Shahar Perkiss
Shahar Perkiss (born 14 October 1962) is an Israeli right-handed former professional tennis player. He reached his best singles ranking of world # 53 in March 1985. He peaked at world # 54 in the doubles rankings in November 1985.
Contents
- 1 Early life
- 2 Tennis career
- 2.1 Davis Cup
- 2.2 Olympics
- 2.3 Israel Tennis *ociation
- 3 Career finals
- 3.1 Singles (1 runner-up)
- 3.2 Doubles (1 *le)
- 4 See also
- 5 References
- 6 External links
Early life
Perkiss was born in Haifa, Israel, and is Jewish.
Tennis career
A year after first picking up a tennis racket, Perkiss ranked No. 1 in Israel in the age 10 and under ranks. Perkiss trained at Israel Tennis Centers.
He reached his highest singles ATP ranking on 4 March 1985, when he became the # 53 player in the world.
In 1982 in Houston he reeled off three upsets in a row, beating world No. 27 Ramesh Krishnan, No. 37 Terry Moor, and No. 36 Mark Dickson. In August 1984 he defeated world No. 9 Aaron Krickstein in straight sets in Cincinnati. In 1986 he beat world # 10 Thierry Tulasne of France, 6–7, 6–2 6–4, in Kitzbuhel, Austria. In 1987, he and Gilad Bloom won the ATP doubles *le in Tel Aviv.
Davis Cup
He played 31 Davis Cup matches for Israel between 1981 and 1992, winning 18 of them, including 11 of 13 on hard courts.
Olympics
He represented Israel as a qualifier at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. There, he was defeated in the first round by Javier Frana from Argentina.
Israel Tennis *ociation
In 2005, he became the CEO of the Israel Tennis *ociation.
Career finals
Singles (1 runner-up)
Doubles (1 *le)
See also
- List of select Jewish tennis players
References
External links
- Shahar Perkiss at the *ociation of Tennis Professionals
- Shahar Perkiss at the International Tennis Federation
- Shahar Perkiss at the Davis Cup