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Shlomo Glickstein
Shlomo Glickstein (Hebrew: שלמה גליקשטיין; born 6 January 1958) is an Israeli former professional tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 22 in November 1982, and his career-high doubles ranking of World No. 28 in February 1986. Early and personal lifeGlickstein was born in Rehovot, Israel, lives in Ashkelon, Israel, and is Jewish.[1][2] His parents immigrated to Israel from Poland.[1] He served in the Israel Defense Forces for three years, from the ages of 18 to 21, rising to the rank of sergeant.[1][3] Tennis careerIn 1980, Glickstein defeated World No. 35 Raúl Ramírez in the first round at Wimbledon.[4] He lost to Björn Borg (the eventual tournament winner) in the second round, but won the Wimbledon Plate in a consolation tournament.[4] Glickstein's victories include wins against World No. 1 Ivan Lendl 6–2, 3–6, 7–5; No. 9 Harold Solomon; No. 10 Eliot Teltscher; and No. 11 Brian Gottfried.[4] Glickstein retired in 1988. He served as director of the Israel Tennis Academy in Ramat Hasharon from 1992 to 1996.[4] In the spring of 1998 he was still managing the Israeli Davis Cup and Fed Cup teams.[citation needed] Davis CupGlickstein was 44–22, and 22–4 on hard courts, in Davis Cup play from 1976 to 1987.[5] He is Israel's all-time leader in total wins, singles wins (31), and doubles wins (13). As of 2008, his 44 wins was twice that of the Israeli with the second-most Davis Cup wins, Amos Mansdorf.[citation needed] Maccabiah GamesGlickstein won the gold medal in men's singles in tennis at the 1981 Maccabiah Games,[3] the first Israeli to win a Maccabiah tennis championship. MiscellaneousGlickstein trained at Israel Tennis Centers.[6] Grand Slam finalsDoubles (1 runner-up)
Career finalsSingles: 2 titles
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