Name Shlomo Glickstein Turned pro 1979 Career titles 2 Weight 93 kg | Career record 167–150 Height 1.88 m Prize money $588,880 Role Tennis player | |
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Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Highest ranking No. 22 (November 8, 1982) | ||
1985 us open 1r john mcenroe vs shlomo glickstein
Shlomo Glickstein (Hebrew: שלמה גליקשטיין; born January 6, 1958 in Rehovot, Israel) is an Israeli former professional tennis player.
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- 1985 us open 1r john mcenroe vs shlomo glickstein
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- Tennis career
- Davis Cup
- Maccabiah Games
- Miscellaneous
- References
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.
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Tennis career
In 1980, Glickstein defeated World No. 35 Raúl Ramírez in the first round at Wimbledon. He lost to Björn Borg (the eventual tournament winner) in the second round, but won the Wimbledon Plate in a consolation tournament.
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.
Glickstein retired in 1988. He served as director of the Israel Tennis Academy in Ramat Hasharon from 1992–96.
In the spring of 1998 he was still managing the Israeli Davis Cup and Fed Cup teams.
Davis Cup
Glickstein was 44–22, and 22–4 on hard courts, in Davis Cup play from 1976–87. 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.
Maccabiah Games
Glickstein won the men's singles in tennis at the 1981 Maccabiah Games, the first Israeli to win a Maccabiah tennis championship.
Miscellaneous
Glickstein trained at Israel Tennis Centers.