.jpg) Andy Ram in 2013. | |
| Full name | Andy Ram |
|---|---|
| Native name | אנדי רם |
| Country (sports) |  Israel |
| Born | (1980-04-10)April 10, 1980 (age 45) |
| 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. | |
Andreas "Andy"Ram (Hebrew:אנדי רם; born April 10, 1980) is a retired Israeli professionaltennis player. He was primarily a doubles player, and competed in three Olympics.
He is the first Israeli tennis player to win a seniorGrand Slam event. Ram first won themixed doubles title at the2006 Wimbledon Championships, together withVera Zvonareva. He then won the mixed doubles title at the 2007 French Open withNathalie Dechy, and the men's doubles title at the 2008 Australian Open withJonathan 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.
Ram was bornAndreas Ram inMontevideo, Uruguay, and is Jewish.[1][2][3] His father Amiram, a former professional football player forBeitar Jerusalem in the 1950s, was Israeli. After his father was injured he was sent to Uruguay on "shlihut" ("outreach"), and it was there that he met Ram's mother, who is Uruguayan. She is a dental specialist for children.[4] He has an older brother and a younger sister. They moved to Jerusalem when he was five, which is when he began playing tennis.[5][6] "It was tough at the beginning because I couldn't speak the language, and was fighting with people in the kindergarten who didn't understand me", said Ram. "My parents decided to send me to the tennis center not long after we arrived."[6]
He married his wife Shiri in September 2006, and they have 3 children.[4] The family lives in Tel Aviv.[7] Ram is a fan of the football teamBeitar Jerusalem.[8][7]
"I really enjoyed playing tennis, because when I was six or seven years old and winning tournaments it felt good", said Ram. "From when I was 8 or 10 I knew it was going to be a career for me. It's a tennis life so it wasn't so easy. You have to give up many things. When all my friends were playing outside I had to practice. I didn't go to all the school trips. But I was focused from a very young age. I grew up practicing at the Jerusalem tennis center. I spent most of my childhood there, practicing five days a week. I never regretted it and I enjoyed every moment. Now I am reaping the rewards."[6]
Ram was trained by Ronen Moralli at theIsrael Tennis Centers in Jerusalem. When he was 15 he was sent to theWingate Institute, where young Israeli athletes are groomed to become professionals.[9] "It wasn't easy being far away from your family", Ram remembers, "but you know it is going to be your profession and that's what you are going to try to do for life. You practice twice a day and fit in school in between."[6] He became a professional tennis player in 1996, at the age of 16, but did not compete in aGrand Slam tournament until 2001 when he appeared in the Wimbledon doubles with Erlich.[10] It was at Wingate that he first metJonathan Erlich, his future doubles partner who was also born in South America.
In 2002 Ram was injured, and did not play because he had knee surgery and back surgery. He was on crutches for two months, could not walk, and considered giving up tennis.[6]
In 2003 Ram won the doubles title at theRCA Championship with CroatianMario Ančić.[11]
With partnerJonathan Erlich, his groundbreaking achievement was their reaching the semifinals of theWimbledon Championships in 2003 as unknown qualifiers. They defeated three seeded opponents en route to the semifinals. In the quarterfinals, in a match in which neither side broke service, Ram and Erlich defeated No. 2 seededMark Knowles andDaniel Nestor in straight sets: 7–6, 7–6, 7–6. In the semis, Ram and Erlich – the first Israelis to ever advance to the semifinals in any Grand Slam event – lost to the defending Wimbledon champions,Jonas Björkman andTodd Woodbridge.[12]
Ram reached the 2003Wimbledon mixed doubles final withAnastassia Rodionova of Russia. The couple lost to tennis legendMartina Navratilova andLeander Paes.[13]
Ram felt at that point that he had to choose whether to focus on doubles or singles, as he felt it would be tough to combine the two. He chose to concentrate on doubles.[6]
Ram and Erlich then won theThailand Open in September and the Lyon tournament in October 2003. They also won first place in Indianapolis, Istanbul, India, Rotterdam, and Milan.[4]
Ram competed in the mixed doubles event at the2004 French Open with partnerPetra Mandula of Hungary, and made it as far as the quarterfinals where they lost toDaniela Hantuchová and doubles aceTodd Woodbridge.[14] Ram and Erlich were triumphant yet again in the Lyon International Series tournament in October 2004. They defeatedJonas Björkman andRadek Štěpánek in the final with a 7–6, 6–2 victory.[4]
In the 2005 Australian Open Ram paired up withConchita Martínez of Spain in the mixed doubles event. Martinez and Ram pulled off an impressive coup in the quarterfinals, beating top seedsDaniel Nestor andRennae Stubbs 7–5, 6–7, 7–6. They fell in the semifinals to Aussie pairScott Draper andSamantha Stosur 7–5, 6–3.[15]
Ram and Erlich won their fourth major tournament in Rotterdam in February 2005, beating CzechsCyril Suk andPavel Vízner for the honors. They missed the2005 French Open grand slam tournament, as Ram's father had died as he was preparing to fly to France.
