Jack Saul is a South African-Israeli former professional

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player. He competed at the

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and US Open, and won silver medals in men's singles and mixed doubles at the

1969 Maccabiah Games At the 8th Maccabiah Games from July 29 to August 7, 1969, 1,450 athletes from 27 countries competed in 22 sports in Israel. The final gold medal count was the United States in first place (64), Israel second (48; though it won the greatest numbe ...

Biography

Saul, originally from

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where he attended Northlands High School, competed on the international tour in the 1960s and 1970s. He made it through to the third round of the

1966 Wimbledon Championships The 1966 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 20 June until Saturday 2 July 1966. It was the 80th ...

, winning both his matches in the fifth set, over

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of Japan (12–10) and

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of Egypt (7–5). A

competitor in Israel for South Africa, Saul finished second with a silver medal to American Davis Cup player

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in the singles. In the mixed doubles, he and South African

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came away with silver medals, after being defeated in the mixed doubles finals by American

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, who was ranked # 2 in the US, and

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. He emigrated to Israel, coached at the Dan Accadia Tennis Club, and is a former Israeli national coach.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Saul, Jack Year of birth missing (living people) Living people South African male tennis players Jewish tennis players Maccabiah Games silver medalists for South Africa Maccabiah Games medalists in tennis Sportspeople from Durban South African emigrants to Israel Competitors at the 1969 Maccabiah Games South African Jews