Ben Patael ( he, בן פתאל; born 2 June 1997) is an Israeli

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

player. Patael has a career-high ATP singles ranking of 415, achieved on 15 July 2019. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of 1,050, achieved on 27 July 2015. He has won one ITF Futures singles title and one ITF Futures doubles title. Patael has represented

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

in the

Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ...

, where he has a win–loss record of 1–2.

Personal life

Patael was born in

Rishon Lezion Rishon LeZion ( he, רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן , ''lit.'' First to Zion, Arabic: راشون لتسيون) is a city in Israel, located along the central Israeli coastal plain south of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan ar ...

and resides in Netaim, Israel.

Career

In September 2017, Patael won the inaugural Anna and Michael Kahan Family Prize in

Ramat Hasharon Ramat HaSharon ( he, רָמַת הַשָּׁרוֹן, ''lit.'' '' Sharon Heights'', ar, رمات هشارون) is a city located on Israel's central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, bordering Tel Aviv to the south, Hod HaSharon t ...

, defeating

Mor Bulis Mor Bulis ( he, מור בוליס, born 18 April 1996) is an Israeli tennis player. Bulis has a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking of 516 achieved on 7 May 2018. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of ...

6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the boys’ final.">"Rising tennis stars Glushko, Patael claim lucrative Kahan prize" - Israel News,
''The Jerusalem Post''.

Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals

Singles: 14 (7-7)

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