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Dudi Sela

Dudi Sela is an Israeli former professional tennis player who reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 29 in the world in July 2009.

born 1985World No. 29 singles rankingIsrael's 2009 Davis Cup semifinalFourth round at Wimbledon 2009Many ATP Challenger titles

Born: 4 April 1985, Kiryat Shmona
Occupation: tennis player

Dudi Sela was born in 1985 in Kiryat Shmona

Sela was born in Kiryat Shmona on 4 April 1985. His parents, Michael, a bus driver, and Anca, a nurse, came to Israel from Romania. His father changed the family name from Sălăjean so it would be easier to say in Israel.

He began playing tennis at age 7. His older brother Ofer was also a professional player. As a junior he won the 2003 French Open doubles title with György Balázs of Hungary.

Sela won many Challenger titles and entered the world's 100 highest ranked players in 2007. That year he beat Fernando González in the Davis Cup as Israel returned to the World Group. In 2008 he beat David Ferrer and reached his first ATP final in Beijing, where he lost to Andy Roddick.

In 2009 he reached the fourth round at Wimbledon and helped Israel reach the Davis Cup semifinals. He played for Israel in the Davis Cup from 2005 to 2019 and won the Israeli championship 8 times. He is married to Marina and they have 3 children.