Donna Rubin (born October 5, 1959) is an American former professional

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player. She represented the U.S. at the

1977 Maccabiah Games At the 10th Maccabiah Games in Israel, more than 2,800 athletes from 34 countries participated in 26 different sports, including chess and bridge. The opening ceremonies were held on July 12, 1977, in Ramat Gan Stadium before a crowd of 50,000 p ...

in Israel, winning a silver medal in doubles with

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, and at the

1981 Maccabiah Games The 11th Maccabiah Games brought 3,450 athletes to Israel from 35 nations. The Opening Ceremony was held on July 7, 1981, before a crowd of 53,000 and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin in Ramat Gan Stadium, with 3,500 Jewish athletes parading ...

, she and

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won a gold medal in women's doubles. She played doubles at the French Open in 1984.

Biography

A New York native, Rubin played on the boys' team at

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. She was a member of the United States Junior

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side. She represented the U.S. at the

in Israel, where she won a silver medal in doubles with

. She played collegiate tennis for

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and won the deciding doubles match which secured the 1978 AIAW championships. In 1980 she was named an All-American. At the

, she and

won a gold medal in the women's doubles. Rubin was active on the professional tour in the early 1980s. She qualified for the main draw of the 1981 U.S. Clay Court Championships and won her first round match over

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, before losing in the next round to the top-seed

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. In 1984 she featured in the women's doubles main draw of the

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with Mary-Ann Colville.

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