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Shahar Pe'er
During the 2006 Australian Open
During the 2006 Australian Open
Country (sports) Israel
ResidenceMaccabim, Israel
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Turned pro2004
PlaysRight; Two-handed backhand
Prize moneyUS$ 974,793
Singles
Career record158-66
Career titles3 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 15 (January 29, 2007)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (2007)
French Open4th (2006)
Wimbledon2nd (2005, 2006)
US Open4th (2006)
Doubles
Career record68-51
Career titles2 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 26 (January 5, 2007)
Last updated on: March 19, 2007.

Shahar Pe'er (Hebrew: שחר פאר, pronounced: SHAH-ḥar PAY-er ) (born May 1, 1987, Jerusalem, Israel) is a professional female tennis player.

She achieved her highest WTA ranking of # 15 on January 29, 2007.

Tennis career

Pe'er has played in all four of the sport's Grand Slam Tournaments: the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Open.

Pe'er started her competitive tennis career at the age of six.

Shahar won her first title at the age of 12 when she captured the Eddie Herr International Doubles title with Nicole Vaidisova (her vanquished foe in the 2004 Aussie Open final). She reached the Eddie Herr singles final as well.

In the Fall of 2001, Pe'er took first place in the Nike Junior Tour International Masters tennis tournament in the Bahamas.

In early December 2001 Pe'er became the youngest Israeli tennis player ever to win the Israeli women's tennis championship.

In late December 2001, Pe'er won the 55th annual Ericsson Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships under-14 girls' title without dropping a single set, competing with 127 girls in what is considered the unofficial world championships for youth.

In March 2002 she won the Bat Yam International singles title, and was a doubles finalist. In April, she was victorious at the Haifa International doubles event.

In March 2003 she won the Aamata Cup in Thailand.

Pe'er turned professional in 2004.

Pe'er's first major accomplishment came in the 2004 Australian Open, where she won the juniors' championship, beating her partner turned nemesis, Nicole Vaidisova 6-1, 6-4, in the final.

In January 2006 in Canberra, Australia, she lost a marathon semi-final match against Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues that lasted 3 hours and 45 minutes, with a scoreline of 6-7 (4-7), 7-5, 6-4.

At the 2006 French Open, Pe'er lost to Martina Hingis, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3, in their fourth-round match. Pe'er reached the fourth round of the 2006 U.S. Open but fell to Justine Henin Hardenne, 6-0, 6-1.

At the 2007 Australian Open, Pe'er made history by becoming the first Israeli woman to reach the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam. In the 4th round she defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-4 6-2. In the quarterfinal she was defeated by eventual champion Serena Williams 6-3, 2-6, 6-8.

As a 19-year-old, Pe'er joined the Israeli military, as military service is mandatory in Israel. When not abroad participating in tennis tournaments, she spends her mornings working as an administrative secretary for the Israeli military, and her afternoons practicing tennis.

Federation Cup

Pe'er is 13-6 in Federation Cup matches in 2002-06, having won all of her last 13 matches.

WTA Tour titles (5)

Singles (3)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
WTA Championships (0)
Tier I (0)
Tier II (0)
Tier III (1)
Tier IV (2)


No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. February 12 2006 Pattaya, Thailand Hard CroatiaJelena Kostanic 6-3 6-1
2. May 8 2006 Prague, Czech Republic Clay AustraliaSamantha Stosur 4-6 6-2 6-1
3. May 22 2006 Istanbul, Turkey Clay RussiaAnastasia Myskina 1-6 6-3 7-6

Runner-up (1)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. February 24 2007 Memphis, Tennessee, USA Hard United StatesVenus Williams 1-6 1-6

Doubles (2)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent in the final Score
1. May 14 2006 Prague, Czech Republic Clay France Marion Bartoli United States Ashley Harkleroad
United States Bethanie Mattek
6-4 6-4
2. July 30 2006 Stanford, California Hard Germany Anna-Lena Groenefeld Italy Maria Elena Camerin
Argentina Gisela Dulko
6-1 6-4

ITF titles (7)

Singles (4)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. November 16 2003 Ramat HaSharon, Israel Hard BelarusVolha Havartsova 6-1 6-0
2. November 30 2003 Haifa, Israel Hard BelarusVolha Havartsova 6-1 6-7 6-3
3. February 28 2004 Bendigo, Australia Hard ThailandSuchanun Viratprasert 6-4 7-5
4. December 5 2004 Raanana, Israel Hard HungaryZsofia Gubacsi 6-2 6-1

Doubles (3)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent in the final Score
1. June 13 2004 Marseille, France Hard Russia Elena Vesnina France Kildine Chevalier
Spain Conchita Martinez Granados
6-1 6-1
2. December 5 2004 Raanana, Israel Hard Israel Tzipora Obziler Morocco Bahia Mouhtassine
Turkey Ipek Senoglu
6-3 6-0
3. June 5 2005 Raanana, Israel Hard Israel Tzipora Obziler Austria Daniela Klemenschits
Austria Sandra Klemenschits
7-6(2) 1-6 6-2

Singles performance timeline

To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the Miami Masters in Florida, which ended on April 1, 2007.

Tournament 2005 2006 2007 Career Win-Loss
Australian Open A 1R QF 4-2
French Open 3R 4R 5-2
Wimbledon 2R 2R 2-2
U.S. Open 3R 4R 5-2
Grand Slam Win-Loss 5-3 7-4 4-1 16-8
WTA Tour Championships A A 0-0
Tokyo A A 1R 0-1
Indian Wells A 4R QF 5-2
Miami 3R 2R SF 6-3
Charleston 1R A 0-1
Berlin A A 0-0
Rome A 1R 0-1
San Diego 2R 1R 1-2
Montreal/Toronto A QF 3-1
Moscow A 2R 1-1
Zurich A 2R 1-1
Tournaments Won 0 3 0 3
Year End Ranking 45 20 N/A

A = did not participate in the tournament

Links

Women's Tennis Association: Top ten female singles tennis players of countries in the Asian Tennis Federation
as of 7 October 2024
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