Amos Mansdorf
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| Country (sports) |
 Israel
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|---|---|
| Residence | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Born |
20 October 1965 Ramat HaSharon, Israel |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 1983 |
| Retired | 1994 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $2,412,691 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 304–231 |
| Career titles | 6 |
| Highest ranking | No. 18 (16 November 1987) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1992) |
| French Open | 3R (1990) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1989) |
| US Open | 4R (1990) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 3R (1988) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 46–84 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 67 (19 May 1986) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | QF (1987) |
Amos Mansdorf (Hebrew: עמוס מנסדורף; born 20 October 1965 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is a former Israeli professional tennis player.
His career-high singles ranking was World No. 18 (achieved in November 1987), the highest ever for any male Israeli tennis player. His career-high doubles ranking was World No. 67 (May 1986).
Mansdorf grew up in Ramat HaSharon, a small city north of Tel Aviv. He started playing tennis when he was 10 years old. He trained at the Israel Tennis Centers.
In 1983 Mansdorf won the Asian Junior Championship in Hong Kong. That same year he turned professional, and started his mandatory Israeli army service. During his service he played at the demonstration event of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and lost in the first round.
Immediately after completing his service, in November 1986 he beat World # 5 Henri Leconte 6–2, 6–7, 6–3, in Wembley, United Kingdom. He won his first tour singles title later that month at Johannesburg, beating World # 10 Andrés Gómez 6–4, 6–4 in the quarterfinals, and defeating American Matt Anger in the final.
His second singles title came the following year in his hometown of Ramat Hasharon. In the semifinals he beat World # 6 Jimmy Connors, 7–6, 6–3, and in the finals he beat World # 12 Brad Gilbert, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4.
The third title was in January 1988 at Auckland. In March he beat World # 4 Boris Becker, 6–4, 6–4, in Orlando. In October that year he won the biggest title of his career at the Paris Open (now part of the Tennis Masters Series). He faced the World # 1 Mats Wilander, but the Swede retired before the tournament began. Mansdorf beat Aaron Krickstein and Jakob Hlasek, two top 10 players, on his way to the final. He beat Gilbert in the final in straight sets, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3.
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