Gilad Bloom
{{Short description|Israeli tennis player (born 1967)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Gilad Bloom
| image = Flickr - Government Press Office (GPO) - Gilad Bloom.jpg
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| country = {{flag|Israel}}
| residence = Ramat HaSharon
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|3|1}}
| birth_place = Tel Aviv, Israel
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = {{height|m=1.73}}
| turnedpro = 1986
| retired = 1995
| plays = Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
| careerprizemoney = $694,271
| singlesrecord = 93–122
| singlestitles = 0
| highestsinglesranking = No. 61 (15 October 1990)
| AustralianOpenresult = 3R (1990)
| FrenchOpenresult = 2R (1990, 1992)
| Wimbledonresult = 3R (1987)
| USOpenresult = 4R (1990)
| doublesrecord = 57–78
| doublestitles = 4
| highestdoublesranking = No. 62 (24 February 1992)
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = QF (1992)
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1987, 1991)
| WimbledonDoublesresult = 2R (1987)
| USOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1989)
}}
Gilad Bloom ({{langx|he|גלעד בלום}}; born 1 March 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Israel. Bloom trained at the Israel Tennis Centers.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tennis.org.il/EItcChampions.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219054858/http://www.tennis.org.il/EItcChampions.html|url-status=dead|title=ITC Champions|archive-date=19 February 2007}} His career-high rankings were World No. 61 in singles (in 1990) and World No. 62 in doubles (in 1992).
Personal life
Bloom grew up in Ramat HaSharon,{{Cite web|url=https://www.haaretz.com/1.5045197|title=Between Racket and Music|author=Haim Handwerker|date=8 December 2011|website=Haaretz}} is Jewish,{{cite book|author=Bob Wechsler|title=Day by Day in Jewish Sports History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aOTWUl-9LQoC&dq=gilad+bloom+jewish&pg=PA188|year=2008|publisher=KTAV Publishing House, Inc.|isbn=978-1-60280-013-7|page=188}} and is married to Michal Bareket-Bloom. He has 4 sons, Guy Tyler Bloom, from a previous marriage, Jonathan Yehuda Bloom, Shy Dylan Bloom and Doron Hendrix Bloom (from his second marriage). He is known as a fan of the Hapoel Tel Aviv soccer team. Bloom has a rock band (The Gilad Bloom Band), the band plays shows in Manhattan Bars regularly since 2009, Bloom's band performs original songs written and composed by himself, Bloom sings and plays guitar on the band.
Tennis career
Bloom was Israel's junior champion, three-time men's singles champion, and two-time men's doubles champion. Bloom came in second in the boy's under-12 final at the annual Ericsson Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships in 1979.{{Cite web|url=http://www.israelinsider.com/channels/politics/articles/pol_0092.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120525190944/http://www.israelinsider.com/channels/politics/articles/pol_0092.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 May 2012|title=Israeli girl wins world tennis championship|author=Ellis Shuman|date=28 December 2001|website=israelinsider.com|access-date=18 August 2013}}
Bloom turned professional in 1983 and played on the ATP tour for 13 years. During his career he won four tour doubles titles (at Tel Aviv and São Paulo in 1987, and at Seoul and Umag in 1991). He also finished runner-up in three top-level singles events (Tel Aviv in 1989, Manchester in 1990, and Singapore in 1991).
Bloom played Davis Cup for Israel from 1984 to 1995.{{Cite web|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800178597|title=Davis Cup: Gilad Bloom|website=daviscup.com}} He helped Israel qualify to the 1994 Davis Cup World Group, winning the qualification playoff's fifth and deciding rubber against Switzerland's Jakob Hlasek in one of the more memorable matches in Israeli tennis history.{{Cite web|title=Gilad Bloom|url=https://itecenters.org/story/gilad-bloom/|access-date=2021-08-21|website=Israel Tennis & Education Centers (ITEC)|language=en-US}}
His best singles performance at a Grand Slam was at the 1990 US Open, where he reached the fourth round, losing to Ivan Lendl.
Bloom represented Israel at the 1988 and 1992 Olympic tennis tournaments.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/sports/israel-wins-first-olympic-medal-since-2008-463697|title=Israel wins first Olympic medal since 2008|website=The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com|author=Allon Sinai|date=9 August 2016}}
He retired from the professional tour in 1995.
