 Zack Fleishman defeats world #6Fernando González at UCLA's Countrywide Classic in 2007 | |
| Country (sports) |  United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | California |
| Born | (1980-03-17)March 17, 1980 (age 45) Santa Monica, California |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Turned pro | 2000 |
| Retired | 2011 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $381,160 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 7–17 (atATP Tour-level,Grand Slam-level, and inDavis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 127 (November 5, 2007) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2007) |
| French Open | Q1 (2004,2006,2007) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2007) |
| US Open | Q3 (2003) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2–4 (atATP Tour-level,Grand Slam-level, and inDavis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 254 (June 24, 2002) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2006) |
| US Open | Q2 (2000) |
Zachary Rodin Fleishman (born March 17, 1980) is an American professionaltennis player.
Fleishman was born in Santa Monica, and attendedUCLA for one year before turning pro. He is currently the Chief Operating Officer atShark Wheel, a company that reinvented the wheel into a sine wave-shaped design.
Fleishman began playing tennis at the age of 8. At the age of 18, he played one season (1998–99) of collegiate tennis at theUniversity of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), at the No. 2 position.[1] That year Fleishman helped UCLA to the No. 1 ranking in the country, and to the final of theNational Collegiate Athletic Association championships. In the ITF junior world rankings, he reached No. 18 in singles in 1998. After one year of competing on the collegiate level, Fleishman opted to turn professional in 2000.[1]
He has won seven professional singles titles (and numerous doubles titles) in his career, starting with back-to-back satellite wins inEl Salvador onhard court, followed by a win inHonduras on red clay. Fleishman then won back-to-back titles again, this time in his native California, winning two futures events inRedding andChico (he also won the doubles title). Later, he was able to establish himself on the challenger circuit, winning a US$25,000 event inEcuador on red clay and then a US$50,000 event inVietnam on hard court. This propelled his ranking to 11th in the United States and World # 127. In 2008, Zack added another professional tournament victory to his resume winning the Costa Mesa Tennis Futures.
In his career Fleishman notably defeatedFernando González,David Nalbandian,Vince Spadea,Agustín Calleri,Mardy Fish,Robby Ginepri,Daniel Nestor,Tomáš Berdych,Kei Nishikori,Kevin Anderson,Santiago Giraldo,Yen-Hsun Lu,Denis Istomin,Nicolas Mahut, andJoachim Johansson.
In 2006, Fleishman qualified for his firstGrand Slam event: theAustralian Open. He won three qualifying matches and then drew world No. 85Dick Norman of Belgium. Fleishman rallied from two sets down to force a fifth set. However, Fleishman was unable to capitalize on his momentum, and lost the fifth set and the match.
In 2007, Fleishman again qualified for theAustralian Open. This time, he defeated World # 26Agustín Calleri ofArgentina in the first round, before falling to AustralianWayne Arthurs in the second round.[2]
The same year, Fleishman won three matches and qualified atWimbledon, where he faced World No. 10Tommy Haas. On July 17, 2007, Fleishman achieved his first victory over a top-ten player, defeating world No. 6Fernando González, in the first round of the Los Angeles Tennis Center'sCountrywide Classic. He proceeded to beat fellow AmericanRobert Kendrick, in the second round, compiling his first ever back-to-back wins in anAssociation of Tennis Professionals event. In the quarterfinals, however, Fleishman fell to the eventual tournament championRadek Štěpánek.
In September 2008, Fleishman won the USA F23 in California, beatingMichael McClune in the finals in three sets. He and McClune partnered to win the doubles in the tournament, dropping only one set along the way.
