Amos Mansdorf

Amos Mansdorf was born in 1965 in Tel Aviv

Amos Mansdorf was born on 20 October 1965 and grew up in Ramat HaSharon. His father Jacob is a chemical engineer and his mother Era is a teacher. He began playing tennis at age 10 and trained at the Israel Tennis Centers.

In 1983 he won the Asian Junior Championship in Hong Kong and turned professional. That year he also began his mandatory military service, during which he played the tennis demonstration event at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

He won his first title in Johannesburg in 1986 and won in Ramat HaSharon in 1987. In 1988 he won in Auckland and at the Paris Open, and played at the Seoul Olympics. He won 6 singles titles in all, and in 1992 he reached the Australian Open quarterfinals.

He played for Israel in the Davis Cup over 10 years and won 22 matches. He retired in 1994 after repeated injuries.

From 2000 to 2004 he was Israel's Davis Cup captain, and he later coached players including Dudi Sela. He became a diamond merchant and chairs the Israel Tennis Center.