Eyal Ran

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Eyal Ran (born on November 21, 1972, in Qiryat Ono, Israel) is a professional right handed Israeli tennis player.

His career high ATP ranking in singles was 138 (21-Apr-97), and in doubles it was 71 (11-Oct-99).

1 Tennis career
- 1.1 Davis Cup
2 Miscellaneous
3 Links

[edit] Tennis career

He turned pro in 1992.

In August 1993 he upset Jonas Svensson of Sweden, ranked # 37 in the world, in Long Island, New York, 6–1, 6–3.

After playing at the Australian Open in 1996 and 1997 in the singles competition (he lost in the 2nd round both years), Ran played in his first doubles Grand Slam in 1999, reaching the 2nd round at the French Open (he lost in the first round at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open).

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 2001, Ran reached the 2nd round at the Australian Open, but lost in the first round of the French Open and Wimbledon (with partner Noam Behr).

He often played challengers and qualifying tournaments for major events.