Shahar Pe'er
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| Country |  Israel |
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| Residence | Maccabim, Israel | |
| Date of birth | May 1, 1987 | |
| Place of birth | Jerusalem, Israel | |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |
| Turned Pro | 2004 | |
| Retired | Active | |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) | |
| Career Prize Money | $718,882 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 142-60 | |
| Career titles: | 3 (4 ITF Circuit Titles) | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 20 (November 13, 2006) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | 1st (2006) | |
| French Open | 4r (2006) | |
| Wimbledon | 2nd(2005) | |
| U.S. Open | 4r (2006) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 65-46 | |
| Career titles: | 2 (3 ITF Circuit Titles) | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 28 (October 30, 2006) | |
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Infobox last updated on: November 3, 2006. |
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Shahar Pe'er (שחר פאר) (born May 1, 1987, Jerusalem, Israel) is a professional female tennis player.
She turned professional in 2004 and has been rapidly improving since. She achieved her highest WTA ranking of # 20 on November 13, 2006. Shahar has already played in all four of the sport's Grand Slam Tournaments: the Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Open.
As a 19-year-old, Pe'er recently joined the Israeli military, as military service is mandatory in Israel. When not abroad participating in tennis tournaments, she spends her mornings working as an administrative secretary for the Israeli military and her afternoons practicing tennis.
Shahar's first major accomplishment came in the 2004 Australian Open, where she won the juniors' championship.
In January 2006 in Canberra, Australia, she lost a marathon semi-final match against Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues that lasted 3 hours and 45 minutes, with a scoreline of 6-7 (4-7) 7-5 6-4.
At the 2006 French Open, Pe'er lost to Martina Hingis, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3, in their fourth-round match. Pe'er reached the fourth round of the 2006 U.S. Open but fell to Justine Henin Hardenne, 6-0, 6-1. The 19-year-old Peer once again fell short in her attempt to become the first Israeli female to reach the quarterfinals of a singles Grand Slam event.
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[edit] WTA titles
| Legend (Singles) |
| Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (0) |
| Tier III (1) |
| Tier IV (2) |
| Grand Slam Title (0) |
| WTA Tour Championship (0) |
| ITF Circuit (4) |
| Legend (Doubles) |
| Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (1) |
| Tier III (0) |
| Tier IV (1) |
| Grand Slam Title (0) |
| WTA Tour Championship (0) |
| ITF Circuit (3) |
[edit] Singles (7)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | November 16, 2003 | Ramat Hasharon, Israel | Hard |  Volha Havartsova (Belarus) |
6-1 6-0 |
| 2. | November 30, 2003 | Haifa, Israel | Hard | Volha Havartsova (Belarus) |
6-1 6-7 6-3 |
| 3. | February 28, 2004 | Bendigo, Australia | Hard |  Suchanun Viratprasert (Thailand) |
6-4 7-5 |
| 4. | December 5, 2004 | Raanana, Israel | Hard |  Zsofia Gubacsi (Hungary) |
6-2 6-1 |
| 5. | February 12, 2006 | Pattaya, Thailand | Hard |  Jelena Kostanic (Croatia) |
6-3 6-1 |
| 6. | May 8, 2006 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay |  Samantha Stosur (Australia) |
4-6 6-2 6-1 |
| 7. | May 22, 2006 | Istanbul, Turkey | Clay |  Anastasia Myskina (Russia) |
1-6 6-3 7-6 |
[edit] Doubles (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | June 13, 2004 | Marseille, France | Hard | Elena Vesnina (Russia) |
 Kildine Chevalier (France) &  Conchita Martinez Granados (Spain) |
6-1 6-1 |
| 2. | December 5, 2004 | Raanana, Israel | Hard |  Tzipora Obziler (Israel) |
 Bahia Mouhtassine (Marocco) &  Ipek Senoglu (Turkey) |
6-3 6-0 |
| 3. | June 5, 2005 | Raanana, Israel | Hard | Tzipora Obziler (Israel) |
 Daniela Klemenschits (Austria) & Sandra Klemenschits (Austria) |
7-6(2) 1-6 6-2 |
| 4. | May 14, 2006 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Marion Bartoli (France) |
 Ashley Harkleroad (USA) & Bethanie Mattek (USA) |
6-4 6-4 |
| 5. | July 30, 2006 | Stanford, California | Hard |  Anna-Lena Groenefeld (Germany) |
 Maria Elena Camerin (Italy) &  Gisela Dulko (Argentina) |
6-1 6-4 |
[edit] External link
- WTA Tour profile for Shahar Pe'er
| Women's Tennis Association | Top ten Asian female tennis players at the end of 2006 | |
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| 1. Shahar Pe'er (Israel) (20) | 2. Na Li (China) (21) | 3. Ai Sugiyama (Japan) (26) 4. Jie Zheng (China) (33) | 5. Shuai Peng (China) (55) | 6. Aiko Nakamura (Japan) (57) 7. Anna Smashnova (Israel) (63) | 8. Sania Mirza (India) (55) 9. Tamarine Tanasugarn (Thailand) (70) | 10. Yung-Jan Chan (Chinese Taipei) (74) |
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