Eleazar Davidman

Eleazar Davidman
Country  Israel
Residence Israel
Born December 9, 1936
Died October 2007 (aged 70)
Singles
Career record 0–0
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 2R (1964)
French Open 1R (1965)
Wimbledon 1R (1966)
US Open 2R (1964)
Doubles
Career record 0–0
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1964)[1]

Eleazar Davidman (also Elazar Davidman, Hebrew: אלעזר דודמן‎; December 9, 1936 – October 2007) was a Jewish Israeli tennis player.[2][3]

Tennis career

Davidman was Israel's long-time No. 1 player as early as the age of 20, in 1956, and Israel's first tennis star of international caliber.[4][5][6]

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.[3]

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.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Open Results Archive
  2. ↑ Bob Wechsler (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Player profile - Eleazar Davidman (ISR)". Davis Cup. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  4. ↑ Jack Leon (November 28, 1993). "Maccabi Tel Aviv Opens New Tennis Complex". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  5. ↑ Jack Leon (April 29, 1992). "Maccabi 'Willy' Tel Aviv Celebrate Winning Tennis' Nat'l League Crown". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Israeli Tennis Captain Worried by Fernandez". The Leader-Post. July 24, 1957. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Eleazar Davidman - Results". Australian Open Tennis. Retrieved July 17, 2011.

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