Bar Tzuf Botzer

{{short description|Israeli tennis player|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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{{Script/Hebrew|בר בוצר}}

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| fullname = Bar Tzuf Botzer

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| residence = Tel Aviv, Israel

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| highestsinglesranking = No. 583 (17 February 2014)

| currentsinglesranking = No. 893 (2 March 2015)

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| highestdoublesranking = No. 1,462 (16 September 2013)

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| Team = Israel Davis Cup team

| DavisCupresult = 0–4 in singles;
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Bar Tzuf Botzer ({{langx|he|בר צוף בוצר}}; born 2 March 1994) is an Israeli tennis player.{{cite web |url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Bo/B/Bar-Tzuf-Botzer.aspx |title=Bar Tzuf Botzer |work=ATP World Tour}} He began playing for the Israel Davis Cup team at the age of 20, in 2014.

His career-high ranking in singles is World # 583, which he achieved on 17 February 2014.

Biography

Botzer was born in and resides in Tel Aviv, Israel.{{cite web |url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100131919 |title=Bar Tzuf Botzer |work=ITF Tennis}} He started playing tennis at age five.

Botzer played for the Israel Davis Cup team against Argentina in September 2014, at age 20 as a substitute for Amir Weintraub.{{cite web |url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100131919 |title=Bar Tzuf Botzer |work=Davis Cup}}{{cite web |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2014-09-12/sports/fl-davis-cup-israel-argentina-0913-20140912_1_israel-amir-weintraub-dudi-sela |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150309023018/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2014-09-12/sports/fl-davis-cup-israel-argentina-0913-20140912_1_israel-amir-weintraub-dudi-sela |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 March 2015 |title=Israel salvaged a split of singles matches to draw even at 1–1 with Argentina in a Davis Cup World Group playoff |work=Sun Sentinel}}{{cite web |url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Sports/Fresh-faces-set-to-step-up-for-Israels-Davis-Cup-tie-in-Romania-392401 |title=Fresh faces set to step up for Israel’s Davis Cup tie in Romania |work=The Jerusalem Post}}{{cite web |url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Sports/Weintraub-still-ailing-Botzer-on-deck-for-Argentina-tie-375046 |title=Weintraub still ailing, Botzer on deck for Argentina tie |work=The Jerusalem Post}} He lost singles matches to world # 25 Leonardo Mayer and world # 67 Carlos Berlocq.[http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2014/09/argentina-rallies-past-israel-davis-cup-playoff/52785/#.VPP8Ry7QNm0 "Argentina rallies past Israel in Davis Cup playoff"], Tennis Magazine{{cite web |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2014-09-14/sports/fl-davis-cup-israel-argentina-0915-20140914_1_bar-botzer-argentina-world-group |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023191353/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2014-09-14/sports/fl-davis-cup-israel-argentina-0915-20140914_1_bar-botzer-argentina-world-group |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 October 2015 |title=Argentina sweeps Israel away to advance into next year's Davis Cup tournament |work=Sun Sentinel}}

Botzer played for the team against the Romania Davis Cup team in 2015, losing in singles to world # 159 Adrian Ungur and to world # 168 Marius Copil.{{cite web |url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Sports/Romania-sweeps-Israel-in-Davis-Cup-393336 |title=Romania sweeps Israel in Davis Cup |work=The Jerusalem Post}} In doubles, he and 17-year-old Edan Leshem lost to Florin Mergea (world doubles # 17) and Horia Tecau (world doubles # 9).{{cite web |url=http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Davis-Cup-Results-6124340.php |title=Davis Cup Results |work=SFGate}}{{cite web |url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Sports/Sela-anchors-green-Israel-team-in-Davis-Cup-tie-at-Romania-393116 |title=Sela anchors green Israel team in Davis Cup tie at Romania |work=The Jerusalem Post}}

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