Amir Weintraub
 Amir Weintraub during the finals of the 2010 Israeli Tennis Championship | |
| Country (sports) |  Israel |
|---|---|
| Residence | Rehovot, Israel |
| Born | September 16, 1986 Rehovot, Israel |
| Turned pro | 2005 |
| Plays | Right-handed (1-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $165,842 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 3-2 |
| Career titles | 0 0 Challengers, 9 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 161 (21 May 2012) |
| Current ranking | No. 196 (14 January 2013) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2013) |
| French Open | Q1 (2012) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2011, 2012) |
| US Open | Q2 (2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0-0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 264 (3 November 2008) |
| Current ranking | No. 318 (14 January 2013) |
| Last updated on: January 12, 2013. | |
Amir Weintraub (Hebrew: אמיר ויינטרוב; born September 16, 1986) is an Israeli professional tennis player. He is the current Israeli champion, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 161 in May 2012.
Weintraub is currently Israel's ATP second-ranked player, after Dudi Sela.
Career overview
In December 2009, Weintraub made it to the finals of the Israeli Tennis Championship, losing to Sela in three sets. In December 2010, he won the Israeli Tennis Championship, winning against Sela[1] 7–6, 3–6, 7–6.
In January 2011 Weintraub participated for the first time in a Grand Slam tournament, the Australian Open, but lost in the first qualifying round.[2] In the same month, it was decided that he would play in the Israeli Davis Cup team as the second singles player on their game against Poland.
In March 2011 Weintraub won his first Davis Cup match, against Poland's Jerzy Janowicz in 5 sets. On September 16, 2011, he defeated Milos Raonic in four sets to square Israel's Davis Cup tie with Canada at 1–1 but then he lost the decisive tie to Vasek Pospisil, on September 18th.
In September 2012, Weintraub participated Davis Cup tie against Japan Davis Cup team and won his first match against Tatsuma Ito in straight sets and won the decisive match against Go Soeda who ranked 170 places above him in four sets. Because of this match Israel is back in the Davis Cup World Group after two years of absence.
Weintraub has qualified for singles main draw play at the 2013 Australian Open.
Titles
Singles (9)
| Legend (Singles) |
|---|
| Futures (9) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | August 12, 2006 |  Senegal
|
Hard |  Valentin Sanon
|
4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2. | October 23, 2010 |  Lagos, Nigeria
|
Hard |  Karan Rastogi
|
2–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| 3. | November 27, 2010 |  Traralgon, Australia
|
Hard | Samuel Groth
|
6–2, 6–4 |
| 4. | May 21, 2011 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel
|
Hard |  David Rice
|
6–3, 6–2 |
| 5. | May 28, 2011 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel
|
Hard | David Rice
|
6–1, 6–1 |
| 6. | June 4, 2011 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel
|
Hard |  Federico Gaio
|
6–4, 6–2 |
| 7. | January 30, 2012 | Eilat, Israel
|
Hard | Claudio Grassi
|
6–1, 6–1 |
| 8. | April 1, 2012 | Herzliya, Israel
|
Hard |  Axel Michon
|
7–5, 6–0 |
| 9. | May 5, 2012 | Ashkelon, Israel
|
Hard |  Yu Chang
|
6–3, 6–2 |
Doubles (13)
| Legend (Doubles) |
|---|
| Challenger (1) |
| Futures (12) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | May 11, 2006 | Israel
|
Hard | Dekel Valtzer
|
Alexei Milner Sergei Krotiouk
|
6–1, 6–4 |
| 2. | July 8, 2006 |  Turkey
|
Hard | Dekel Valtzer
|
Matthew Ebden Aidan Fitzgerald
|
6–2, 7–5 |
| 3. | August 5, 2006 | Senegal
|
Hard | Amit Inbar
|
 Komlavi Loglo Valentin Sanon
|
6–3, 6–4 |
| 4. | August 12, 2006 | Senegal
|
Hard | Amit Inbar
|
Amadeus Fulford-Jones Benjamin Janse van Rensburg
|
W/O |
| 5. | June 9, 2007 | Turkey
|
Hard | Dekel Valtzer
|
 Alex Satschko Marc-Andre Stratling
|
2–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| 6. | June 16, 2007 | Turkey
|
Hard | Dekel Valtzer
|
 Rodrigo Grilli Marcio Torres
|
6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
| 7. | June 23, 2007 | Turkey
|
Hard | Dekel Valtzer
|
Guy Kubi Alexei Milner
|
6–0, 6–1 |
| 8. | June 19, 2008 |  Aptos, USA
|
Hard | Noam Okun
|
Todd Widom Michael Yani
|
6–2, 6–1 |
| 9. | October 23, 2010 | Lagos, Nigeria
|
Hard |  Boy Westerhof
|
 Niels Desein Laurent Rochette
|
W/O |
| 10. | October 30, 2010 | Lagos, Nigeria
|
Hard | Boy Westerhof
|
Raven Klaasen Ruan Roelofse
|
5–7, 6–4, [10–6] |
| 11. | January 29, 2011 | Eilat, Israel
|
Hard | Tal Eros
|
Alon Faiman Tomer Hodorov
|
6–3, 6–1 |
| 12. | May 28, 2011 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel
|
Hard | John Paul Fruttero
|
David Rice Sean Thornley
|
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3), [13–11] |
| 1. | March 4, 2012 |  Singapore, Singapore
|
Hard |  Kamil Čapkovič
|
 Hsieh Cheng-peng Lee Hsin-han
|
6–4, 6–4 |
References
- ^ Defeated Peer Keeps Climbing, "The Jewish Chronicle Online", January 6, 2011
- ^ Profile on the Australian Open website
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