Oren Motevassel (born August 26, 1967) is an Israeli-born American former professional

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player. A left-handed player, Motevassel grew up in Israel and didn't begin playing tennis until the age of 15. He moved to the United States in his early 20s as a base for his professional career. Motevassel broke through for his first USTA satellite title in 1992 and reached a career high singles ranking of 161 in the world, appearing in the qualifying draws of all four grand slam tournaments. At the

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he had a 3–0 third set lead over

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in the final qualifying round, before the Australian veteran rebounded to win. On the

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, Motevassel was a two-time singles finalist and at the

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in 1997 had an upset straight sets win over top-100 player

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. Motevassel competed in the singles main draw of seven

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events, without registering a win, making his early appearances in his native

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. In 1997 he took

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to a third set at the Legg Mason Classic before having to retire due to the heat, then later in the year lost an opening round match to world number five

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at the Bournemouth International.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Motevassel, Oren 1967 births Living people American male tennis players Israeli male tennis players Sportspeople from Tel Aviv Israeli emigrants to the United States