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Egyptian tennis player
Mayar Sherif
ميار شريف أحمد عبد العزيز
Sherif at the 2022 French Open
Full nameMayar Sherif Ahmed Abdel-Aziz
Country (sports) Egypt
ResidenceCairo, Egypt
Born (1996-05-05) 5 May 1996 (age 28)
Cairo
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegePepperdine
Prize money$2,223,698
Singles
Career record259–138
Career titles1 WTA, 6 WTA Challengers
Highest rankingNo. 31 (19 June 2023)
Current rankingNo. 65 (17 December 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2021)
French Open2R (2022, 2023, 2024)
Wimbledon1R (2023, 2024)
US Open1R (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2021, 2024)
Doubles
Career record93–55
Career titles1 WTA, 1 WTA Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 88 (11 July 2022)
Current rankingNo. 130 (19 August 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2022, 2023)
French Open1R (2023)
Wimbledon2R (2024)
US Open2R (2022)
Team competitions
Fed Cup25–13
Medal record
Representing  Egypt
Women's Tennis
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat Singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Accra Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Accra Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Accra Doubles
Last updated on: 22 August 2024.

Mayar Sherif Ahmed Abdel-Aziz (Arabic: ميار شريف أحمد عبد العزيز; born 5 May 1996) is an Egyptian professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 31 in singles - making her the highest ranked Egyptian player in the Open Era - and No. 88 in doubles. Sherif has won one singles title on the WTA Tour and one in doubles. She has also won a record seven WTA 125 singles titles and one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour along with nine singles titles and six doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She is the younger sister of Rana Sherif Ahmed.

Sherif spent her final two years of college at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, graduating in 2018 with a bachelor of science in sports medicine. She was part of the university's tennis team and was an All-American in both 2017 and 2018, and the West Coast Conference Player of the Year in 2018. She made the semifinals of the 2018 NCAA singles tournament and ended her senior season ranked 11th in the nation in singles.

Sherif made her WTA Tour singles debut at the 2020 Prague Open. She was the first Egyptian female player in a main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, at the 2020 French Open. She made history again for Egyptian tennis at the 2021 Australian Open, becoming the first woman from her nation to win a Grand Slam main-draw match. She became also the first Egyptian woman to qualify for the Olympic Games and reach a WTA tournament final in Cluj-Napoca. At the 2023 Madrid Open, she became the first Egyptian player to reach a WTA 1000 quarterfinal.

Playing for Egypt Billie Jean King Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 25–13 (singles 13–7; doubles 12–6) as of April 2024.

Professional

2019–2020: Historic major & WTA Tour debuts

Sherif started 2020 playing in the Australian Open qualifiers which was her first appearance at a WTA tournament. She lost in the first round of qualifiers to Ann Li. In March, she won the title at a $25k tournament in Antalya defeating Dalma Gálfi in the final.

In August, at the Prague Open Prague Open, Sherif advanced through the qualifying making her main-draw debut at WTA Tour-level. In the first round, she lost there to Laura Siegemund in three sets.

In late September 2020, Sherif defeated Camila Osorio, Caty McNally and Giulia Gatto-Monticone in the French Open qualifying. Making her Grand Slam main-draw debut as the first Egyptian female player, Sherif came up against second seed and world No. 3, Karolína Plíšková, losing in three sets.

2021: Major & WTA 1000 wins, Olympics & top 100 debut

Sherif at the 2021 Winners Open.

Sherif again made history as the first Egyptian woman to win a match at a Grand Slam tournament, beating Chloe Paquet in the first round of the Australian Open.

She qualified for Indian Wells making her WTA 1000 debut, and defeated Zheng Saisai for her first win at this level. She received a wildcard for the WTA 1000 Miami Open.

Sherif delivered another highlight, when she, as the first Egyptian woman, qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, after winning the 2019 African Games.

