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Thirty-five-year-old Jonathan Erlich was born in Buenos Aires in Argentina but moved to Haifa in Israel when he was a year old.

He first started playing tennis when he was three and played his first tournament at seven.

He trained at the Wingate Institute where he met Andy Ram, his future doubles partner. Together they have won over 15 tournaments, represented Israel at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, and in July 2009 he and Ram were rated number five in the world for doubles.