Tzipora Obziler

Tzipora "Tzipi" Obziler (; born 19 April 1973) is an Israeli former professional tennis player.

She reached her career-high singles world ranking of No. 75 in on 8 July 2007, and career-high doubles ranking of No. 149 on 10 April 2000.

Early and personal life She was born in Givatayim, Israel, and is Jewish.

Obziler speaks Hebrew and English. After graduating from high school, she served two years in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF; the Israeli Army). Obziler took a break from professional tennis when the baby was born, and came back to play in 2008.

Tennis career She won 14 singles and 14 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

On 13 August 2009, Obziler convened a press conference to announce her retirement from professional tennis.

Federation Cup Obziler was 48–30 in Federation Cup matches for the Israel Fed Cup team between 1994 and 2007, including wins in 12 of her most recent 13 matches. Obziler was part of Israel's Federation Cup team that won 10 ties in a row to reach the competition's quarterfinals in 2008 – Israel's greatest Federation Cup achievement in history. Obziler is second ever in the amount of ties played, at 61. She shares the record with compatriot Anna Smashnova.

WTA career finals Singles: 1 (runner-up) LegendGrand Slam tournamentsTier ITier IITier IIITier IV & V (0–1)

ITF Circuit finals Singles (14–11) $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1. 5 November 1990 Ashkelon, Israel Clay Ilana Berger 1–6, 3–6 Loss 2. 14 September 1992 Haifa, Israel Hard Yael Segal 3–6, 2–6 Loss 3. 29 August 1994 Haifa, Israel Hard Hila Rosen 1–6, 5–7 Loss 4. 5 June 1995 Haifa, Israel Hard Nelly Barkan 2–6, 2–6Win 5. 24 February 1997 Jaffa, Israel Hard Nóra Köves 7–5, 6–4Win 6. 2 June 1997 Antalya, Turkey Hard Gülberk Gültekin 6–0, 6–4 Loss 7. 17 November 1997 Jaffa, Israel Hard Anna Smashnova 3–6, 2–6Loss 8. 14 December 1997 Ismailia, Egypt Clay Selima Sfar 7–5, 5–7, 4–6Win 9. 16 March 1998 Jaffa, Israel Hard Nadejda Ostrovskaya 6–3, 6–3Loss 10. 1 June 1998 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Hard Patricia Wartusch 3–6, 2–6Win 11. 24 May 1999 Guimarães, Portugal Hard Paula Hermida 6–0, 6–4Win 12. 30 May 1999 Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal Hard Raluca Ciochină 6–1, 6–1Win 13. 21 June 1999 Istanbul, Turkey Hard Daniela Cocos 6–0, 6–2Loss 14. 26 July 1999 Edinburgh, United Kingdom Clay Petra Mandula 0–6, 6–4, 5–7Win 15. 8 August 1999 Istanbul, Turkey Hard Nadejda Ostrovskaya 6–0, 7–5Win 16. 30 October 2000 Ashkelon, Israel Hard Tetiana Luzhanska 4–1, 1–3, 4–1, 4–1Win 17. 20 November 2000 Beersheba, Israel Hard Yevgenia Savransky 4–1, 4–0, 2–4, 4–0Loss 18. 7 July 2002 Los Gatos, United States Hard Ashley Harkleroad 2–6, 2–6Win 19. 24 November 2002 Mumbai, India Hard Adriana Barna 6–2, 6–2Win 20. 1 December 2002 Nonthaburi, Thailand Hard Ivana Abramović 6–4, 6–4Loss 21. 6 April 2004 Dinan, France Clay (i) Timea Bacsinszky 2–6, 1–6Win 22. 30 May 2005 Ra'anana, Israel Hard Margalita Chakhnashvili 6–0, 6–2Loss 23. 5 December 2005 Ra'anana, Israel Hard Margalita Chakhnashvili 3–6, 5–7Win 24. 1 August 2006 Washington, United States Hard Camille Pin 7–5, 2–5 ret.Win 25. 17 March 2008 Tenerife, Spain Hard Carla Suárez Navarro 6–2, 6–3

