| Country | Israel |
|---|---|
| Residence | Ashkelon, Israel |
| Born | January 6, 1958 Rehovot, Israel |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | US$588,880 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 167–150 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 22 (November 8, 1982) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 101–135 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 28 (February 3, 1986) |
| Last updated on: June 29, 2009. | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Israel | ||
| Maccabiah Games | ||
| Men's tennis | ||
| Gold | 1981 Israel | Men's Singles |
Shlomo Glickstein (Hebrew: שלמה גליקשטיין; born January 6, 1958 in Rehovot, Israel) is an Israeli former professional tennis player.
He reached his career-high singles ranking of World # 22 in November 1982, and his career-high doubles ranking of World # 28 in February 1986.
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When he was 10 years old, Glickstein began playing tennis, and at the age of 16 he gave up basketball and soccer to focus solely on the sport. By the time he finished the juniors, he was one of the top 10 juniors in the world. His career was hampered by the fact that he had to serve three years in the Israeli military at a key point in his athletic development (ages 18–21).
Shortly after turning pro, he won his third straight Israeli National championship.
In 1980, Glickstein defeated World # 35 Raúl Ramírez in the first round at Wimbledon.[1] After losing to eventual champion Björn Borg in the second round, Glickstein won the Wimbledon Plate, the consolation tournament.
Among Glickstein's career victories were wins against World # 1 Ivan Lendl 6–2, 3–6, 7–5; # 9 Harold Solomon; # 10 Eliot Teltscher; and # 11 Brian Gottfried.[1]
In 1981, Glickstein won the South Orange, New Jersey Grand Prix, becoming the first Israeli to win a Grand Prix tennis tournament.
Glickstein played until 1988, then became the director of the Israel Tennis Academy in Ramat Hasharon from 1992–96.
In the spring of 1998 he was still managing the Israeli Davis Cup and Fed Cup teams.
Glickstein was 44–22, and 22–4 on hard courts, in Davis Cup play from 1976–87.[2] He is Israel's all-time leader in total wins, singles wins (31), and doubles wins (13). As of 2008, his 44 wins was twice that of the Israeli with the second-most Davis Cup wins, Amos Mansdorf.
Glickstein won the men's singles in tennis at the 1981 Maccabiah Games, the first Israeli to win a Maccabiah tennis championship.
Glickstein trained at Israel Tennis Centers.[3]