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Limor Zaltz (; born 8 July 1973) is an Israeli former professional
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player. She played collegiate tennis at the
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Biography

A winner of two junior grand slam titles, Zaltz was the girls' doubles champion at the
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and 1991 Wimbledon Championships. Zaltz, who comes from
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, played on the professional tour until 1993, reaching best rankings of 242 in singles and 245 in doubles. All of her 11
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matches for Israel were in doubles. In the early 1990s she played college tennis for the
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. Her younger sister Rinat, an
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representative, played basketball for the university.


ITF finals


Singles (2-2)


Doubles (4-6)


See also

* List of Israel Fed Cup team representatives


References


External links

* * * 1973 births Living people Israeli female tennis players Australian Open (tennis) junior champions Wimbledon junior champions Miami Hurricanes women's tennis players Israeli expatriate tennis players in the United States Sportspeople from Haifa Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles 20th-century Israeli sportswomen {{Israel-tennis-bio-stub