Doubles (14–13) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. 17 May 1993 Tortosa, Spain Clay Limor Zaltz Maria Inés Araiz María Fernanda Landa 6–4, 3–6, 4–6Loss 2. 31 May 1993 Cáceres, Spain Hard Limor Zaltz Eleni Rossides Heidi Sprung 6–0, 2–6, 2–6Loss 3. 9 August 1993 College Park, United States Hard Limor Zaltz Susan Gilchrist Vickie Paynter 2–6, 3–6Loss 4. 22 August 1993 Haifa, Israel Hard Nataly Cahana Shiri Burstein Hila Rosen 0–6, 4–6Loss 5. 29 August 1993 Haifa, Israel Hard Nataly Cahana Shiri Burstein Hila Rosen 5–7, 5–7Loss 6. 10 October 1994 Burgdorf, Switzerland Carpet (i) Ilana Berger Lenka Cenková Adriana Gerši 6–4, 3–6, 4–6Loss 7. 11 March 1996 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Limor Gabai Shiri Burstein Hila Rosen 3–6, 6–7(2)Loss 8. 20 April 1997 Bari, Italy Clay Anna Smashnova Sandra Načuk Dragana Zarić 4–6, 2–6Loss 9. 17 November 1997 Jaffa, Israel Hard Anna Smashnova Nataly Cahana Maaike Koutstaal 2–6, 1–6Loss 10. 3 May 1999 Beersheba, Israel Hard Nataly Cahana Nadejda Ostrovskaya Tatiana Poutchek 1–6, 4–6Win 11. 24 May 1999 Guimarães, Portugal Hard Kelly Liggan Sabina Da Ponte Giana Gutiérrez 6–3, 6–1Win 12. 31 May 1999 Azeméis, Portugal Hard Kelly Liggan Mariana Mesa Jorgelina Torti 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(6)Win 13. 19 July 1999 Dublin, Ireland Carpet Surina De Beer Hannah Collin Tina Hergold 7–5, 4–6, 6–2Win 14. 1 November 1999 Jaffa, Israel Hard Hila Rosen Kristie Boogert Michelle Gerards 6–4, 1–6, 6–4Loss 15. 14 February 2000 Midland, United States Hard (i) Surina De Beer Nannie de Villiers Rika Hiraki 1–6, 6–1, 1–6Win 16. 27 March 2000 Norcross, United States Hard Julia Abe Jessica Steck Lindsay Lee-Waters 5–7, 7–6(7), 6–4Win 17. 19 May 2002 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Hila Rosen Lauren Breadmore Natalie Neri 4–6, 6–3, 6–2Win 18. 1 December 2002 Mumbai, India Hard Katarina Mišić Shelley Stephens Scarlett Werner 6–3, 4–6, 7–5Win 19. 8 November 2004 Ramat HaSharon, Israel Hard Danielle Steinberg Pemra Özgen Gabriela Velasco Andreu 7–5, 6–3Win 20. 21 November 2004 Deauville, France Clay Virág Németh Vanessa Henke Květa Peschke 6–4, 6–1Win 21. 5 December 2004 Ra'anana, Israel Hard Shahar Pe'er Bahia Mouhtassine İpek Şenoğlu 6–3, 6–0Win 22. 30 May 2005 Ra'anana, Israel Hard Shahar Pe'er Daniela Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits 7–6(2), 1–6, 6–2Win 23. 7 May 2006 Antalya, Turkey Clay Romina Oprandi Matea Mezak İpek Şenoğlu 4–6, 6–4, 6–0Loss 24. Deauville, France Clay (i) Silvia Disderi Yuliya Beygelzimer Yuliana Fedak 5–7, 4–6Win 25. 19 March 2007 Ra'anana, Israel Hard Evgenia Linetskaya Martina Babáková Veronica Spiegel 6–1, 6–2Loss 26. 17 March 2008 Tenerife, Spain Hard Mervana Jugić-Salkić Julie Coin Violette Huck 4–6, 3–6Win 27. 31 March 2008 Patras, Greece Clay Anastasiya Yakimova María José Martínez Sánchez Arantxa Parra Santonja 7–5, 6–1