Edan Leshem
עידן לשם
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New York City, United States
Edan Leshem (Hebrew: עידן לשם; born March 19, 1997) is an Israeli tennis player.[2] In 2015, he began playing for the Israel Davis Cup team at the age of 17.
His career-high ranking in singles is World No. 249, which Leshem achieved on 18 December 2017.[1] His career-high ranking in doubles is No. 349, achieved on 24 September 2018.[1]
Personal info
Leshem was born in New York City, and resides in Israel.[1]
Career
2014–15: First ITF title
In December 2014, Leshem lost in the final of the Israeli national championships in Ra'anana to Dudi Sela, 6–1, 6–2.[3]
In November 2015, Leshem won the Israel F15 in Tel Aviv, Israel.[4]
2016–17: ATP and top 250 debut
In June 2016 Leshem won both the Israel F9 in Kiryat Shmona, Israel, and the Israel F10 in Akko, Israel.[4]
In April 2017, Leshem won both the Israel F3 in Tel Aviv, Israel, defeating Matias Franco Descotte in the final, and the Israel F4 in Ramat Gan, Israel, defeating Mats Moraing in the final.[4] In May 2017 he won the Israel F6 in Akko, Israel, defeating Ben Patael in the final.[4]
He made his debut at the 2017 Citi Open in Washington as a qualifier where he lost to Marcos Baghdatis in the first round.[5]
2018–19
He was elected to receive a $25,000 grant through the Grand Slam Development Fund for 2018.[6]
In June 2018, Leshem won the doubles with Daniel Cukierman in the Israel F8 in Tel Aviv, Israel, defeating Dan Added and Albano Olivetti in the finals, and the singles in the Israel F9 in Netanya, Israel, defeating Alessandro Bega in the final.[4]
In September 2019 he won his ninth ITF title, the M25 in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan, defeating Konstantin Kravchuk in the final.[4]
2022: First ATP win, Israeli No. 1 player
At the 2022 Tel Aviv Open, his home tournament, he qualified for the main draw having received a wildcard. He defeated seventh seed Lorenzo Giustino and third seed Luca Nardi. He recorded his first ATP career win defeating compatriot, wildcard Yshai Oliel.[7][8] As a result, he climbed close to 70 positions up the rankings to No. 377 and became the No. 1 Israeli player in singles on 3 October 2022.
National representation
Davis Cup
He was called up to play for the Israel Davis Cup team at the age of 17 in February 2015, after the retirement of Andy Ram.[3] Leshem played for the team against the Romania Davis Cup team in 2015, losing in singles to world # 159 Adrian Ungur by a score of 6–4, 6–2.[9] In doubles, he and Bar Botzer lost to Florin Mergea (world doubles # 17) and Horia Tecău (world doubles # 9), 6–3, 6–4, 6–4.[10][11] In 2020 in the G1 Israel vs Turkey Round 1 he defeated Cem Ilkel, ranked # 195 in the world.[4]
ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 20 (9 titles, 11 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | May 2015 | Israel F6, Akko | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 2–0 | Nov 2015 | Israel F15, Tel Aviv | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–1, 5–7, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–1 | May 2016 | Israel F7, Tel Aviv | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–7(3–7), 5–7 |
Win | 3–1 | Jun 2016 | Israel F9, Kiryat Shmona | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 4–1 | Jun 2016 | Israel F10, Akko | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 4–2 | Mar 2017 | Israel F1, Ramat HaSharon | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 4–3 | Mar 2017 | Israel F2, Ramat HaSharon | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 5–7, 1–6 |
Win | 5–3 | Apr 2017 | Israel F3, Tel Aviv | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 6–3 | Apr 2017 | Israel F4, Ramat Gan | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 5–5 ret. |
Win | 7–3 | May 2017 | Israel F6, Akko | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 7–4 | May 2017 | Israel F7, Herzlia | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 1–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Loss | 7–5 | Dec 2017 | Israel F16, Ramat HaSharon | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
Win | 8–5 | Jun 2018 | Israel F9, Netanya | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 8–6 | Oct 2018 | Israel F14, Meitar | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–7(8–10), 3–6 |
Loss | 8–7 | Mar 2019 | M15 Tel Aviv, Israel | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 6–2, 1–6 |
Win | 9–7 | Sep 2019 | M25 Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() | 2–2 ret. |
Loss | 9–8 | May 2021 | M15 Jerusalem, Israel | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 9–9 | May 2022 | M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 9–10 | Jun 2022 | M15 Ra'anana, Israel | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() | 6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
Loss | 9–11 | Aug 2022 | M25 Tbilisi, Georgia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
Doubles: 13 (4 titles, 9 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2013 | Israel F15, Herzlia | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 0–6 |
Win | 1–1 | May 2015 | Israel F5, Ashkelon | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 7–5 |
Loss | 1–2 | Sep 2015 | Israel F11, Kiryat Gat | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(2–7), 2–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | May 2016 | Israel F7, Tel Aviv | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 5–7 |
Loss | 1–4 | Oct 2017 | Ortisei, Italy | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 7–5, [11–13] |
Win | 2–4 | Jun 2018 | Israel F8, Tel Aviv | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–5 | Feb 2019 | M25 Oberentfelden, Switzerland | World Tennis Tour | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 1–6 |
Loss | 2–6 | Sep 2019 | M25 Bagnères-de-Bigorre, France | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 6–3, [3–10] |
Loss | 2–7 | Feb 2022 | M15 Oberhaching, Germany | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, [11–13] |
Loss | 2–8 | May 2022 | M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 7–5, [2–10] |
Win | 3–8 | May 2022 | M15 Akko, Israel | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 4–8 | Jan 2023 | M25 Sunderland, Great Britain | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–1, [10–3] |
Loss | 4–9 | Jun 2023 | M25 Rome, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 5–7 |
References
- ^ a b c d e "Edan Leshem". ATP World Tour.
- ^ "Edan Leshem". CoreTennis.net.
- ^ a b "Fresh faces set to step up for Israel's Davis Cup tie in Romania". The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Edan Leshem | Player Activity | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Rain disrupts Edan Leshem's first ATP Tour match".
- ^ "2018 PLAYER GRANT RECIPIENTS REFLECT ON SUPPORT". itftennis.com.
- ^ "Tennis, ATP – Tel Aviv Open 2022: Leshem knocks out Oliel". September 27, 2022.
- ^ "Tennis, ATP – Tournoi de Tel Aviv 2022 : Leshem domine Oliel". September 27, 2022.
- ^ Allon Sinai (March 9, 2015). "Romania sweeps Israel in Davis Cup". The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ "Davis Cup Results". SFGate.
- ^ Allon Sinai (March 6, 2015). "Sela anchors green Israel team in Davis Cup tie at Romania". The Jerusalem Post.
External links
- Edan Leshem at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Edan Leshem at the International Tennis Federation
- Edan Leshem at the Davis Cup
- Edan Leshem at ESPN.com
- Israel Tennis Centers bio
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