Education
He also finished runner-up in three top-level singles events (Tel Aviv in 1989, Manchester in 1990, and Singapore in 1991).
He also finished runner-up in three top-level singles events (Tel Aviv in 1989, Manchester in 1990, and Singapore in 1991).
Bloom trained at the Israel Tennis Centers. His career-high rankings were World Number. 61 in singles (in 1990) and World Number.
62 in doubles (in 1992).
Bloom came in second in the boy"s under-12 final at the annual Ericsson Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships in 1979. Bloom turned professional in 1983, and played on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour for 13 years.
His best singles performance at a Grand Slam event was at the 1990 United States Open, where he reached the 4th round before being knocked out by Ivan Lendl. At Wimbledon in June 1991 he lost to world # 8 Guy Forget in 5 sets, 6–2, 6–7(2), 5–7, 7–6(4), 4–6, despite winning 171 points to Forget"s 168.
Among his upsets were in May 1988 world # 14 Martín Jaite, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, at Forest Hills.
In June 1990 # 25 Petr Korda, 6–0, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2, in Wimbledon, in June 1991 # 16 Brad Gilbert, 6–2, 6–0, in Manchester, England. And in June 1994 # 16 Carlos Costa in Austria, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5. Bloom represented Israel at the 1988 and 1992 Olympic tennis tournaments.
He retired from the professional tour in 1995.
Singles (3 runners-up)
Since retiring from the tour, Bloom has played in seniors events and worked as a tennis coach and Director Of Tennis. In 1995 he was senior coach with the Israel Tennis Centers, coaching the country"s top juniors among them Dudi Sela.
Since moving to New York City in 2000 Bloom had his own tennis program (Gilad Bloom Tennis) for 9 years and was also the first Director Of Tennis at The John Mcenroe Tennis Academy in Randall"s Island, New York (2010-2012). After leaving the Mcenroe Academy Bloom worked as The Executive Director Of Tennis at TCR (The Club Of Riverdale) in Riverdale, New New York(2012-2015).
Bloom is currently back to running his own Tennis program (Gilad Bloom Tennis) in New York City.