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'''Yair Wertheimer''' (also known as '''Meir Wertheimer'''; born November 3, 1955) is an [[Israel]]i former tennis player.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20811FE345C127A93C7A9178BD95F418785F9 |title=Unranked Mrs. Doerner Beats Miss Navratilova|author=Fred Tupper |work= The New York Times|date=October 5, 1976|accessdate=July 17, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/99693046.html?dids=99693046:99693046&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jun+04%2C+1992&author=JACK+LEON&pub=Jerusalem+Post&desc=VETERAN+RACKETS+PREPARE+FOR+INTERNATIONAL+TOURNEY&pqatl=google |title=Veteran Rackets Prepare For International Tourney |work=The Jerusalem Post |date=June 4, 1992 |author= Jack Leon|accessdate=July 17, 2011}}</ref>
'''Yair Wertheimer''' ({{langx|he|יאיר ורטהיימר}}, also known as '''Meir Wertheimer'''; born 3 November 1955) is an Israeli former tennis player.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20811FE345C127A93C7A9178BD95F418785F9 |title=Unranked Mrs. Doerner Beats Miss Navratilova |author=Fred Tupper |work=The New York Times |date=5 October 1976 |access-date=17 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/99693046.html?dids=99693046:99693046&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jun+04%2C+1992&author=JACK+LEON&pub=Jerusalem+Post&desc=VETERAN+RACKETS+PREPARE+FOR+INTERNATIONAL+TOURNEY&pqatl=google |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107112144/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/99693046.html?dids=99693046:99693046&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jun+04,+1992&author=JACK+LEON&pub=Jerusalem+Post&desc=VETERAN+RACKETS+PREPARE+FOR+INTERNATIONAL+TOURNEY&pqatl=google |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 November 2012 |title=Veteran Rackets Prepare For International Tourney |work=The Jerusalem Post |date=4 June 1992 |author=Jack Leon |access-date=17 July 2011}}</ref>


==Tennis career==
==Tennis career==
Beginning in 1972, Wertheimer played for the [[Israeli Davis Cup team]] and had a 6-4 record in singles and a 5-6 record in doubles.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/99194798.html?dids=99194798:99194798&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Nov+17%2C+1989&author=Post+Sports+Staff&pub=Jerusalem+Post&desc=ALL+IN+THE+FAMILY&pqatl=google |title=All In The Family |work=The Jerusalem Post |author= |date=November 18, 1997 |accessdate=July 17, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10004691 |title=Player profile - Meir Werthiemer (ISR) |publisher=Davis Cup |date= |accessdate=July 17, 2011}}</ref>
Beginning in 1972, Wertheimer played for the [[Israeli Davis Cup team]] and had a 6-4 record in singles and a 5-6 record in doubles.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/99194798.html?dids=99194798:99194798&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Nov+17%2C+1989&author=Post+Sports+Staff&pub=Jerusalem+Post&desc=ALL+IN+THE+FAMILY&pqatl=google |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107112207/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/99194798.html?dids=99194798:99194798&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Nov+17,+1989&author=Post+Sports+Staff&pub=Jerusalem+Post&desc=ALL+IN+THE+FAMILY&pqatl=google |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 November 2012 |title=All In The Family |work=The Jerusalem Post |date=18 November 1997 |access-date=17 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800175449 |title=Player profile - Meir Werthiemer (ISR) |publisher=[[International Tennis Federation]] (ITF) |access-date=17 July 2011}}</ref>


