Maya Tahan

Maya Tahan (born 9 January 1999) is an Israeli tennis player. She was ranked a career-high 578 in the WTA singles rankings in September 2019, and a career-high 456 in the WTA doubles rankings in October 2019. She plays at the University of Miami for the Miami Hurricanes.

Maya Tahan

Country (sports)	Israel
Born	9 January 1999 Tel Mond, Israel
Height	5-8
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$28,073
Singles
Career record	77 - 66
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 578 (16 September 2019)
Current ranking	No. 796 (16 November 2020)
Doubles
Career record	85-44
Career titles	9 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 456 (7 October 2019)
Current ranking	No. 548 (16 November 2020)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	2-5

Biography

Tahan is from Tel Mond, Israel.[1] Her parents are Gil and Merav Tahan.[2] Her father is a colonel in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), and her mother is a financial officer.[2] She has an older sister, Roni, and two younger sisters, Dana and Shira.[2]

Tennis career

Tahan began playing tennis at the age of eight.[1] She moved to train at the Netanya Tennis Club when she was 11 years old.[1] She attended Rabin High School.[2] She served in the IDF for two years.[2] In December 2017 she won the Israel national doubles championship title partnering with Vlada Ekshibarova.[3]

She was ranked a career-high 578 in the WTA singles rankings in September 2019, and a career-high 456 in the WTA doubles rankings in October 2019.[2] Tahan won two ITF $15K singles championships in 2018, and 10 $15K doubles events, and won a $25K doubles tournament in August 2019.[2][4]

As a freshman at the University of Miami in 2019-20, playing for the Miami Hurricanes, Tahan had her spring tennis season cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[2] She was 7-4 in singles, and 2-6 in doubles.[2]

Tahan also has represented Israel in the Fed Cup in 2016, 2017, and 2019, where she has a record of 2-5.[5][2]

ITF Finals

Singles: 2 (2-0)

$100,000 tournaments

$80,000 tournaments

$60,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$15,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jun 2018	ITF Kiryat Shmona, Israel	15,000	Hard	Nicole Nadel	7–6^(7–3), 7–5
Win	2–0	Oct 2018	ITF Ashkelon, Israel	15,000	Hard	Anna Pribylova	6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 15 (10–5)

$100,000 tournaments $80,000 tournaments $60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (8–3) Clay (2–2) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	4 September 2015	Kiryat Gat, Israel	Hard	May Kimhi	Francesca Stephenson Ana Veselinovic	6–3, 7–5
Winner	1.	8 October 2016	Ramat Hasharon, Israel	Hard	Shelly Krolitzky	Linnea Malmqvist Anastasiya Shleptsova	6–4, 4–6, [10–8]
Runner-up	2.	6 May 2017	Akko, Israel	Hard	Shelly Krolitzky	Vlada Ekshibarova Despina Papamichail	4–6, 3–6
Winner	2.	24 June 2017	Herzliya, Israel	Hard	Shelly Krolitzky	Sofia Dmitrieva Linnea Malmqvist	2–6, 6–0, [12–10]
Winner	3.	4 May 2018	Akko, Israel	Hard	Madeleine Kobelt	Madison Bourguignon Aimee Tarun	6–1, 6–3
Runner-up	3.	20 May 2018	Tiberias, Israel	Hard	Shavit Kimchi	Madeleine Kobelt Riya Bhatia	3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	4.	25 August 2018	Caslano, Switzerland	Clay	Natasha Piludu	Alba Marin Carrillo Noelia Zeballos	4–6, 4–6
Winner	4.	7 October 2018	Herzliya, Israel	Hard	Madeleine Kobelt	Anastasia Reimchen Aimee Tarun	6–4, 6–3
Winner	5.	4 November 2018	Heraklion, Greece	Clay	Oana Gavrila	Anna Hertel Xenia Knoll	6–3, 1–6, [10–3]
Winner	6.	25 November 2018	Stellenbosch, South Africa	Hard	Eva Vedder	Anastasia Shaulskaya Stephanie Kent	6–3, 6–0
Winner	7.	2 December 2018	Stellenbosch, South Africa	Hard	Eva Vedder	Ekaterina Makarova Sari Stegmann	6–0, 6–4
Winner	8.	14 April 2019	Cancun, Mexico	Hard	Natsumi Kawaguchi	Emily Appleton Maria Jose Portillo Ramirez	6–1, 6–2
Winner	9.	12 May 2019	Heraklion, Greece	Clay	Draginja Vuković	Zhibek Kulambayeva Vanda Lukács	Walkover
Winner	10.	Nov 2019	Cancún, Mexico	Hard	Eva Vedder	Allura Zamarripa Maribella Zamarripa	6–4, 4–6, [10–2]
Runner-up	5.	15 November 2020	Heraklion, Greece	Clay	Shavit Kimchi	Verena Meliss Martina Spigarelli	5–7, 2–6

References

1. "איגוד הטניס בישראל: landing-eng". איגוד הטניס בישראל.
2. "Maya Tahan". University of Miami Athletics. January 3, 2020.
3. "Sela, Khazaniuk return to Israel national finals". The Jerusalem Post.
4. "Maya Tahan Women's Singles Titles"
5. Maya Tahan at the Billie Jean King Cup

External links

• Maya Tahan at the Women's Tennis Association
• Maya Tahan at the International Tennis Federation
• Maya Tahan at the Billie Jean King Cup
• Maya Tahan on Instagram