In August 2005, playing singles he defeated world # 56Ricardo Mello of Brazil 6–1, 6–4, at the New Haven International.
Ram and Erlich played in the mixed doubles competition inWimbledon 2005. They facedKevin Ullyett andLiezel Huber in the quarterfinals, and were eliminated 6–4, 3–6, 8–6.[4] They reached 8th place in the doubles race ranking at the end of 2005, and served as alternates at theMasters Cup in Shanghai.
At the2007 French Open, Ram, along with his partner,Nathalie Dechy, won theMixed doubles competition.[16] Ram and Dechy teamed up together again to compete in the2007 Wimbledon Championships, losing in the third round to 9th-rankedMarcin Matkowski andCara Black 6–3, 6–4.[17]
At Cincinnati, at theATP World Tour Masters 1000, in August he and Erlich won, upsetting the world # 1 Bryan brothers in the final 4–6, 6–3, 13–11.[18] At the US Open, he played doubles with Erlich, losing in the round of 16 to the eventual winnersSimon Aspelin and Julian Simon 5–7, 6–7. In mixed doubles with Nathalie Dechy he made it to the quarter-finals.[4]
At the2008 Australian Open Ram and Erlich won the men's doubles Championship in straight sets overArnaud Clément andMichaël Llodra 7–5, 7–6. This was the duo's first Grand Slam win after numerous ATP titles, and was also Israel's first ever Grand Slam trophy in men's doubles.[19] The duo also won the Masters Series event at Indian Wells, California by defeating the team of Nestor and Zimonic in the finals. After Erlich's injury, Ram was playing with other partners and won indoor titles in Vienna (withMax Mirnyi) and Lyon (with Llodra).[4]
At the2009 Australian Open Ram and Nathalie Dechy, unseeded at the start of the tournament, defeated two seeded pairs and reached the finals, where they lost to another unseeded pair,Sania Mirza andMahesh Bhupathi from India, 3–6, 1–6.[20] Later Ram won theMiami Masters tournament with Mirnyi after reaching finals in theIndian Wells Masters. Ram partnered Erlich once again atIsrael OpenATP Challenger tournament inRamat HaSharon in May, but after losing in the final he announced his decision to keep partnering with Mirnyi until the end of 2009 season (with the exception of aDavis Cup match against Russia, where he would partner with Erlich).[21]
He partnered withJulian Knowle for the2010 French Open. They reached the semi-finals, which was the best result for either player at the French Open.[4]
In 2011, Ram and Erlich won both the2011 Winston-Salem Open and theEastbourne International tournament.[22]
In May 2012, Ram and Erlich won theSerbia Open in Belgrade.[23]
In May 2014, at age 34, he announced his retirement, to take effect after Israel's Davis Cup tie in September.[24]
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 2008 | Australian Open | Hard | Jonathan Erlich |  Arnaud ClémentMichaël Llodra | 7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2003 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Anastasia Rodionova |  Martina Navratilova Leander Paes | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2006 | Wimbledon | Grass | Vera Zvonareva | Venus WilliamsBob Bryan | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2007 | French Open | Clay | Nathalie Dechy |  Katarina Srebotnik Nenad Zimonjić | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2009 | Australian Open | Hard | Nathalie Dechy | Sania MirzaMahesh Bhupathi | 3–6, 1–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2003 | Indianapolis Tennis Championships, US | International | Hard |  Mario Ančić | Diego AyalaRobby Ginepri | 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2003 | Thailand Open, Thailand | International | Hard (i) | Jonathan Erlich |  Andrew Kratzmann Jarkko Nieminen | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 3–0 | Oct 2003 | Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, France | International | Carpet (i) | Jonathan Erlich | Julien BenneteauNicolas Mahut | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Jan 2004 | Chennai Open, India | International | Hard | Jonathan Erlich |  Rafael NadalTommy Robredo | 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Feb 2004 | Rotterdam Open, Netherlands | Intl. Gold | Hard (i) | Jonathan Erlich | Paul Hanley Radek Štěpánek | 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 5–7 |
| Win | 4–2 | Oct 2004 | Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, France(2) | International | Carpet (i) | Jonathan Erlich |  Jonas Björkman Radek Štěpánek | 7–6(7–2), 6–2 |
