Amir Weintraub
Amir Weintraub (Hebrew: אמיר ויינטרוב; born September 16, 1986) is an Israeli professional tennis player. In 2010, he won the Israeli Tennis Championship.
Weintraub at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships | |
Country (sports) | Israel |
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Residence | Rehovot, Israel |
Born | Rehovot, Israel | September 16, 1986
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Turned pro | 2005 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 447,978 |
Singles | |
Career record | 11–10 (52.4% in Grand Slam and ATP Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 0 Challengers, 18 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 161 (21 May 2012) |
Current ranking | No. 1,128 (25 December 2017) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2013) |
French Open | Q2 (2013) |
Wimbledon | Q2 (2013) |
US Open | Q3 (2013) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–0 |
Career titles | 0 2 Challengers, 14 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 246 (25 February 2013) |
Last updated on: 28 December 2017. |
He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 161 in May 2012.
Career overview
In December 2009, Weintraub made it to the finals of the Israeli Tennis Championship, losing to Dudi Sela in three sets. In December 2010, he won the Israeli Tennis Championship, winning against Sela[1] 7–6, 3–6, 7–6.
In January 2011 Weintraub participated for the first time in a Grand Slam tournament, the Australian Open, but lost in the first qualifying round.[2] In the same month, it was decided that he would play in the Israeli Davis Cup team as the second singles player in their tie against Poland.
In March 2011 Weintraub won his first Davis Cup match, against Poland's Jerzy Janowicz in 5 sets. On September 16, 2011, he defeated Milos Raonic in four sets to square Israel's Davis Cup tie with Canada at 1–1 but then he lost the decisive tie to Vasek Pospisil, on September 18.
In September 2012, Weintraub participated in a Davis Cup tie against the Japan Davis Cup team and won his first match against Tatsuma Ito in straight sets, and won the decisive match against Go Soeda who ranked 170 places above him in four sets. Because of this match Israel qualified for the 2013 Davis Cup World Group after a two-year absence.
Weintraub qualified for singles main draw play at the 2013 Australian Open, and lost in the second round.
ITF & Challenger Career Finals
Singles: 24 (15–10)
Legend (Singles) |
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ATP Challenger Tour Finals (0–0) |
ATP Challengers (0-4) |
ITF Futures (18-6) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | August 12, 2006 | Dakar, Senegal | Hard | Valentin Sanon | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1. | August 18, 2007 | Bukhara, Uzbekistan | Hard | Denis Istomin | 6-3, 1-6, 4-6 |
Runner-up | 2. | October 31, 2009 | Binh Duong, Vietnam | Hard | Jose Statham | 7-6(7–4), 6-7(4–7), 1-6 |
Runner-up | 3. | May 22, 2010 | Durban, South Africa | Hard | Andrew Anderson | 6-3, 3-6, 6-7(7–3) |
Runner-up | 4. | July 10, 2010 | Bakio, Spain | Hard | Fabrice Martin | 3-6, 4-6 |
Winner | 2. | October 23, 2010 | Lagos, Nigeria | Hard | Karan Rastogi | 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 |
Winner | 3. | November 28, 2010 | Traralgon, Australia | Hard | Samuel Groth | 6-2, 6-4 |
Winner | 4. | May 21, 2011 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel | Hard | David Rice | 6-3, 6-2 |
Winner | 5. | May 28, 2011 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel | Hard | David Rice | 6-1, 6-1 |
Winner | 6. | June 4, 2011 | Ashkelon, Israel | Hard | Federico Gaio | 6-4, 6-2 |
Runner-up | 5. | September 3, 2011 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Cedrik-Marcel Stebe | 5-7, 1-6 |
Winner | 7. | January 30, 2012 | Eilat, Israel | Hard | Claudio Grassi | 6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 8. | April 1, 2012 | Herzliya, Israel | Hard | Axel Michon | 7–5, 6–0 |
Winner | 9. | May 5, 2012 | Ashkelon, Israel | Hard | Yu Chang | 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 6. | May 20, 2012 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Hard | Yuki Bhambri | 3-6, 3-6 |
Winner | 10. | January 20, 2014 | Eilat, Israel | Hard | Martin Vaïsse | 6–0, 6–1 |
Winner | 11. | January 27, 2014 | Eilat, Israel | Hard | Mate Delić | 6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 7. | March 16, 2014 | Guangzhou, China | Hard | Louk Sorensen | 7-5, 5-7, 4-6 |
Winner | 12. | April 27, 2015 | Ashkelon, Israel | Hard | Evgeny Karlovskiy | 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 13. | May 4, 2015 | Ashkelon, Israel | Hard | Toby Martin | 7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 14. | June 1, 2015 | Ramat Gan, Israel | Hard | Maxime Janvier | 6–1, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 8. | June 13, 2015 | Ramat Gan, Israel | Hard | Sebastian Boltz | 3-6, 6-2, 3-6 |
