Ben Patael (; born 2 June 1997) is an Israeli

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player. Patael has a career-high ATP singles ranking of 415, achieved on 15 July 2019. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of 1,050, achieved on 27 July 2015. He has won one ITF Futures singles title and one ITF Futures doubles title. Patael has represented

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in the

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, where he has a win–loss record of 1–2.

Personal life

Patael was born in

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and resides in Netaim, Israel.

Career

In September 2017, Patael won the inaugural Anna and Michael Kahan Family Prize in

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, defeating

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6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the boys’ final.">"Rising tennis stars Glushko, Patael claim lucrative Kahan prize" - Israel News,
''The Jerusalem Post''.

Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals

Singles: 14 (7-7)

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