Andy Ram
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Andreas "Andy" Ram (Hebrew: אנדי רם; born April 10, 1980) is a retired Israeli professional tennis player. He was primarily a doubles player, and competed in three Olympics.
Full name | Andy Ram |
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Country (sports) | Israel |
Residence | Tel Aviv, Israel |
Born | (1980-04-10) April 10, 1980 (age 44) Montevideo, Uruguay |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Turned pro | 1998 |
Retired | 2014 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 2,647,616 |
Singles | |
Career record | 4–13 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 187 (14 August 2000) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q3 (2005) |
French Open | Q1 (2001, 2003) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2004) |
US Open | Q2 (2001) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 331–233 |
Career titles | 19 |
Highest ranking | No. 5 (7 July 2008) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (2008) |
French Open | SF (2010) |
Wimbledon | SF (2003) |
US Open | SF (2009) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Tour Finals | F (2009) |
Olympic Games | QF (2004, 2012) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (2009) |
French Open | W (2007) |
Wimbledon | W (2006) |
US Open | SF (2005) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | SF (2009) |
Last updated on: 3 June 2021. |
He is the first Israeli tennis player to win a senior Grand Slam event. Ram first won the mixed doubles title at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, together with Vera Zvonareva. He then won the mixed doubles title at the 2007 French Open with Nathalie Dechy, and the men's doubles title at the 2008 Australian Open with Jonathan Erlich.
Ram attained his highest doubles ranking of World No. 5 in July 2008. He reached 36 doubles finals and won 20 of them through 2013, mostly with partner Jonathan Erlich; together, they are known in Israel as "AndiYoni". His Davis Cup doubles record, as of 2018, was 20–7.
In May 2014 he announced his retirement, to take effect after Israel's Davis Cup tie in September. In April 2015, Ram, CEO of Pulse Play, announced his new startup – wearable technology and an app for amateur tennis players around the world.