Rod Mandelstam

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| name = Rod Mandelstam

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| country = {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} South Africa

| residence = South Miami, Florida, U.S.

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1942|04|08}}

| birth_place = Boksburg, South Africa

| college = University of Miami

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| turnedpro = 1957(amateur tour)

| retired = 1974

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| singlesrecord = 80–77(5–8 per ATP)

| singlestitles = 3

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| FrenchOpenresult = 1R (1959, 1960)

| Wimbledonresult = 2R (1959, 1960)

| USOpenresult = 3R (1962)

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| WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R (1959, 1960)

| USOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1973)

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Alan Rodney 'Rod' Mandelstam (born 8 April 1942) is a former South African tennis player.{{Cite web|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/players/rodney-mandelstam/m939/overview|title=Rodney Mandelstam{{!}} Player Stats {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis|website=ATP Tour|access-date=2020-04-19}} Mandelstam won the 1960 Wimbledon Boys' Singles title. At the 1961 Maccabiah Games in Israel he won a gold medal in mixed doubles, and a silver medal in men's doubles.

Mandelstam played collegiate tennis for the Miami Hurricanes at the University of Miami, where he was inducted into the University of Miami Hall of Fame.

Tennis career

Mandelstam won the 1960 Wimbledon Boys' Singles title by beating Jaidip Mukerjea in the final. He attended college in the United States at the University of Miami, where he was a member of the university's tennis team and he earned All-American honours for three years from 1962 to 64.{{Cite web|url=https://www.itatennis.com/ITA/Awards/All-America_Teams/ITA/Awards/All-America_Teams.aspx?hkey=9ff2d40b-5c92-456a-afb7-150688a60f14|title=All-America Teams|website=www.itatennis.com|access-date=2020-04-19}} Mandelstam was inducted into the University of Miami Hall of Fame in 1990.{{Cite web|url=https://hurricanesports.com/news/2012/12/3/205819628.aspx|title=All-American Monday - Rodney "Rod" Mandelstam|website=University of Miami Athletics|language=en|access-date=2020-04-20}}

At the 1961 Maccabiah Games in Israel he won a gold medal in mixed doubles with Marlene Gerson, and a silver medal in men's doubles, playing with Julie Mayers and against American gold medal winners Dick Savitt and Mike Franks.{{Cite web|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1961/09/05/97244177.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false|title=U.S. SQUAD VICTOR IN 16 MORE FINALS; Gubner and Savitt Triumph as Maccabiah Games End|website=timesmachine.nytimes.com}}

Mandelstam competed internationally and won four tournaments between 1962 and 1970. He also participated at the French Open, the Wimbledon Championships, and the US Open. His best result at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the third round at the 1962 US Open.{{Cite web|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/players/rodney-mandelstam/m939/overview|title=Rodney Mandelstam {{!}} Player Activity {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis|website=ATP Tour|access-date=2020-04-20}}

Junior Grand Slam titles

=Singles: 1=

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style="background:#ccffcc;" \| style="background:#98fb98;"\|Win \| 1960 \| Wimbledon \| Grass \| {{flagicon\|IND}} Jaidip Mukerjea \| 6–1, 6–8, 4–6

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| 1960

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