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Biography
- Coach since she was 16 is Justo Gonzalez Martinez; trains in Elche, southeast Spain
- Mother is Amal, father is Sherif and has three sisters, Rawan, Dalya, Rana (also a player on tour); introduced to tennis by her sister and parents at the age of four
- Studied at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, graduating in 2018 with a bachelor degree of science in Sports Medicine
- Has a sponsorship deal with a bank in Egypt
- Love listening to drums and would like to play one day
- Speaks English, Arabic, French and Spanish
Plays
Right-HandedCareer High
31Height
5' 11'' (1.80m)Birthday
May 5, 1996 May 5, 1996Birthplace
Cairo, EgyptCareer Highlights
SINGLES
Winner (1): 2022 - Parma.
Finalist (2): 2024 - Rabat; 2021 - Cluj-Napoca.
DOUBLES
Winner (2): 2025 - Merida (w/Piter); 2024 - Monastir (w/Blinkova).
Finalist (2): 2022 - Melbourne 2 (w/Martincova); 2021 - Cluj-Napoca (w/Piter).
WTA 125 TITLES
SINGLES (7): 2024 - Buenos Aires; 2023 - Makarska, Valencia; 2022 - Marbella, Karlsruhe, Colina; 2021 - Karlsruhe.
Finalist (4): 2024 - Contrexeville, Makarska, Parma, Lleida.
DOUBLES (1): 2024 - Colina (w/Stojanovic).
Finalist (1): 2024 - Lleida (w/Piter).
ADDITIONAL
Egyptian Billie Jean King Cup Team, 2011, 2014, 2019, 2021; Egyptian Olympic Team, 2021.
Career in Review
In 2024 reached the final at WTA 250 Rabat (l. Stearns in F); also claimed her first Tour-level career title in doubles at Monastir with Anna Blinkova
2024 also saw her reach a further four WTA 125 finals, all on clay: Lleida, Parma, Makarska and Contrexeville
In 2023 enjoyed SF run at Palermo (l. Q. Zheng) and was a quarterfinalist at Monterrey (l. Garcia) and Madrid, where she became the first Egyptian player to reach last eight at a WTA 1000 event (l. Sabalenka in 3s)
Also in 2023 won back-to-back WTA 125 titles at Makarska (saving six championship points against Paolini in F) and Valencia (d. Bassols Ribera in F), afterwards attaining new career-high ranking of No.31 (week of June 19); best Grand Slam result came at Roland Garros (2r, l. Potapova)
Won maiden WTA title at 2022 Parma (d. No.7 Sakkari in F - first Top-10 win)
Last season also reached 2r on three occasions (including Roland Garros) and lifted WTA 125K Series titles at Marbella, Karlsruhe and Colina
Broke into Top 100 for first time on August 9, 2021 - highest-ranked Egyptian woman ever
At 2021 Cluj-Napoca, finished R-Up in singles (l. Petkovic) and doubles (w/Piter)
Last season also reached 2r on three occasions (including at Australian Open) and finished R-Up at WTA 125K Series event at Karlsruhe
Made debuts in WTA main draw at 2020 Prague and Grand Slam main draw at 2020 Roland Garros, falling 1r as qualifier on both occasions; is the first woman representing Egypt to contest the main draw of a major
Also contested WTA 125K Series event in Prague in August, reaching 3r; best results on ITF Circuit were picking up eighth and ninth title at this level, at $25k ITF/Antalya-TUR in March and $100k ITF/Charleston-SC, USA in November
Fell in qualifying at 2020 Australian Open (l. Li in 1r), her first time contesting qualifying at Tour level
During 2019 season, broke into Top 200 for the first time (at No.189 on November 11, 2019), having only appeared on the rankings on July 1 (at No.500)
Returned to ITF Circuit in 2019 unranked, ended the year at No.212 after winning six titles, including a 26-match winning streak and ending the year with a win-loss record of 68-17
Won the 2019 African Games to earn a place at Tokyo Olympics in 2021
Owns nine singles and six doubles titles on ITF Circuit
Made Fed Cup debut in 2011, has also played in 2014, 2019-20
Won first ITF Circuit title in 2013 at $10k Sharm El-Sheik
Made ITF Circuit debut in 2010, at a $10k event in Ain Alsoukhna-Suiz in Egypt
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