Bar Tzuf Botzer (Hebrew: בר צוף בוצר; born 2 March 1994) is an Israeli tennis player.[2] He began playing for the Israel Davis Cup team at the age of 20, in 2014.
| Full name | Bar Tzuf Botzer |
|---|---|
| Native name | בר צוף בוצר |
| Country (sports) |  Israel |
| Residence | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Born | 2 March 1994 Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $12,150 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–2 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 583 (17 February 2014) |
| Current ranking | No. 893 (2 March 2015) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | 1R (2012) |
| French Open Junior | 1R (2012) |
| Wimbledon Junior | Q2 (2012) |
| US Open Junior | 1R (2011) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1,462 (16 September 2013) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | 1R (2012) |
| French Open Junior | 2R (2012) |
| Wimbledon Junior | 2R (2012) |
| US Open Junior | 1R (2011) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | 0–4 in singles; 0–1 in doubles |
| Last updated on: 2 March 2015. | |
His career-high ranking in singles is World # 583, which he achieved on 17 February 2014.[2]
Biography
editBotzer was born in and resides in Tel Aviv, Israel.[3][4] He started playing tennis at age five.[3]
Botzer played for the Israel Davis Cup team against Argentina in September 2014, at age 20 as a substitute for Amir Weintraub.[4][5][6][7] He lost singles matches to world # 25 Leonardo Mayer and world # 67 Carlos Berlocq.[4][8][9]
Botzer played for the team against the Romania Davis Cup team in 2015, losing in singles to world # 159 Adrian Ungur and to world # 168 Marius Copil.[10] In doubles, he and 17-year-old Edan Leshem lost to Florin Mergea (world doubles # 17) and Horia Tecau (world doubles # 9).[11][12]
References
edit- ^ "Bar Tzuf Botzer". CoreTennis.net.
- ^ a b "Bar Tzuf Botzer". ATP World Tour.
- ^ a b "Bar Tzuf Botzer". ITF Tennis.
- ^ a b c "Bar Tzuf Botzer". Davis Cup.
- ^ "Israel salvaged a split of singles matches to draw even at 1–1 with Argentina in a Davis Cup World Group playoff". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015.
- ^ "Fresh faces set to step up for Israel's Davis Cup tie in Romania". The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ "Weintraub still ailing, Botzer on deck for Argentina tie". The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ "Argentina rallies past Israel in Davis Cup playoff", Tennis Magazine
- ^ "Argentina sweeps Israel away to advance into next year's Davis Cup tournament". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on 23 October 2015.
- ^ "Romania sweeps Israel in Davis Cup". The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ "Davis Cup Results". SFGate.
- ^ "Sela anchors green Israel team in Davis Cup tie at Romania". The Jerusalem Post.
