Nataly Cahana-Fleishman (born 2 December 1978) is an Israeli former professional tennis player.
| Full name | Nataly Cahana-Fleishman[1] |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Israel |
| Born | 2 December 1978 |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $35,695 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 93–96 (49.2%) |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 232 (3 May 1999) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 83–78 (51.6%) |
| Career titles | 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 179 (5 July 1999) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 8–2 |
Biography edit
Cahana, a right-handed player from Haifa, competed on the professional tour in the 1990s, primarily on the ITF Circuit.
She reached a best singles ranking of 232 and won a $25k title in Caracas in 1998. As a doubles player, she was ranked as high as 179 in the world and won five ITF titles.[2]
From 1996 to 1999 she featured in eight Fed Cup ties for Israel, mostly in doubles.
Her only WTA Tour main-draw appearance came at the 1999 Tashkent Open, where she and partner Julia Abe made the quarterfinals of the doubles.[3]
In the early 2000s, she played American college tennis for Old Dominion University (ODU) in Norfolk, Virginia. A two-time All-American, she made four NCAA Championship appearances in a row and finished with a team record of 231 career wins, across singles and doubles. In 2007, she began serving ODU as an assistant coach.[4]
ITF finals edit
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 3 (1–2) edit
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 17 March 1996 | ITF Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | Hila Rosen
|
1–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 8 March 1997 | ITF Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard |  Miroslava Vavrinec
|
3–6, 6–7 |
| Winner | 1. | 4 October 1998 | ITF Caracas, Venezuela | Hard |  Sybille Bammer
|
6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
Doubles: 13 (5–8) edit
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 22 August 1993 | ITF Haifa, Israel | Hard | Tzipora Obziler
|
Shiri Burstein Hila Rosen
|
0–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 29 August 1993 | ITF Haifa, Israel | Hard | Tzipora Obziler
|
Shiri Burstein Hila Rosen
|
5–7, 5–7 |
| Winner | 1. | 4 December 1994 | ITF Beersheba, Israel | Hard | Oshri Shashua
|
 Ivona Mihailova Irena Mihailova
|
2–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 3 April 1995 | ITF Tiberias, Israel | Hard | Oshri Shashua
|
Nelly Barkan  Tessa Shapovalova
|
4–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 13 August 1995 | ITF Southsea, United Kingdom | Grass | Oshri Shashua
|
 Karen Cross Jane Wood
|
4–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 30 October 1995 | ITF Nicosia, Cyprus | Clay | Oshri Shashua
|
 Vanessa Brilleman Henriëtte van Aalderen
|
6–3, 6–7(2), 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 14 July 1996 | ITF Vigo, Spain | Clay | Hila Rosen
|
 Alicia Ortuño  Veronica Stele
|
2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 17 August 1997 | ITF Catania, Italy | Hard | Martine Vosseberg
|
 Emanuela Brusati Sara Ventura
|
7–5, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 5 October 1997 | ITF Coatzacoalcos, Mexico | Hard | Martine Vosseberg
|
 Katie Schlukebir Melissa Zimpfer
|
4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 22 November 1997 | ITF Jaffa, Israel | Hard | Maaike Koutstaal
|
Tzipora Obziler Anna Smashnova
|
6–2, 6–1 |
| Winner | 5. | 10 August 1998 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | Hard |  Eleni Daniilidou
|
 Duygu Akşit Oal Gülberk Gültekin
|
3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 3 May 1999 | ITF Beersheba, Israel | Hard | Tzipora Obziler
|
 Nadejda Ostrovskaya Tatiana Poutchek
|
1–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 31 January 2000 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | Hard |  Katarina Mišić
|
Elena Yaryshka  Irina Kornienko
|
3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Talk with King turns tennis teacher back into player". Virginian-Pilot. 27 August 2007.
- ^ "Tennis Abstract: Natalie Cahana WTA Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Tashkent - 07 June - 13 June 1999". www.itftennis.com.
- ^ "Nataly Cahana-Fleishman Biography". odusports.com.