Now Guy Tyler Bloom is Baila Diallo's Son.
Career finals
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!Legend |
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|Grand Slam |
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|Tennis Masters Cup |
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|ATP Masters Series |
| ATP Tour |
=Singles (3 runners-up)=
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–1 | Oct 1989 | Tel Aviv Open, Israel | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors | 6–2, 2–6, 1–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 0–2 | Jun 1990 | Manchester Open, UK | Grass | {{flagicon|USA}} Pete Sampras | 6–7(9–11), 6–7(3–7) |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 0–3 | Apr 1991 | Singapore Open, Singapore | Hard | {{flagicon|NLD}} Jan Siemerink | 4–6, 3–6 |
=Doubles (4 titles, 1 runner-up)=
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!style="width:40px"|Result !style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|W-L !style="width:60px"|Date !style="width:180px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:140px"|Partner !style="width:140px"|Opponents !style="width:100px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1–0 | Oct 1987 | Tel Aviv Open, Israel | Hard | {{flagicon|ISR}} Shahar Perkiss | {{flagicon|NED}} Huub van Boeckel | 6–2, 6–4 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2–0 | Nov 1987 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard | {{flagicon|ESP}} Javier Sánchez | {{flagicon|ESP}} Tomás Carbonell | 6–3, 6–7, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2–1 | Jan 1990 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | {{flagicon|NED}} Paul Haarhuis | {{flagicon|USA}} Kelly Jones | 6–7, 0–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3–1 | Seoul Open, Korea | Hard | {{flagicon|AUT}} Alex Antonitsch | {{flagicon|USA}} Kent Kinnear | 7–6, 6–1 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 4–1 | May 1991 | Umag, Croatia | Clay | {{flagicon|ESP}} Javier Sánchez | {{flagicon|USA}} Richey Reneberg | 7–6, 2–6, 6–1 |
Coaching career
Since retiring from the tour, Bloom has played in seniors events and worked as a tennis coach and Director of Tennis.
In 1995 he was senior coach with the Israel Tennis Centers, coaching the country's top juniors among them Dudi Sela.{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-5998565.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516152304/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-5998565.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 May 2011|title=Bloom seeks to guide tennis youth |date=29 November 1995|via=HighBeam Research|author=Ori Lewis|work=The Jerusalem Post}}
Since moving to NYC in 2000 Bloom had his own tennis program (Gilad Bloom Tennis) for 9 years and was also the first Director of Tennis at The John McEnroe Tennis Academy in Randall's Island, NY (2010–12).{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/08/sports/tennis/08mcenroe.html|title=12-Year-Old Girl May Embody McEnroe's Vision|first=Harvey|last=Araton|date=7 March 2011|work=The New York Times}} After leaving the McEnroe Academy, Bloom worked as the Executive Director of Tennis at TCR (The Club of Riverdale) in Riverdale, NY (2012–15).{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/2013/11/28/play-sight-smart-court-tennis-technology/3773869/|title=New tennis technology can be a game-changer|first=Douglas|last=Robson|date=28 November 2013|website=USA Today}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mensjournal.com/gear/the-digital-tennis-court-from-the-future-20140521/|title=The Digital Tennis Court from the Future|date=21 May 2014|author=Tyler Graham|website=mensjournal.com}} Bloom is currently back to running his own tennis program (Gilad Bloom Tennis) in NYC.{{Cite web|url=https://newyorktennismagazine.com/gilad-bloom-tennis|title=Gilad Bloom Tennis|first=Brian|last=Coleman|date=4 October 2017|website=New York Tennis Magazine}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{ATP}}
- {{ITF}}
- {{Davis Cup player}}
- [http://www.newyorktennisclub.com/prosprogs.shtml New York Tennis Club bio]
- [http://www.qwl.com/tenniswise/tips.html "Tenniswise Tips: The Obvious and Beyond"], Spring 2003, by Gilad Bloom
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071006230418/http://www.giladbloomtennis.com/ Gilad Bloom Tennis Program official website]
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Category:Israeli male tennis players
Category:Olympic tennis players for Israel
Category:Tennis players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Category:Tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Category:Israeli tennis coaches
Category:Jewish tennis players