Amir Hadad (; born 17 February 1978) is a retired Israeli professional tennis player. His highest singles ATP ranking was World No. 180, achieved in April 2003, and his highest doubles ranking was No. 87, achieved in May 2003.
Tennis career
Hadad turned pro in 1995. Most of his success has been on the challenger and future circuits. In May 2002, in the first round of the French Open, he upset world No. 78 Christophe Rochus of Belgium, 6–1, 6–2, 6–7 (4,) 6–2. Hadad has trained at the Israel Tennis Centers.ITC Champions
In mid-July 2002, Amir and his partner Martín Vassallo Argüello won the Seascape Challenger Tournament doubles final. His best result was reaching the 3rd round doubles at the 2002 Wimbledon Open, with partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan.So did his doubles partnership with Israel's Amir Hadad, which in 2003 won them a humanitarian award from the organisers of men's tennis http://sport.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-6737227,00.html The Israeli and Pakistani team received major criticism because of political tensions, but Hadad and Aisam dedicated their run to peace. They won an upset victory in the 2nd round over the No. 11 seeded team of Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach. On 6 February 2003, Hadad and Qureshi were awarded the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award.
Hadad won tournaments in Groningen, Kyoto, Rome, San Remo, and Vietnam in 2003.
In April 2005 Hadad and partner Harel Levy won a F1 doubles title in Hungary. Hadad enjoyed his best singles performance in years at the Hungary F3 tournament held in Hódmezővásárhely during May 2005. He lost to the eventual champion Boris Pašanski in the finals, 7–6, 6–1. Later in 2005, Hadad and Levy won the Hungary F1 tournament in Budapest, defeating Nikola Martinovic and Josko Topic 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 in the final. They beat Bastian Knittel and Marius Zay 6–1, 6–0 to capture the F2 title in Miskolc. Levy and Hadad then competed in May in Fürth, where they took the title from Jan Frode Andersen and Johan Landsberg, 6–1, 6–2. In July they won at Budaors, Hungary, defeating Adam Chadaj and Stephane Robert 6–4, 6–7(7), 6–3.
In February 2006, he won a F1 tournament in Israel. In May 2006, playing with Konstantinos Economidis, he won in Rome. In November 2007, he won tournaments in Israel with Lazar Magdinčev (MKD) and Harel Levy.
In May 2008 he won in Hungary with Stefan Wauters. In September and October he won with Attila Balázs in Bosnia & Herzegovina and Croatia.
Davis Cup
Hadad played Davis Cup for Israel from 1998 to 2009, winning 5 of his 12 matches.
World TeamTennis
Hadad played World TeamTennis for the Boston Lobsters in 2006, 2007 and 2008. He played for the St. Louis Aces in 2003 and 2004.
Personal life Hadad is of Tunisian-Jewish descent.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 11 (5–6) LegendATP Challenger (1–0)ITF Futures (4–6)Finals by surfaceHard (4–5)Clay (0–1)Grass (1–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0India F1, ChandigarhFuturesGrass Jonathan Erlich6–3, 6–4Loss1–1Ireland F2, DublinFuturesHard Nir Welgreen3–6, 2–6Loss1–2Greece F6, IraklioFuturesHard Oscar Burrieza-Lopez3–6, 6–3, 3–6Loss1–3Cuba F1, HavanaFuturesHard Gustavo Marcaccio2–6, 2–6Win2–3Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamChallengerHard Yuriy Schukin6–4, 7–6(7–2)Loss2–4Hungary F3, HódmezővásárhelyFuturesClay Boris Pashanski6–7(2–7), 1–6Win3–4Turkey F2, IstanbulFuturesHard Serhii Yaroshenko3–6, 6–2, 6–0Loss3–5Israel F3, Ra'ananaFuturesHard Sebastian Rieschick4–6, 7–6(7–1), 3–6Win4–5China F2, JiangmenFuturesHard Melvyn Op Der Heijde7–5, 6–4Win5–5Israel F1, Ramat HaSharonFuturesHard Dekel Valtzer6–4, 6–3Loss5–6Israel F1, EilatFuturesHard Attila Balazs1–6, 3–6
