Shlomo Glickstein
| Country (sports) | Israel | ||||||||||||
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| Residence | Ashkelon, Israel | ||||||||||||
| Born | (1958年01月06日) 6 January 1958 (age 67) Rehovot, Israel | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||
| Prize money | $588,880 | ||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||
| Career record | 167–150 | ||||||||||||
| Career titles | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 22 (8 November 1982) | ||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | QF (1981) | ||||||||||||
| French Open | 3R (1983) | ||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 3R (1985) | ||||||||||||
| US Open | 2R (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983) | ||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||
| Career record | 101–135 | ||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 28 (3 February 1986) | ||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 3R (1984) | ||||||||||||
| French Open | F (1985) | ||||||||||||
| US Open | 3R (1982) | ||||||||||||
| Team competitions | |||||||||||||
| Davis Cup | QF (1987) | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Shlomo Glickstein (Hebrew: שלמה גליקשטיין; born 6 January 1958) is an Israeli former professional tennis player.
He reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 22 in November 1982, and his career-high doubles ranking of World No. 28 in February 1986.
Early and personal life
[edit ]Glickstein was born in Rehovot, Israel, lives in Ashkelon, Israel, and is Jewish.[1] [2] His parents immigrated to Israel from Poland.[1] He served in the Israel Defense Forces for three years, from the ages of 18 to 21, rising to the rank of sergeant.[1] [3]
Tennis career
[edit ]In 1980, Glickstein defeated World No. 35 Raúl Ramírez in the first round at Wimbledon.[4] He lost to Björn Borg (the eventual tournament winner) in the second round, but won the Wimbledon Plate in a consolation tournament.[4]
Glickstein's victories include wins against World No. 1 Ivan Lendl 6–2, 3–6, 7–5; No. 9 Harold Solomon; No. 10 Eliot Teltscher; and No. 11 Brian Gottfried.[4]
Glickstein retired in 1988. He served as director of the Israel Tennis Academy in Ramat Hasharon from 1992 to 1996.[4]
In the spring of 1998 he was still managing the Israeli Davis Cup and Fed Cup teams.[citation needed ]
Davis Cup
[edit ]Glickstein was 44–22, and 22–4 on hard courts, in Davis Cup play from 1976 to 1987.[5] He is Israel's all-time leader in total wins, singles wins (31), and doubles wins (13). As of 2008, his 44 wins was twice that of the Israeli with the second-most Davis Cup wins, Amos Mansdorf.[citation needed ]
Maccabiah Games
[edit ]Glickstein won the gold medal in men's singles in tennis at the 1981 Maccabiah Games,[3] the first Israeli to win a Maccabiah tennis championship.
Miscellaneous
[edit ]Glickstein trained at Israel Tennis Centers.[6]
Grand Slam finals
[edit ]Doubles (1 runner-up)
[edit ]| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1985 | French Open | Clay | Sweden Hans Simonsson | Australia Mark Edmondson Australia Kim Warwick |
3–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6 |
Career finals
[edit ]Singles: 2 titles
[edit ]
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| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Dec 1979 | Australian Hard Court Championships | Hard | United States Robert Van't Hof | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 1981 | South Orange Open, U.S. | Clay | United States Dick Stockton | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ a b c "Shlomo Glickstein | Bio | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Jewish Post 12 March 1982 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov.
- ^ a b "The wily veteran seemingly had the match in hand,..." UPI.
- ^ a b c d "Glickstein, Shlomo". Jews in Sports. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- ^ "Shlomo Glickstein Profile". daviscup.com. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- ^ "ITC Champions". tennis.org. Archived from the original on 19 February 2007.
External links
[edit ]
- Shlomo Glickstein at the Association of Tennis Professionals Edit this at Wikidata
- Shlomo Glickstein at the International Tennis Federation Edit this at Wikidata
- Shlomo Glickstein at the Davis Cup Edit this at Wikidata
- Shlomo Glickstein at Wimbledon Edit this at Wikidata
- Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
- Great Jews in Sports
- Jews in Sports bio
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Israeli people of Polish-Jewish descent
- Jewish Israeli sportspeople
- Jewish tennis players
- Israeli male tennis players
- Sportspeople from Rehovot
- People from Ashkelon
- Sportspeople from Southern District (Israel)
- Maccabiah Games medalists in tennis
- Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Israel
- Competitors at the 1981 Maccabiah Games
- 20th-century Israeli sportsmen