Boaz Merenstein Explained

Boaz Merenstein
Birth Date:3 April 1970
Birth Place:Tel Aviv, Israel
Height:5 ft 11 in
Plays:Left-handed
Careerprizemoney:$14,727
Singlesrecord:2–4
Highestsinglesranking:No. 279 (18 April 1988)
Wimbledonresult:Q1 (1989)
Doublesrecord:1–2
Highestdoublesranking:No. 342 (26 March 1990)
Medaltemplates-Expand:yes

Boaz Merenstein (born 3 April 1970) is an Israeli former professional tennis player.

Biography

Merenstein was born into a Tel Aviv family with German origins.[1]

He won a gold medal in men's doubles at the 1989 Maccabiah Games, playing alongside Shahar Perkiss.[2]

A left-handed player, Merenstein was a Davis Cup squad member for Israel[3] and featured in the singles main draw of every Tel Aviv Open from 1987 to 1990, making the second round twice. One of his first round wins came in 1989 against Matt Anger, a former world number 23. In both of his second round matches he was eliminated by Amos Mansdorf.

In 1992 he played collegiate tennis for Pepperdine University.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Merenstein defeats Schmidt . . 19 May 1990.
  2. Web site: 9 August 1989 . Jewish Post.
  3. News: At the helm . . 2 January 1990 . 24.
  4. News: SPORTSCOPE: Bruins Meet Two Ranked Foes . . 1992-01-30.