Andy Ram

Andreas "Andy" Ram (Hebrew: אנדי רם; born April 10, 1980) is a retired Israeli professional tennis player. He was primarily a doubles player, and competed in three Olympics.

Andy Ram
Andy Ram in 2013.
Full nameAndreas Ram
Country (sports) Israel
ResidenceTel Aviv, Israel
Born (1980-04-10) April 10, 1980
Montevideo, Uruguay
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1998
Retired2014
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 2,647,616
Singles
Career record4–13
Career titles0
1 Challenger, 3 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 187 (14 August 2000)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2005)
French OpenQ1 (2001, 2003)
Wimbledon1R (2004)
US OpenQ2 (2001)
Doubles
Career record331–233
Career titles19
16 Challenger, 7 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 5 (7 July 2008)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (2008)
French OpenSF (2010)
WimbledonSF (2003)
US OpenSF (2009)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsF (2009)
Olympic GamesQF (2004, 2012)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenF (2009)
French OpenW (2007)
WimbledonW (2006)
US OpenSF (2005)
Team competitions
Davis CupSF (2009)
Last updated on: 3 June 2021.

He is the first Israeli tennis player to win a senior Grand Slam event. Ram first won the mixed doubles title at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, together with Vera Zvonareva. He then won the mixed doubles title at the 2007 French Open with Nathalie Dechy, and the men's doubles title at the 2008 Australian Open with Jonathan 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.

Early and personal life

Ram was born Andreas Ram in Montevideo, Uruguay, and is Jewish.[1][2][3] His father Amiram, a former professional football player for Beitar 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 team Beitar Jerusalem.[8][7]

Tennis career

Early years of tennis

"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/Erlich at the 2008 Gerry Weber Open

Ram was trained by Ronen Moralli at the Israel Tennis Centers in Jerusalem. When he was 15 he was sent to the Wingate 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 a Grand Slam tournament until 2001 when he appeared in the Wimbledon doubles with Erlich.[10] It was at Wingate that he first met Jonathan Erlich, his future doubles partner who was also born in South America.

2002

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]

2003

In 2003 Ram won the doubles title at the RCA Championship with Croatian Mario Ančić.[11]

With partner Jonathan Erlich, his groundbreaking achievement was their reaching the semifinals of the Wimbledon 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 seeded Mark Knowles and Daniel 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 and Todd Woodbridge.[12]

Ram reached the 2003 Wimbledon mixed doubles final with Anastassia Rodionova of Russia. The couple lost to tennis legend Martina Navratilova and Leander 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 the Thailand Open in September and the Lyon tournament in October 2003. They also won first place in Indianapolis, Istanbul, India, Rotterdam, and Milan.[4]

2004

Ram competed in the mixed doubles event at the 2004 French Open with partner Petra Mandula of Hungary, and made it as far as the quarterfinals where they lost to Daniela Hantuchová and doubles ace Todd Woodbridge.[14] Ram and Erlich were triumphant yet again in the Lyon International Series tournament in October 2004. They defeated Jonas Björkman and Radek Štěpánek in the final with a 7–6, 6–2 victory.[4]

2005

In the 2005 Australian Open Ram paired up with Conchita Martínez of Spain in the mixed doubles event. Martinez and Ram pulled off an impressive coup in the quarterfinals, beating top seeds Daniel Nestor and Rennae Stubbs 7–5, 6–7, 7–6. They fell in the semifinals to Aussie pair Scott Draper and Samantha Stosur 7–5, 6–3.[15]

Ram and Erlich won their fourth major tournament in Rotterdam in February 2005, beating Czechs Cyril Suk and Pavel Vízner for the honors. They missed the 2005 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 # 56 Ricardo Mello of Brazil 6–1, 6–4, at the New Haven International.

Ram and Erlich played in the mixed doubles competition in Wimbledon 2005. They faced Kevin Ullyett and Liezel 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 the Masters Cup in Shanghai.

2007
Ram with his mixed doubles partner at the US Open, 2007.

At the 2007 French Open, Ram, along with his partner, Nathalie Dechy, won the Mixed doubles competition.[16] Ram and Dechy teamed up together again to compete in the 2007 Wimbledon Championships, losing in the third round to 9th-ranked Marcin Matkowski and Cara Black 6–3, 6–4.[17]

At Cincinnati, at the ATP 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 winners Simon Aspelin and Julian Simon 5–7, 6–7. In mixed doubles with Nathalie Dechy he made it to the quarter finals.[4]

2008

At the 2008 Australian Open Ram and Erlich won the Men's Doubles Championship in straight sets over Arnaud Clément and Michaël 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 (with Max Mirnyi) and Lyon (with Llodra).[4]

