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 titles0 WTA / 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 232 (3 May 1999)
Doubles
Career titles0 WTA / 4 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 four 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]

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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