Maya Tahan

Maya Tahan (Hebrew: מאיה טחן; born 9 January 1999) is an inactive Israeli 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.

Maya Tahan
Country (sports) Israel
Born (1999-01-09) 9 January 1999
Tel Mond, Israel
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUniversity of Miami
Prize money$28,073
Singles
Career record77–66 (53.8%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 578 (16 September 2019)
Current rankingNo. 796 (16 November 2020)
Doubles
Career record85–44 (65.9%)
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 456 (7 October 2019)
Current rankingNo. 548 (16 November 2020)
Team competitions
Fed Cup2–5

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 Israel Nicole Nadel 7–6(7–3), 7–5
Win 2–0 Oct 2018 ITF Ashkelon, Israel 15,000 Hard Russia Anna Pribylova 6–4, 6–3

Doubles (10–5)
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (8–3)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 4 September 2015 ITF Kiryat Gat, Israel Hard Israel May Kimhi United Kingdom Francesca Stephenson
Montenegro Ana Veselinović		 6–3, 7–5
Winner 1. 8 October 2016 Ramat HaSharon, Israel Hard Israel Shelly Krolitzky Sweden Linnea Malmqvist
Belarus Anastasiya Shleptsova		 6–4, 4–6, [10–8]
Runner-up 2. 6 May 2017 Acre, Israel Hard Israel Shelly Krolitzky Israel Vlada Ekshibarova
Greece Despina Papamichail		 4–6, 3–6
Winner 2. 24 June 2017 Herzliya, Israel Hard Israel Shelly Krolitzky Russia Sofia Dmitrieva
Sweden Linnea Malmqvist		 2–6, 6–0, [12–10]
Winner 3. 4 May 2018 Acre, Israel Hard United States Madeleine Kobelt United States Madison Bourguignon
United States Aimee Tarun		 6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 3. 20 May 2018 Tiberias, Israel Hard Israel Shavit Kimchi United States Madeleine Kobelt
India Riya Bhatia		 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 4. 25 August 2018 Caslano, Switzerland Clay Italy Natasha Piludu Spain Alba Marin Carrillo
Bolivia Noelia Zeballos		 4–6, 4–6
Winner 4. 7 October 2018 Herzliya, Israel Hard United States Madeleine Kobelt Germany Anastasia Reimchen
United States Aimee Tarun		 6–4, 6–3
Winner 5. 4 November 2018 Heraklion, Greece Clay Romania Oana Gavrilă Poland Anna Hertel
Switzerland Xenia Knoll		 6–3, 1–6, [10–3]
Winner 6. 25 November 2018 Stellenbosch, South Africa Hard Netherlands Eva Vedder Russia Anastasia Shaulskaya
United States Stephanie Kent		 6–3, 6–0
Winner 7. 2 December 2018 Stellenbosch, South Africa Hard Netherlands Eva Vedder Russia Ekaterina Makarova
South Africa Sari Stegmann		 6–0, 6–4
Winner 8. 14 April 2019 ITF Cancún, Mexico Hard Japan Natsumi Kawaguchi United Kingdom Emily Appleton
Mexico María Portillo Ramírez		 6–1, 6–2
Winner 9. 12 May 2019 ITF Heraklion, Greece Clay Serbia Draginja Vuković Kazakhstan Zhibek Kulambayeva
Hungary Vanda Lukács		 walkover
Winner 10. Nov 2019 ITF Cancún, Mexico Hard Netherlands Eva Vedder United States Allura Zamarripa
United States Maribella Zamarripa		 6–4, 4–6, [10–2]
Runner-up 5. 15 November 2020 ITF Heraklion, Greece Clay Israel Shavit Kimchi Italy Verena Meliss
Italy Martina Spigarelli		 5–7, 2–6

See also

References
  1. "איגוד הטניס בישראל: landing-eng". איגוד הטניס בישראל.
  2. "Maya Tahan". University of Miami Athletics. January 3, 2020.
  3. "Sela, Khazaniuk return to Israel national finals". The Jerusalem Post.
  4. "Maya Tahan Women's Singles Titles"
  5. Maya Tahan at the Billie Jean King Cup


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