2009

At the 2009 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 and Mahesh Bhupathi from India, 3–6, 1–6.[20] Later Ram won the Miami Masters tournament with Mirnyi after reaching finals in the Indian Wells Masters. Ram partnered Erlich once again at Israel Open ATP Challenger tournament in Ramat 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 a Davis Cup match against Russia, where he would partner with Erlich).[21]

2010–2014

He partnered with Julian Knowle for the 2010 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 the 2011 Winston-Salem Open and the Eastbourne International tournament.[22]

In May 2012, Ram and Erlich won the Serbia 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]

Significant finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win2008Australian OpenHard Jonathan Erlich Arnaud Clément
Michaël Llodra		7–5, 7–6(7–4)

Mixed doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss2003WimbledonGrass Anastasia Rodionova Martina Navratilova
Leander Paes		3–6, 3–6
Win2006WimbledonGrass Vera Zvonareva Venus Williams
Bob Bryan		6–3, 6–2
Win2007French OpenClay Nathalie Dechy Katarina Srebotnik
Nenad Zimonjić		7–5, 6–3
Loss2009Australian OpenHard Nathalie Dechy Sania Mirza
Mahesh Bhupathi		3–6, 1–6

ATP career finals

Doubles: 37 (19 titles, 18 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (1–0)
Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (0–1)
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (3–7)
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (2–3)
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (13–7)
Titles by surface
Hard (12–17)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (3–0)
Carpet (3–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (12–11)
Indoor (7–7)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2003 Indianapolis Tennis Championships, US International Hard Mario Ančić Diego Ayala
Robby 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 Benneteau
Nicolas Mahut		 6–1, 6–3
Loss 3–1 Jan 2004 Chennai Open, India International Hard Jonathan Erlich Rafael Nadal
Tommy 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 Suk
Pavel Vízner		 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Win 6–2 Jun 2005 Nottingham Open, UK International Grass Jonathan Erlich Simon Aspelin
Todd Perry		 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss 6–3 Jul 2005 Los Angeles Open, US International Hard Jonathan Erlich Rick Leach
Brian MacPhie		 3–6, 4–6
Loss 6–4 Aug 2005 Canadian Open, Canada Masters Series Hard Jonathan Erlich Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett		 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 0–6
Loss 6–5 Oct 2005 Thailand Open, Thailand International Hard (i) Jonathan Erlich Paul Hanley
Leander 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 Kunitsyn
Dmitry Tursunov		 6–3, 6–2
Win 9–8 Aug 2006 Connecticut Open, US International Hard Jonathan Erlich Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski		 6–3, 6–3
Win 10–8 Oct 2006 Thailand Open, Thailand (2) International Hard (i) Jonathan Erlich Andy Murray
Jamie Murray		 6–2, 2–6, [10–4]
Loss 10–9 Mar 2007 Las Vegas Open, US International Hard Jonathan Erlich Bob Bryan
Mike 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 Clément
Michaël 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 Huss
Ross 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 Fish
Andy 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 Paes
Janko Tipsarević		 4–6, 4–6
Win 19–18 May 2012 Serbia Open, Serbia 250 Series Clay Jonathan Erlich Martin Emmrich
Andreas Siljeström		 4–6, 6–2, [10–6]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 7 (4–3)
Legend
ATP Challenger (1–3)
ITF Futures (3–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
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, Raanana Futures Hard Clément Morel 6–3, 3–6, 6–3

