Eleazar Davidman

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Eleazar Davidman
Country  Israel
Residence Israel
Born (1936-12-09)December 9, 1936
Career record 0–0
Career record 0–0

Eleazar Davidman (also Elazar Davidman, Hebrew: אלעזר דודמן; December 9, 1936 – October, 2007) was a Jewish Israeli tennis player.[1][2]

Tennis career

Davidman was Israel's long-time Number 1 player as early as the age of 20, in 1956, and Israel's first tennis star of international caliber.[3][4][5]

Starting in 1956 he played 39 matches for the Israel Davis Cup team in Davis Cup competition, going 12-20 in singles and 5-12 in doubles, over the course of 17 ties.[2]

In 1964 he competed in the Australian Open, making it to the second round in both singles and, with Hoang-Duc Luu of Vietnam, in doubles.[6]

References

  1. Bob Wechsler (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. Retrieved July 17, 2011. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Player profile - Eleazar Davidman (ISR)". Davis Cup. Retrieved July 17, 2011. 
  3. Jack Leon (November 28, 1993). "Maccabi Tel Aviv Opens New Tennis Complex". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved July 17, 2011. 
  4. Jack Leon (April 29, 1992). "Maccabi 'Willy' Tel Aviv Celebrate Winning Tennis' Nat'l League Crown". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved July 17, 2011. 
  5. "Israeli Tennis Captain Worried by Fernandez". The Leader-Post. July 24, 1957. Retrieved July 17, 2011. 
  6. "Eleazar Davidman - Results". Australian Open Tennis. Retrieved July 17, 2011. 

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