| Win | 5–2 | Feb 2005 | Rotterdam Open, Netherlands | Intl. Gold | Hard (i) | Jonathan Erlich | Cyril SukPavel Vízner | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–2 | Jun 2005 | Nottingham Open, UK | International | Grass | Jonathan Erlich | Simon AspelinTodd Perry | 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 6–3 | Jul 2005 | Los Angeles Open, US | International | Hard | Jonathan Erlich | Rick LeachBrian MacPhie | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6–4 | Aug 2005 | Canadian Open, Canada | Masters Series | Hard | Jonathan Erlich |  Wayne BlackKevin Ullyett | 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 6–5 | Oct 2005 | Thailand Open, Thailand | International | Hard (i) | Jonathan Erlich | Paul HanleyLeander Paes | 6–5(7–5), 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 6–6 | Oct 2005 | Vienna Open, Austria | Intl. Gold | Hard (i) | Jonathan Erlich |  Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 3–5, 4–5(4–7) |
| Win | 7–6 | Jan 2006 | Adelaide International, Australia | International | Hard | Jonathan Erlich | Paul Hanley Kevin Ullyett | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(12–10) |
| Loss | 7–7 | Feb 2006 | Rotterdam Open, Netherlands | Intl. Gold | Hard (i) | Jonathan Erlich | Paul Hanley Kevin Ullyett | 6–7(4–7), 6–7(2–7) |
| Loss | 7–8 | May 2006 | Italian Open, Italy | Masters Series | Clay | Jonathan Erlich | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 4–6, 7–5, [11–13] |
| Win | 8–8 | Jun 2006 | Nottingham Open, UK(2) | International | Grass | Jonathan Erlich | Igor KunitsynDmitry Tursunov | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 9–8 | Aug 2006 | Connecticut Open, US | International | Hard | Jonathan Erlich |  Mariusz FyrstenbergMarcin Matkowski | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 10–8 | Oct 2006 | Thailand Open, Thailand(2) | International | Hard (i) | Jonathan Erlich |  Andy MurrayJamie Murray | 6–2, 2–6, [10–4] |
| Loss | 10–9 | Mar 2007 | Las Vegas Open, US | International | Hard | Jonathan Erlich | Bob BryanMike Bryan | 6–7(6–8), 2–6 |
| Loss | 10–10 | Mar 2007 | Indian Wells Masters, US | Masters Series | Hard | Jonathan Erlich | Martin Damm Leander Paes | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 10–11 | Aug 2007 | Washington Open, US | International | Hard | Jonathan Erlich | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–7(5–7), 6–3, [7–10] |
| Win | 11–11 | Aug 2007 | Cincinnati Masters, US | Masters Series | Hard | Jonathan Erlich | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 4–6, 6–3, [13–11] |
| Win | 12–11 | Jan 2008 | Australian Open, Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | Jonathan Erlich | Arnaud ClémentMichaël Llodra | 7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 13–11 | Mar 2008 | Indian Wells Masters, US | Masters Series | Hard | Jonathan Erlich | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 13–12 | Aug 2008 | Cincinnati Masters, US | Masters Series | Hard | Jonathan Erlich | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–4, 6–7(2–7), [7–10] |
| Win | 14–12 | Oct 2008 | Vienna Open, Austria | Intl. Gold | Hard (i) |  Max Mirnyi |  Philipp Petzschner Alexander Peya | 6–1, 7–5 |
| Win | 15–12 | Oct 2008 | Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, France(3) | International | Carpet (i) | Michaël Llodra | Stephen HussRoss Hutchins | 6–3, 5–7, [10–8] |
| Loss | 15–13 | Feb 2009 | Open 13, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Julian Knowle | Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra | 6–3, 3–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 15–14 | Mar 2009 | Indian Wells Masters, US | Masters 1000 | Hard | Max Mirnyi | Mardy FishAndy Roddick | 6–3, 1–6, [12–14] |
| Win | 16–14 | Apr 2009 | Miami Open, US | Masters 1000 | Hard | Max Mirnyi | Ashley Fisher Stephen Huss | 6–7(4–7), 6–2, [10–7] |
| Loss | 16–15 | Aug 2009 | Canadian Open, Canada | Masters 1000 | Hard | Max Mirnyi | Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 16–16 | Nov 2009 | ATP World Tour Finals, UK | Tour Finals | Hard (i) | Max Mirnyi | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 16–17 | Nov 2010 | Paris Masters, France | Masters 1000 | Hard (i) | Mark Knowles | Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 17–17 | Jun 2011 | Eastbourne International, UK | 250 Series | Grass | Jonathan Erlich |  Grigor Dimitrov Andreas Seppi | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 18–17 | Aug 2011 | Winston-Salem Open, US | 250 Series | Hard | Jonathan Erlich | Christopher Kas Alexander Peya | 7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
