Shahar Pe'er
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| Country |  Israel |
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| Residence | Maccabim, Israel | |
| Date of birth | May 1, 1987 (age 19) | |
| Place of birth | Jerusalem, Israel | |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | |
| Weight | 132 lbs (60 kg) | |
| Turned Pro | 2004 | |
| Plays | Right; Two-handed backhand | |
| Career Prize Money | US$ 1,104,043 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 158-66 | |
| Career titles: | 3 WTA, 4 ITF | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 15 (January 29, 2007) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | QF (2007) | |
| French Open | 4th (2006) | |
| Wimbledon | 2nd (2005, 2006) | |
| U.S. Open | 4th (2006) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 68-51 | |
| Career titles: | 2 WTA, 3 ITF | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 26 (January 5, 2007) | |
Shahar Pe'er (Hebrew: שחר פאר, pronounced: SHAH-ḥar PAY-er ) (born May 1, 1987, Jerusalem, Israel) is a 5' 7" right-handed professional female tennis player.
She achieved her highest WTA ranking of # 15 on January 29, 2007.
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[edit] Tennis career
Pe'er has played in all four of the sport's Grand Slam Tournaments: the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Open.
Pe'er started her competitive tennis career at the age of six.
Shahar won her first title at the age of 12 when she captured the Eddie Herr International Doubles title with Nicole Vaidisova (her vanquished foe in the 2004 Aussie Open final). She reached the Eddie Herr singles final as well.
In the Fall of 2001, Pe'er took first place in the Nike Junior Tour International Masters tennis tournament in the Bahamas.
In early December 2001 Pe'er became the youngest Israeli tennis player ever to win the Israeli women's tennis championship.
In late December 2001, Pe'er won the 55th annual Ericsson Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships under-14 girls' title without dropping a single set, competing with 127 girls in what is considered the unofficial world championships for youth.[1]
In March 2002 she won the Bat Yam International singles title, and was a doubles finalist. In April, she was victorious at the Haifa International doubles event.
In March 2003 she won the Aamata Cup in Thailand.
Pe'er turned professional in 2004.
Pe'er's first major accomplishment came in the 2004 Australian Open, where she won the juniors' championship, beating her partner turned nemesis, Nicole Vaidisova 6-1, 6-4, in the final.
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.
At the 2007 Australian Open, Pe'er made history by becoming the first Israeli woman to reach the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam. In the 4th round she defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-4 6-2. In the quarterfinal she was defeated by eventual champion Serena Williams 6-3, 2-6, 6-8.
As a 19-year-old, Pe'er 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.
[edit] Federation Cup
Pe'er is 13-6 in Federation Cup matches for Israel in 2002-06, having won all of her last 13 matches.[2]
[edit] WTA Tour titles (5)
[edit] Singles (3)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| WTA Championships (0) |
| Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (0) |
| Tier III (1) |
| Tier IV (2) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | February 12, 2006 | Pattaya, Thailand | Hard |  Jelena Kostanic |
6-3 6-1 |
| 2. | May 8, 2006 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay |  Samantha Stosur |
4-6 6-2 6-1 |
| 3. | May 22, 2006 | Istanbul, Turkey | Clay |  Anastasia Myskina |
1-6 6-3 7-6 |
[edit] Runner-up (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | February 24, 2007 | Memphis, Tennessee, USA | Hard |  Venus Williams |
1-6 1-6 |
[edit] Doubles (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | May 14, 2006 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay |  Marion Bartoli |
Ashley Harkleroad Bethanie Mattek |
6-4 6-4 |
| 2. | July 30, 2006 | Stanford, California | Hard |  Anna-Lena Groenefeld |
 Maria Elena Camerin Gisela Dulko |
6-1 6-4 |
[edit] ITF titles (7)
[edit] Singles (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | November 16, 2003 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel | Hard |  Volha Havartsova |
6-1 6-0 |
| 2. | November 30, 2003 | Haifa, Israel | Hard | Volha Havartsova |
6-1 6-7 6-3 |
| 3. | February 28, 2004 | Bendigo, Australia | Hard |  Suchanun Viratprasert |
6-4 7-5 |
| 4. | December 5, 2004 | Raanana, Israel | Hard |  Zsofia Gubacsi |
6-2 6-1 |
[edit] Doubles (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | June 13, 2004 | Marseille, France | Hard | Elena Vesnina |
Kildine Chevalier Conchita Martinez Granados |
6-1 6-1 |
| 2. | December 5, 2004 | Raanana, Israel | Hard | Tzipora Obziler |
 Bahia Mouhtassine Ipek Senoglu |
6-3 6-0 |
| 3. | June 5, 2005 | Raanana, Israel | Hard | Tzipora Obziler |
 Daniela Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits |
7-6(2) 1-6 6-2 |
[edit] Singles performance timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the Miami Masters in Florida, which ended on April 1, 2007.
| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Career Win-Loss |
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| Australian Open | A | 1R | QF | 4-2 |
| French Open | 3R | 4R | 5-2 | |
| Wimbledon | 2R | 2R | 2-2 | |
| U.S. Open | 3R | 4R | 5-2 | |
| Grand Slam Win-Loss | 5-3 | 7-4 | 4-1 | 16-8 |
| WTA Tour Championships | A | A | 0-0 | |
| Tokyo | A | A | 1R | 0-1 |
| Indian Wells | A | 4R | QF | 5-2 |
| Miami | 3R | 2R | SF | 6-3 |
| Charleston | 1R | A | 0-1 | |
| Berlin | A | A | 0-0 | |
| Rome | A | 1R | 0-1 | |
| San Diego | 2R | 1R | 1-2 | |
| Montreal/Toronto | A | QF | 3-1 | |
| Moscow | A | 2R | 1-1 | |
| Zurich | A | 2R | 1-1 | |
| Tournaments Won | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Year End Ranking | 45 | 20 | N/A |
A = did not participate in the tournament
[edit] Links
- WTA Tour profile for Shahar Pe'er
- Federation Cup record
- Jews in Sports bio
- "Israeli girl wins world tennis championship," 12/28/01
- "Shahar Pe'er joins the IDF," 10/31/05
| Women's Tennis Association | Top ten Asian female tennis players as of April 02, 2007 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. Na Li (China) (18) • 2. Ai Sugiyama (Japan) (26) • 3. Shuai Peng (China) (37) • 4. Jie Zheng (China) (41) • 5. Sania Mirza (India) (46) • 6. Akiko Morigami (Japan) (55) • 7. Aiko Nakamura (Japan) (63) • 8. Tamarine Tanasugarn (Thailand) (68) • 9. Varvara Lepchenko (Uzbekistan) (89)• 9. Yung-Jan Chan (Chienese Taipei) (93) | ||
| Possible inclusions: Maria Sharapova (Russia) (2) (born in Asian part of bicontinental Russia) • Shahar Pe'er (Israel) (16) (Israel is considered part of Europe by the ITF) • Elena Likhovtseva (Russia) (50) (born in Kazakhstan, represents bicontinental Russia) | ||
