Amir Weintraub (Hebrew: אמיר ויינטרוב; born September 16, 1986) is an Israeli professional tennis player. In 2010, he won the Israeli Tennis Championship.
 Weintraub at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) |  Israel |
|---|---|
| Residence | Rehovot, Israel |
| Born | September 16, 1986 Rehovot, Israel |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 2005 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 447,978 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 11–11 (50.0% in Grand Slam and ATP Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 161 (21 May 2012) |
| Current ranking | No. 1,128 (25 December 2017) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2013) |
| French Open | Q2 (2013) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2013) |
| US Open | Q3 (2013) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 246 (25 February 2013) |
| Last updated on: 28 December 2017. | |
He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 161 in May 2012.
Career overview
In December 2009, Weintraub made it to the finals of the Israeli Tennis Championship, losing to Dudi 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 in their tie 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 18.
In September 2012, Weintraub participated in a Davis Cup tie against the 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 qualified for the 2013 Davis Cup World Group after a two-year absence.
Weintraub qualified for singles main draw play at the 2013 Australian Open, and lost in the second round.
ITF & Challenger career finals
Singles: 24 (15–10)
| Legend (Singles) |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour Finals (0–0) |
| ATP Challengers (0-4) |
| ITF Futures (18-6) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | August 12, 2006 | Dakar, Senegal | Hard | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Runner-up | 1. | August 18, 2007 | Bukhara, Uzbekistan | Hard | 6-3, 1-6, 4-6 | |
| Runner-up | 2. | October 31, 2009 | Binh Duong, Vietnam | Hard | 7-6(7–4), 6-7(4–7), 1-6 | |
| Runner-up | 3. | May 22, 2010 | Durban, South Africa | Hard | 6-3, 3-6, 6-7(7–3) | |
| Runner-up | 4. | July 10, 2010 | Bakio, Spain | Hard | 3-6, 4-6 | |
| Winner | 2. | October 23, 2010 | Lagos, Nigeria | Hard | 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 | |
| Winner | 3. | November 28, 2010 | Traralgon, Australia | Hard | 6-2, 6-4 | |
| Winner | 4. | May 21, 2011 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel | Hard | 6-3, 6-2 | |
| Winner | 5. | May 28, 2011 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel | Hard | 6-1, 6-1 | |
| Winner | 6. | June 4, 2011 | Ashkelon, Israel | Hard | 6-4, 6-2 | |
| Runner-up | 5. | September 3, 2011 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | 5-7, 1-6 | |
| Winner | 7. | January 30, 2012 | Eilat, Israel | Hard | 6–1, 6–1 | |
| Winner | 8. | April 1, 2012 | Herzliya, Israel | Hard | 7–5, 6–0 | |
| Winner | 9. | May 5, 2012 | Ashkelon, Israel | Hard | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Runner-up | 6. | May 20, 2012 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Hard | 3-6, 3-6 | |
| Winner | 10. | January 20, 2014 | Eilat, Israel | Hard | 6–0, 6–1 | |
| Winner | 11. | January 27, 2014 | Eilat, Israel | Hard | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Runner-up | 7. | March 16, 2014 | Guangzhou, China | Hard | 7-5, 5-7, 4-6 | |
| Winner | 12. | April 27, 2015 | Ashkelon, Israel | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Winner | 13. | May 4, 2015 | Ashkelon, Israel | Hard | 7–5, 6–4 | |
| Winner | 14. | June 1, 2015 | Ramat Gan, Israel | Hard | 6–1, 6–3 | |
| Runner-up | 8. | June 13, 2015 | Ramat Gan, Israel | Hard | 3-6, 6-2, 3-6 | |
| Winner | 15. | June 20, 2015 | Ramat Gan, Israel | Hard | 6-7(2-7), 6-4, 6-1 | |
| Runner-up | 9. | August 22, 2015 | Minsk, Belarus | Hard | 6-2, 4-6, 2-6 | |
| Runner-up | 10. | October 20, 2015 | Nanchang, China | Hard | 2-6, 1-6 | |
| Winner | 16. | December 13, 2015 | Ramat Gan, Israel | Hard | 6-3, 6-2 | |
| Winner | 17. | February 21, 2016 | Ramat Gan, Israel | Hard | 6-4, 6-1 |
Doubles (15-12)
| Legend (Doubles) |
|---|
| ATP Challengers (3-3) |
| ITF Futures (13-9) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | March 11, 2006 | Haifa, Israel | Hard | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Winner | 2. | July 8, 2006 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | 6–2, 7–5 | ||
| Winner | 3. | August 5, 2006 | Dakar, Senegal | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Winner | 4. | August 12, 2006 | Dakar, Senegal | Hard | W/O | ||
| Runner-up | 1. | March 24, 2007 | Ra'anana, Israel | Hard | 2-6, 1-6 | ||
| Winner | 5. | June 9, 2007 | Ankara, Turkey | Clay | 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| Winner | 6. | June 16, 2007 | Izmir, Turkey | Hard | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) | ||
| Winner | 7. | June 23, 2007 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | 6–0, 6–1 | ||
| Runner-up | 2. | December 15, 2007 | Lagos, Nigeria | Hard | 6-7(2-7), 6-3, [7-10] | ||
| Runner-up | 3. | March 16, 2008 | Albufeira, Portugal | Hard | 3-6, 4-6 | ||
| Winner | 8. | July 19, 2008 | Aptos, United States | Hard | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
| Runner-up | 4. | 29 November 2008 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel | Hard | 3-6 4-6 | ||
| Runner-up | 5. | August 29, 2009 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel | Hard | 2-6, 6-4, [5-10] | ||
| Winner | 9. | September 12, 2009 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel | Hard | 6-1, 6-7(5-7), [10-5] | ||
| Runner-up | 6. | 4 December 2009 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Hard | 3-6, 6-2, [7-10] | ||
| Winner | 10. | October 23, 2010 | Lagos, Nigeria | Hard | W/O | ||
| Winner | 11. | October 30, 2010 | Lagos, Nigeria | Hard | 5–7, 6–4, [10–6] | ||
| Winner | 12. | January 29, 2011 | Eilat, Israel | Hard | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| Runner-up | 7. | May 21, 2011 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel | Hard | 6-3, 3-6, [9-11] | ||
| Winner | 13. | May 28, 2011 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel | Hard | 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3), [13–11] | ||
| Winner | 14. | March 4, 2012 | Singapore, Singapore | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Runner-up | 8. | May 5, 2012 | Ashkelon, Israel | Hard | 3-6, 2-6 | ||
| Runner-up | 9. | February 10, 2013 | Bergamo, Italy | Hard | 3-6, 6-3, [8-10] | ||
| Winner | 15. | January 25, 2014 | Eilat, Israel | Hard | 6-3, 7-6(11–9) | ||
| Runner-up | 10. | February 1, 2014 | Eilat, Israel | Hard | 3-6 5-7 | ||
| Runner-up | 11. | March 2, 2014 | Guangzhou, China | Hard | 2-6, 4-6 | ||
| Runner-up | 12. | September 19, 2015 | Nanchang, China | Hard | 4-6, 2-6 | ||
| Winner | 16. | October 25, 2015 | Ningbo, China | Hard | 6-3, 3-6, [10-6] |
References
- ^ Defeated Peer Keeps Climbing, "The Jewish Chronicle Online", January 6, 2011
- ^ Profile on the Australian Open website
External links
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- Amir Weintraub at the Davis Cup