| Native name | ישי עוליאל |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Israel |
| Residence | Ramla,Israel |
| Born | (2000-01-05)5 January 2000 (age 26) |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Yoav Ben Zvi |
| Prize money | $142,202 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 7–8 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 305 (8 August 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 2,078 (1 December 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | F (2017) |
| French Open Junior | 2R (2016,2017) |
| Wimbledon Junior | 2R (2017) |
| US Open Junior | 3R (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–2 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 809 (27 June 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 1,981 (1 December 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | 2R (2017) |
| French Open Junior | W (2016) |
| Wimbledon Junior | QF (2017) |
| US Open Junior | SF (2016 |
| Last updated on: 4 December 2025. | |
Yshai Oliel (Hebrew:ישי עוליאל; born 5 January 2000) is anIsraelitennis player.He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 305 achieved on 8 August 2022 and a doubles ranking of No. 809 achieved on 27 June 2022.
He was the No. 1 Israeli from October 4, 2021, until October 3, 2022.[1]
Oliel is a two-timeJunior Orange Bowl champion, having won in 2012 and 2014. He also won the2016 French Open Boys' Doubles title, withPatrik Rikl. He also reached the final in the boys' singles at the2017 Australian Open.
Oliel is originally fromRamla,Israel.[2] He isJewish and his parents, Avraham and Floret Oliel, are ofMoroccan Jewish descent.[3][4][5][6] He is the youngest of their five children.[7]
As a teenager he grew long, shoulder-length hair. However, his sister told him it was getting to be too much and that it was time "to be a man", so he cut his hair and donated it to children undergoing cancer treatment.[8][9]
Oliel is currently in a relationship with Israeli tennis player Roni Lior.[10]
Oliel started playing tennis at the age of 5.[5] From the age of 9 he was a member of the David Squad, a non-profit tennis academy, which identifies the most talented Israeli players and develops them all the way to professional level. Oliel was supported by the David Squad until he turned professional at the age of 19.
He won theJunior Orange Bowl in the 12-and-under singles category in 2012, while Oliel was in 7th grade.[11][12] He returned at 13 years of age, ranked first in the tournament, to win the 2014 Junior Orange Bowl in the 14-and-under singles category.[13] That made him one of only nine tennis players to win the Junior Orange Bowl championship twice in its 70-year history, which list includesAndy Murray,Jimmy Connors,Jennifer Capriati, andMonica Seles.[14][15][2][6][13]
As a 15-year-old in 2015, Oliel was rankedNo. 48 among players 18-and-younger.[2]
Oliel, at age 16, won the2016 French Open Boys' Doubles title withPatrik Rikl of the Czech Republic, defeatingChung Yun-seong andOrlando Luz in the final 6–3, 6–4.[16] Oliel said: "It helped that there were hundreds of Israelis and members of the Jewish community that came along to Roland Garros to cheer me along. I feel very proud to be out there representing Israel."[16] He became the fourth Israeli to win a junior grand slam title, joiningDudi Sela (who won the same title in 2003),Anna Smashnova, andShahar Pe'er, all of whom went on to become top-30 players.[16][17]
At the2016 Junior Boys' singles tournament at the US Open at age 16, after beating No. 2 seedAlex de Minaur of Australia in the second round 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(2), Oliel lost to No. 13 seedNicola Kuhn of Spain.[18][7] At the2016 Junior Boys' doubles tournament at the US Open, Oliel andZizou Bergs of Belgium made it to the semi-finals, where they lost to ultimate championsJuan Carlos Aguilar and Felipe Meligeni 4–6, 7–6(1), 10–2.[19][20]
As a 16-year-old in September 2016, Oliel was ranked No. 39 among players 18-and-younger.[18]
He lost to HungarianZsombor Piros in the boys' singles final at the2017 Australian Open, which Oliel reached after beating top seedYibing Wu 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 in the semifinals.[21] Oliel had hoped to follow in the footsteps of Israeli junior champions Shahar Pe'er, who won the girls' Australian Open in 2004, and Anna Smashnova, who won the girls' French Open in 1991.[21] He became the second Israeli to reach a final at a boys' Grand Slam event, followingNoam Behr who lost in the final of the boys' US Open in 1992.[21] The result allowed him to reach the No. 4 place in the Junior rankings.[22]
Later in 2017, Oliel continued to slowly discover the professional circuit and made his first appearance in a Challenger tournament, inSophia Antipolis for theVerrazzano Open. In December 2017, while still 17 years old, he won his first Futures tournament, inSajur, Israel.[23] With the victory he became the fourth player in the world born in the year 2000 to win a Futures title, joiningFélix Auger-Aliassime,Nicola Kuhn, andThiago Seyboth Wild.[24] Following a fewITF Men's Circuit tournaments played with promising results in his home country (three semi-finals and a win), he was ranked No. 629 at the end of the 2017 ATP season, which constituted the best ranking of his young career. In March 2018, Oliel reached in the finals of an Israel F2 inRamat HaSharon, Israel, where he fell toHarri Heliövaara.[25] The next month, Oliel beat world #233Václav Šafránek.[25]
In May 2019, Oliel won the M15 Heraklion inHeraklion, Greece, defeating Britain'sLloyd Glasspool in the final, and in June 2019 he won the M15 Netanya inNetanya, Israel with a win in the finals over Gilbert Soares Klier Junior.[25] He won the M15Kiryat Shmona tournament, in September 2019, held at ITC Kiryat Shmona, defeating Britain'sJack Draper in the final, and the M15 Sajur in Sajur, Israel.[26][25]
Oliel reached a singles ranking of No. 381 on October 4, 2021, which was his career high at the time. With this ranking, he became the highest ranked Israeli tennis player in the world.[27]
Oliel made his ATP debut at the2021 St. Petersburg Open after receiving a wildcard into the main draw. He playedJohn Millman in the first round, but was defeated 6–1, 6–1.
