Maya Tahan
| Native name | מאיה טחן |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | Israel |
| Born | 9 January 1999 Tel Mond, Israel |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | University of Miami |
| Prize money | $28,073 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 77–66 |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 578 (16 September 2019) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 85–44 |
| Career titles | 10 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 456 (7 October 2019) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 2–5 |
Maya Tahan (Hebrew: מאיה טחן; born 9 January 1999) is an Israeli former tennis player. She has been ranked as high as No. 578 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) in September 2019. Her career-high WTA doubles ranking is 456 which she achieved October 2019.
Early life and education
Tahan is from Tel Mond, Israel, to a family of Sephardic Jewish descent.[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] and 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 Israel Defense Forces for two years.[2] In December 2017, she won the Israel national doubles championship title partnering with Vlada Ekshibarova.[3]
Tahan won two $15k singles tournaments in 2018, and $10k doubles events, and won a $25k doubles tournament in August 2019.[2][4]
She played collegiate tennis for the Miami Hurricanes at the University of Miami in 2019–20, but had her spring season cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[2] She recorded 7–4 in singles, and 2–6 in doubles.[2]
Tahan also has represented Israel in Fed Cup in 2016, 2017, and 2019, and has a win–loss record of 2–5.[5][2]
ITF Circuit finals
Singles (2–0)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $80,000 tournaments |
| $60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2018 | ITF Kiryat Shmona, Israel | 15,000 | Hard | Nicole Nadel | 7–6(7–3), 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 2018 | ITF Ashkelon, Israel | 15,000 | Hard | Anna Pribylova | 6–4, 6–3 |
Doubles (10–5)
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| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 4 September 2015 | ITF Kiryat Gat, Israel | Hard | May Kimhi | Francesca Stephenson Ana Veselinović |
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 | Acre, 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 | Acre, 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 Gavrilă | 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 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | Hard | Natsumi Kawaguchi | Emily Appleton María Portillo Ramírez |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Winner | 9. | 12 May 2019 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | Clay | Draginja Vuković | Zhibek Kulambayeva Vanda Lukács |
walkover |
| Winner | 10. | Nov 2019 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | Hard | Eva Vedder | Allura Zamarripa Maribella Zamarripa |
6–4, 4–6, [10–2] |
| Runner-up | 5. | 15 November 2020 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | Clay | Shavit Kimchi | Verena Meliss Martina Spigarelli |
5–7, 2–6 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "איגוד הטניס בישראל: landing-eng". איגוד הטניס בישראל.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Maya Tahan". University of Miami Athletics. January 3, 2020.
- ^ "Sela, Khazaniuk return to Israel national finals". The Jerusalem Post. 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Maya Tahan Women's Singles Titles"
- ^ Maya Tahan at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
External links
- Maya Tahan at the Women's Tennis Association
- Maya Tahan at the International Tennis Federation
- Maya Tahan at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
- Maya Tahan on Instagram