Ilana Berger

Ilana Berger (; born 1965) is a Mexican-born Israeli former professional tennis player and Olympian.

Berger reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on 10 August 1992, when she became # 149 in the world. On 25 November 1991, she peaked at world number 153 in the doubles rankings.

Biography Berger was born on 31 December 1965, in Mexico City, Mexico. She started playing tennis at the age of 7.

Tennis career In the late 1980s, after serving for two years in the Israel Defense Forces, Berger became a professional tennis player. She won 7 singles titles in the ITF Women's Circuit.

Berger won 12 Maccabiah Games medals during her career, including gold, a few of them as a "veteran" while playing Mixed Doubles with Shlomo Glickstein. At the 1989 Maccabiah Games she beat American Andrea Berger to win a gold medal in women's singles.

Berger was elected as one of three best tennis players in Israel's history in the celebrations of Israel's first 50 years.

Berger was Israel's Women's National Champion for five years.

Berger competed for Israel at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Berger represented Israel in 26 meetings in the Federation Cup from 1986 to 1992, going 19–21.

In 2010 she was awarded an honorary medal by the Knesset "for her activities in tennis".

Journalism career At the age of 26, she decided to study literature and journalism. She worked 7 years as a sports correspondent for Haaretz. She coaches tennis privately and is a freelance sports journalist. Today she is chief editor of the internet site of the Tel Aviv University Sports Center.

ITF Finals

Singles Finals: 13 (8-5)

$100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreWin 1. 10 November 1986 Jerusalem, Israel Hard Yvonne der Kinderen 6–2, 6–4Win 2. 30 March 1987 Haifa, Israel Hard Cécille Calmette 6–2, 6–0Loss 3. 6 April 1987 Arad, Israel Hard Hester Witvoet 2–6, 1–6Win 4. 23 November 1987 Jerusalem, Israel Hard Dalia Koriat 6–3, 6–2Loss 5. 24 October 1988 Ashkelon, Israel Hard Debbie Spence 3–6, 4–6Loss 6. 23 April 1990 Ramat HaSharon, Israel Hard Robyn Field 3–6, 6–3, 5–7Win 7. 13 August 1990 Chatham, United States Hard Shannan McCarthy 6–2, 7–6(7–4)Win 8. 5 November 1990 Ashkelon, Israel Clay Tzipora Obziler 6–1, 6–3Win 9. 12 November 1990 Ashkelon, Israel Clay Dalia Koriat 7–5, 6–1Loss 10. 22 April 1991 Ramat HaSharon, Israel Hard Mariaan de Swardt 3–6, 6–4, 2–6Win 11. 5 August 1991 Ramat HaSharon, Israel Hard Janine Humphreys 6–3, 6–3Loss 12. 12 August 1991 Ashkelon, Israel Hard Tessa Price 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–2), 3–6Win 13. 19 August 1991 Ashkelon, Israel Hard Tessa Price 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–4

Doubles Finals: 25 (15-10)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreLoss 1. 19 May 1986 Jaffa, Israel Hard Sagit Doron Laura Bernard Paulette Roux 6–2, 6–7, 2–6Win 2. 30 March 1987 Arad, Israel Hard Yael Shavit Titia Wilmink Hester Witvoet 6–3, 6–2Loss 3. Lee-on-Solent, United Kingdom Clay Titia Wilmink Valda Lake Andrea Tiezzi 3–6, 2–6Win 4. 17 August 1987 Manhasset, United States Clay Jane Thomas Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Marianne van der Torre 6–4, 6–1Win 5. 23 November 1987 Jerusalem, Israel Hard Rafeket Benjamini Jana Koran Stefanie Rehmke 6–2, 6–1Loss 6. 7 March 1988 Haifa, Israel Hard Yael Segal Anne Aallonen Lena Sandin 1–6, 5–7Win 7. 8 August 1988 Koksijde, Belgium Clay Anat Varon Renata Kochta Hagit Ohayon 6–2, 1–6, 6–2Loss 8. 15 August 1988 Rebecq, Belgium Clay Anat Varon Elena Brioukhovets Viktoria Milvidskaia 2–6, 2–6Win 9. 24 October 1988 Ashkelon, Israel Hard Hagit Ohayon Medi Dadoch Yael Segal 7–5, 6–0Win 10. 31 October 1988 Haifa, Israel Hard Hagit Ohayon Robyn Field Lesley O'Halloran 6–3, 6–1Win 11. 7 November 1988 Jaffa, Israel Hard Hagit Ohayon Colette Sely Themis Zambrzycki 6–3, 6–4Win 12. 15 May 1989 Jaffa, Israel Hard María José Llorca Anne Aallonen Luciana Tella 6–3, 6–2Loss 13. 30 July 1990 Roanoke, United States Hard Limor Zaltz Dalia Koriat Medi Dadoch 6–2, 4–6, 4–6Loss 14. 6 August 1990 Lebanon, United States Hard Limor Zaltz Kathy Foxworth Vincenza Procacci 4–6, 1–4 RET.Loss 15. 22 October 1990 Lyss, Switzerland Clay Rona Mayer Sabine Lohmann Claire Wegink 1–6, 5–7Win 16. 5 November 1990 Ashkelon, Israel Clay Limor Zaltz Daniella Blanke Yael Shavit 6–2, 6–1Win 17. 12 November 1990 Ashkelon, Israel Clay Limor Zaltz Dalia Koriat Medi Dadoch 4–6, 6–1, 6–1Win 18. 22 April 1991 Ramat HaSharon, Israel Hard Julie Salmon Anne Aallonen Simone Schilder 6–4, 6–4Win 19. 5 August 1991 Ramat HaSharon, Israel Hard Robyn Field Janine Humphreys Elizma Nortje 6–0, 6–1Win 20. 12 August 1991 Ashkelon, Israel Hard Robyn Field Kirsten Dreyer Tessa Price w/oLoss 21. 19 August 1991 Jerusalem, Israel Hard Robyn Field Barbara Griffiths Jane Wood 3–6, 7–6, 1–6Loss 22. 2 September 1991 Arzachena, Italy Hard Louise Pleming Nanne Dahlman Jana Pospíšilová 6–3, 3–6, 1–6Win 23. 11 November 1991 Swindon, United Kingdom Carpet Tessa Price Els Callens Michèle Strebel 6–2, 7–5Win 24. 25 May 1992 Ashkelon, Israel Hard Petra Kamstra Michelle Anderson Limor Zaltz 6–2, 2–6, 6–4Loss 25. 10 October 1994 Burgdorf, Switzerland Carpet (i) Tzipora Obziler Lenka Cenková Adriana Gerši 6–4, 3–6, 4–6