Doubles: 33 (23–10)
Legend
ATP Challenger (16–6)
ITF Futures (7–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (17–8)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (2–0)
Carpet (2–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 1998 Greece F6, Veria Futures Hard Michael Kogan Markus Menzler
Patrick 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 Platenik
Martin 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 Čatár
Branislav Sekáč		 6–4, 7–6
Win 3–3 Jan 2000 India F2, Bangalore Futures Clay Nir Welgreen Aisam Qureshi
Miles Maclagan		 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 4–3 Jan 2000 India F3, Madras Futures Hard Nir Welgreen Boris Borgula
Ladislav Švarc		 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Win 5–3 Feb 2000 Calcutta, India Challenger Grass Nir Welgreen Guillaume Marx
Gregory 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 Erlich
Lior Mor		 4–6, 7–5, 2–6
Win 6–5 Jul 2000 Manchester, United Kingdom Challenger Grass Dejan Petrovic Yves Allegro
Ivo Heuberger		 6–2, 7–6(7–1)
Win 7–5 Jul 2000 Córdoba, Spain Challenger Hard Dejan Petrovic Oscar Burrieza-Lopez
Daniel Melo		 6–1, 6–4
Win 8–5 Jan 2001 USA F2, Delray Beach Futures Hard Noam Behr Lovro Zovko
Andrej Kračman		 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4)
Loss 8–6 May 2001 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Noam Behr Michal Navrátil
Jaroslav Levinský		 3–6, 1–6
Win 9–6 Jul 2001 Campos do Jordão, Brazil Challenger Hard Dejan Petrovic Adriano Ferreira
Daniel Melo		 6–3, 6–4
Win 10–6 Aug 2001 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Challenger Hard Dejan Petrovic Barry Cowan
Eric Taino		 6–3, 6–4
Win 11–6 Aug 2001 Gramado, Brazil Challenger Hard Dejan Petrovic Adriano Ferreira
Daniel Melo		 6–4, 6–4
Win 12–6 Oct 2001 Grenoble, France Challenger Hard Jonathan Erlich Paul Rosner
Glenn Weiner		 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
Win 13–6 Nov 2001 Puebla, Mexico Challenger Hard Jonathan Erlich Marco Chiudinelli
Tuomas 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 Ellwood
Stephen 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 Erlich
Harel 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 Chiudinelli
Uros Vico		 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 17–9 May 2003 New Delhi, India Challenger Hard Jonathan Erlich Radoslav Lukaev
Dmitry Vlasov		 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 2–6
Win 18–9 Aug 2003 Binghamton, United States Challenger Hard Jonathan Erlich Myles Wakefield
Stephen Huss		 6–4, 6–3
Win 19–9 Sep 2003 Istanbul, Turkey Challenger Hard Jonathan Erlich Harel Levy
Amir Hadad		 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6)
Win 20–9 Jul 2008 Ramat HaSharon, Israel Challenger Hard Jonathan Erlich Mikhail Elgin
Sergei Bubka		 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 20–10 Mar 2009 Ramat HaSharon, Israel Challenger Hard Jonathan Erlich George Bastl
Chris Guccione		 5–7, 6–7(6–8)
Win 21–10 May 2010 Ramat HaSharon, Israel Challenger Hard Jonathan Erlich Alexander Peya
Simon Stadler		 6–4, 6–3
Win 22–10 Aug 2013 Vancouver, Canada Challenger Hard Jonathan Erlich James Cerretani
Adil Shamasdin		 6–1, 6–4
Win 23–10 Aug 2013 Aptos, United States Challenger Hard Jonathan Erlich Matt Reid
Chris Guccione		 6–3, 6–7(6–8), [10–2]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1998WimbledonGrass Michaël Llodra Roger Federer
Olivier Rochus		4–6, 4–6
Loss1998US OpenHard Lovro Zovko KJ Hippensteel
David Martin		7–6, 6–7, 2–6

Performance timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles
Tournament200020012002200320042005SRW–LWin %
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%

Doubles
Tournament20012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014SRW–LWin %
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

Mixed doubles
Tournament20032004200520062007200820092010201120122013SRW–LWin %
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%

Davis Cup
Ram in 2013

Ram played on the Israel Davis Cup team in 2001–09, going 14–8 through July 2009. In 2007 he won two matches in Israel's 5–0 win over Luxembourg, and he won his doubles matches in Israel's 3–2 wins over Italy and over Chile (in which he and Erlich defeated Olympic gold medal winners González and Massú). In 2008, Ram and Erlich won their doubles match against Simon Aspelin and Robert Lindstedt in Israel's 3–2 loss to Sweden in the World group, and then Ram partnering Harel Levy defeated the Peruvian duo Mauricio Echazu/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, partnering Amir Hadad, Ram lost in Malmö 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 favored Russia (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 indoor hard courts at the Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv.[26] Israel was represented by Ram, Erlich, Dudi Sela, and Harel Levy. Russia's lineup consisted of Marat Safin (# 24 in the world; former world # 1), Igor Andreev (26), Igor Kunitsyn (35), and Mikhail 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 captain Eyal Ran likened his players to two fighter jets on court, saying: "I felt as if I had two F-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 the Saudi 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 faced the Spanish Davis Cup team in Marbella, Spain on September 18–20, in Israel's first appearance in the Davis Cup semifinals.[37] Spain won a 4–1 victory over Israel.

Olympics

Erlich and Ram represented Israel at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and reached the quarterfinals. Ranked 8th overall, in the 1st round they defeated Thomas Enqvist and Robin Söderling of Sweden 7–5, 6–3, and then beat Russians Igor Andreev and Nikolay Davydenko in the 2nd round 6–4, 6–1. In the quarterfinals they were defeated by Germans Nicolas Kiefer and Rainer Schüttler in three sets, 6–2, 2–6, 2–6.

They also represented Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, where they lost to the French team of Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra in the first round, and at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where they were beaten by the Bryan brothers in the quarter final.[38]

They then represented Israel at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, where they defeated Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka, before losing to the Bryan brothers, who won the gold medal.[24]

Award

Ram was awarded the inaugural Jerusalem Athlete of the Year award in 2006.[6]

Business venture after tennis career

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 a smartwatch 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 on Indiegogo.[41]

See also
  • List of select Jewish tennis players

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