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...Wife, Shiri (married Sept. 12, 2006)...Had over 600 guests at wedding in Tel Aviv, including entire Israeli Davis Cup squad...their first daughter, Gaya, born on 19 May weighing 6.4 lbs...Founded Jewish Sports Foundation in August 2007 (w/Erlich)...Works with Ronen Moralli when practising at home in Tel Aviv (since age 12).
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(Aug. 2009)
(May 2014)
