Yet Shahar Peer remains the top overall earner among Israelis of either gender.
Andy Ram is Israel's top-earning male tennis player this year, with $502,000, followed by Yoni Ehrlich with $439,000 and David Sela with $309,000. Israel's top three tennis players have earned $1.2 million altogether this year, 72% more than in 2007.
Shahar Peer is still the top-earning woman Israeli tennis player, with $560,000, despite falling 21 places in the rankings, to 38th place.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on November 18, 2008
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