Shahar Pe'er

Shahar Pe'er
Country (sports) Israel
ResidenceMacabim, Israel
Born (1987-05-01) 1 May 1987 (age 37)
Jerusalem, Israel
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2004
Retired28 February 2017
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$5,148,411
Singles
Career record412–276
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 11 (31 January 2011)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (2007)
French Open4R (2006, 2007, 2010)
Wimbledon4R (2008)
US OpenQF (2007)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsAlt (2010)
Olympic Games2R (2008)
Doubles
Career record189–175
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 14 (12 May 2008)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (2008)
French OpenQF (2008)
WimbledonQF (2005, 2008)
US Open3R (2007, 2010)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2008)

Shahar Pe'er (Hebrew: שחר פאר, pronounced [ˈʃaχaʁ peˈʔeʁ]; born (1987-05-01)1 May 1987) is an Israeli retired tennis player.[1]

Pe'er won five singles and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as four singles and three doubles titles on the ITF circuit in her career. She reached her best singles ranking of world number 11, the highest of any Israeli tennis player in history, in January 2011. She peaked at number 14 in the doubles rankings in May 2008.

Pe'er is widely regarded as the most successful Israeli female tennis player in history, having twice reached a Grand Slam quarterfinal in singles and appeared in the doubles final of the 2008 Australian Open, with Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. She won her first senior national title at the age of 14, and won the Junior Girls’ Australian Open title when she was 16.

Playing for Israel at the Fed Cup, Pe'er has a win–loss record of 39–28.[2] She also represented Israel in two Olympics.

  1. ^ "WTA Tour player profile". Sonyericssonwtatour.com. 31 October 2010. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Shahar Peer". Fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2014.