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Shahar Perkiss

Shahar Perkiss, Israeli tennis player

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Born
October 14, 1962
Age in 2026
64
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1962

About Shahar Perkiss

Shahar Perkiss is an Israeli right-handed former professional tennis player. He reached his best singles ranking of world # 53 in March 1985. He peaked at world # 54 in the doubles rankings in November 1985. Perkiss won the silver medal in singles in tennis at the 1989 Maccabiah Games, and won the gold medal in doubles playing alongside Boaz Merenstein. A year after first picking up a tennis racket, Perkiss ranked No. 1 in Israel in the age 10 and under ranks. In 1987, he and Gilad Bloom won the ATP doubles title in Tel Aviv.

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Shahar Perkiss timeline

  1. He reached his best singles ranking of world # 53 in March 1985.
  2. In 1987, he and Gilad Bloom won the ATP doubles title in Tel Aviv.
  3. Perkiss won the silver medal in singles in tennis at the 1989 Maccabiah Games, and won the gold medal in doubles playing alongside Boaz Merenstein.

The world when Shahar Perkiss was born

Shahar Perkiss was born in 1962. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1962

  • #1 song"I Can't Stop Loving You" – Ray Charles
  • Top movieLawrence of Arabia
  • Top TV showThe Beverly Hillbillies
  • Best-selling bookA Clockwork Orange – Anthony Burgess

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in a single NBA game
  • Top headlineCuban Missile Crisis — world comes closest to nuclear war
  • Technology milestoneJohn Glenn orbits the Earth
  • Defining fadJames Bond mania (Dr. No released)
  • Notable inventionLED (light-emitting diode)
  • World population3.14 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJohn F. Kennedy
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population186.5M

1962 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Shahar Perkiss's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19622026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,800$435,000
Average income$7,900$67,500
Minimum wage$1.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.70$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population186.5M341 million

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