Gilad Bloom
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| Country (sports) |
 Israel
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|---|---|
| Residence | Ramat HaSharon |
| Born |
1 March 1967 Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Turned pro | 1986 |
| Retired | 1995 |
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $694,271 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 93–122 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 61 (15 October 1990) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (1990) |
| French Open | 2R (1990, 1992) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1987) |
| US Open | 4R (1990) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 57–78 |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Highest ranking | No. 62 (24 February 1992) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1992) |
| French Open | 2R (1987, 1991) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1987) |
| US Open | 2R (1989) |
Gilad Bloom (Hebrew: גלעד בלום, born 1 March 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Israel. Bloom trained at the Israel Tennis Centers. His career-high rankings were World No. 61 in singles (in 1990) and World No. 62 in doubles (in 1992).
A left-handed player, Bloom was Israel's junior champion, 3-time men's singles champion, and 2-time men's doubles champion. Bloom came in second in the boy's under-12 final at the annual Ericsson Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships in 1979.
Bloom turned professional in 1983, and played on the ATP tour for 13 years. During his career he won four tour doubles titles (at Tel Aviv and São Paulo in 1987, and at Seoul and Umag in 1991). He also finished runner-up in three top-level singles events (Tel Aviv in 1989, Manchester in 1990, and Singapore in 1991).
Bloom played Davis Cup for Israel from 1984–95. He helped Israel qualify to the 1994 Davis Cup World Group, winning the qualification playoff's 5th and deciding rubber against Switzerland's Jakob Hlasek in one of the most memorable matches in Israeli tennis history.
His best singles performance at a Grand Slam event was at the 1990 US Open, where he reached the 4th round before being knocked out by Ivan Lendl. At Wimbledon in June 1991 he lost to world # 8 Guy Forget in 5 sets, 6–2, 6–7(2), 5–7, 7–6(4), 4–6, despite winning 171 points to Forget's 168.
Among his upsets were in May 1988 world # 14 Martín Jaite, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, at Forest Hills; in June 1990 # 25 Petr Korda, 6–0, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2, in Wimbledon, in June 1991 # 16 Brad Gilbert, 6–2, 6–0, in Manchester, England; and in June 1994 # 16 Carlos Costa in Austria, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5.
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