12 Facts About Gilad Bloom

Gilad Bloom is a former professional tennis player from Israel.

Gilad Bloom has 4 sons, Guy Tyler Bloom, from a previous marriage, Jonathan Yehuda Bloom, Shy Dylan Bloom and Doron Hendrix Bloom.

Gilad Bloom is known as a fan of the Hapoel Tel Aviv soccer team.

Gilad Bloom was Israel's junior champion, three-time men's singles champion, and two-time men's doubles champion.

Gilad Bloom came in second in the boy's under-12 final at the annual Ericsson Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships in 1979.

Gilad Bloom turned professional in 1983 and played on the ATP tour for 13 years.

Gilad Bloom finished runner-up in three top-level singles events.

Gilad Bloom played Davis Cup for Israel from 1984 to 1995.

Gilad Bloom helped Israel qualify to the 1994 Davis Cup World Group, winning the qualification playoff's fifth and deciding rubber against Switzerland's Jakob Hlasek in one of the more memorable matches in Israeli tennis history.

Gilad Bloom represented Israel at the 1988 and 1992 Olympic tennis tournaments.

Since retiring from the tour, Gilad Bloom has played in seniors events and worked as a tennis coach and Director of Tennis.

Since moving to NYC in 2000 Bloom had his own tennis program for 9 years and was the first Director of Tennis at The John McEnroe Tennis Academy in Randall's Island, NY.