| Loss | 18–18 | Jan 2012 | Chennai Open, India | 250 Series | Hard | Jonathan Erlich | Leander PaesJanko Tipsarević | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 19–18 | May 2012 | Serbia Open, Serbia | 250 Series | Clay | Jonathan Erlich | Martin EmmrichAndreas Siljeström | 4–6, 6–2, [10–6] |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 1999 | Turkey F3,Istanbul | Futures | Hard | Raviv Weidenfeld | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jan 2000 | India F3,Madras | Futures | Hard |  Ladislav Švarc | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Feb 2000 | Calcutta, India | Challenger | Grass | Tuomas Ketola | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Jul 2000 | Bristol, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Julian Knowle | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Aug 2001 | Gramado, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Barry Cowan | 6–2, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Aug 2001 | Bronx, United States | Challenger | Hard | Björn Phau | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Mar 2006 | Israel F2,Ra'anana | Futures | Hard | Clément Morel | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1998 | Greece F6,Veria | Futures | Hard | Michael Kogan | Markus MenzlerPatrick Sommer | 0–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 1999 | Turkey F3,Istanbul | Futures | Hard |  Emin Ağayev |  Aisam Qureshi Dmitriy Tomashevich | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Sep 1999 | Turkey F6,Antalya | Futures | Clay | Amir Hadad | Vladimir PlatenikMartin Hromec | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Oct 1999 | Uzbekistan F4,Fergana | Futures | Hard | Stefano Galvani | Lior Dahan Kris Goossens | 5–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 2–3 | Oct 1999 | Uzbekistan F5,Karshi | Futures | Hard | Stefano Galvani | Tomáš ČatárBranislav Sekáč | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Jan 2000 | India F2,Bangalore | Futures | Clay | Nir Welgreen | Aisam QureshiMiles Maclagan | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–3 | Jan 2000 | India F3,Madras | Futures | Hard | Nir Welgreen | Boris BorgulaLadislav Švarc | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–3 | Feb 2000 | Calcutta, India | Challenger | Grass | Nir Welgreen | Guillaume MarxGregory Carraz | 2–1 ret. |
| Loss | 5–4 | Mar 2000 | France F6,Douai | Futures | Carpet | Lovro Zovko | Gilles Elseneer Arnaud Fontaine | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Jun 2000 | Denver, United States | Challenger | Hard | Noam Behr | Jonathan ErlichLior Mor | 4–6, 7–5, 2–6 |
| Win | 6–5 | Jul 2000 | Manchester, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Dejan Petrovic |  Yves AllegroIvo Heuberger | 6–2, 7–6(7–1) |
| Win | 7–5 | Jul 2000 | Córdoba, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Dejan Petrovic | Óscar Burrieza López Daniel Melo | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–5 | Jan 2001 | USA F2,Delray Beach | Futures | Hard | Noam Behr | Lovro ZovkoAndrej Kračman | 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 8–6 | May 2001 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Noam Behr | Michal NavrátilJaroslav Levinský | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 9–6 | Jul 2001 | Campos do Jordão, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Dejan Petrovic | Adriano FerreiraDaniel Melo | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 10–6 | Aug 2001 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Dejan Petrovic | Barry CowanEric Taino | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–6 | Aug 2001 | Gramado, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Dejan Petrovic | Adriano FerreiraDaniel Melo | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 12–6 | Oct 2001 | Grenoble, France | Challenger | Hard | Jonathan Erlich |  Paul RosnerGlenn Weiner | 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 13–6 | Nov 2001 | Puebla, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Jonathan Erlich | Marco ChiudinelliTuomas Ketola | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–1 |
| Win | 14–6 | Dec 2001 | Costa Rica Challenger | Challenger | Hard | Jonathan Erlich | Daniel Melo Dušan Vemić | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 14–7 | Feb 2002 | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard | Jonathan Erlich | Ben EllwoodStephen Huss | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 14–8 | Jan 2003 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Hard |  Ignacio Hirigoyen | Federico Browne Rogier Wassen | 6–7(0–7), 6–7(3–7) |
| Win | 15–8 | Feb 2003 | Great Britain F2,Nottingham | Futures | Carpet | Mark Hilton | Jonathan ErlichHarel Levy | 7–6(9–7), 6–2 |
