Shahar Pe'er
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Pe'er at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships
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| Country (sports) |
 Israel
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| Residence | Macabim, Israel |
| Born |
May 1, 1987 Jerusalem, Israel |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Turned pro | 2004 |
| Retired | 28 February 2017 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 5,148,711 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 412-276 |
| Career titles | 5 WTA, 1 WTA 125k, 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 11 (31 January 2011) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2007) |
| French Open | 4R (2006, 2007, 2010) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2008) |
| US Open | QF (2007) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 189-175 |
| Career titles | 3 WTA, 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 14 (12 May 2008) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (2008) |
| French Open | QF (2008) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2005, 2008) |
| US Open | 3R (2007, 2010) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2008) |
| Last updated on: 6 February 2017. | |
Shahar Pe'er (/ˈʃɑːhɑːr ˈpeɪ.ər/; Hebrew: שחר פאר, IPA: [ˈʃaχaʁ peˈʔeʁ]; born May 1, 1987) is a retired Israeli professional tennis player.
Pe'er has won five singles and three doubles titles on the WTA tour, as well as four singles and three doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 31 January 2011, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 11. On 12 May 2008, she peaked at world number 14 in the doubles rankings.
Pe'er is widely regarded as the most successful Israeli female tennis player in history, having twice reached a Grand Slam quarterfinal in singles and appearing in the doubles final of the 2008 Australian Open with Victoria Azarenka of Belarus.
Playing for Israel at the Fed Cup, Pe'er has a win-loss record of 39–28.
Pe'er's father, Dovik, was born in South Africa in 1955 and went to Israel in 1961. He is a computer software specialist and her mother, Aliza, is a homemaker. She began playing tennis at the age of six when she joined her brother Shlomi and her sister Shani in tennis lessons.
At the age of 19, Pe'er joined the Israeli military, as military service is mandatory in Israel. When not abroad participating in tennis tournaments, she spent her mornings working as an administrative secretary for the Israeli military, and her afternoons practicing tennis.
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