Daniel Cukierman

Daniel Cukierman
דניאל צוקרמן
Country (sports)  Israel
Born (1995-07-09) 9 July 1995
Tel Aviv, Israel
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $19,133
Singles
Career record 0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 525 (30 January 2017)
Current ranking No. 1237 (12 May 2018)
Doubles
Career record 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles 2 ITF
Highest ranking No. 776 (14 September 2015)
Current ranking No. 791 (30 January 2017)
Last updated on: 4 February 2017.

Daniel Cukierman (Hebrew: דניאל צוקרמן‎; born 9 July 1995) is an Israeli tennis player.

Cukierman has a career-high ATP singles ranking of 525 achieved on 27 February 2017. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of 776 achieved on 14 September 2015.

Early life

Cukierman was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to Galia and Edouard.[1][2] He has two brothers, Michael and Ariel.[2] He attended Ironi Daled High School.[2]

He was in the Israel Defense Forces for three years.[3] After he was released from the IDF, Cukierman had a mandatory eight-month break from competition.[4][5]

Tennis career

Cukierman reached the singles finals at the 2016 Greece F9 Futures, and the 2016 Israel F14 Futures and F13 Futures, and reached the doubles final at the 2016 Israel F15 Futures.[2]

In 2017 he started his studies at the University of Southern California (USC), where he is majoring in international relations and playing for the USC Trojans tennis team.[2] Cukierman said: "My feeling is to go to college, and after college, I can go pro and try my chances. And if it doesn’t work, I have my degree, so I’ll have other options. I feel like it’s better to start studying when you’re 22 (because I was in the Army) than when you’re 32."[4]

Cukierman plays for the Israel Davis Cup team in the Davis Cup.[6] He was first nominated to the team for the 2017 Davis Cup, and played in a match against Portuguese tennis player Frederico Ferreira Silva.

References

  1. ↑ Daniel Cukierman | Overview | ATP World Tour | Tennis
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Daniel Cukierman - 2017-18 Men's Tennis Roster - University of Southern California Official Athletic Site
  3. ↑ "Daniel Cukierman the Israeli Freshman at USC" – Cracked Racquets
  4. 1 2 Main Page
  5. ↑ "Daniel Cukierman To Make His Way Back Up The Rankings" - Tennis TourTalk
  6. ↑ "Israel set to face Portugal in Davis Cup".
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