Shlomo Glickstein
Israeli tennis player (born 1958)
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Shlomo Glickstein (Hebrew: שלמה גליקשטיין, romanized: Glickshtein; born 6 January 1958) is an Israeli former professional tennis player.
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| Country (sports) |  Israel | ||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Ashkelon, Israel | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 January 1958 Rehovot, Israel | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $588,880 | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 167–150 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 22 (8 November 1982) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | QF (1981) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | 3R (1983) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 3R (1985) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | 2R (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 101–135 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 28 (3 February 1986) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 3R (1984) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | F (1985) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | 3R (1982) | ||||||||||||||
| Team competitions | |||||||||||||||
| Davis Cup | QF (1987) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 life
Tennis career
In 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 Cup
Glickstein 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 Games
At the 1981 Maccabiah Games, Glickstein had the honor of lighting the ceremonial flame at the opening ceremony.[6] Glickstein then went on to win the gold medal in men's singles in tennis,[3] the first Israeli to win a Maccabiah tennis championship.
Miscellaneous
Glickstein trained at Israel Tennis Centers.[7]
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 1985 | French Open | Clay |  Hans Simonsson |  Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick | 3–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6 |
Career finals
Singles: 2 titles
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| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Dec 1979 | Australian Hard Court Championships | Hard |  Robert Van't Hof |
7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 1981 | South Orange Open, U.S. | Clay | Dick Stockton |
6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
