Rafeket Binyamini (born 15 September 1964) is an Israeli former professional tennis player. Now working as a coach, she is a manager for the Israel Tennis Center.
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| Country (sports) |  Israel | ||||||||
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| Born | 15 September 1964 Tel Aviv, Israel | ||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||
| Plays | Left-handed | ||||||||
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| Career record | 6–5 (Federation Cup) | ||||||||
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| Career record | 4–5 (Federation Cup) | ||||||||
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Born in Tel Aviv, Binyamini was a national champion in both the 16s and 18s age groups.[1] She won Israel's senior championships in 1981 and made her debut that year for the Federation Cup team. In a four-year Federation Cup career she featured in 11 ties and won six singles matches, which included beating Brazil's Cláudia Monteiro.[2]
Binyamini, a Maccabiah Games medalist for Israel, played U.S. collegiate tennis in San Diego for United States International University.[3][4] She achieved All-American honours and a best collegiate ranking of 15.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Names In The News". Jewish Post. 13 October 1980.
- ^ "איפה היא היום: רקפת בנימיני". איגוד הטניס בישראל (in Hebrew). 20 January 2017.
- ^ "U.S. Five Captures Maccabiah Crown". The New York Times. 16 July 1981.
- ^ "USIU Women Defeat Brigham Young, 9-0". Los Angeles Times. 29 March 1985.
- ^ "At USIU, All the World's a Court". Los Angeles Times. 8 February 1990.