Oren Motevassel

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Oren Motevassel
Country (sports)Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1967-08-26) August 26, 1967 (age 55)
Tel Aviv, Israel
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$128,963
Singles
Career record0–7
Highest rankingNo. 161 (July 14, 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (1998, 1999)
French Open Q1 (1999)
Wimbledon Q3 (1997)
US Open Q3 (1997)
Doubles
Career record1–2
Highest rankingNo. 285 (October 2, 2000)

Oren Motevassel (born August 26, 1967) is an Israeli-born American former professional tennis player.

A left-handed player, Motevassel grew up in Israel and didn't begin playing tennis until the age of 15. He moved to the United States in his early 20s as a base for his professional career. [1]

Motevassel broke through for his first USTA satellite title in 1992 and reached a career high singles ranking of 161 in the world, appearing in the qualifying draws of all four grand slam tournaments. [2] At the 1997 Wimbledon Championships he had a 3–0 third set lead over Pat Cash in the final qualifying round, before the Australian veteran rebounded to win. [3]

On the ATP Challenger Tour, Motevassel was a two-time singles finalist and at the GHI Bronx Tennis Classic in 1997 had an upset straight sets win over top-100 player Julian Alonso. [4]

Motevassel competed in the singles main draw of seven ATP Tour events, without registering a win, making his early appearances in his native Tel Aviv Open. In 1997 he took Andrei Cherkasov to a third set at the Legg Mason Classic before having to retire due to the heat, then later in the year lost an opening round match to world number five Carlos Moya at the Bournemouth International. [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Buhler, Andy (July 27, 2016). "48-year-old Motevassel a crowd favorite at Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club". theolympian.com.
  2. ↑ "Waiting ends for Motevassel". The Springfield News-Leader . July 13, 1992.
  3. ↑ "Final Splash: Novotna Faces Sanchez Vicario". Washington Post . June 22, 1997.
  4. ↑ Dicker, Ron (1997-08-23). "Obscure Rocket Server Dispatches Ivanisevic". The New York Times .
  5. ↑ Cotsonika, Nicholas J. (July 19, 1997). "Sickened Korda Overcomes Heat, Haas". Washington Post.
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