Jack Saul (tennis)
| Country (sports) |  South Africa | |||||||||||
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| Career record | 16–11 | |||||||||||
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| Wimbledon | 3R (1966) | |||||||||||
| US Open | 2R (1967) | |||||||||||
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Jack Saul is a South African-Israeli former professional tennis player.[1] He competed at the Wimbledon Championships and US Open, and won silver medals in men's singles and mixed doubles at the 1969 Maccabiah Games.
Biography
[edit]Saul, originally from Durban where he attended Northlands High School, competed on the international tour in the 1960s and 1970s. He made it through to the third round of the 1966 Wimbledon Championships, winning both his matches in the fifth set, over Osamu Ishiguro of Japan (12–10) and Ismail El Shafei of Egypt (7–5).
A 1969 Maccabiah Games competitor in Israel for South Africa, Saul finished second with a silver medal to American Davis Cup player Allen Fox in the singles.[2] In the mixed doubles, he and South African Esmé Emmanuel came away with silver medals, after being defeated in the mixed doubles finals by American Julie Heldman, who was ranked # 2 in the US, and Ed Rubinoff.[3][4][5]
He emigrated to Israel, coached at the Dan Accadia Tennis Club, and is a former Israeli national coach.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Saul Early 'Leader'". Oakland Tribune. 25 September 1967.
- ^ "Sports In Brief". The Town Talk. 6 August 1969.
- ^ "Julie Heldman Wins Third Tennis Medal In Games in Israel". The New York Times.
- ^ "Jew of the Day - Julie Heldman".
- ^ "FOX GAINS FINAL AT TEL AVIV NET; Pam Richmond Also Victor in Maccabiah Games". The New York Times.
- ^ "Israel's Sports Scene". The Jerusalem Post. 15 July 1977.