Weintraub at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships
|
|
Country (sports) | Israel |
---|---|
Residence | Rehovot, Israel |
Born |
Rehovot, Israel |
September 16, 1986
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 | 10–8 (55.56% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 0 Challengers, 15 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 161 (21 May 2012) |
Current ranking | No. 236 (30 January 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 2 Challengers, 14 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 246 (25 February 2013) |
Current ranking | No. 457 (30 January 2017) |
Last updated on: 30 January 2017. |
Amir Weintraub (Hebrew: אמיר ויינטרוב; born September 16, 1986) is an Israeli professional tennis player. In 2010, he won the Israeli Tennis Championship.
He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 161 in May 2012. As of February 2016[update], Weintraub is Israel's ATP second-ranked player, after Dudi Sela.
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 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. 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 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 qualified for the 2013 Davis Cup World Group after a two-year absence.