Sherif also became the first Egyptian woman to reach a WTA Tour singles and doubles final in Cluj-Napoca. In singles, she defeated top seed Alizé Cornet, Alex Eala, Kristína Kučová and Mihaela Buzărnescu but lost to Andrea Petkovic in the final. In doubles, partnering Katarzyna Piter, she lost to Natela Dzalamidze and Kaja Juvan in the final. As a result, she entered the top 100 at world No. 97 on 9 August 2021, the first Egyptian woman to do so, and also reached a career-high in doubles at No. 154.

2022: Maiden career title, top 50 in singles & top 100 in doubles

She made her top 50 debut in singles and reached world No. 98 in doubles on 16 May 2022.

At the French Open, she became the first Egyptian woman to win a Roland Garros main-draw match, after defeating Marta Kostyuk in two sets. She withdrew in the second round due to injury.

At the Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma, Sherif defeated Anna Bondár, Simona Waltert, Lauren Davis, and Ana Bogdan to reach her second WTA 250 final, and her first since the previous summer. She then defeated top seed and world No. 7, Maria Sakkari, in straight sets to claim her first singles title and become the first woman from Egypt to win a WTA Tour title. The win against Sakkari was also her first top-10 win.

2023: WTA 1000 quarterfinal, record sixth WTA 125 title, historic ranking

At the 2023 Madrid Open, Sherif defeated Camila Giorgi by retirement, 30th seed Anhelina Kalinina, world No. 5 Caroline Garcia and 24th seed Elise Mertens to reach her first WTA 1000 singles quarterfinal, thus also becoming the first Egyptian player to do so.

She won her second WTA 125 title at the Open Internacional de Valencia in two weeks following her triumph at the WTA 125 Makarska International. As a result, she reached a historic career-high of No. 31 in the singles rankings, becoming the highest ranked Egyptian player, male or female, in the Open era. No other player had won more than three WTA Challenger titles since the level was introduced in 2012.

2024: Madrid and Rome third rounds, five final defeats

In April, Sherif reached the third round at the Madrid Open with wins over Lauren Davis and 25th seed Marta Kostyuk before losing to world number four Elena Rybakina.

At the start of May, she reached the final at the Catalonia Open in Lleida, Spain, where she lost to Katerina Siniaková in a match lasting almost three hours.

At the Italian Open in Rome later that month, Sherif made the third round, defeating 11th seed Jasmine Paolini on the way, before losing to 25th seed Victoria Azarenka in three sets.

The following week she lost in the final of the Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma, Italy, to Anna Karolína Schmiedlová. Sherif suffered similar disappointment at her next tournament, the Morocco Open, where she was defeated in the final by Peyton Stearns.

She reached the final as she attempted to defend her Makarska International title in June, but lost to Katie Volynets in three sets.

In July, Sherif was runner-up at the Grand Est Open 88 in Contrexéville, France, losing to Lucia Bronzetti in a final which lasted more than three-and-a-half hours.

As top seed at the Hamburg European Open in August, she reached the quarterfinals but was defeated by Olga Danilović.

Partnering with Anna Blinkova, Sherif won the doubles at the Jasmin Open, defeating Alina Korneeva and Anastasia Zakharova in the final.

Alongside Nina Stojanović, she won the doubles title at WTA 125 Copa LP Chile in November. Later that month Sherif won the singles title at the WTA 125 Argentina Open, defeating Katarzyna Kawa in three sets in the final.

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the 2023 China Open.

