Edan Leshem

Edan Leshem (Hebrew: עידן לשם‎; born March 19, 1997) is an Israeli tennis player.[2] He began playing for the Israel Davis Cup team at the age of 17, in 2015.

Edan Leshem
עידן לשם‎
Full nameEdan Leshem
Native nameעידן לשם
Country (sports) Israel
ResidenceIsrael
Born (1997-03-19) March 19, 1997
New York City, New York, United States
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachAmos Mansdorf
Prize money$122,399
Singles
Career record3–8
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 249 (18 December 2017)
Current rankingNo. 352 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2018)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 349 (24 September 2018)
Current rankingNo. 795 (16 March 2020)
Team competitions
Davis Cup5–7 in singles; 0–1 in doubles
Last updated on: 16 October 2017.

His career-high ranking in singles is World # 249, which Leshem achieved on 18 December 2017.[1] Leshem's career-high ranking in doubles is # 414, which he received on 12 February 2018.[1]

He is currently the second-highest ranked Israeli tennis player.

Biography

Leshem was born in New York City, and resides in Israel.[1]

Tennis career

Leshem is coached by Amos Mansdorf.[1]

In December 2014, Leshem lost in the final of the Israeli national championships in Ra'anana to Dudi Sela, 6–1, 6–2.[3]

In November 2015 he won the Israel F15 in Tel Aviv, Israel.[4] In June 2016 Leshem won both the Israel F9 in Kiryat Shmona, Israel, and the Israel F10 in Akko, Israel.[4]

In April 2017 Leshem won both the Israel F3 in Tel Aviv, Israel, defeating Matias Franco Descotte in the final, and the Israel F4 in Ramat Gan, Israel, defeating Mats Moraing in the final.[4] In May 2017 he won the Israel F6 in Akko, Israel, defeating Ben Patael in the final.[4]

He was elected to receive a $25,000 grant through the Grand Slam Development Fund for 2018.[5]

In June 2018 Leshem won the doubles with Daniel Cukierman in the Israel F8 in Tel Aviv, Israel, defeating Dan Added and Albano Olivetti in the finals, and the singles in the Israel F9 in Netanya, Israel, defeating Alessandro Bega in the final.[4] In September 2019 he won the M25 in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan, defeating Konstantin Kravchuk in the final.[4]

Davis Cup

He was called up to play for the Israel Davis Cup team at the age of 17 in February 2015, after the retirement of Andy Ram.[3] Leshem played for the team against the Romania Davis Cup team in 2015, losing in singles to world # 159 Adrian Ungur by a score of 6–4, 6–2.[6] In doubles, he and Bar Botzer lost to Florin Mergea (world doubles # 17) and Horia Tecau (world doubles # 9), 6–3, 6–4, 6–4.[7][8] In 2020 in the G1 Israel vs Turkey Round 1 he defeated Cem Ilkel, ranked # 195 in the world.[4]

References
  1. "Edan Leshem". ATP World Tour.
  2. "Edan Leshem". CoreTennis.net.
  3. "Fresh faces set to step up for Israel's Davis Cup tie in Romania". The Jerusalem Post.
  4. "Edan Leshem | Player Activity | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  5. "2018 PLAYER GRANT RECIPIENTS REFLECT ON SUPPORT". itftennis.com.
  6. Allon Sinai (March 9, 2015). "Romania sweeps Israel in Davis Cup". The Jerusalem Post.
  7. "Davis Cup Results". SFGate.
  8. Allon Sinai (March 6, 2015). "Sela anchors green Israel team in Davis Cup tie at Romania". The Jerusalem Post.
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