Maya Tahan

Maya Tahan (born 9 January 1999) is an Israeli tennis player. She was ranked a career-high 578 in the WTA singles rankings in September 2019, and a career-high 456 in the WTA doubles rankings in October 2019. She plays at the University of Miami for the Miami Hurricanes.

Maya Tahan
Country (sports) Israel
Born (1999-01-09) 9 January 1999
Tel Mond, Israel
Height5-8
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$24,392
Singles
Career record74 - 60
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 578 (16 September 2019)
Current rankingNo. 781 (16 March 2020)
Doubles
Career record72-40
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 456 (7 October 2019)
Current rankingNo. 529 (16 March 2020)
Team competitions
Fed Cup2-5

Biography

Tahan is from Tel Mond, Israel.[1] Her parents are Gil and Merav Tahan.[2] Her father is a colonel in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), and her mother is a financial officer.[2] She has an older sister, Roni, and two younger sisters, Dana and Shira.[2]

Tennis career

Tahan began playing tennis at the age of eight.[1] She moved to train at the Netanya Tennis Club when she was 11 years old.[1] She attended Rabin High School.[2] She served in the IDF for two years.[2] In December 2017 she won the Israel national doubles championship title partnering with Vlada Ekshibarova.[3]

She was ranked a career-high 578 in the WTA singles rankings in September 2019, and a career-high 456 in the WTA doubles rankings in October 2019.[2] Tahan won two ITF $15K singles championships in 2018, and 10 $15K doubles events, and won a $25K doubles tournament in August 2019.[2][4]

As a freshman at the University of Miami in 2019-20, playing for the Miami Hurricanes, Tahan had her spring tennis season cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[2] She was 7-4 in singles, and 2-6 in doubles.[2]

Tahan also has represented Israel in the Fed Cup in 2016, 2017, and 2019, where she has a record of 2-5.[5][2]

ITF Finals

Singles: 2 (2-0)
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 24 June 2018 Kiryat Shmona, Israel Hard Nicole Nadel 7–6(7–3), 7–5
Winner 2. 13 October 2018 Ashkelon, Israel Hard Anna Pribylova 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 14 (10–4)
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (8–3)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 4 September 2015 Kiryat Gat, Israel Hard May Kimhi Francesca Stephenson
Ana Veselinovic		 6–3, 7–5
Winner 1. 8 October 2016 Ramat Hasharon, Israel Hard Shelly Krolitzky Linnea Malmqvist
Anastasiya Shleptsova		 6–4, 4–6, [10–8]
Runner-up 2. 6 May 2017 Akko, Israel Hard Shelly Krolitzky Vlada Ekshibarova
Despina Papamichail		 4–6, 3–6
Winner 2. 24 June 2017 Herzliya, Israel Hard Shelly Krolitzky Sofia Dmitrieva
Linnea Malmqvist		 2–6, 6–0, [12–10]
Winner 3. 4 May 2018 Akko, Israel Hard Madeleine Kobelt Madison Bourguignon
Aimee Tarun		 6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 3. 20 May 2018 Tiberias, Israel Hard Shavit Kimchi Madeleine Kobelt
Riya Bhatia		 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 4. 25 August 2018 Caslano, Switzerland Clay Natasha Piludu Alba Marin Carrillo
Noelia Zeballos		 4–6, 4–6
Winner 4. 7 October 2018 Herzliya, Israel Hard Madeleine Kobelt Anastasia Reimchen
Aimee Tarun		 6–4, 6–3
Winner 5. 4 November 2018 Heraklion, Greece Clay Oana Gavrila Anna Hertel
Xenia Knoll		 6–3, 1–6, [10–3]
Winner 6. 25 November 2018 Stellenbosch, South Africa Hard Eva Vedder Anastasia Shaulskaya
Stephanie Kent		 6–3, 6–0
Winner 7. 2 December 2018 Stellenbosch, South Africa Hard Eva Vedder Ekaterina Makarova
Sari Stegmann		 6–0, 6–4
Winner 8. 14 April 2019 Cancun, Mexico Hard Natsumi Kawaguchi Emily Appleton
Maria Jose Portillo Ramirez		 6–1, 6–2
Winner 9. 12 May 2019 Heraklion, Greece Clay Draginja Vuković Zhibek Kulambayeva
Vanda Lukács		 Walkover
Winner 10. Nov 2019 Cancún, Mexico Hard Eva Vedder Allura Zamarripa
Maribella Zamarripa		 6–4, 4–6, [10–2]

References
  1. "איגוד הטניס בישראל: landing-eng". איגוד הטניס בישראל.
  2. "Maya Tahan". University of Miami Athletics. January 3, 2020.
  3. "Sela, Khazaniuk return to Israel national finals". The Jerusalem Post.
  4. "Maya Tahan Women's Singles Titles"
  5. Maya Tahan at the Fed Cup
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