Ismail El Shafei

Ismail El Shafei
Isamil El Shafei (1982)
Country (sports) Egypt
ResidenceCairo, Egypt
Born (1947-11-15) 15 November 1947 (age 77)
Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt
Turned pro1968 (amateur from 1964)
RetiredMarch 1983
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record293–329 (47.1%)[1]
Career titles6[1]
Highest rankingNo. 34 (8 April 1975)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1971)
French Open3R (1969)
WimbledonQF (1974)
US Open4R (1974)
Doubles
Career record232–216 (Open era)
Career titles9
Highest rankingNo. 26 (30 August 1977)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1978)
French Open3R (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978)
WimbledonQF (1981)
US Open4R (1970)

Ismail El Shafei (Arabic: إسماعيل الشافعي) (born 15 November 1947) is an Egyptian former professional tennis player and president of the Egyptian Tennis Federation. He is currently a member of the board of directors of the International Tennis Federation and is chairman of the ITF Junior Circuit.[2] He won six career singles titles and reached eleven finals. In doubles, he won nine career titles.

  1. ^ a b "Ismail El Shafei: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennis Base. Retrieved 6 November 2017.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Harwitt, Sandra (30 September 2016). "ITF Junior Chairman El Shafei on the scene in Budapest". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2017.