Tournament 2011 ... 2014 ... 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q1 2R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 4 1–4 20%
French Open A A A 1R Q2 2R 2R 2R 0 / 4 3–3 50%
Wimbledon A A A NH Q2 A 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
US Open A A A A 1R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 4 0–4 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–4 1–4 0 / 14 4–13 24%
National representation
Summer Olympics NH 1R NH 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Billie Jean King Cup Z3 Z2 Z3 Z2 Z2 0 / 0 9–6 60%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open NMS A NMS A NMS 1R NMS A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Dubai A NMS A NMS A NMS A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Indian Wells Open A A A NH 2R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Miami Open A A A NH 1R 1R 1R A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Madrid Open A A A NH A Q1 QF 3R 0 / 2 6–2 75%
Italian Open A A A A A A 1R 3R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Canadian Open A A A NH A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati Open A A A A A 1R 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Guadalajara Open NH A 1R NMS 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wuhan Open A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open A A A NH 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–4 5–8 0 / 14 6–14 30%
Career statistics
2011 ... 2014 ... 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Tournaments 0 0 0 2 11 15 21 Career total: 49
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Career total: 1
Finals 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 Career total: 3
Hard win–loss 0–0 0–3 0–0 2–2 3–9 4–12 4–12 0 / 33 13–38 25%
Clay win–loss 1–1 0–0 3–0 0–2 4–2 7–1 9–7 1 / 14 24–13 65%
Grass win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Overall win–loss 1–1 0–3 3–0 2–4 7–11 11–13 14–21 1 / 49 38–53 42%
Year-end ranking n/a 865 212 132 61 63 49 $1,963,221

Doubles

Current through the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament 2011 ... 2014 ... 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
French Open A A A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A A A NH A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open A A A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–3 0 / 5 1–5 17%
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup Z3 Z2 Z3 Z2 Z2 0 / 0 10–5 67%
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 0 0 0 2 6 7 Career total: 15
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Career total: 2
Overall win–loss 4–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 3–2 8–6 1–7 0 / 15 20–19 51%
Year-end ranking n/a n/a 461 189 142 123

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (0–0)
WTA 250 (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–2)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2021 Winners Open, Romania WTA 250 Clay Germany Andrea Petkovic 1–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 Oct 2022 Emilia-Romagna Open, Italy WTA 250 Clay Greece Maria Sakkari 7–5, 6–3
Loss 1–2 May 2024 Rabat Grand Prix, Morocco WTA 250 Clay United States Peyton Stearns 2–6, 1–6

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner–ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (0–0)
WTA 250 (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–2)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2021 Winners Open,
Romania
WTA 250 Clay Poland Katarzyna Piter Russia Natela Dzalamidze
Slovenia Kaja Juvan
3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Jan 2022 Melbourne Summer
Set
, Australia
WTA 250 Hard Czech Republic Tereza Martincová United States Bernarda Pera
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
2–6, 7–6,
Win 1–2 Sep 2024 Jasmin Open, Tunisia WTA 250 Hard Anna Blinkova Alina Korneeva
Anastasia Zakharova
2–6, 6–1,

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 11 (7 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2021 Karlsruhe Open, Germany Clay Italy Martina Trevisan 6–3, 6–2
Win 2–0 Apr 2022 Marbella Open, Spain Clay Germany Tamara Korpatsch 7–6, 6–4
Win 3–0 May 2022 Karlsruhe Open, Germany (2) Clay United States Bernarda Pera 6–2, 6–4
Win 4–0 Nov 2022 Copa Colina, Chile Clay Ukraine Kateryna Baindl 3–6, 7–6, 7–5
Win 5–0 Jun 2023 Makarska International, Croatia Clay Italy Jasmine Paolini 2–6, 7–6, 7–5
Win 6–0 Jun 2023 Internacional de Valencia, Spain Clay Spain Marina Bassols Ribera 6–3, 6–3
Loss 6–1 May 2024 Catalonia Open, Spain Clay Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 6–2 May 2024 Emilia-Romagna Open, Italy Clay Slovakia Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 5–7, 6–2, 4–6
Loss 6–3 Jun 2024 Makarska International, Croatia Clay United States Katie Volynets 6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Loss 6–4 Jul 2024 Contrexéville Open, France Clay Italy Lucia Bronzetti 4–6, 7–6, 5–7
Win 7–4 Nov 2024 Argentine Open, Argentina Clay Poland Katarzyna Kawa 6-3, 4-6, 6-4

Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2021 Karlsruhe Open,
Germany
Clay Poland Katarzyna Piter Romania Irina Bara
Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze
3–6, 6–2,
Win 1–1 May 2022 Karlsruhe Open,
Germany
Clay Hungary Panna Udvardy Russia Yana Sizikova
Belgium Alison Van Uytvanck
5–7, 6–4,
Loss 1–2 Nov 2022 Copa Colina,
Chile
Clay Slovenia Tamara Zidanšek Russia Yana Sizikova
Indonesia Aldila Sutjiadi
1–6, 6–3,
Loss 1–3 May 2024 Catalonia Open,
Spain
Clay Poland Katarzyna Piter Australia Ellen Perez
United States Nicole Melichar-Martinez
5-7, 2-6
Win 2–3 Nov 2024 Copa LP Chile,
Chile
Clay Serbia Nina Stojanović France Léolia Jeanjean
France Kristina Mladenovic
w/o
Loss 2–4 Nov 2024 Argentine Open, Argentina Clay Brazil Laura Pigossi Poland Maja Chwalińska
Poland Katarzyna Kawa
4–6, 6–3,

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 18 (9 titles, 9 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–0)
$60,000 tournaments (0–2)
$25,000 tournaments (3–3)
$10/15,000 tournaments (5–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (6–7)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2013 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard Bulgaria Aleksandrina Naydenova 6–2, 2–6, 6–1
Loss 1–1 Sep 2013 ITF Lleida, Spain 10,000 Clay Spain Aliona Bolsova 6–0, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Nov 2013 ITF Vinaròs, Spain 10,000 Clay Spain Olga Sáez Larra 6–4, 5–7, 4–6
Loss 1–3 Jul 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard Sweden Jacqueline Cabaj Awad 7–6, 5–7, 4–6
Loss 1–4 Jul 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard Greece Eleni Kordolaimi 4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win 2–4 Feb 2019 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard Switzerland Simona Waltert 6–4, 1–6, 6–3
Win 3–4 May 2019 ITF Cairo, Egypt 15,000 Clay Switzerland Simona Waltert 6–2, 6–1
Win 4–4 Jun 2019 ITF Tabarka, Tunisia 15,000 Clay Chile Bárbara Gatica 6–4, 6–4
Win 5–4 Jun 2019 ITF Tabarka, Tunisia 15,000 Clay Switzerland Nina Stadler 6–3, 6–2
Win 6–4 Jun 2019 ITF Madrid, Spain 25,000 Hard Spain Eva Guerrero Álvarez 6–2, 6–3
Loss 6–5 Jul 2019 ITF Biella, Italy 25,000 Clay Ukraine Katarina Zavatska 1–6, 3–6
Loss 6–6 Jul 2019 ITF Baja, Hungary 25,000 Clay Hungary Réka Luca Jani 3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Win 7–6 Aug 2019 ITF Las Palmas, Spain 25,000+H Clay Switzerland Leonie Küng 6–1, 6–0
Win 8–6 Mar 2020 ITF Antalya, Turkey 25,000 Clay Hungary Dalma Galfi 6–4, 6–3
Win 9–6 Nov 2020 ITF Charleston Pro, United States 100,000 Clay Poland Katarzyna Kawa 6–2, 6–3
Loss 9–7 Nov 2020 ITF Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 25,000 Clay Estonia Kaia Kanepi 3–6, 2–6
Loss 9–8 Jul 2021 Open de Montpellier, France 60,000 Clay Ukraine Anhelina Kalinina 2–6, 3–6
Loss 9–9 Aug 2021 ITF San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Spain 60,000 Clay Netherlands Arantxa Rus 4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–2)
$25,000 tournaments (2–1)
$10/15,000 tournaments (4–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–4)
Clay (3–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2013 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard Netherlands Valeria Podda Russia Eugeniya Pashkova
Russia Ekaterina Yashina
6–3, 2–6,
Loss 0–2 Jun 2013 ITF Melilla, Spain 10,000 Hard Hungary Vanda Lukács Spain Lucia Cervera-Vasquez
Spain Pilar Dominguez-Lopez
3–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 Jul 2013 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard South Africa Lynn Kiro Russia Alina Mikheeva
Russia Anna Morgina
6–3, 6–2
Win 2–2 Jul 2013 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard Slovakia Zuzana Zlochová India Sowjanya Bavisetti
India Rishika Sunkara
7–5, 6–3
Loss 2–3 Apr 2014 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard Egypt Ola Abou Zekry Croatia Jana Fett
Ukraine Oleksandra Korashvili
4–6, 5–7
Win 3–3 Jul 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard India Rutuja Bhosale Chinese Taipei Chen Pei-hsuan
Chinese Taipei Wu Fang-hsien
3–6, 6–3,
Loss 3–4 Apr 2019 ITF Cairo, Egypt 15,000 Clay Egypt Rana Sherif Ahmed Greece Despina Papamichail
Switzerland Simona Waltert
3–6, 2–6
Win 4–4 Jun 2019 ITF Tabarka, Tunisia 15,000 Clay Slovakia Alica Rusová Germany Lena Lutzeier
Switzerland Nina Stadler
6–4, 4–6,
Loss 4–5 Jul 2019 ITF Turin, Italy 25,000 Clay Norway Melanie Stokke Japan Chihiro Muramatsu
Japan Yuki Naito
0–6, 2–6
Win 5–5 Jul 2019 ITF Baja, Hungary 25,000 Clay Austria Melanie Klaffner Hungary Réka Luca Jani
Belgium Lara Salden
6–2, 4–6,
Loss 5–6 Feb 2020 Cairo Open, Egypt 100,000 Hard Netherlands Arantxa Rus Serbia Aleksandra Krunić
Poland Katarzyna Piter
4–6, 2–6
Win 6–6 Mar 2020 ITF Antalya, Turkey 25,000 Clay Hungary Réka Luca Jani Turkey Melis Sezer
Turkey İpek Öz
6–7, 6–1,
Loss 6–7 Nov 2020 ITF Charleston Pro, US 100,000 Clay Australia Astra Sharma Poland Magdalena Fręch
Poland Katarzyna Kawa
6–4, 4–6,

