Nataly Cahana

Nataly Cahana-Fleishman (born 2 December 1978) is an Israeli former professional tennis player.

Nataly Cahana
Full nameNataly Cahana-Fleishman[1]
Country (sports) Israel
Born (1978-12-02) 2 December 1978
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$35,695
Singles
Career record93-96
Career titles0 WTA / 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 232 (3 May 1999)
Doubles
Career record83-78
Career titles0 WTA / 5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 179 (5 July 1999)

Biography

Cahana, a right-handed player from Haifa, competed on the professional tour in the 1990s, primarily on the ITF circuit She reached a best singles ranking of 232 and won a $25,000 ITF title in Caracas in 1998. As a doubles player she was ranked as high as 179 in the world and won five ITF titles.[2]

From 1996 to 1999 she featured in eight Fed Cup ties for Israel, mostly in doubles.

Her only WTA Tour main draw appearance came at the 1999 Tashkent Open, where she and partner Julia Abe made the quarter-finals of the doubles.[3]

In the early 2000s she played American college tennis for Old Dominion University (ODU) in Norfolk, Virginia. A two-time All-American, she made four NCAA Championship appearances in a row and finished with a team record 231 career wins, across singles and doubles. In 2007 she began serving ODU as an assistant coach.[4]

ITF finals
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (1–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 17 March 1996 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Hila Rosen 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 2. 8 March 1997 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Mirka Federer 3–6, 6–7
Winner 1. 4 October 1998 Caracas, Venezuela Hard Sybille Bammer 6–1, 3–6, 6–3

Doubles (5–8)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 22 August 1993 Haifa, Israel Hard Tzipora Obziler Shiri Burstein
Hila Rosen		 0–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 29 August 1993 Haifa, Israel Hard Tzipora Obziler Shiri Burstein
Hila Rosen		 5–7, 5–7
Winner 1. 4 December 1994 Beersheba, Israel Hard Oshri Shashua Ivona Mihailova
Irena Mihailova		 2–6, 6–4, 6–0
Runner-up 3. 3 April 1995 Tiberias, Israel Hard Oshri Shashua Nelly Barkan
Tessa Shapovalova		 4–6, 1–6
Runner-up 4. 13 August 1995 Southsea, United Kingdom Grass Oshri Shashua Karen Cross
Jane Wood		 4–6, 5–7
Runner-up 5. 30 October 1995 Nicosia, Cyprus Clay Oshri Shashua Vanessa Brilleman
Henriëtte van Aalderen		 6–3, 6–7(2), 4–6
Runner-up 6. 14 July 1996 Vigo, Spain Clay Hila Rosen Alicia Ortuño
Veronica Stele		 2–6, 4–6
Winner 2. 17 August 1997 Catania, Italy Hard Martine Vosseberg Emanuela Brusati
Sara Ventura		 7–5, 4–6, 6–4
Winner 3. 5 October 1997 Coatzacoalcos, Mexico Hard Martine Vosseberg Katie Schlukebir
Melissa Zimpfer		 4–6, 2–6
Winner 4. 22 November 1997 Jaffa, Israel Hard Maaike Koutstaal Tzipora Obziler
Anna Smashnova		 6–2, 6–1
Winner 5. 10 August 1998 İstanbul, Turkey Hard Eleni Daniilidou Duygu Akşit Oal
Gülberk Gültekin		 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 7. 3 May 1999 Beersheba, Israel Hard Tzipora Obziler Nadejda Ostrovskaya
Tatiana Poutchek		 1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 8. 31 January 2000 İstanbul, Turkey Hard Katarina Mišić Elena Yaryshka
Irina Kornienko		 3–6, 6–3, 4–6

See also

References
  1. "Talk with King turns tennis teacher back into player". Virginian-Pilot. 27 August 2007.
  2. "Tennis Abstract: Natalie Cahana WTA Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com.
  3. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Tashkent - 07 June - 13 June 1999". www.itftennis.com.
  4. "Nataly Cahana-Fleishman Biography". odusports.com.
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