Nataly Cahana
| Full name | Nataly Cahana-Fleishman[1] |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Israel |
| Born | 2 December 1978 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $35,695 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 93-96 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA / 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 232 (3 May 1999) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 83-78 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA / 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 179 (5 July 1999) |
Nataly Cahana-Fleishman (born 2 December 1978) is an Israeli former professional tennis player.
Biography
Cahana, a right-handed player from Haifa, competed on the professional tour in the 1990s, primarily on the ITF circuit She reached a best singles ranking of 232 and won a $25,000 ITF title in Caracas in 1998. As a doubles player she was ranked as high as 179 in the world and won five ITF titles.[2]
From 1996 to 1999 she featured in eight Fed Cup ties for Israel, mostly in doubles.
Her only WTA Tour main draw appearance came at the 1999 Tashkent Open, where she and partner Julia Abe made the quarter-finals of the doubles.[3]
In the early 2000s she played American college tennis for Old Dominion University (ODU) in Norfolk, Virginia. A two-time All-American, she made four NCAA Championship appearances in a row and finished with a team record 231 career wins, across singles and doubles. In 2007 she began serving ODU as an assistant coach.[4]
ITF finals
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles (1–2)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 17 March 1996 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | Hila Rosen
|
1–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 8 March 1997 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard |  Mirka Federer
|
3–6, 6–7 |
| Winner | 1. | 4 October 1998 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard |  Sybille Bammer
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6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
Doubles (5–8)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 22 August 1993 | Haifa, Israel | Hard | Tzipora Obziler
|
Shiri Burstein Hila Rosen
|
0–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 29 August 1993 | Haifa, Israel | Hard | Tzipora Obziler
|
Shiri Burstein Hila Rosen
|
5–7, 5–7 |
| Winner | 1. | 4 December 1994 | Beersheba, Israel | Hard | Oshri Shashua
|
 Ivona Mihailova Irena Mihailova
|
2–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 3 April 1995 | Tiberias, Israel | Hard | Oshri Shashua
|
Nelly Barkan  Tessa Shapovalova
|
4–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 13 August 1995 | Southsea, United Kingdom | Grass | Oshri Shashua
|
 Karen Cross Jane Wood
|
4–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 30 October 1995 | Nicosia, Cyprus | Clay | Oshri Shashua
|
 Vanessa Brilleman Henriëtte van Aalderen
|
6–3, 6–7(2), 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 14 July 1996 | Vigo, Spain | Clay | Hila Rosen
|
 Alicia Ortuño Veronica Stele
|
2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 17 August 1997 | Catania, Italy | Hard | Martine Vosseberg
|
 Emanuela Brusati Sara Ventura
|
7–5, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 5 October 1997 | Coatzacoalcos, Mexico | Hard | Martine Vosseberg
|
 Katie Schlukebir Melissa Zimpfer
|
4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 22 November 1997 | Jaffa, Israel | Hard | Maaike Koutstaal
|
Tzipora Obziler Anna Smashnova
|
6–2, 6–1 |
| Winner | 5. | 10 August 1998 | İstanbul, Turkey | Hard |  Eleni Daniilidou
|
 Duygu Akşit Oal Gülberk Gültekin
|
3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 3 May 1999 | Beersheba, Israel | Hard | Tzipora Obziler
|
 Nadejda Ostrovskaya Tatiana Poutchek
|
1–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 31 January 2000 | İstanbul, Turkey | Hard |  Katarina Mišić
|
Elena Yaryshka Irina Kornienko
|
3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
See also
References
- ^ "Talk with King turns tennis teacher back into player". Virginian-Pilot. 27 August 2007.
- ^ "Tennis Abstract: Natalie Cahana WTA Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Tashkent - 07 June - 13 June 1999". www.itftennis.com.
- ^ "Nataly Cahana-Fleishman Biography". odusports.com.
External links
- Nataly Cahana at the Women's Tennis Association
- Nataly Cahana at the International Tennis Federation
- Nataly Cahana at the Billie Jean King Cup
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