Andy Ram

In his last tournament before re-uniting with longtime partner Jonathan Erlich, Andy Ram will team with Max Mirnyi on one of the biggest stages in tennis at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.

2009 Review

In first full year together on ATP World Tour, this veteran duo reached three ATP World Tour Masters 1000 finals to qualify for year-end championship.

In back-to-back 1000 tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami, reached final (l. to Fish-Roddick 14-12 in Match TB) and captured title (d. Fisher-Huss in Match TB) in respective events. Did not advance to SF or better in next six tournaments before reaching final in August in Montreal, defeating Bryans in SF before losing to Bhupathi-Knowles.

In final Grand Slam tournament at US Open, rallied to beat Nestor-Zimonjic in three sets in QF before falling to Bhupathi-Knowles again in SF. They only teamed up once after US Open, in Shanghai in October, and lost in opening round.

Finals History

Ram has qualified for the season finale for four straight years, but did not compete in 2008 due to Erlich's elbow injury. He has a 2-4 event record.

Started playing tennis at age five...Father, Ami, passed away in May 2005...He was a former player for Ram's favorite football club, Beitar Jerusalem...Mother, Diana, is a dental specialist for children...Older brother, Gustavo, is a businessman in Madrid...Younger sister, Maia, completed her Israeli Army training in 2004...Loves to play and watch soccer...Calls Pele and Maradona his idols...Credits his mother for being most inspirational person in his life...If not a tennis player, says he would be playing soccer...Speaks Hebrew, English and Spanish...Favorite surfaces are grass and indoor courts...Has a career 14-7 Davis Cup record (11-4 in doubles) in 16 ties...Wife, Shiri (married Sept. 12, 2006)...Had over 600 guests at wedding in Tel Aviv, including entire Israeli Davis Cup squad...Founded Jewish Sports Foundation in August 2007 (w/Erlich)...Works with Ronen Moralli when practicing at home in Tel Aviv (since age 12).

1999--At Futures events, claimed one singles and two doubles titles...

2000--Made ATP singles (as qualifier) and doubles (w/Syed) debut in Chennai...Won Challenger singles title at Bristol...Also won a Futures title in Mumbai...In doubles, won three Challenger titles and two Futures...

2001--Earned first career Davis Cup win vs. Luxembourg (d. Kremer in dead rubber)...Reached two Challenger finals...In doubles, won five Challenger titles and a Futures title...

2002--Played doubles at four tournaments before being sidelined with knee then back trouble...Won first career Davis Cup doubles match vs. Austria (w/Erlich)...

2003--Won first career ATP doubles title in Indianapolis (w/Ancic)...Also reached Wimbledon SF and won Bangkok and Lyon titles (w/Erlich)...Won a pair of Futures titles...

2004--Made Grand Slam singles debut as qualifier at Wimbledon (l. to Pavel)...Played full season with Erlich, going 31-25 and defending Lyon title...Finalists in Chennai and Rotterdam...Also reached QF at Athens Olympics...

2005--Finished No. 8 in Doubles Race and served as alternate at Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai (w/Ram)...Won titles in Rotterdam and Nottingham...Finalists at Los Angeles, AMS Montreal, Bangkok and Vienna...Reached QF at US Open...

2006--Picked up four ATP titles in six finals (w/Erlich)...Qualified for first Tennis Masters Cup, going 1-2 in round robin action...Won season opener in Adelaide, defended Nottingham and Bangkok titles, and took New Haven crown...Also runner-up in Rotterdam...Played well at AMS events advancing to final in Rome and SF in Miami and Cincinnati...Helped Israeli Davis Cup team notch first-ever win over Great Britain by defeating Delgado-Murray in a fifth set...Finished No. 7 in Race and No. 13 individually... Became first Israeli to win a Grand Slam title by winning Wimbledon mixed doubles crown (w/Zvonareva)...

2007--Finished in Top 10 of ATP Doubles Race at No. 8 (w/Erlich) for third straight year and won their first AMS title...In March, advanced to back-to-back finals in Las Vegas and AMS Indian Wells...During summer, reached Washington final, SF at AMS Montreal and won AMS Cincinnati title (d. Bryans)...Helped Israel attain Davis Cup World Group status for the first time in 13 years, prevailing in a 10-8 fifth set of the doubles rubber in September’s playoff (d. Chile’s Gonzalez-Massu)...Appeared in Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai and went 1-2 in round robin play...Won a Grand Slam mixed doubles title for second straight year, at Roland Garrow (w/Dechy).

2008--Teamed with countryman Jonathan Erlich to finish in Top 10 of ATP Doubles Race for fourth straight year while winning their first Grand Slam title...Opened with SF in Adelaide before winning Australian Open (d. Clement-Llodra)...Won second AMS title at Indian Wells (d. Nestor-Zimonjic) and 12th title overall...Made QF appearance at Wimbledon and final at AMS Cincinnati (l. to Bryans)...Qualified for Tennis Masters Cup for third straight year but did not compete due to Erlich's right elbow injury which finished his season after US Open... Won indoor titles in Vienna (w/Mirnyi) and Lyon (w/Llodra)...Finished No. 5 in ATP Doubles Race and compiled 28-16 record (w/Erlich) and No. 5 individually...Earned a career-high $502,183.

2009

In first full year together on ATP World Tour, teamed with veteran Max Mirnyi to reach three ATP World Tour Masters 1000 finals to qualify for Barclays ATP World Tour Finals...In back-to-back 1000 tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami, reached final (l. to Fish-Roddick 14-12 in Match TB) and captured title (d. Fisher-Huss in Match TB) in respective events...Did not advance to SF or better in next six tournaments before reaching final in August in Rogers Cup in Montreal, defeating Bryans in SF before losing to Bhupathi-Knowles...In final Grand Slam tournament at US Open, rallied to beat Nestor-Zimonjic in three sets in QF before falling to Bhupathi-Knowles again in SF...They only teamed up once after US Open, in Shanghai in October, and lost in opening round...The Belarussian became father of a baby boy, Demiol on Nov. 10.