Shahar Biran ( he, שחר בירן; born 13 September 1998) is an Israeli tennis player.
Biran has a career-high
WTA singles ranking of 805, achieved on August 5, 2019. Her career-high WTA doubles ranking of 793, was achieved on August 5, 2019.
Biography
Biran's hometown is
Hod HaSharon
Hod HaSharon ( he, הוֹד הַשָּׁרוֹן, lit. "Splendor of the Sharon, Israel, Sharon plain") is a city in the Central District (Israel), Central District of Israel. The city is located approximately east of the Mediterranean coastline, s ...
, Israel.
She plays tennis for
Old Dominion University
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in
Norfolk, Virginia
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. In June 2020 Biran was named
Conference USA
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Singles Second Team and Doubles Second Team after a spring season in which she was 7-0 in singles and 7-3 in doubles.
Biran made her
Fed Cup
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debut for
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
2019
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1998 births
Living people
People from Hod HaSharon
Israeli female tennis players
Old Dominion Monarchs athletes
College women's tennis players in the United States
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