Doubles: 44 (27–17) LegendATP Challenger (12–10)ITF Futures (15–7)Finals by surfaceHard (10–12)Clay (15–4)Grass (1–0)Carpet (1–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Israel F1, JaffaFuturesHard Jonathan Erlich Tapio Nurminen Janne Ojala2–6, 5–7Win1–1India F1, ChandigarhFuturesGrass Jonathan Erlich Cedric Kauffmann Fazal Syed5–7, 7–5, 6–4Loss1–2Israel F2, AshkelonFuturesHard Harel Levy Jonathan Erlich Eyal Erlich4–6, 2–6Win2–2France F5, St. BrieucFuturesClay Regis Lavergne David Basile Stephane Matheu7–5, 1–6, 6–3Loss2–3Ireland F1, DublinFuturesCarpet Jonathan Erlich Daniele Bracciali Igor Gaudi4–6, 6–3, 3–6Win3–3Turkey F6, AntalyaFuturesClay Andy Ram Martin Hromec Vladimir Platenik6–4, 6–4Loss3–4Tel Aviv, IsraelChallengerHard Andrew Ilie Noam Behr Eyal Ran3–6, 3–6Loss3–5Greece F6, IraklioFuturesHard Barry Cowan Davor Grgic Djalmar Sistermans2–6, 4–6Win4–5Hungary F5, BudapestFuturesClay Vladimir Platenik Lee Radovanovich Rodrigo Ribeiro6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–4Win5–5Great Britain F6, BathFuturesHard Miles MacLagan Vaughan Snyman Haydn Wakefield5–4(7–4), 5–4(7–4), 5–3Win6–5Cuba F1, HavanaFuturesHard Assaf Drori Ronald Dueller Jermaine Smith7–6(9–7), 7–5Loss6–6Binghamton, United StatesChallengerHard Andrew Nisker Bobby Kokavec Frederic Niemeyer6–2, 4–6, 1–6Win7–6Brasov, RomaniaChallengerClay Lovro Zovko Ben Ellwood Kalle Flygt6–1, 4–6, 6–4Win8–6Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamChallengerHard Alexander Peya Jaymon Crabb Peter Luczak7–6(7–2), 7–5Win9–6Aptos, United StatesChallengerHard Martin Vassallo Arguello Brandon Coupe Brandon Hawk6–4, 6–4Loss9–7Binghamton, United StatesChallengerHard Robert Kendrick Paul Goldstein Scott Humphries6–4, 6–7(1–7), 5–7Win10–7Kyoto, JapanChallengerCarpet Andy Ram Jan Hajek Jimmy Wang3–6, 6–3, 6–1Win11–7San Remo, ItalyChallengerClay Daniele Bracciali Joan Balcells Juan Albert Viloca6–2, 6–4Loss11–8Napoli, ItalyChallengerClay Christophe Rochus Massimo Bertolini Giorgio Galimberti6–2, 5–7, 4–6Win12–8Rome, ItalyChallengerClay Martin Vassallo Arguello Manuel Jorquera Diego Moyano6–4, 3–6, 6–3Loss12–9Istanbul, TurkeyChallengerHard Harel Levy Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram6–7(5–7), 6–7(6–8)Win13–9Groningen, NetherlandsChallengerHard Harel Levy Fred Hemmes Raemon Sluiter6–4, 6–4Win14–9Nottingham, United KingdomChallengerHard Harel Levy Scott Humphries Mark Merklein6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–3Win15–9Hungary F1, BudapestFuturesClay Harel Levy Nikola Martinovic Josko Topic5–7, 6–2, 6–1Win16–9Hungary F2, MiskolcFuturesClay Harel Levy Bastian Knittel Marius Zay6–1, 6–0Loss16–10Budapest, HungaryChallengerClay Harel Levy Stephen Huss Johan Landsberg6–7(4–7), 1–6Win17–10Furth, GermanyChallengerClay Harel Levy Jan-Frode Andersen Johan Landsberg6–1, 6–2Win18–10Budaors, HungaryChallengerClay Harel Levy Adam Chadaj Stephane Robert6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–3Loss18–11China F1, JiangmenFuturesHard Laurent Recouderc Woong-Sun Jun Sun-Yong Kim3–6, 6–3, 6–7(3–7)Loss18–12China F2, JiangmenFuturesHard Aleksandar Vlaski Woong-Sun Jun Sun-Yong Kim6–2, 1–6, 0–6Loss18–13Chiasso, switzerlandChallengerClay Roko Karanusic Leonardo Azzaro Lovro Zovko2–6, 5–7Win19–13Rome, ItalyChallengerClay Konstantinos Economidis Manuel Jorquera Giancarlo Petrazzuolo6–4, 4–6, [10–5]Win20–13Israel F4, Ramat HasharonFuturesHard Lazar Magdinchev Xavier Audouy Trystan Meniane6–0, 6–2Win21–13Israel F5, Ramat HasharonFuturesHard Harel Levy Sergey Betov Denys Molchanov6–7(7–9), 6–4, [10–3]Win22–13Hungary F2, GodolloFuturesClay Stefan Wauters Attila Balazs Gyorgy Balazs7–6(8–6), 6–2Win23–13Banja Luka, Bosnia & HerzegovinaChallengerClay Attila Balazs Rameez Junaid Philipp Marx7–5, 6–2Win24–13Croatia F10, DubrovnikFuturesClay Attila Balazs Mislav Hizak Josko Topic6–4, 6–2Win25–13Croatia F11, DubrovnikFuturesClay Attila Balazs Alexandros Jakoubovits Max Raditschnigg6–3, 6–1Loss25–14Israel F4, Ramat HasharonFuturesHard Andreas Haider-Maurer Bastian Knittel Max Raditschnigg7–6(10–8), 6–7(8–10), [5–10]Win26–14Israel F5, Ramat HasharonFuturesHard Pierre-Ludovic Duclos Sebastian Rieschick Amir Weintraub6–3, 6–4Win27–14Israel F1, EilatFuturesHard Attila Balazs Ismar Gorcic Petar Jelenic6–1, 6–0Loss27–15Lexington, United StatesChallengerHard Harel Levy Kevin Anderson Ryler Deheart4–6, 6–4, [6–10]Loss27–16Granby, CanadaChallengerHard Harel Levy Colin Fleming Ken Skupski3–6, 6–7(6–8)Loss27–17Genova, ItalyChallengerClay Harel Levy Daniele Bracciali Alessandro Motti4–6, 2–6
Performance Timelines
Singles Tournament19961997199819992000200120022003200420052006SRW–LWin%Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAAQ1AAAQ2Q3Q3AA0 / 00–0French OpenAAQ1AAA2RQ1AAA0 / 11–1WimbledonQ2AQ3Q1AAQ2Q1AAQ10 / 00–0US OpenAAQ1Q1AAQ3Q2AAA0 / 00–0Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–01–10–00–00–00–00 / 11–1ATP Masters 1000 SeriesCanadaAAAAAAQ1Q1AAA0 / 00–0Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 00–0
See also List of select Jewish tennis players
References
External links
Jewish Virtual Library bio Qureshi & Hadad interview on ESPN