Ilana Berger
Ilana Berger (Hebrew: אילנה ברגר; born 1965) is a Mexican-born Israeli professional tennis player.
Berger reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on 10 August 1992, when she became # 149 in the world. On 25 November 1991, she peaked at world number 153 in the doubles rankings.
Contents
- 1 Biography
- 2 Tennis career
- 3 Journalism career
- 4 ITF Finals
- 4.1 Singles Finals: 13 (8-5)
- 4.2 Doubles Finals: 25 (15-10)
- 5 See also
- 6 References
- 7 External links
Biography
Berger was born on 31 December 1965, in Mexico City, Mexico. She started playing tennis at the age of 7.
Tennis career
In the late 1980s, after serving for two years in the Israel Defense Forces, Berger became a professional tennis player. She won 7 singles *les in the ITF Women's Circuit. Berger won 12 Maccabiah Games Medals during her career, including gold, a few of them already as a "veteran" while playing Mixed Doubles with Shlomo Glickstein.
Berger was elected as one of three best tennis players in Israel's history in the celebrations of Israel's first 50 years.
Berger was Israel's Women's National Champion for five years.
Berger competed for Israel at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Berger represented Israel in 26 meetings in the Federation Cup from 1986–92, going 19–21.
Journalism career
At the age of 26, she decided to study literature and journalism. She worked 7 years as a sports correspondent for Haaretz. She coaches tennis privately and is a freelance sports journalist. Today she is chief editor of the internet site of the Tel Aviv University Sports Center.
ITF Finals
Singles Finals: 13 (8-5)
Doubles Finals: 25 (15-10)
See also
- List of select Jewish tennis players
References
External links
- Ilana Berger at the Women's Tennis *ociation
- Ilana Berger at the International Tennis Federation
- Ilana Berger at the International Olympic Committee
- Ilana Berger at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)