Winner | 15. | June 20, 2015 | Ramat Gan, Israel | Hard | Sebastian Boltz | 6-7(2-7), 6-4, 6-1 |
Runner-up | 9. | August 22, 2015 | Minsk, Belarus | Hard | Sebastian Boltz | 6-2, 4-6, 2-6 |
Runner-up | 10. | October 20, 2015 | Nanchang, China | Hard | Peter Gojowczyk | 2-6, 1-6 |
Winner | 16. | December 13, 2015 | Ramat Gan, Israel | Hard | Dekel Bar | 6-3, 6-2 |
Winner | 17. | February 21, 2016 | Ramat Gan, Israel | Hard | Yannick Jankovits | 6-4, 6-1 |
Doubles (15-12)
Legend (Doubles) |
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ATP Challengers (3-3) |
ITF Futures (13-9) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | March 11, 2006 | Haifa, Israel | Hard | Dekel Valtzer | Sergei Krotiouk Alexei Milner |
6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | July 8, 2006 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | Dekel Valtzer | Matthew Ebden Aidan Fitzgerald |
6–2, 7–5 |
Winner | 3. | August 5, 2006 | Dakar, Senegal | Hard | Amit Inbar | Komlavi Loglo Valentin Sanon |
6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 4. | August 12, 2006 | Dakar, Senegal | Hard | Amit Inbar | Amadeus Fulford-Jones Benjamin Janse van Rensburg |
W/O |
Runner-up | 1. | March 24, 2007 | Ra'anana, Israel | Hard | Dekel Valtzer | Laurent Vigne Pierrick Ysern |
2-6, 1-6 |
Winner | 5. | June 9, 2007 | Ankara, Turkey | Clay | Dekel Valtzer | Alex Satschko Marc-Andre Stratling |
2–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
Winner | 6. | June 16, 2007 | Izmir, Turkey | Hard | Dekel Valtzer | Rodrigo-Antonio Grilli Marcio Torres |
6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
Winner | 7. | June 23, 2007 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | Dekel Valtzer | Guy Kubi Alexei Milner |
6–0, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 2. | December 15, 2007 | Lagos, Nigeria | Hard | Idan Mark | Navdeep Singh Alexander Slabinsky |
6-7(2-7), 6-3, [7-10] |
Runner-up | 3. | March 16, 2008 | Albufeira, Portugal | Hard | Chris Eaton | Neil Bamford Josh Goodall |
3-6, 4-6 |
Winner | 8. | July 19, 2008 | Aptos, United States | Hard | Noam Okun | Todd Widom Michael Yani |
6–2, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 4. | 29 November 2008 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel | Hard | Sebastian Rieschick | Pierre-Ludovic Duclos Amir Hadad |
3-6 4-6 |
Runner-up | 5. | August 29, 2009 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel | Hard | Ludovic Walter | John Paul Fruttero G.D. Jones |
2-6, 6-4, [5-10] |
Winner | 9. | September 12, 2009 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel | Hard | Marcus Daniell | John Paul Fruttero G.D. Jones |
6-1, 6-7(5-7), [10-5] |
Runner-up | 6. | 4 December 2009 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Hard | Alexander Slabinsky | Adam El Mihdawy Blake Strode |
3-6, 6-2, [7-10] |
Winner | 10. | October 23, 2010 | Lagos, Nigeria | Hard | Boy Westerhof | Niels Desein Laurent Rochette |
W/O |
Winner | 11. | October 30, 2010 | Lagos, Nigeria | Hard | Boy Westerhof | Raven Klaasen Ruan Roelofse |
5–7, 6–4, [10–6] |
Winner | 12. | January 29, 2011 | Eilat, Israel | Hard | Tal Eros | Alon Faiman Tomer Hodorov |
6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 7. | May 21, 2011 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel | Hard | Tal Eros | David Rice Sean Thornley |
6-3, 3-6, [9-11] |
Winner | 13. | May 28, 2011 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel | Hard | John Paul Fruttero | David Rice Sean Thornley |
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3), [13–11] |
Winner | 14. | March 4, 2012 | Singapore, Singapore | Hard | Kamil Čapkovič | Hsieh Cheng-peng Lee Hsin-han |
6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 8. | May 5, 2012 | Ashkelon, Israel | Hard | Saar Steele | Yu Chang Li Zhe |
3-6, 2-6 |
Runner-up | 9. | February 10, 2013 | Bergamo, Italy | Hard | Claudio Grassi | Karol Beck Andrej Martin |
3-6, 6-3, [8-10] |
Winner | 15. | January 25, 2014 | Eilat, Israel | Hard | Huang Liang-chi | Marcus Willis Lewis Burton |
6-3, 7-6(11–9) |
Runner-up | 10. | February 1, 2014 | Eilat, Israel | Hard | Claudio Grassi | Marcus Willis Lewis Burton |
3-6 5-7 |
Runner-up | 11. | March 2, 2014 | Guangzhou, China | Hard | Lee Hsin-han | Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana |
2-6, 4-6 |
Runner-up | 12. | September 19, 2015 | Nanchang, China | Hard | Lee Hsin-han | Jonathan Eysseric Jürgen Zopp |
4-6, 2-6 |
Winner | 16. | October 25, 2015 | Ningbo, China | Hard | Dudi Sela | Nikola Mektić Franko Škugor |
6-3, 3-6, [10-6] |
References
- Defeated Peer Keeps Climbing, "The Jewish Chronicle Online", January 6, 2011
- Profile on the Australian Open website
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amir Weintraub. |
- Amir Weintraub Official Site
- Amir Weintraub at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Amir Weintraub at the International Tennis Federation
- Amir Weintraub at the Davis Cup