Eyal Erlich (Hebrew: אייל ארליך; born 1 January 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Israel.

Eyal Erlich
Country (sports)Israel Israel
ResidenceIsrael
Born (1977-01-01) 1 January 1977 (age 47)
near Tel Aviv
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1995
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$172,773
Singles
Career record5–12
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 144 (15 September 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon1R (1995)
US Open1R (1998)

Career

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Erlich made his Grand Slam debut at the 1995 Wimbledon Championships, entering the main draw as a lucky loser. He was defeated in the first round by German Arne Thoms, in straight sets. Three years later he qualified for his second Grand Slam, the 1998 US Open, but exited again in the opening round, losing to 20th seed Michael Chang.[1]

On the ATP Tour he was more successful as a doubles player and with partner Noam Behr reached the final of the 1996 Eisenberg Israel Open, as wild cards entrants. His highest ever doubles ranking was 160th in the world, which he attained in 1998.[2]

He also represented the Israel Davis Cup team, appearing in a total of 10 ties during his career. Of the 16 rubbers which he played, he won nine, five in singles and four in doubles. In 1996 he won the fifth and decisive rubber against Norway's Helge Koll-Frafjord. His best wins perhaps came in the doubles, with victories over the Àlex Corretja and Emilio Sánchez combination from Spain as well as the Dominik Hrbatý and Karol Kučera pairing from Slovakia.[3]

ATP career finals

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Doubles: (1 runner-up)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Oct 1996 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard   Noam Behr   Marcos Ondruska
  Grant Stafford
3–6, 2–6

Challenger titles

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Doubles: (3)

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No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1998 Magdeburg, Germany Carpet   Mosé Navarra   Marcos Ondruska
  Chris Wilkinson
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
2. 1998 Jerusalem, Israel Hard   Noam Behr   Neville Godwin
  David Nainkin
W/O
3. 2000 Istanbul, Turkey Hard   Noam Behr   Vadim Kutsenko
  Oleg Ogorodov
6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–3

References

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