Ilana Berger
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Ilana Berger (Hebrew: אילנה ברגר; born 1965) is an Israeli tennis player. Berger reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on August 10, 1992, when she became # 149 in the world.
Biography
Ilana Berger was born on December 31, 1965, in Mexico City, Mexico. She started playing tennis at the age of 7.
Tennis career
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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 already as a "veteran" while playing Mixed Doubles with Shlomo Glickstein.[1]
Berger was elected as one of 3 best players in Israel's history in the celebrations of Israel's first 50 years.
Berger was Israel's Women's National Champion 5 years.
Berger competed for Israel at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Berger represented Israel in 26 meetings in the Federation Cup from 1986–92, going 19–21.[2]
Journalism career
At the age of 26, she decided to study literature and journalism. She worked 7 years as a sports correspondent for Haaretz newspaper. She coaches tennis privately and is a freelance sports journalist. Today she is chief Editor of the Internet Site of Tel Aviv University Sports Center.
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