| Win | 16–8 | Mar 2003 | Kyoto, Japan | Challenger | Carpet | Amir Hadad | Jan Hájek Jimmy Wang | 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 17–8 | Apr 2003 | Greece F1,Syros | Futures | Hard | Jonathan Erlich | Marco ChiudinelliUros Vico | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 17–9 | May 2003 | New Delhi, India | Challenger | Hard | Jonathan Erlich | Radoslav LukaevDmitry Vlasov | 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 2–6 |
| Win | 18–9 | Aug 2003 | Binghamton, United States | Challenger | Hard | Jonathan Erlich | Myles WakefieldStephen Huss | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 19–9 | Sep 2003 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Jonathan Erlich | Harel LevyAmir Hadad | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6) |
| Win | 20–9 | Jul 2008 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel | Challenger | Hard | Jonathan Erlich | Mikhail Elgin Sergey Bubka | 6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
| Loss | 20–10 | Mar 2009 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel | Challenger | Hard | Jonathan Erlich | George BastlChris Guccione | 5–7, 6–7(6–8) |
| Win | 21–10 | May 2010 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel | Challenger | Hard | Jonathan Erlich | Alexander PeyaSimon Stadler | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 22–10 | Aug 2013 | Vancouver, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Jonathan Erlich | James CerretaniAdil Shamasdin | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 23–10 | Aug 2013 | Aptos, United States | Challenger | Hard | Jonathan Erlich | Matt ReidChris Guccione | 6–3, 6–7(6–8), [10–2] |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1998 | Wimbledon | Grass | Michaël Llodra | Roger FedererOlivier Rochus | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1998 | US Open | Hard | Lovro Zovko | KJ HippensteelDavid Martin | 7–6, 6–7, 2–6 |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q1 | A | A | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | Q2 | Q2 | A | Q3 | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| US Open | Q1 | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | 3R | W | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 1 / 11 | 13–10 | 57% | |||
| French Open | A | A | A | 3R | A | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1R | SF | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 9 | 13–9 | 59% | |||
| Wimbledon | 2R | A | SF | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | QF | 3R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 12 | 17–12 | 59% | |||
| US Open | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | QF | 3R | 3R | 2R | SF | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 12 | 15–12 | 56% | |||
| Win–loss | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–3 | 6–4 | 7–4 | 12–3 | 7–4 | 6–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1 / 44 | 58–43 | 57% | |||
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | F | W | F | QF | 2R | A | A | A | 1 / 8 | 17–7 | 71% | |||
| Miami | A | A | A | 2R | QF | SF | 1R | 1R | W | 1R | QF | A | A | A | 1 / 8 | 13–7 | 65% | |||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | QF | QF | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 2–7 | 22% | |||
| Rome | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | F | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | 36% | |||
| Madrid (Stuttgart) | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 8 | 3–8 | 27% | |||
| Canada | A | A | A | QF | F | 2R | SF | 2R | F | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 10–7 | 59% | |||
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | QF | 1R | SF | W | F | 2R | QF | A | A | A | A | 1 / 7 | 13–6 | 68% | |||
| Shanghai | Not Held | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||||||||
| Paris | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | F | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 6–7 | 46% | |||
| Hamburg | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | QF | SF | 2R | NM1 | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% | ||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 6–8 | 8–8 | 10–9 | 11–8 | 10–8 | 15–8 | 8–9 | 3–5 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3 / 66 | 71–63 | 53% | |||
| Year End Ranking | 103 | 494 | 31 | 32 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 51 | 53 | 113 | 1429 | ||||||
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | SF | 2R | 1R | SF | F | QF | QF | 2R | A | 0 /9 | 16–9 | 64% | ||||||
| French Open | A | QF | A | SF | W | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | A | A | 1 / 7 | 13–6 | 68% | ||||||
| Wimbledon | F | 3R | 3R | W | 3R | QF | 1R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1 / 11 | 19–10 | 66% | ||||||
| US Open | A | 1R | SF | 1R | QF | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45% | ||||||
