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	'''Selima Sfar''' (born July 8, 1977 in Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia) is a ]n female professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and has been ranked as high as 75th in the world (July 16, 2001). She has experienced most of her success in ] tournaments, winning eleven singles tournaments and seventeen doubles tournaments. As of October 6, 2008, she is 185th in the WTA singles & 69th in the WTA doubles rankings.		'''Selima Sfar''' (born July 8, 1977 in ], Tunisia) is a ]n female professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and has been ranked as high as 75th in the world (July 16, 2001). She has experienced most of her success in ] tournaments, winning eleven singles tournaments and seventeen doubles tournaments. As of October 6, 2008, she is 185th in the WTA singles & 69th in the WTA doubles rankings.

	Selima has been able to receive wildcards for Middle Eastern tournaments in ] and the ]. At the ] tournament in 2001, she reached the quarterfinals, beating ] and ] before being defeated by ] in three sets.		Selima has been able to receive wildcards for Middle Eastern tournaments in ] and the ]. At the ] tournament in 2001, she reached the quarterfinals, beating ] and ] before being defeated by ] in three sets.

	Selima has represented ] in ~~], going 41–24. She also competed in the ], losing in the first round to ].~~		Selima has represented ], going 41–24. She also competed in the ], losing in the first round to ] and the ], losing in the first round to ]. Sfar holds the records for the Tunesian in the Fed Cup with the most wins, the most singles wins, the most doubles wins, the most ties played, and the most years played.<ref>{{cite web \| title =Tunisia \| work =Fed Cup teams \| publisher =ITF \| url =http://www.fedcup.com/teams/team.asp?team=TUN \| accessdate =2009-02-21 }}</ref>

	At the 2008 Wimbledon Championships, Sfar and her partner ] reached the quarterfinals of the doubles competition, where they were defeated by ] and ].		At the 2008 Wimbledon Championships, Sfar and her partner ] reached the quarterfinals of the doubles competition, where they were defeated by ] and ].
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Selima Sfar
Singles
Country (sports)	Tunisia
Residence	Biarritz, France
Height	5 ft 5.5 in (1.66 m)
Turned pro	1999
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$777,848
Career record	365–340
Career titles	11 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 75 (July 16, 2001)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1r (2002, 2005)
French Open	2r (2001, 2008)
Wimbledon	2r (2001–02, 2005)
US Open	2r (2001)
Doubles
Career record	206–163
Career titles	17 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 47 (July 28, 2008)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2r (2006 & 2008)
French Open	2r (2005 & 2007)
Wimbledon	QF (2008)
US Open	2r (2005-07)
Last updated on: October 11, 2008.

Selima Sfar (born July 8, 1977 in Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia) is a Tunisian female professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and has been ranked as high as 75th in the world (July 16, 2001). She has experienced most of her success in ITF tournaments, winning eleven singles tournaments and seventeen doubles tournaments. As of October 6, 2008, she is 185th in the WTA singles & 69th in the WTA doubles rankings.

Selima has been able to receive wildcards for Middle Eastern tournaments in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. At the Dubai tournament in 2001, she reached the quarterfinals, beating Silvija Talaja and Barbara Schett before being defeated by Nathalie Tauziat in three sets.

Selima has represented Tunisia in the Fed Cup, going 41–24. She also competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, losing in the first round to Brenda Schultz-McCarthy and the 2008 Summer Olympics, losing in the first round to Caroline Wozniacki. Sfar holds the records for the Tunesian in the Fed Cup with the most wins, the most singles wins, the most doubles wins, the most ties played, and the most years played.

At the 2008 Wimbledon Championships, Sfar and her partner Ekaterina Makarova reached the quarterfinals of the doubles competition, where they were defeated by Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur.

Titles

Singles

Legend (Singles)

Grand Slam (0)

Tour Championships (0)

Tier I Event (0)

Tier II Event (0)

Tier III Event (0)

Tier IV-V Event (0)

ITF Circuit (11)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	August 14, 1994	Carthage	Clay	Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	5–7 6–3 6–4
2.	March 26, 1995	Moulins	Hard Indoors	Linda Sentis	3–6 6–3 6–2
3.	November 26, 1995	Le Havre	Clay Indoors	Émilie Loit	0–6 6–3 6–4
4.	February 4, 1996	Dinan	Clay Indoors	Virginie Massart	6–4 7–6
5.	August 11, 1996	Carthage	Clay	Marielle Bruens	7–5 6–4
6.	December 14, 1997	Ismailia	Clay	Tzipora Obziler	5–7 7–5 6–4
7.	April 30, 2000	Bournemouth	Clay	Dragana Zarić	7–5 6–2
8.	September 22, 2002	Glasgow	Hard Indoors	Anne Keothavong	7–6 2–6 7–6
9.	November 3, 2002	Nottingham	Hard Indoors	Lilia Osterloh	6–2 6–2
10.	May 14, 2006	Jounieh	Clay	Anastasiya Yakimova	6–4 7–5
11.	May 13, 2007	Jounieh	Clay	Mariya Koryttseva	6–2 4–6 7–6

References

"Tunisia". Fed Cup teams. ITF. Retrieved 2009-02-21.

External links

Selima Sfar at the Women's Tennis Association
Selima Sfar at the Billie Jean King Cup

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