Limor Zaltz

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Limor Zaltz
Country (sports)Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Born (1973-07-08) 8 July 1973 (age 50)
College University of Miami
Prize money$26,666
Singles
Career titles0 WTA / 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 242 (9 August 1993)
Doubles
Career titles0 WTA / 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 245 (10 June 1991)

Limor Zaltz (born 8 July 1973) is an Israeli former professional tennis player. She played collegiate tennis at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida.

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Biography

A winner of two junior grand slam titles, Zaltz was the girls' doubles champion at the 1990 Australian Open and 1991 Wimbledon Championships. [1]

Zaltz, who comes from Haifa, played on the professional tour until 1993, reaching best rankings of 242 in singles and 245 in doubles. All of her 11 Fed Cup matches for Israel were in doubles.

In the early 1990s she played college tennis for the University of Miami. Her younger sister Rinat, an Israel women's national basketball team representative, played basketball for the university. [2]

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2-2)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.14 May 1990 Jaffa, IsraelHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Miriam Oremans 7–6, 3–6, 6–2
Win2.18 May 1992 Haifa, IsraelHard Flag of Israel.svg Shiri Burstein 6–2, 2–6, 7–5
Loss1.7 September 1992 Jerusalem, IsraelHard Flag of Israel.svg Yael Segal 6–7(10), 6–3, 4–6
Loss2.6 June 1993 Cáceres, SpainHard Flag of Spain.svg Cristina Torrens Valero 3–6, 6–7(5)

Doubles (4-6)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.30 July 1990 Roanoke, United StatesHard Flag of Israel.svg Ilana Berger Flag of Israel.svg Dahlia Coriat
Flag of Israel.svg Medi Dadoch
6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Loss2.6 August 1990 Lebanon, United StatesHard Flag of Israel.svg Ilana Berger Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Foxworth
Flag of the United States.svg Vincenza Procacci
4–6, 1–4 ret.
Win1.5 November 1990 Ashkelon, IsraelClay Flag of Israel.svg Ilana Berger Flag of Germany.svg Daniella Blanke
Flag of Israel.svg Yael Shavit
6–2, 6–1
Win2.12 November 1990 Ashkelon, IsraelClay Flag of Israel.svg Ilana Berger Flag of Israel.svg Dahlia Coriat
Flag of Israel.svg Medi Dadoch
4–6, 6–1, 6–1
Win3.18 May 1992 Haifa, IsraelHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Michelle Anderson Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Rikki Gaddie
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Toni Gaddie
0–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss3.25 May 1992 Ashkelon, IsraelHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Michelle Anderson Flag of Israel.svg Ilana Berger
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Petra Kamstra
2–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win4.7 September 1992 Jerusalem, IsraelHard Flag of Israel.svg Yael Segal Flag of Israel.svg Yael Beckman
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Caroline Hunt
6–4, 6–4
Loss4.17 May 1993 Tortosa, SpainClay Flag of Israel.svg Tzipora Obziler Flag of Argentina.svg Maria Inés Araiz
Flag of Argentina.svg María Fernanda Landa
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss5.31 May 1993 Cáceres, SpainHard Flag of Israel.svg Tzipora Obziler Flag of the United States.svg Eleni Rossides
Flag of Austria.svg Heidi Sprung
6–0, 2–6, 2–6
Loss6.9 August 1993 College Park, United StatesHard Flag of Israel.svg Tzipora Obziler Flag of the United States.svg Susan Gilchrist
Flag of the United States.svg Vickie Paynter
2–6, 3–6

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