Amir Hadad
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Country (sports) | US$ 251,884 |
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Singles | |
Career record | 6–8 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 180 (14 April 2003) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q3 (2003,2004) |
French Open | 2R (2002) |
Wimbledon | Q3 (1998) |
US Open | Q3 (2002) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 8–11 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 87 (19 May 2003) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 3R (2002) |
US Open | 2R (2002) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | SF (2009) |
Amir Hadad (
Tennis career
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Hadad turned pro in 1995. Most of his success has been on the challenger and future circuits. In May 2002, in the first round of the French Open, he upset world No. 78 Christophe Rochus of Belgium, 6–1, 6–2, 6–7 (4,) 6–2. Hadad has trained at the Israel Tennis Centers.[1]
In mid-July 2002, Amir and his partner Martín Vassallo Argüello won the Seascape Challenger Tournament doubles final. His best result was reaching the 3rd round doubles at the 2002
"We like the idea. We think there's nothing like sports to bridge the gap between nations and to be the start of solving problems."
— David Harnik, president of Israel's tennis federation
Hadad won tournaments in Groningen, Kyoto, Rome, San Remo, and Vietnam in 2003.[3]
In April 2005 Hadad and partner Harel Levy won a F1 doubles title in Hungary. Hadad enjoyed his best singles performance in years at the Hungary F3 tournament held in Hódmezővásárhely during May 2005. He lost to the eventual champion Boris Pašanski in the finals, 7–6, 6–1.[3] Later in 2005, Hadad and Levy won the Hungary F1 tournament in Budapest, defeating Nikola Martinovic and Josko Topic 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 in the final. They beat Bastian Knittel and Marius Zay 6–1, 6–0 to capture the F2 title in Miskolc. Levy and Hadad then competed in May in Fürth, where they took the title from Jan Frode Andersen and Johan Landsberg, 6–1, 6–2.[3] In July they won at Budaors, Hungary, defeating Adam Chadaj and Stephane Robert 6–4, 6–7(7), 6–3.
In February 2006, he won a F1 tournament in Israel. In May 2006, playing with Konstantinos Economidis, he won in Rome. In November 2007, he won tournaments in Israel with Lazar Magdinčev (MKD) and Harel Levy.
In May 2008 he won in Hungary with
Davis Cup
Hadad played Davis Cup for Israel from 1998 to 2009, winning 5 of his 12 matches.[4]
World TeamTennis
Hadad played World TeamTennis for the Boston Lobsters in 2006, 2007 and 2008. He played for the St. Louis Aces in 2003 and 2004.[5]
Personal life
Hadad is of Tunisian-Jewish descent.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ ITC Champions Archived 19 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ So did his doubles partnership with Israel's Amir Hadad, which in 2003 won them a humanitarian award from the organisers of men's tennis http://sport.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-6737227,00.html Archived 1 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d "Hadad, Amir". Jews in Sports. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "Players". daviscup.com. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- ^ "Mylan WTT Player Database" (PDF). World TeamTennis. 13 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.