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Jonathan Erlich

Jonathan Erlich is an Israeli former professional tennis player and doubles specialist who won the 2008 Australian Open men's doubles title with Andy Ram.

born 19772008 Australian Open doubles titleDoubles partnership with Andy RamIsrael's Davis Cup team

Born: 5 April 1977, Buenos Aires
Occupation: tennis player
Education: Wingate Institute

Jonathan Erlich was born in 1977 in Buenos Aires

Erlich was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 5 April 1977. His family moved to Haifa when he was a baby, and he later settled in Tel Aviv. He began playing tennis at age 3.

He trained at the Wingate Institute, where he met Andy Ram. He turned professional in 1996.

With Ram he reached the Wimbledon doubles semifinal in 2003 and won the Australian Open in 2008. He reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 5 in July 2008. He won 22 doubles titles, including the 2010 Queen's Club title with Novak Djokovic.

He played for Israel in the Davis Cup and was part of the team that beat Russia in the 2009 quarterfinal. He competed at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. He later served as Israel's Davis Cup captain.

He announced his retirement in September 2022. In 2023 he joined the Israel Tennis & Education Centers as director of its high-performance program.