Eyal Ran
Country (sports) | Qiryat Ono , Israel |
---|---|
Singles | |
Career record | 16–39 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 138 (21 April 1997) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 31–62 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 71 (11 October 1999) |
Eyal Ran (born 21 November 1972) is an Israeli former professional tennis player and former captain of the Israel Davis Cup team.
His career high ATP ranking in singles was 138 (21 April 1997), and in doubles it was 71 (11 October 1999).[1]
Early life
Ran was born in
Tennis career
Ran trained at Israel Tennis Centers.[4] He turned pro in 1992.[1]
In August 1993 he upset
After playing at the
The following year, he played doubles in all four Grand Slam events, reaching the 2nd round at Wimbledon, but losing in the first round of the other three tournaments. In 2000 he won a
He often played
Davis Cup
He also played on the Israel Davis Cup team.
Davis Cup captain
In 2005, at the peak of a disagreement between the Israeli Davis Cup players and the Israel Tennis Association, Ran was made Israeli Davis Cup captain. Ran spoke to the players and the Association and settled the crisis.[6]
Israel (ranked 8th in the Davis Cup standings, with 5,394 points) hosted heavily favored
In 2017, after 12 years at the helm, he retired as captain.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Eyal Ran | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ISBN 9780881259698– via Google Books.
- ^ a b c "Captain Ran bids farewell after Israel swept 5-0 by Ukraine". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com.
- ^ "ITC Champions". Archived from the original on 19 February 2007.
- ^ "Eyal Ran | Titles and Finals | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/906921.html [dead link]
- ^ "Levy wins to give Israel shock lead," Archived 21 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine Hindustan Times, 10 July 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2009
- ^ "Nadal left off Spain team for Davis Cup", Associated Press, 30 June 2009, accessed 30 June 2009
- ^ Sinai, Allon (July 3, 2009). "Int'l Tennis: Ram, Erlich expect the spark to return for Davis Cup tie". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 29 November 2011.[dead link]
- ^ Spungin, Simon (23 November 2011). "Davis Cup win was a very Israeli triumph". Haaretz. Israel. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ Lewis, Ori, "Levy and Sela win to stun Russia in Tel Aviv," Reuters, 10 July 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2009
- ^ Last, Jeremy. "Netanyahu: Davis Cup team has filled nation with pride". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ "Russia out, US hangs on in Davis Cup", Saudi Gazette, 12 July 2009, 19 Rajab 1430. Retrieved 12 July 2009 Archived 20 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Dimon, Ricky (January 1, 1991). "Singles rubbers dead as Israel finishes off Russia". Tennistalk.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
- ^ "Israel completes Davis Cup win over Russia," Miami Herald, 7/12/09, accessed 12 July 2009 [dead link]
- ^ "Israel's Davis Cup Biography," daviscup.com. Retrieved 25 September 2010 Archived 17 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine