Country (sports) | Israel | ||||||||||||||
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Residence | Ashkelon, Israel | ||||||||||||||
Born | Rehovot, Israel | 6 January 1958||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
Prize money | $588,880 | ||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 167–150 | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 22 (8 November 1982) | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | QF ( 1981) | ||||||||||||||
French Open | 3R ( 1983) | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 3R ( 1985) | ||||||||||||||
US Open | 2R ( 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983) | ||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 101–135 | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 28 (3 February 1986) | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 3R ( 1984) | ||||||||||||||
French Open | F ( 1985) | ||||||||||||||
US Open | 3R ( 1982) | ||||||||||||||
Team competitions | |||||||||||||||
Davis Cup | QF ( 1987) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Shlomo Glickstein ( Hebrew: שלמה גליקשטיין; born 6 January 1958) is an Israeli former professional tennis player.
He reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 22 in November 1982, and his career-high doubles ranking of World No. 28 in February 1986.
Glickstein was born in Rehovot, Israel, lives in Ashkelon, Israel, and is Jewish. [1] [2] His parents immigrated to Israel from Poland. [1] He served in the Israel Defense Forces for three years, from the ages of 18 to 21, rising to the rank of sergeant. [1] [3]
In 1980, Glickstein defeated World No. 35 Raúl Ramírez in the first round at Wimbledon. [4] He lost to Björn Borg (the eventual tournament winner) in the second round, but won the Wimbledon Plate in a consolation tournament. [4]
Glickstein's victories include wins against World No. 1 Ivan Lendl 6–2, 3–6, 7–5; No. 9 Harold Solomon; No. 10 Eliot Teltscher; and No. 11 Brian Gottfried. [4]
Glickstein retired in 1988. He served as director of the Israel Tennis Academy in Ramat Hasharon from 1992 to 1996. [4]
In the spring of 1998 he was still managing the Israeli Davis Cup and Fed Cup teams.[ citation needed]
Glickstein was 44–22, and 22–4 on hard courts, in Davis Cup play from 1976 to 1987. [5] 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.[ citation needed]
Glickstein won the gold medal in men's singles in tennis at the 1981 Maccabiah Games, [3] the first Israeli to win a Maccabiah tennis championship.
Glickstein trained at Israel Tennis Centers. [6]
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1985 | French Open | Clay | Hans Simonsson |
Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick |
3–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6 |
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Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Dec 1979 | Australian Hard Court Championships | Hard | Robert Van't Hof | 7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | Jul 1981 | South Orange Open, U.S. | Clay | Dick Stockton | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |