Tennis scandal

By Klaudia Klimek
Published on March 10, 2013

This week from Israel

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on February 11, 2013

This week from Israel

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on December 31, 2012

Israeli tennis star, 12, wins prestigious tournament

Published on December 24, 2012

Israeli 12-year-old Yshai Oliel won an international tennis tournament that has launched the careers of some of the world's tennis stars. Yshai Oliel won the boys under-12 Orange Bowl international tennis tournament on Dec. 22 in Coral Gables, Fla.

This week from Israel

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on December 24, 2012

In gear for Maccabiah Games

By Tom Tugend
Published on December 6, 2012

When Steve Pompan played on the U.S. tennis squad at the last Maccabiah Games in Israel, he was struck by the spectators’ tribal inclination to give advice to the players battling it out on the court.

This week from Israel

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on November 11, 2012

Israeli tennis duo upsets defending Olympic champs Federer and partner

Published on August 1, 2012

The Israeli Olympic tennis duo of Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram upset the 2008 gold medalists in men’s doubles, Roger Federer and Stanislaw Wawrinca of Switzerland.

Italy’s Camila Giorgi falls in Wimbledon’s round of 16

Published on July 2, 2012

Camila Giorgi, an Italian Jewish player, lost in her upset bid to reach Wimbledon's quarterfinals.

Israelis at Indian Wells

By Lee Barnathan
Published on March 8, 2012

Israeli women’s tennis pro Shahar Peer has experienced some success at Indian Wells, but Israeli men’s pro Dudi Sela has yet to play on the hard courts. Both are scheduled to compete in the BNP Paribas Open, which began Monday and runs to Mar. 18.

Rising tennis star Nadine Fahoum: In her own words

Published on November 17, 2011

My name is Nadine Fahoum and I am a 21 year old Israeli Arab Muslim from Haifa. When I was 6 years old and it was time to enroll me in elementary school, my parents faced a very complex dilemma—whether to enroll me in the ―Reali Hebrew School or in an Arab school in Haifa.

Jury Duty!

By Julia Bendis
Published on May 23, 2011

Has Anyone in Israel Asked Why the Swedes Hate Us?

Published on March 17, 2009

Was it a coincidence? The day after Israel's Davis Cup tennis match in Sweden, played in a practically empty arena this week, a brief item appeared on the Haaretz Web site: Historians have discovered that Sweden, former tennis superpower, aided the Nazi war machine by extending credit to German industrial plants.

Shahar Peer, Dubai, and WTA’s Gutless Choice

By Rob Eshman
Published on February 17, 2009

Net losses for Israelis at Olympics

Published on August 14, 2008

Israel’s tennis players were eliminated from the Beijing Olympics

Israeli woman makes history at U.S. Open

Published on September 3, 2007

Shahar Pe'er became the first Israeli woman to reach the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open.

Tennis star puts Israel in grip of Shaharmania

By Hillel Abrams
Published on August 2, 2007

Golda Meir may still hold a prominent place in the hearts of Israelis, but right now the most popular woman in Israel is a 20-year-old who swings a tennis racket for a living. Her name is Shahar Peer, and while she is only a private in the Israeli army, she is ranked 18 in the world on the pro tour.

Local community refuses to forget 12 missing Persian Jews

By Norma Zager
Published on October 12, 2006

Circuit news; Local community refuses to forget 12 missing Persian Jews; Smile, darn ya!; That's a WRRAP; A love match.

Israel’s Grand Duo

By Bucky Fox
Published on August 25, 2005

Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram think they can win the upcoming U.S. Open. Come again? The Grand Slam tennis tournament that no Israeli has come close to winning?

"Every tournament we enter we think we can win," Ram said.

Erlich and Ram nearly backed that up two years ago at Wimbledon. They reached the doubles semifinals, and Ram butted into the mixed doubles final. That makes them the top Israeli Grand Slam duo in history.

Center Court

By Rob Eshman
Published on August 4, 2005

At the Mercedes-Benz Cup doubles final last Sunday at UCLA, the clumps of Israelis in the grandstands waved their blue-and-white flags between points and yelled out encouragement in Hebrew. They were cheering on the team of Yoni Erlich and Andy Ram, who had reached the finals by defeating the top-seeded team in the world, Americans Bob and Mike Bryan.

At one point a woman began chanting, "Yisrael! Yisrael!" and a few others joined in, but mostly people just clapped and smiled, thrilled that their country could put such a team on center court.

Israel Serves Up a Star

By Bucky Fox
Published on August 26, 2004

Smashnova-Pistolesi has done it on the go. She was born 28 years ago in Minsk, Belarus. Her family moved to Israel when she was 14. She stays at her parents' home in Herzelia when she's in the country. She has her own home in Italy, where she lives with her husband, the former pro Claudio Pistolesi.

7 Days In Arts

By Keren Engelberg
Published on July 8, 2004

Free tunes at the Skirball this afternoon, as part of their continuing "Café Z" series.

7 Days In Arts

Published on September 11, 2003

7 Days in the Arts

Serving Jewish Pride in L.A.

By Carin Davis
Published on August 15, 2002

Jewish tennis players served up a strong presence at this summer's Los Angeles-based pro tournaments, with Israelis Harel Levy, Noam Okun and Anna Smashnova participating in recent Southland competitions.

Co-Existence on the Court

By Helen Schary Motro
Published on November 18, 1999

The inspiration and driving force behind "Co-Existense" is the energetic and visionary, Freddie Kravine, 80, who serves as president of the Israel Tennis Federation and is one of the original 1976 founders of the Tennis Center.