Head-to-head records

Record against top 10 players

  • She has a 2–5 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Result W–L Player Rank Tournament Surface Rd Score Rank H2H
2020
Loss 0–1 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková No. 4 French Open Clay 1R 7–6, 2–6, 4–6 No. 172
2022
Win 1–1 Greece Maria Sakkari No. 7 Emilia-Romagna Open, Italy Clay F 7–5, 6–3 No. 74
2023
Loss 1–2 France Caroline Garcia No. 5 Monterrey Open, Mexico Hard QF 0–6, 4–6 No. 53
Win 2–2 France Caroline Garcia No. 5 Madrid Open, Spain Clay 3R 7–6, 6–3 No. 59
Loss 2–3 Aryna Sabalenka No. 2 Madrid Open, Spain Clay QF 6–2, 2–6, 1–6 No. 59
Loss 2–4 Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová No. 10 Canadian Open Hard 1R 4–6, 2–6 No. 33
Loss 2–5 United States Coco Gauff No. 7 Cincinnati Open, US Hard 2R 2–6, 2–6 No. 33
2024
Loss 2-6 Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina No. 4 Madrid Open, Spain Clay 3R 1-6, 4-6 No. 72

Notes

  1. Withdrew during the tournament; not counted as a loss.
  2. ^ Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
  3. ^ Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
  4. ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  5. ^ During the season, she did not play in the main draw of any WTA Tour-level tournaments. However, she played at the Billie Jean King Cup, which is not counted as a played tournament but matches count.
  6. 2012: WTA ranking-n/a, 2013: WTA ranking-641, ... 2015-16: WTA ranking-n/a, 2017: WTA ranking-780, 2018: WTA ranking-n/a.
  7. 2013: WTA ranking-700, ... 2015-16: WTA ranking-n/a, 2017: WTA ranking-1049, 2018: WTA ranking-n/a.

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External links

Women's Tennis Association: Top Middle Eastern female singles tennis players
as of 4 November 2024
Women's Tennis Association: Top female singles tennis players of the Confederation of African Tennis countries
as of 9 September 2024
Women's Tennis Association: Top ten female doubles tennis players of the Confederation of African Tennis countries
as of 9 September 2024
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