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- Began playing tennis at age nine and was chosen by Israeli Tennis Federation program after a short school course
- Father, Igor, works for Israeli Electric Company; mother, Galit, is an assistant to an orthopaedic physician
- Hobbies include reading fiction, listening to R&B, electronic and Israeli rock and going to the beach with friends
- Favorite surface is hard courts and considers backhand as best shot
- Players he admired growing up were Stefan Edberg and Pete Sampras
- A member of Israeli Davis Cup team since 1999 and has a 5-6 career record (4-5 in singles)in six ties
- Says his biggest tennis memory is beating Marcos Ondruska in fifth and deciding rubber of a Davis Cup tie against South Africa in 2001
- Won first two sets and held two match points in third set, then trailed 1-4 in fifth set before coming back to win 7-5 in front of a hometown crowd
- Coached by Simon Rapoport.
Biographical information from ATP. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2008.
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