Alan Rodney 'Rod' Mandelstam (born 8 April 1942) is a former South African tennis player.^[1] Mandelstam won the 1960 Wimbledon Boys' Singles title. At the 1961 Maccabiah Games in Israel he won a gold medal in mixed doubles, and a silver medal in men's doubles.

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Rod Mandelstam

Country (sports)	South Africa
Residence	South Miami, Florida, U.S.
Born	(1942-04-08) 8 April 1942 (age 82) Boksburg, South Africa
Turned pro	1957(amateur tour)
Retired	1974
College	University of Miami
Singles
Career record	80–77(5–8 per ATP)
Career titles	3
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	1R (1959, 1960)
Wimbledon	2R (1959, 1960)
US Open	3R (1962)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	3R (1959, 1960)
US Open	1R (1973)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	1R (1960)
Medal record Maccabiah Games 1961 Israel Mixed Doubles 1961 Israel Men's Doubles

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Mandelstam played collegiate tennis for the Miami Hurricanes at the University of Miami, where he was inducted into the University of Miami Hall of Fame.

Mandelstam won the 1960 Wimbledon Boys' Singles title by beating Jaidip Mukerjea in the final. He attended college in the United States at the University of Miami, where he was a member of the university's tennis team and he earned All-American honours for three years from 1962 to 64.^[2] Mandelstam was inducted into the University of Miami Hall of Fame in 1990.^[3]

At the 1961 Maccabiah Games in Israel he won a gold medal in mixed doubles with Marlene Gerson, and a silver medal in men's doubles, playing with Julie Mayers and against American gold medal winners Dick Savitt and Mike Franks.^[4]

Mandelstam competed internationally and won four tournaments between 1962 and 1970. He also participated at the French Open, the Wimbledon Championships, and the US Open. His best result at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the third round at the 1962 US Open.^[5]