Background
Ilana Berger was born on December 31, 1965, in Mexico City, Mexico.
Ilana Berger was born on December 31, 1965, in Mexico City, Mexico.
Berger reached her highest individual ranking on the Women's Tennis Association Tour on August 10, 1992, when she became # 149 in the world. She started playing tennis at the age of 7. In the late 1980s, after serving for two years in the Israel Defense Forces, Berger became a professional tennis player.
Berger was elected as one of 3 best players in Israel"s history in the celebrations of Israel"s first 50 years.
Berger competed for Israel at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Berger represented Israel in 26 meetings in the Federation Cup from 1986-1992, going 19–21.
At the age of 26, she decided to study literature and journalism. She worked 7 years as a sports correspondent for Haaretz newspaper.
She coaches tennis privately and is a freelance sports journalist.
Today she is chief Editor of the Internet Site of Tel Aviv University Sports Center.
