1. Sharon Fichman is a Canadian former tennis player.
31 Facts About Sharon Fichman
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Sharon Fichman achieved career-high WTA rankings of 77 in singles and 21 in doubles.
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In 2005, Fichman won the gold medal in women's singles at the 2005 Maccabiah Games in Israel, at the age of 14.
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Sharon Fichman was ranked No 5 on the ITF Junior Circuit in December 2006.
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Sharon Fichman was inactive from May 2016 to April 2018, but returned to tennis in doubles at the 60k event in Indian Harbour Beach, reaching the quarterfinals with Jamie Loeb.
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Sharon Fichman, who is Jewish, was born and raised in Forest Hill in Toronto, Canada.
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Sharon Fichman is a citizen of both Canada and Israel.
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Sharon Fichman's mother is a computer engineer and a tennis fan.
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Sharon Fichman started playing tennis at the age of four, and won her first tournament at six.
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At the 2006 US Open, Sharon Fichman reached the quarterfinals in girls' singles and came close to capturing her third major title in doubles with a finalist showing.
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Sharon Fichman lost in the finals of the Canadian Open Junior Championship in both singles and doubles.
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Sharon Fichman attended Forest Hill Collegiate Institute, a public high school, which she graduated from in July 2008.
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In 2005, Sharon Fichman won the gold medal in women's singles at the 2005 Maccabiah Games in Israel, at the age of 14.
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Sharon Fichman defeated Israeli Julia Glushko in the semifinals and 23-year-old Nicole Ptak of the United States in straight sets in the final.
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In October 2008,17 years of age, Sharon Fichman beat world No 137, Jelena Pandzic.
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Sharon Fichman reached the 100k Biella Challenger singles final in September 2009, but lost to Petra Martic.
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In February 2010 at the Abierto Mexicano, Sharon Fichman defeated the first top-50 player when she beat world No 40, Sorana Cirstea, in the first round.
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Sharon Fichman won two 100k doubles titles in July 2010.
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In January 2011, Sharon Fichman won her first tournament of the year, the 25k in Plantation, by defeating Alexandra Cadantu in the final.
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In July 2012, Sharon Fichman won the Waterloo Challenger for the second straight year with a win over Julia Glushko in the championship match.
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Sharon Fichman made it to the semifinals in doubles with fellow Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski by an upset over first seeds Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci.
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Sharon Fichman lost to world No 22, Sorana Cirstea, in the first round.
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Sharon Fichman was defeated by Ksenia Pervak in the next round.
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Sharon Fichman lost to Caroline Garcia in her next match.
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Sharon Fichman was eliminated by world No 10, Sara Errani, in the second round.
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At Wimbledon, Sharon Fichman was defeated by Timea Bacsinszky in the first round.
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Sharon Fichman credited her return to fiance Dylan Moscovitch suffering an accident that cut off his chances of qualifying to the 2018 Winter Olympics, making her decide to take up tennis again and rise enough in the rankings to attend the 2020 Summer Olympics and bring Moscovitch along.
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Sharon Fichman reached a career-high ranking in doubles of No 21 on 17 January 2022.
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Sharon Fichman has not played in the 2022, the 2023 and the 2024 WTA Tour, after sustaining an injury in 2021.
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Sharon Fichman joined Sportsnet and its team of tennis commentators.
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Sharon Fichman is an aggressive counter puncher, and is known for her tenacity as well as her feistiness on the court.