Amir Haddad Appointed Coach of Israel's Davis Cup Team

Amir Haddad, a former Israeli tennis player who reached a career-high ranking of 180 in singles and 87 in doubles, has been officially appointed as the coach of the Israeli Davis Cup team. He will join the professional staff and collaborate with the newly appointed captain, Noam Okun. This appointment follows Okun's designation as captain about ten days prior. Haddad, who previously represented Israel in the Davis Cup and achieved notable success on the professional circuit, including reaching the third round of the Wimbledon doubles tournament in 2002 with Pakistani player Issam Ul-Haq Qureshi, expressed his excitement about returning to the team in a coaching capacity. He stated his eagerness to work with the players, share his experience, and help them develop. Okun also welcomed Haddad, highlighting their past collaboration as players and expressing confidence that their combined experience and understanding of the team's challenges will lead to significant success. Both Okun and Haddad are looking forward to working together to guide the team forward.