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Eleazar Davidman
Country (sports) Israel
ResidenceIsrael
Born(1936-12-09)December 9, 1936
DiedOctober 2007 (aged 70)
Singles
Career record0–0
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1964)
French Open1R (1965)
Wimbledon1R (1966)
US Open2R (1964)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (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

Starting in 1956 Davidman 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] He was Israel's top tennis player beginning in that year, and their first international-level player.[4][5][6]

In 1964 he competed in the Australian Open, making it to the second round in both singles and in doubles, with Hoang-Duc Luu of Vietnam.[7]

See also

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. ^ a b "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.