Tennis in Israel

Israel Travel Guide gives you information on the various sports in Israel. Tennis in Israel is one of the most popular sports among the people. It has gained huge popularity and fan following in the recent years. Israel has given many world renowned tennis players who have had huge successes in the international arena. Tennis in Israel has been encouraged by many associations and one such important organization is the Israel Tennis Center. The ITC is a major player in uplifting the tennis players of Israel. This body has helped encourage many talents and given them a platform and aid to succeed. Israeli tennis players have become a known face internationally.

Some of the renowned players of Tennis in Israel are Noam Behr, Amos Mansdorf, Shlomo Glickstein, and Shahar Perkis. Among them Amos Mansdorf has reached an all time career high of 18th rank in the WTA. The Israel Davis Cup team represents Israel in Davis Cup tennis competition. Another legend in the field of Israeli Tennis is Gilad Bloom who kept Israel in the World Division category of the Davis Cup for nearly a decade from 1985 till 1993.

Tennis in Israel has seen immense success in the International arena and together with that has also lead the way to bring tennis as a concept in an educational system so that children from poor and deprived neighborhood can be helped and encouraged. A chain of Tennis Centers like Kiryat Shmona and Ashkelon facilitate many schoolchildren from all socio-economic sectors to take tennis lessons. Israel Tennis Centers is the largest tennis program in the world for children which reach more than 350,000 families in Israel.

The Israel Tennis Centers also runs an intensive course for talented young tennis players and most of the country’s professional players which include Amos Mansdorf who surfaced form this program. Sports in Israel are an integral part of the Israeli culture.