doubles: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eyal Erlich
Eyal Erlich ( he, אייל ארליך; born 1 January 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Israel. Career Erlich made his Grand Slam debut at the 1995 Wimbledon Championships, entering the main draw as a lucky loser. He was defeated in the first round by German Arne Thoms, in straight sets. Three years later he qualified for his second Grand Slam, the 1998 US Open, but exited again in the opening round, losing to 20th seed Michael Chang. On the ATP Tour he was more successful as a doubles player and with partner Noam Behr reached the final of the 1996 Eisenberg Israel Open, as wild cards entrants. His highest ever doubles ranking was 160th in the world, which he attained in 1998. He also represented the Israel Davis Cup team, appearing in a total of 10 ties during his career. Of the 16 rubbers which he played, he won nine, five in singles and four in doubles. In 1996 he won the fifth and decisive rubber against Norway's Helge Koll-Frafjord. His best wins perhaps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuno Marques
Nuno Miguel Bacelar de Vasconcelos Marques (born 9 April 1970) is a Portuguese former tennis player. He was the first Portuguese to reach the top 100 ATP rankings and held the record of highest ranked Portuguese player in history until Frederico Gil surpassed him in 2009. Also, he was the highest ranked Portuguese doubles player in history reaching a career high of no. 58 until 2019, when he was surpassed by João Sousa. Career finals Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up) Singles performance timeline Awards *2013 – ITF Commitment Award References External links * * * 1970 births Living people Olympic tennis players of Portugal Portuguese male tennis players Portuguese tennis coaches Sportspeople from Porto Tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics 20th-century Portuguese people {{Portugal-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
