Yair Wertheimer

Yair Wertheimer
Country (sports)  Israel
Residence Israel
Born (1955-03-11) March 11, 1955

Yair Wertheimer (Hebrew: יאיר ורטהיימר‎‎, also known as Meir Wertheimer; born March 11, 1955) is an Israeli former tennis player.[1][2]

Tennis career

Beginning in 1972, Wertheimer played for the Israeli Davis Cup team and had a 6-4 record in singles and a 5-6 record in doubles.[3][4]

In 1978, while ranked No. 1 in Israel,[5] he went to the United States, on tennis scholarship from the University of California, Berkeley, where he studied Business Administration and played for the tennis team.[6][7]

In 1997, he won the over-35 seniors tournament at Hapoel Tel Aviv.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Fred Tupper (October 5, 1976). "Unranked Mrs. Doerner Beats Miss Navratilova". The New York Times. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  2. ↑ Jack Leon (June 4, 1992). "Veteran Rackets Prepare For International Tourney". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  3. ↑ "All In The Family". The Jerusalem Post. November 18, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Player profile - Meir Werthiemer (ISR)". Davis Cup. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  5. 1 2 Heather Chait (April 8, 1997). "Walker Ladani celebrates birthday his way". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  6. ↑ "California Gets Israeli Player". The New York Times. 1978. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Stanford Faces Bears in Finals". Rome News-Tribune. May 22, 1980. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
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