Lior Mor (; born 29 February 1976) is a former professional

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player from Israel. He was ranked as high as 171 in the world in singles (in 1999), and 164 in the world in doubles (in 2000).

Biography

Mior, an Israeli Jew from

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, developed his game at the Tennis Academy in

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. He had a win over

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in his junior career. On the professional tour he competed mostly at Challenger level and won a total of five titles, two in singles and three in doubles. His Challenger career also included wins against

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and

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. He made occasional appearances in ATP Tour tournaments, the first in 1996 when he played in the doubles draw of the

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in Tel Aviv, with

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. That year he won the Manchester Challenger (G) with M. Mirnyi. In 1998, after getting past

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in qualifying, Mor played in the main singles draw in

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, where he lost in the first round to world number 28

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. That year he won a Greece F4 Futures (OC), a Greece F5 Futures (CL), and a Greece F6 Futures (H), and in doubles he won an Israel F2 Futures (H) with

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, a Greece F5 Futures (CL) - with W. Neefs, and a Greece F7 Futures (CL) with Harel Levy. In 1999 he won a Jerusalem Challenger (H). In 2000 he won a Denver Challenger (H), and in doubles he won an Uzbekistan F1 Futures (H) with

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, and Uzbekistan F1 Futures (H) with Erlich, a Fergana Challenger (H)with Erlich, and a Denver Challenger (H) with Erlich. He featured in both the singles and doubles at the 2000 RCA Championships in Indianapolis. Mor represented the

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in one tie, against

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in Sofia in 2000. The tie, which was a Europe/Africa Zone relegation play-off, was won by Israel 3–2. Mor, who lost his first singles match, won the deciding fifth rubber for Israel in straight sets, over

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. For many years he was captain and coach of the Israel Fed Cup team. He coached

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and

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at the

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in Beijing.

Challenger titles

Singles: (2)

Doubles: (3)

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