Wendy Slavin, ITECF’s Board president, said the tournament reflects the foundation’s mission to create opportunities for children across Israel through tennis, education and community.
Berdichevsky is currently ranked No. 41 in men’s wheelchair tennis by the International Tennis Federation, and reached his career-best ranking of No. 20 in October 2019.
Professional tennis player Aslan Karatsev lived in Israel as a child for close to a decade and recently reached the semifinals in his Grand Slam debut, an unprecedented feat.