Tzipora Obziler
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| Country (sports) |
 Israel
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| Residence | Givatayim, Israel |
| Born |
April 19, 1973 Givatayim, Israel |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) |
| Turned pro | April 1997 |
| Retired | August 2009 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $530,572 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 370–229 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 14 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 75 (July 9, 2007) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2004, 2005) |
| French Open | 2R (2007) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2007, 2008) |
| US Open | 2R (2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 151–111 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 14 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 149 (April 10, 2000) |
Tzipora "Tzipi" Obziler (Hebrew: ציפורה אובזילר) (born April 19, 1973) is a former Israeli professional right-handed tennis player.
She reached her career-high singles world ranking of No. 75 in on July 8, 2007, and doubles ranking of No. 149 on April 10, 2000.
In Federation Cup she is a shared world record holder for most ties played, at 61. She is Jewish.
She has won 13 singles and 13 doubles titles on the ITF circuit. Despite her late run, she played her best tennis over the last few years and qualified for several grand slam events.
She started playing tennis at age 10, with friends. In 1997 she won ITF tournaments in singles in Jaffa and Antalya. In 1998 she repeated in Jaffa. In 1999 she won in Guimaraes, Portugal, and Azemeis, Portugal, and 2 tournaments in Istanbul, Turkey. In 2000 she won tournaments in Ashkelon and Beersheba in Israel.
In 2002 she won in Mumbai, India, and Nonthaburi, Thailand. In November she defeated world # 62 Emmanuelle Gagliardi of Switzerland in France. In 2003 in India she had an upset win over world No. 36 Elena Likhovtseva of Russia in straight sets.
In 2004 she played world # 1 Justine Henin-Hardenne in the US Open, winning a set but losing in the second round. In 2005 she won both the singles and doubles (with Shahar Pe'er) titles in Raanana, Israel. She also upset world No. 47 Émilie Loit of France in the Australian Open in two sets.
In 2006, she managed to get further than the 2nd-round of a WTA event in her first event of the year at Auckland and at Guangzhou in late September. In Auckland, she reached the quarterfinals with two good wins over Jamea Jackson and the 5th-seeded world No. 27 Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia, before falling to Daniela Hantuchová. In Guangzhou, she reached the semifinals of the tournament, along the way defeating world No. 51 Elena Vesnina of Russia and world No. 20 Li Na of China, before falling to the 4th-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues in three sets.
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