Shahar Perkiss

Shahar Perkiss
Country (sports) Israel
Born (1962-10-14) 14 October 1962 (age 62)
Haifa, Israel
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$206,224
Singles
Career record49–55
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 53 (5 March 1985)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1984, 1985)
French Open1R (1986)
Wimbledon2R (1984)
US Open3R (1984)
Doubles
Career record41–46
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 54 (11 November 1985)
Medal record
Maccabiah Games
Gold medal – first place 1989 Israel Men's Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1989 Israel Men's Singles

Shahar Perkiss (born 14 October 1962) is an Israeli right-handed former professional tennis player. He reached his best singles ranking of world # 53 in March 1985. He peaked at world # 54 in the doubles rankings in November 1985. Perkiss won the silver medal in singles in tennis at the 1989 Maccabiah Games, and won the gold medal in doubles playing alongside Boaz Merenstein.

Early life

Perkiss was born in Haifa, Israel, and is Jewish.[1]

Tennis career

A year after first picking up a tennis racket, Perkiss ranked No. 1 in Israel in the age 10 and under ranks.[2] Perkiss trained at Israel Tennis Centers.[3][4]

He reached his highest singles ATP ranking on 4 March 1985, when he became the # 53 player in the world.

In 1982 in Houston he reeled off three upsets in a row, beating world No. 27 Ramesh Krishnan, No. 37 Terry Moor, and No. 36 Mark Dickson. In August 1984 he defeated world No. 9 Aaron Krickstein in straight sets in Cincinnati.[5][6] In 1986 he beat world # 10 Thierry Tulasne of France, 6–7, 6–2 6–4, in Kitzbuhel, Austria. In 1987, he and Gilad Bloom won the ATP doubles title in Tel Aviv.[1][7]

Davis Cup

He played 31 Davis Cup matches for Israel between 1981 and 1992, winning 18 of them, including 11 of 13 on hard courts.[8][9][10][11][12]

Olympics

He represented Israel as a qualifier at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. There, he was defeated in the first round by Javier Frana from Argentina.[13]

Maccabiah Games

Perkiss won the silver medal in singles in tennis at the 1989 Maccabiah Games, as he lost in the finals to South Africa's Howard Joffe, part of the ROW (Rest of the World) team due to country sanctions, but won the gold medal in doubles playing alongside Boaz Merenstein.[14]

Israel Tennis Association

In 2005, he became the CEO of the Israel Tennis Association.[15]

Career finals

Legend
Grand Slam
Tennis Masters Cup
ATP Masters Series
ATP Tour

Singles (1 runner-up)

Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 1984 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard United States Aaron Krickstein 4–6, 1–6

Doubles (1 title)

Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 1987 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Israel Gilad Bloom Netherlands Huub van Boeckel
West Germany Wolfgang Popp 		6–2, 6–4

See also

References

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