Amir Hadad

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.

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. 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.

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.

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)

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)

Performance Timelines

Singles