Rona Mayer

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Rona Mayer
Country (sports)Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Born (1973-07-11) 11 July 1973 (age 46)
Prize money$11,777
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 314 (29 April 1991)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open Q1 (1990)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 288 (11 March 1991)

Rona Mayer (born 11 July 1973) is an Israeli former professional tennis player.

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Mayer played in two Federation Cup doubles rubbers for Israel in 1989, partnering junior teammate Limor Zaltz, for a loss to South Korea and a win against Jamaica. [1]

Across 1989 and 1990, she featured in several overseas professional ITF tournaments while playing juniors. She and Zaltz were the girls' doubles champions at the 1990 Australian Open. [2]

After 1990 she played in only Israeli satellites and in 1994 she transferred to Harvard as a sophomore student. [3]

ITF finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner–up1.22 October 1990 Lyss, SwitzerlandClay Flag of Israel.svg Ilana Berger Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Lohmann
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Claire Wegink
1–6, 5–7

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References

  1. "Key Statistics". fedcup.com.
  2. "Sports results and detail". The Canberra Times . 29 January 1990. p. 21. Retrieved 2 September 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Women's Tennis Excited About Its Chances". The Harvard Crimson . 12 September 1994.