In 1978, while ranked No. 1 in Israel,<ref name="pqarchiver1997">{{cite news|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/64148563.html?dids=64148563:64148563&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Apr+08%2C+1997&author=HEATHER+CHAIT&pub=Jerusalem+Post&desc=Walker+Ladani+celebrates+birthday+his+way&pqatl=google |title=Walker Ladani celebrates birthday his way |work=The Jerusalem Post |date=April 8, 1997 |author= Heather Chait|accessdate=July 17, 2011}}</ref> he went to the United States, on tennis scholarship from the [[University of California, Berkeley]], where he studied [[Business Administration]] and played for the tennis team.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60F17F9395A13728DDDAA0894D9405B888BF1D3 |title=California Gets Israeli Player |work=The New York Times |date=1978 |accessdate=July 17, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NewtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-TIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6649,3496546&dq=yair-wertheimer&hl=en |title=Stanford Faces Bears in Finals |work=Rome News-Tribune |date= May 22, 1980|author= |accessdate=July 17, 2011}}</ref>
In 1978, while ranked No. 1 in Israel,<ref name="pqarchiver1997">{{cite news |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/64148563.html?dids=64148563:64148563&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Apr+08%2C+1997&author=HEATHER+CHAIT&pub=Jerusalem+Post&desc=Walker+Ladani+celebrates+birthday+his+way&pqatl=google |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107112154/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/64148563.html?dids=64148563:64148563&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Apr+08,+1997&author=HEATHER+CHAIT&pub=Jerusalem+Post&desc=Walker+Ladani+celebrates+birthday+his+way&pqatl=google |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 November 2012 |title=Walker Ladani celebrates birthday his way |work=The Jerusalem Post |date=8 April 1997 |author=Heather Chait |access-date=17 July 2011}}</ref> he went to the United States, on tennis scholarship from the [[University of California, Berkeley]], where he studied [[Business Administration]] and played for the tennis team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1978/01/03/archives/california-gets-israeli-player.html |title=California Gets Israeli Player |work=The New York Times |year=1978 |access-date=17 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NewtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-TIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6649,3496546&dq=yair-wertheimer&hl=en |title=Stanford Faces Bears in Finals |work=Rome News-Tribune |date=22 May 1980 |access-date=17 July 2011}}</ref>


In 1997, he won the over-35 seniors tournament at [[Hapoel Tel Aviv]].<ref name="pqarchiver1997"/>
In 1997, he won the over-35 seniors tournament at [[Hapoel Tel Aviv]].<ref name="pqarchiver1997"/>
==ILTF circuit finals==
===Singles (1 runners-up)===
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1972||[[Hampshire Tennis Championships]] ||{{flagicon|GBR}} Richard A. Leslie||5–7, 1–6
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{ATP profile|W043}}
* {{DavisCupplayerlink|id=10004691|name=Yair Wertheimer}}
* {{ITF profile|yair-wertheimer/800609484/isr}}

* {{Davis Cup player|800175449}}
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[[Category:Asian Games medalists in tennis]]
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Revision as of 19:53, 31 October 2024

Yair Wertheimer
Country (sports) Israel
ResidenceIsrael
Born (1955-11-03) 3 November 1955 (age 69)

Yair Wertheimer (Hebrew: יאיר ורטהיימר, also known as Meir Wertheimer; born 3 November 1955) is an Israeli former tennis player.[1][2]

Tennis career

Beginning in 1972, Wertheimer played for the Israeli Davis Cup team and had a 6-4 record in singles and a 5-6 record in doubles.[3][4]

In 1978, while ranked No. 1 in Israel,[5] he went to the United States, on tennis scholarship from the University of California, Berkeley, where he studied Business Administration and played for the tennis team.[6][7]

In 1997, he won the over-35 seniors tournament at Hapoel Tel Aviv.[5]

ILTF circuit finals

Singles (1 runners-up)

Result Year Tournament Opponent Score
Loss 1972 Hampshire Tennis Championships United Kingdom Richard A. Leslie 5–7, 1–6

References

  1. ^ Fred Tupper (5 October 1976). "Unranked Mrs. Doerner Beats Miss Navratilova". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  2. ^ Jack Leon (4 June 1992). "Veteran Rackets Prepare For International Tourney". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  3. ^ "All In The Family". The Jerusalem Post. 18 November 1997. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Player profile - Meir Werthiemer (ISR)". International Tennis Federation (ITF). Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  5. ^ a b Heather Chait (8 April 1997). "Walker Ladani celebrates birthday his way". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  6. ^ "California Gets Israeli Player". The New York Times. 1978. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  7. ^ "Stanford Faces Bears in Finals". Rome News-Tribune. 22 May 1980. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
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