Tzipora "Tzipi" Obziler (Hebrew: ציפורה אובזילר; born 19 April 1973) is an Israeli former professional tennis player.
[2] After graduating from high school, she served two years in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF; the Israeli Army).
[2] Despite her late run, she played her best tennis over the last few years and qualified for several Grand Slam events.
At the Auckland Open, she reached the quarterfinals with two good wins over Jamea Jackson and the fifth-seeded world No.
20, Li Na of China, before falling to the fourth-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues in three sets.
[2] In 2007, she beat 56th-ranked Aiko Nakamura of Japan in the round of 16 of the Pattaya City tournament in Thailand.
On 30 September 2007, she reached her first final on the WTA Tour, in which she lost to Virginie Razzano at the Guangzhou International Women's Open.
[2] She represented Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, in both singles and (with Shahar Pe'er) doubles.
[6] On 13 August 2009, Obziler convened a press conference to announce her retirement from professional tennis.