Israeli tennis star Shahar Peer has first tournament win in two years

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli tennis stand out Shahar Peer won her first WTA tournament in four years, bringing her world ranking back into the top 100.

Peer won the Caoxijiu Suzhou Ladies Open tournament on Saturday, her sixth career tournament victory.

Shahar most recently had been ranked 113. She reached 11 in the world rankings in 2011. She is expected to reach 83 after this weekend’s tournament win.