In July 2022, Oliel reached the finals of theMarburg, (Germany) Clay M25. On 8 August 2022, he reached a career-high of world No. 305 in singles.
Oliel received a wildcard to his home tournament, theTel Aviv Open. He lost to qualifier compatriotEdan Leshem in straight sets.[28]
In March 2022, Oliel participated in theDavis Cup representing Israel againstSouth Africa. Oliel played two singles matches and defeated world #34Lloyd Harris andRuan Roelofse. Oliel's win over Harris marked the biggest victory in the Israeli's career. Israel went on to defeat South Africa by a score of 3-1 and earned a promotion to the World Group I of the Davis Cup.[29]
Oliel has been noted for his grace, timing, and tenacity.[6] He has aforehand with a good deal of spin, a stable two-handedbackhand, a goodvolley with excellent touch, and he moves well on the court and reads situations well.[8] Former French Open and Wimbledon women's doubles championAngela Buxton compared his style to that ofRoger Federer, noting that he does not "force or muscle the ball".[9]
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 2017 | Australian Open | Hard |  Zsombor Piros | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 2016 | French Open | Clay |  Patrik Rikl |  Chung Yun-seong Orlando Luz | 6–3, 6–4 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Dec 2017 | Israel F18,Sajur | Futures | Hard |  Tom Jomby | 7–6(8–6), 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Mar 2018 | Israel F2,Ramat HaSharon | Futures | Hard |  Harri Heliövaara | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | May 2019 | M15Heraklion, Greece | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Lloyd Glasspool | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jun 2019 | M15Akko, Israel | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Gilbert Soares Klier Junior | 6–4, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Jun 2019 | M15Netanya, Israel | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Gilbert Soares Klier Junior | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Aug 2019 | M15Novi Sad, Serbia | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Marko Miladinović | 6–2, 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Sep 2019 | M15Kiryat Shmona, Israel | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Jack Draper | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–3 | Sep 2019 | M15Kiryat Shmona, Israel | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Giorgio Ricca | 6–1, 7–6(8–6) |
| Loss | 5–4 | Nov 2019 | M15Heraklion, Greece | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Geoffrey Blancaneaux | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5–5 | May 2021 | M15Ramat HaSharon, Israel | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Ben Patael | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–6 | Aug 2021 | M25Frankfurt am Main, Germany | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Eduard Esteve Lobato | 6–7(1–7), 2–6 |
| Win | 6–6 | Aug 2021 | M25+HBacău, Romania | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Arthur Cazaux | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–7 | Sep 2021 | M25Říčany, Czech Republic | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Zsombor Piros | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–7 | Nov 2021 | M25Meitar, Israel | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Stuart Parker | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–8 | Jul 2022 | M25Marburg, Germany | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Raphaël Collignon | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 7–9 | May 2023 | M15Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Luciano Emanuel Ambrogi | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 7–10 | May 2023 | M15Bucharest, Romania | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Cezar Crețu | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 8–10 | Jul 2023 | M25Netanya, Israel | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Filip Peliwo | 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
| Win | 9–10 | Aug 2023 | M15Ra'anana, Israel | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Amit Vales | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 9–11 | May 2024 | M25Kachreti, Georgia | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Evgenii Tiurnev | 6–3, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 9–12 | June 2024 | M25Villeneuve-Loubet, France | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Remy Bertola | 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2017 | Israel F1,Ramat HaSharon | Futures | Hard | Dekel Bar | Gabor Borsos Laurynas Grigelis | 3–6, 4–6 |
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