| Win–loss | 5–1 | 4–4 | 7–3 | 9–3 | 7–3 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2 / 33 | 53–31 | 63% | ||||||
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Ram played on theIsrael Davis Cup team in 2001–09, going 14–8 through July 2009. In 2007 he won two matches in Israel's 5–0 win overLuxembourg, and he won his doubles matches in Israel's 3–2 wins over Italy and overChile (in which he and Erlich defeated Olympicgold medal winners González and Massú). In 2008, Ram and Erlich won their doubles match againstSimon Aspelin andRobert Lindstedt in Israel's 3–2 loss to Sweden in the World group, and then Ram partneringHarel Levy defeated the Peruvian duo Mauricio Echazú/Matias Silva on the way to Israel's 4–1 victory, granting Israel a place in the World Group for the next season. In March 2009, partneringAmir Hadad, Ram lost inMalmö to the same Swedish pair he defeated a year earlier, but the Israeli team won 3–2 overall and proceeded to the World Group quarterfinal.[25]
Israel (ranked 8th in the Davis Cup standings, with 5,394 points) hosted heavily favoredRussia (which won in both 2002 and 2006, and was the top-ranked country in Davis Cup standings, with 27,897 points) in a Davis Cup quarterfinal tie in July 2009, on indoorhard courts at theNokia Arena in Tel Aviv.[26] Israel was represented by Ram, Erlich,Dudi Sela, andHarel Levy. Russia's lineup consisted ofMarat Safin (# 24 in the world; former world # 1),Igor Andreev (26),Igor Kunitsyn (35), andMikhail Youzhny (44; former world # 8).[27][28] The stage was set by Safin, who prior to the tie told the press: "With all due respect, Israel was lucky to get to the quarterfinals."[29] The Israeli team's response was to beat the Russian team in each of their first three matches, thereby winning the tie. Levy, world # 210, beat Russia's top player, Andreev, world # 24, 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 in the opening match. Sela (# 33) followed by beating Russian Youzhny 3–6, 6–1, 6–0, 7–5. Israeli captainEyal Ran likened his players to twofighter jets on court, saying: "I felt as if I had twoF-16s out there today, they played amazingly well." The 10,500 spectators were the largest crowd ever for a tennis match in Israel.[30] The next day Ram and Erlich beat Safin and Kunitsyn 6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 4–6, 6–4 in front of a boisterous crowd of over 10,000.[31] "I started to cry like a little boy", said Ram.[32] Even theSaudi Gazette described the doubles match as a "thrilling" win.[33] Captain Ran was carried shoulder-high around the Tel Aviv stadium, as the 10,000-strong crowd applauded.[34] With the tie clinched for Israel, the reverse singles rubbers were "dead", and instead of best-of-five matches, best-of-three sets were played, with the outcomes of little to no importance.[35] Israel wrapped up a 4–1 victory over Russia, as Levy defeated Kunitsyn 6–4, 4–6, 7–6, while Sela retired with a wrist injury while down 3–4 in the first set against Andreev.[36] Israel next facedthe Spanish Davis Cup team inMarbella, Spain on September 18–20, in Israel's first appearance in the Davis Cup semifinals.[37]Spain won a 4–1 victory over Israel.
Erlich and Ram representedIsrael at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and reached the quarterfinals. Ranked 8th overall, in the 1st round they defeatedThomas Enqvist andRobin Söderling of Sweden 7–5, 6–3, and then beat RussiansIgor Andreev andNikolay Davydenko in the 2nd round 6–4, 6–1. In the quarterfinals they were defeated by GermansNicolas Kiefer andRainer Schüttler in three sets, 6–2, 2–6, 2–6.
They also representedIsrael at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, where they lost to the French team ofArnaud Clément andMichaël Llodra in the first round, and at the2012 Summer Olympics, where they were beaten by the Bryan brothers in the quarter-final.[38]
They then representedIsrael at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, where they defeatedRoger Federer andStanislas Wawrinka, before losing to the Bryan brothers, who won thegold medal.[24]
Ram was awarded the inaugural Jerusalem Athlete of the Year award in 2006.[6]
In April 2015, Ram, co-founder and CEO of Pulse Play, announced his new startup – wearable technology and an app for amateur tennis players around the world.[39][40] It is asmartwatch designed to handle intense and animated tennis, table tennis, badminton, and squash.[41] It operates in real time and connects to the cloud, so users can find nearby opponents, see how they rank against other players worldwide, and track their improvement.[41] Ram raised money initially in crowd-funding onIndiegogo.[41]
