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| Country (sports) |  Israel |
|---|---|
| Residence | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 2002 |
| Plays | Right |
| Coach | Noam Behr |
| Prize money | $231,793 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 6 - 7 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 118 (September 10, 2007) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2nd (2007) |
| French Open | 1st (2005) |
| Wimbledon | N/A |
| US Open | 2nd (2007) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0 - 0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 286 (May 15, 2006) |
| Last updated on: September 10, 2007. | |
Dudi Sela (born April 4, 1985, in Kiryat Shmona, Israel) is a professional tennis player.
Sela reached a career-high singles ranking of # 105 in September 2007. He is currently Israel's top singles player, ahead of fellow countrymen Harel Levy and Noam Okun.
Tennis career
At his peak as a junior player, he was ranked # 12 in the ITF singles rankings, and # 16 in the doubles.
In April 2000 Sela won his first title, the Haifa International title, with partner and countryman Idan Ben Harosh. In Corfu, Greece, Sela captured the doubles title, while narrowly losing the singles final.
In April 2001 he reached the Israel International singles final, and won the doubles title with Israeli Maor Zirkin. In July of the same year, he won his first singles title in Van Keeken of the Netherlands. The following month, at the Fischer Junior Open he won the singles, and also captured the doubles title with Michael Ryderstedt of Sweden.
Pro career
He turned pro in 2002.
In 2002, Sela enjoyed a strong showing in the Australian Open Junior Competition, reaching the quarterfinals. In April, he took home the Beaulieu Sur Mer trophy with a strong performance. In the French Open Juniors he cracked the final eight.
2003 was Sela's last year as a junior. He reached the semifinals of the 2003 US Open Junior Championships.
He also reached the Roland Garros Junior quarters for the second consecutive year. He also captured the doubles title with partner Gyorgy Balazazs of Hungary.
In March 2003 he won the Australia F1 tournament in Tasmania. In July he triumphed at the Togliatti competition in Russia.
2005
Sela had a successful year on the ATP challenger circuit in 2005, winning tournaments in Vancouver, Canada, and Lexington, Kentucky, in consecutive weeks.
2006
In 2006 Sela won more USTA Pro Circuit singles titles than any other man – all at the Futures level – with five. He picked up consecutive wins twice during the year, at events in Claremont, California, and Costa Mesa, California, in September and in Waikoloa, Hawaii, and Honolulu in November. His other win came in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the last week of October.
2007
In January 2007, Sela qualified for the main draw of the 2007 Australian Open. In the first round he upset Paradorn Srichaphan of Thailand, who was ranked # 56 in the world. In the second round, he lost to Marat Safin in five sets, despite leading the Russian two sets to one.
In April 2007, Sela lost in the semifinals in a challenger level tournament to Paul Baccanello in Lanzarote, Spain.
In July 2007 he lost in the finals in Cordoba, Spain. In the tournament he defeated # 47 ranked Albert Montanes 7-5, 6-4.
Later in July, he won a challenger title in Togliatti, Russia, his fourth career title, beating Russia's Mikahil Ledovskikh 7-6 (3), 6-3 in the final.
US Open. Sela qualified for the US Open, as he was seeded 11th in the qualifying singles and won all three of his matches. In the first round he defeated Nathan Healey of Australia, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4), in the second round he defeated Ryler de Heart of the US, 6-3, 6-3, and in the third round he easily knocked off No. 29 Adrian Garcia of Chile, 6-0, 6-1. In the first round he defeated Nicolas Lapentti, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1, 6-3, his fourth upset of a top 100 player in the first 8 months of the year. Lapentti was once ranked as high as # 6 in the world, but at the time of the match was ranked # 80. The victory ensures he'll move into the top 100 rankings, achieving a goal he set for himself in January. Sela lost to world # 23 Juan Mónaco in the second round, 6-4, 6-0, 6-7 (1), 6-4.
Davis Cup
In late 2005, he joined the Israeli Davis Cup team. He is 5-4 in 2005-07.
In April 2007 he upset Andreas Seppi, ranked # 91 in the world, 6-3, 7-5, 1-6, 3-6, 6-3, as Israel defeated Italy. In September 2007 he upset Nicolas Massu of Chile, ranked # 72 in the world, and formerly ranked # 9 in the world, in a 5-hour 7-minute match, 6-3, 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-4. "This is definitely the biggest win in my career," Sela said afterwards.
Miscellaneous
- His brother and coach is Ofer Sela. During his career Dudi has also been coached by Australian born former Israeli Davis Cup coach Ron Steele.
External links
- Dudi Sela at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Sela Recent Match Results
- Sela World Ranking History
- Sela's Juniors Results
- Davis Cup record
- Jews in Sports bio